Ladbrokes Bonus and 2012 Olympic Equestrian Betting Tips

Horse racing has to fill the punting gap for most equestrian fans throughout the year and one of the few chances you get to stake any serious money on alternative horse events is usually the Olympics. This year, we've got plenty of interesting options ahead of us and we'll be diving into the wagering here to get a better gauge of just how these contests will shape up.

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For the individual dressage event, it looks like a straight shoot-out between Adeline Cornelissen and Carlotte Dujardin. Both contenders trade as the 9/4 co-favourites with Carl Hester the 6/1 spoiler. Steffen Peters is an interesting outside bet at a solid 14/1 price – he may be worth a look on the each-way.

Michael Jung is the betting favourite for the individual eventing and he's a decently-priced 7/4 – still representing a fair amount of value. Andrew Nicholson and William Fox-Pitt are the 6/1 second choices with Sandra Auffrath at a 7/1 listing.

One of Britain's shouts for a potential gold medal is right here in the individual jumping with Nick Skelton trading as the co-favourite for this event. He's a well-priced 5/1 and that's a clear indication that this is one of the more wide-open equestrian competitions. Look for Richard Fellers at 5/1 with some stiuff competition expected from Rolf-Goran Bengtsson.

Getting into the team dressage event – we've got Great Britain trading as the outright favourites with a competitive price of around 5/4 out there. Expect some late money to come in on this one – it's best to back them now and lock in those odds. Holland are a solid 11/4 and look likely to mount a serious challenge.

The Germans are always competitive in dressage and they're at 3/1 – the only other real logical winner. Denmark are the next best-priced contender and they're listed at 14/1. Canada are a lengthy 50/1.

The Germans are considered the favourites in the team eventing competition and they will lock horses (or hooves) with Great Britain. Germany trade at 2/1 while Great Britain sits at 11/4. Australia are in the frame for this one at 5/1 with New Zealand also in touch at 6/1. Look for the United States – known to be competitive in eventing at this level – at a very solid 10/1. France trade at 16/1 with Canada at 20/1.

Germany are priced at 13/8 to win the team jumping with the United States at 4/1 and France at 6/1 Switzerland are in the frame here too and they're trading at 8/1.