Horse & Hound

One moment in time

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IN a power ballad written for the 1998 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Whitney Houston famously sang: “I want one moment in time, when I’m all that I thought I could be”. With Paris 2024 on the horizon, H&H talks to some former Olympians about their one moment in time, the impact selection had on them and what legacy being an Olympian has left.

NICOLA WILSON

Eventing team silver at London 2012 with Rosemary Search’s Opposition Buzz

“BECOMING an Olympian had been a goal of mine ever since I first saw coverage of the Games on television as a child,” says Nicola. “We all have dreams, and that was mine.”

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