Toytown (horse) entire 2004 season, and an injury during final preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympics forced the pair to concede their place in the British team. Zara Phillips officially retired Toytown from competition on the final day of the 2011 Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe Park. The popular gelding was paraded to fans and spectators in the main arena before leaving for the rolling Gloucestershire countryside of the Gatcombe Estate. Toytown made a post retirement public appearance with Phillips at Cheltenham racecourse in 2012 as part of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay. Zara's husband, Mike Tindall, announced Toytown's death
Norway at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cecilie Ore was replaced by Silje Gillund, as Ore's horse received an injury before the Paralympic Games. There were no separate events for men and women. 5 competitors: Individual Team '#' denotes scores that did not count toward the team total. 4 competitors: 1 competitor: Women 5 competitors: 2 competitors: Men Individual Team Norway at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Norway sent a delegation of 24 competitors, (14 men and 10 women,) to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, from September 6 to September 17, 2008. Norwegian competitors took part in nine different sports: archery, athletics, boccia, cycling, equestrian,