Equestrian test tournament for the Olympics Confirmed heat response to horses, August 12 18:25
An equestrian test tournament for the next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics began in Tokyo, and the top Japanese athletes based overseas have confirmed the heat response to horses at the actual venue.
The equestrian test tournament that will be held for 3 days from 12th will be a comprehensive equestrian competition in 3 fields: dressage, cross-country, and handicapped equestrians. Dressage was performed.
Participating in the tournament were top athletes from Japan and overseas players who wanted to participate in the Olympics while based in other countries, and confirmed the movement of horses in the heat of Japan unlike Europe, where equestrian art is thriving.
During the tournament, horses were transported by air-conditioned vehicles, horse-made ambulances were prepared, air conditioning was installed in the stables as a countermeasure against heat, and large fans were also placed in the aisles. It was.
According to Kazuma Tomoto, who is based in the United Kingdom, “We can't reproduce this heat in Europe and there are limits to practice, so we are collecting data on how quickly we can recover the horse's physical strength. “It ’s important to cool, so we ’re building a team that can do it in a short time.”
On the 13th, the venue will be moved to the coastal area of Koto Ward, where a cross-country will be held, and the Organizing Committee will examine measures against the heat of horses and transportation.