Tales from Rio

Tales from Rio: Frida Andersén's rolls the dice and finds an Olympic ride

Meet the Swedish rider whose home-bred mare gets 'homesick' and is 'so lazy and boring' but has carried her to her first Olympic Games

Tales from Rio: ‘You don’t need money; you need to work for it and get results'

Meet Ireland’s Padraig McCarthy, husband of Lucy (nee Wiegersma). He has a PHD in sociology and business and was a professional showjumper. He’s now an Olympic eventer