I never watch TV or any sports for that matter. This year was different. I watched literally four hours a day of the Equestrian games. I have complained sadly during past Olympics with the lack of equestrian event broadcasts. This year was superb, albeit they still didn’t broadcast through live national television. However, NBC did present an outstanding online, easy access live streaming as well as providing links to your local cable tv station for easy watching of all the events including full coverage of the equestrian games. It was thrilling to watch so many incredibly talented riders and their horses compete from countries we don’t ever get a chance to see. I am sure you agree that the 2016 Rio Olympic Equestrian Games was truly fantastic and thank you, NBC for outstanding coverage of all events.

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Article from guest author Nicole Chastain Price at CCHR.

At Grand Meadows we are passionate about horses- in every way! Especially helping support the wonderful efforts being made around the country to help those horses in need from the many worthwhile non-profit horse rescues organizations like California Coastal Horse Rescue – based out of Ojai, California.

Cindy Murphree founded CCHR in 2000 based on her observation of an increasing number of horses being abandoned, neglected and in need. Currently overseen by Adri Howe and run by 45 Volunteers with no paid staff. Their mission is to rescue abandoned, abused, neglected and slaughter-bound horses and provide them with a second chance at healthy and productive lives. Currently they are rehabilitating 18 horses and find them all loving homes. CCHR also provides a permanent sanctuary to several senior horses and horses that have severe disabilities.

The romantic story about Paul Revere immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1861 poem turns out to have just a few flaws. 

Paul Revere Didn’t Act Alone

First of all, two other men – William Dawes and Samuel Prescott – rode alongside him. Overtaken by the British, the three riders split up and headed in different directions. Also, Revere was temporarily detained by the British at Lexington and Dawes lost his way after falling off his horse. This little known fact tends to diminish the impact of the story.

Brown Beauty was Borrowed

Secondly, Revere did not own a horse at the time and it is believed that the Charlestown merchant John Larkin loaned him a horse (named Brown Beauty), which was later confiscated by the British.

Top Secret Operations

Thirdly, Paul Revere never shouted the legendary phrase which was later attributed to him – “The British are coming!” – as he passed from town to town. The operation was meant to be conducted as discretely as possible since scores of British troops were hiding out in the Massachusetts countryside. Furthermore, colonial Americans at that time still considered themselves British; if anything, Revere may have told other rebels that the “Regulars”—a term used to designate British soldiers—were on the move.

Ultimately it was  Prescott—a young physician who was believed to have died in the war several years after the legendary ride—who alerted the residents of Concord.

It seems that Mr. Longfellow followed the oft used maxim of never letting the truth stand in the way of a good story.