Kirk Webby (born 30 September 1970) is a New Zealand equestrian. He competed in

show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrianism, equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, Show hunter, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including th ...

at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

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. Webby was a reserve for the New Zealand Olympic equestrian team and he and his horse were called up when

Daniel Meech Daniel William Meech (born 19 November 1973) is a New Zealand equestrian. Meech was born in Hastings in 1973. He received his education at Lindisfarne College and at Hastings Boys' High School. Aged 20, he relocated to Germany for an apprenti ...

's horse Sorbas was ruled out due to injury.

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