Choosing a team for the Olympic Games was as much a hot topic in 1949 as it is in 2012. Once civilians were allowed to compete in the Olympic Games, the U.S. selectors struggled to find the best way to form teams without the help of the Army.
Although women, such as Karen O'Connor, compete equally with men in eventing today, the idea of including female riders on an Olympic eventing team was still in its infancy in 1949. Photo by Sara Lieser.