NBC Universal and Animal Planet both announced recently that they’d be adding horse events to their sports coverage.

NBC Universal, network host of the Olympics, will be airing a full schedule of equestrian events over the two week course of the games.

The schedule is as follows:

Date: Program—Time (EST) on Channel

Aug. 9: 3-Day: Dressage—2:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on USA
Aug. 11: 3-Day: Cross- Country— 6:00pm-8:00pm (OXYGEN)
Aug. 12: 3-Day: Stadium Team Gold Medal Final—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. ( OXYGEN)
Aug. 13: Dressage—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (OXYGEN)
Aug. 14: Dressage Team Gold Medal Final—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. ( OXYGEN)
Aug. 15: Show Jumping—6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (OXYGEN)
Aug. 16: Dressage Individual – 5:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.(MSNBC)
Aug. 17: Show Jumping Team Gold Medal Final 1st Round—10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m (NBC)
Aug. 18: Show Jumping Team Gold Medal Final Round— 6:00pm-8:00 p.m. ( OXYGEN)
Aug. 19: Dressage Individual Gold Medal Final - 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. ( OXYGEN)Aug. 21: Show Jumping Individual Gold Medal Final- 10:00am- 1:00 pm

At the same time, Animal Planet will be airing three equestrian-oriented specials beginning July 26, and running intermittently until January.

The three programs are: ROLEX SUPERSTARS OF SHOW JUMPING, ROLEX GRAND PRIX OF SHOW JUMPING, FTI HAMPTON CLASSIC GRAND PRIX and returning favorite the ANIMAL PLANET SPORTHORSE CUP.

"With the addition of these thrilling world-class competitions to the Animal Planet roster, we are tapping into equestrian enthusiasts' passion for horse sports," said Victoria Lowell, senior vice president of marketing for Animal Planet Media. "Expanding our commitment to horse programming enables us to celebrate the fantastic sport of show jumping and honor the immense skill and talent of both human and animal athletes, while reining in a new crop of horse fans as we ramp up the excitement for the upcoming original documentary series JOCKEYS, debuting next year."

The programs will be hosted by athlete and sports commentator Lewis Johnson; sports anchor and contributor for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Andrew Catalon; and top international show-jumping competitor and U.S. horse trainer, Kim Prince.

Check the network’s website, www.animalplanet.com, for air times.