"It was really dangerous, just a little bit more and Huatian could have lost his life!" Hua Shan was still shocked when he accepted our reporter's international phone interview after following his son, Alex Hua Tian, to complete his Olympic qualification tournament. During the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) three-star equestrian three-day event that concluded in Portugal recently (also an Olympic qualifying event, including one-day and three-day events), Chinese equestrian team member Huatian had an unexpected fall during the cross-country jumping section of the three-day event, nearly causing a tragedy similar to the one in the 2006 Doha Asian Games where South Korean rider Kim Hyung-chul fell from his horse and died. Fortunately, Huatian managed to escape serious injury by performing a smart sideways roll at the moment of the fall, resulting only in minor injuries to his fingers. It is reported that neither he nor his mount will have any major issues continuing their Olympic campaign.