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					<description><![CDATA[Today I read Xenophon&#8217;s On Horsemanship and Hipparchus and, looking at the introduction of each book, I found interesting information about the add of equestrian to the classical Olympic Games, and I would like to share it with you. Besides, as a Greek and equestrian, I couldn&#8217;t fail to write about equestrian and the Olympics, right? 🙂 Equestrian was introduced to the Olympics in the 33rd registered Olympiad, that is about 644 BC (I say &#8220;about&#8221; because the games took place alternatively every 49 and 50 months, as a period of eight years comprises of 99 moths, which is 96 stable months plus 3 intercalary months). It remained an Olympic sport until the abolition of the games in 393 A.D. by emperor Theodosius I, as a pagan cult. There were two established equestrian disciplines in the Ancient Olympic Games: chariot racing, where athletes competed over a 14.5-kilometre route, and horse racing where athletes had to race on a 7-kilometre route, on horseback of course. That&#8217;s all I&#8217;ve learned today. Do you know any other facts about equestrian in the ancient Olympics? Write in the comments below!  ]]></description>
		
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