????????? Fran Jurga is a freelance writer and editor from Gloucester, Massachusetts. Her blogs include The Jurga Report for EQUUS Magazine and War Horse News on the 2011 Steven Spielberg film. Fran is the founder of Hoofcare and Lameness Journal and writes a specialist Hoof Blog. You can follow Fran on Facebook and Twitter for more news about the horse world. In 2008, Fran wrote the WorldRides blog for the Hong Kong equestrian events of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the Discover WEG blog for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in 2010.
Let the flames begin! The passing of the Olympic torch began in Greece, site of the 1896 Olympics, on May 17, with a royal handoff to Great Britain’s Princess Anne, who rode in the 1976 Montreal Olympics for Team GBR and is currently president of the British Olympic Association. The flame is now touring Great Britain. Princess Anne’s daughter, 2006 eventing World Champion Zara Phillips, is still a candidate for the British team. (LOCOG Getty Images photo)
