Rome 1960 Olympics - Australian Equestrian Team

The only amateur footage that I have seen of the Gold medal winning Australian Olympic Equestrian team from the 1960 Rome Olympics. Footage was taken with a 16mm camera by Lady Vestey in 1960 and given to me on the publication of my book “Too tough to lose” in 2013.
Other footage taken by the BBC and given to my father Laurie Morgan was tragically lost along with his gold medals in 1987 in a house fire.
Copies of my book “Too tough to lose” which is currently being republished in paperback can be ordered online at www.warwickmorgan.com.
Riders included:
• Neale Lavis riding Mirrabooka
• Brian Crago riding Sabre
• Bill Roycroft riding Solo
• Laurie Morgan riding Salad Days
With thanks to:
• The Vestey family for the original footage
• Original photos from a private collection
• Video editing by Lilydale Online Access Centre, Tasmania
• Music by: www.savfkmusic...

[@kerstin.jitschin5861]

These downhill jumps,these horses were amazing ❤thanks for sharing this treasure footage ♥️😣 No horse behind the vertical,on the dressage 👍

[@ano.theart3050]

Thanks for sharing

[@debbieulrich5645]

Thank you for this awesome footage to watch, it's awesome

[@YvonneDownes]

Wonderful video of some exciting and historical jumping and eventing. Some huge showjumping fences !!!! Thank you for sharing.

[@jolindo6724]

Their trainer being Franz Maringer of the Spanish Riding School who migrated to Australia after the war. A wonderful man and gentleman an amazing rider and horseman who loved his horses. I was prilividged to attend a few of his basic education schools..... Australian dressage riding owes much to this man

[@monikasaringer1152]

Thanks for sharing such wonderful footage, that was guts & determination from Bill Roycroft riding with a broken collarbone, it's also interesting to watch the dressage after just watching the 2023 grand prix in Mechelen that todays horses are definitely carrying their heads differently!

[@rohansrider]

Nowadays he would not have been allowed to ride.

[@蔕騎人]

Oh, what a film, so great and impressive!. Hurrah!! Times flies. Commented by Stan The Horseman on 24/8/2024 (ex-Japan, 75 yo)

[@pixie706]

Horses relaxed and going happily forward .No stiff bodies and overbending . Dressage has gone downhill since then

[@kezderbidge3940]

Thank you for sharing this incredible footage... what a treat!

[@InessaVolkova-jk6kr]

Спасибо за видео. Как здорово, сколько энергии, как все по настоящему. Не то что сейчас сплошное ковыряние на пиаффе и пассаже. Здесь скорость , полет, жизнь, природа, сильные и смелые люди и кони.

[@lanie-ok]

Wonderful! Thank you.

[@rohansrider]

The Speed and Endurance farharder but the dressage not so. Compare that course to Paris 2024. I thought that the French course was relatively easyBadminton and Burghley far more challenging . No real drops and easy to get around in the time

[@wally2786]

The horses looked so bad ass then! None of today’s amenities. Their eyes and the way they carried themselves, those horses knew they were the shht!