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Royal horse among those accepted for eventing competition

LONDON (Sports Network)-- High Kingdom, the horse ridden by the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, was one of 74 horses inspected and cleared for the Olympic equestrian eventing competition.

Zara Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne, and four other British equestrians saw their horses pass inspection on Friday. The 31-year-old Phillips, who is a native of London, is 14th in line to the throne and is competing in her first Olympic Games. Phillips won eventing individual gold at the 2006 World Equestrian Games.

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All five American riders also had their horses cleared for competition. In fact, every horse that was inspected eventually passed inspection and only four went to the holding box before being cleared upon re-inspection.

Eventing is sometimes referred to as the "three-day event" because it combines dressage, cross-country and a two-round jumping finale. The individual and team competition run concurrently and medals are awarded for both.

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