Equestrian Company Chief Executive Officer Lam Woon-kwong said more 300 doctors and 1,000 medical staff will be on hand for the Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events, with an onsite medical team and ambulances standing by during the events - to help both human and animal athletes. Equestrian events are the one sport that consider horses to be athletes, too. Speaking on a morning radio talk show today - the day the first batch of 32 of the 300 horses who will participate arrived in Hong Kong - Mr Lam said Police would escort these horses to the Sha Tin stable as soon as possible to ensure they are kept in the best condition. Mr Lam said 19 ambulances, including ones for horses, will stand...
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