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Horses competing in the Olympics must be owned by a citizen of the country they represent for a certain amount of time. The deadline for nationality changes is 30 days before the event. The process of changing a horse’s nationality requires a formal request from the nation’s president or general secretary. Horses must be at least seven years old and pass drug tests to compete.
Just like human athletes, horses competing in the Olympic Games have a “citizenship” requirement: They must be owned by a citizen of the country they represent at the games for a certain amount of time before competing. The deadline for this period of time is set by the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), which is responsible for the rules for equestrian sports at the Olympics. For the 2012 Olympics, any nationality changes for horses must be completed 30 days prior to the event in which they will compete.
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The process of officially changing a horse’s nationality in order to legally compete takes time. The country wishing to request a change of horse nationality must write a letter to the FEI formally requesting the change. The letter must be signed by the nation’s president or general secretary, along with the reason for the change and details about the person who will be riding, among other things.
The Olympics have featured equestrian events continuously since the 1912 Summer Olympics. The first Olympic equestrian events were held in 1900.
Horses participating in the Olympics must be at least seven years old and must pass drug tests in order to compete.
