Videos tagged with "athletes"

Olympic Opening Ceremony 1956 Stockholm Equestrian Games (Amateur Footage) [02:23]
After the IOC awarded the Games of the XVIth Olympiad to Melbourne in Victoria, Australia they learned that Australian quarantine laws required a six-month quarantine period for horses entering the country. As the six-month quarantine made it impractical for competitors horses to be transported to Australia, this precluded Melbourne from being able to host the equestrian events at the 1956 Olympic Games. It was decided, actually in violation of the Olympic Charter, to contest separate Equestrian Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, from 10 through 17 June 1956. At the 50th IOC Session in Athens on 13 May 1954, Stockholm was chosen to host the Equestrian Olympics over Paris, France; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Berlin, Germany; and Los Angeles, California, USA. The 1956 Equestrian Games were held without major political incidents, although some would occur a few months later and affect the Games in Melbourne in November. The opening ceremony was quite unusual as all competitors came in on their mounts, including the flag bearers. Hans Wikne brought the Olympic Flame into the stadium on horseback and lit the main torch. Karin Lindberg and Henry Eriksson held lighted torches, ran towards the stadium tower with the torches and lit flames there. Sweden's Henri Saint Cyr recited the oath of the athletes while on his horse, and later won two gold medals in individual and team dressage. This was matched by Germany's Hans Günter Winkler, who won gold medals in the individual and team ...
Tags: London 2012, Stockholm (City/Town/Village), Olympics, Track, Field, Horse, Beijing, Gold, Interview, Footage, Horses, Vancouver, Relay, World, Winter, Bolt, Team, Championships, Running, Medal, Sports, Phelps, Record, China, 100m, Fleetwood, Ceremony, Swi

American Sports of the 1930's and 40's [00:52]
Active men and women engage in a variety of sports in the USA.
Tags: Athletes, Sports, Fans, Umpires, Football, Football Fields, Uniforms, Baseball, Balls, Golf Clubs, Horse Racing, Tracks, Hurtles, Basketballs, Rodeos, Golfing, Bowling, Marbles, Frogs, Skiing, Diving, Boats, Jet Skies, Water, Surfing, Hang Gliding, Hang G

"I'LL HAVE ANOTHER" A BIG WINNER FOR TYLER CERIN, LARRY THUMPER JONES AND THORP EQUINE [03:35]
TYLER CERIN AND HIS PEAK PERFORMANCE TREATMENTS ON "I'LL HAVE ANOTHER" WINNER OF THE SANTA ANITA DERBY, THE KENTUCKY DERBY AND THE PREAKNESS SCORES SEVERAL BIG VICTORIES FOR THE THORP EQUINE INTELLIGENT MICROCURRENT THERAPIES.
Tags: I'll Have Another, Equine Micro Current, Acuscope, Myopulse, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Preakness, Larry Thumper Jones, Tyler Cerin, John Thorp, Doug O'Neill, Horse racing, Barrel racing, Laurie Jones, Equine Athletes, Thorp Equine certification, Thorp

"I'LL HAVE ANOTHER" WINS BIG FOR THORP EQUINE MICRO-CURRENT. [03:35]
Tyler Cerin demonstrates what the Thorp Certified and Calibrated Acuscope and Myopulse and Thorps Equine peak performance Micro-current treatments did for "I'll Have Another" after he goes undefeated since Tyler and Larry "Thumper"Jones began treating him. "I'LL HAVE ANOTHER" WON the Santa Anita Derby, the KENTUCKY DERBY and the PREAKNESS.
Tags: I'll Have Another, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Triple crown, Acuscope, Myopulse, John Thorp, Thorp Institute Certification, Tyler Cerin, Larry Thumper Jones, Barrel Racing, horse racing, Micro-current, microcurrent, Equine Athletes, Doug O'neill, Santa Ani

3yo Filly By City Zip: NY Bred [02:39]
There are some nice horses out there that just look and act like athletes. They are born to run and destined to win. This filly looks and acts like one of those special horses. Her attitude is always 'on' and her favorite direction is moving forward. She is not a big filly, she's not over muscled or over weight, she is just right. She is very fast!
Tags: racing, Belmont Park, NY racing, race horse Riding