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Last broadcast on Sat, 4 Feb 2012, 02:05 on BBC World Service (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Mary King is a sportswoman like few others.
She's 50-years-old and still at the pinnacle of her sport.
That sport is three-day eventing.
Next year, she's hoping to collect her first Olympic gold medal - at what will be her sixth games.
But is equestrianism - as its enthusiasts insist - the toughest sport in the world?
Or is it less a test of the person - more of the horse - and a preserve of the rich?
(Image: Mary King. Credit: Press Association)
Event Guide: EQUESTRIAN
Equestrian has strong claims to be the most unique of all Olympic sports. The only one to revolve around animals, it is also the only event in which men and women compete entirely on equal terms
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