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Meet Team GB's horses
Daisy Dick checks her horse, Spring Along, before his flight to the Olympics

By Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes
BBC Radio 5 Live's equestrian reporter

Equestrians at the Olympics and Paralympics are the only competitors whose success depends on animals.

Each competitor had to get to know their horse and prepare them for conditions in Hong Kong, where their events are held.

Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes, BBC Radio 5 Live's equestrian reporter, has all the info you need on Great Britain's Olympic horses.

Who is scared of rabbits? Who kicks her lorry? Who refuses to get on planes? This is your chance to find out...