Q: Who was the only rider to appear on both the 1984 U.S. gold medal Olympic team and the 1986 gold medal World Championship team during the heyday of American show jumping?
A: Conrad Homfeld, with the great Trakehner, Abdullah. Homfeld also won the individual team silver in both competitions. The two-time World Cup champion is retired from riding and concentrated on course designing and training.
Q: Germany has a tradition of dominating the Olympic team dressage competition. Indeed, it has won 11 team gold medals since the event began in 1928. What country has the second-best record?
A: It's actually a tie among Sweden, France and the former Soviet Union, each of which has won twice. Sweden was victorious in 1952 and 1956, while the former Soviets were tops in 1972 and 1980, when most of the Free World boycotted the Moscow Games. Except for a technicality, however, Sweden would hold the record behind Germany. The Swedes won in 1948, but when it was discovered that ones of their riders was only a non-commissioned officer (against the rules at the time), they were disqualified. France, who first took the prize in 1932, also won the 1948 title as a result on Sweden's miscue.
