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2014 Normandy WEG Taking Shape
October 19th, 2012 at 10:44 am
50th Trakehner Stallion Market in Neumünster
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The 50th Trakehner Stallion Market in Neumünster has begun. The spectators were able to enjoy the presentation on the pavement comfortably in the mild autumn weather and the 44 Trakehner stallions were great topics of conversation. For the Approval Committee as well. Breed manager Lars Gehrmann commented: “It is a great pleasure to see how…[More]
Read ArticleP.S.I. Collection Features World Champions
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Two young World Champions enhance the collection of the December 8 and 9, 2012 Performance Sales International Auction: Sa Coeur, the light- footed, noble World Champion of five-year-old dressage horses, and Chacciana, the seven-year-old World Champion of young jumpers. Both horses were bred by the Gestüt Lewitz of Paul Schockemöhle. The sporty, dark bay Oldenburg Sa…[More]
Read ArticleGermany wins inaugural FEI Eventing Nations Cup
October 18th, 2012 at 10:14 am
Fresh from Olympic victory Germany went on to win the final of the first ever Nations Cup Eventing Series. London medallists Michael Jung and Ingrid Klimke joined Bettina Hoy and Julia Krajewski to beat the New Zealand team by just 6.6 penalties.and take the series at Boekelo (Netherlands). Leading into the showjumping Michael Jung looked set to…[More]
Read ArticleLondon Olympic Games 1948
September 12th, 2012 at 10:40 am
The 1948 Games started with the Individual Dressage Test – just one test rather than the three we’ll see this time round – and it was a rather different challenge; no piaffe, no passage, some extended and collected trot with the reins in one hand, some counter-canter, four-times changes, two-times changes, and fifteen one-times changes…[More]
Read ArticleGolden Girl – Joann Formosa
September 3rd, 2012 at 9:55 am
Australia’s Joann Formosa won the Paralympic Grade 1b Dressage Competition on the weekend in her very first Paralympics. Joann and her stallion Worldwide PB wowed the crowd with a great test to score 75.826 beating Lee Pearson who has been the Paralympic Champion since 2000. Joann has only been riding Worldwide PB for the past seven…[More]
Read ArticleBurghley Not a Happy Hunting Ground for Aussies
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Burghley Horse Trials was won this year by New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson on Avebury, but was not a good event for the five Australians contesting it. Sam Griffiths was the best placed Australian in 9th place after he slipped from 5th with 16 penalties in the showjumping. Megan Jones had one refusal at the first…[More]
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August 30th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
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Read Articleback stage at the Games
August 8th, 2012 at 8:35 pm
It hasn’t all been serious sport, the pub at the entrance to the grounds has been a great meeting place and just another Valegro to drool over…
Read ArticleThe horses win – Gold for Britain
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Twas truly a great day’s dressage and the British team lead by Charlotte Dujardin proved that horse friendly dressage can be winning dressage.. The dawn of a new era, the Brits take gold. We see some beautiful dressage, new young star riders, magnificent horses. Charlotte gives Carl a hug, medals were presented by Prince…[More]
Read ArticleShowjumping in London
August 6th, 2012 at 12:28 am
The showjumping qualifiers for the team and individual medals ran over two days in bright sun, then heavy rain with a strong wind – and the art of putting on and taking off a poncho between horses requires a special skill. The Australians didn’t get off to a great start in the first round when…[More]
Read ArticleDressage at the Games – Day 2
August 4th, 2012 at 2:56 am
End of day two at the dressage and the seven judges do get the right winner. Valegro and Charlotte are magnificent. A truly great test up there with greats, and no this time we didn’t get carried away with spectacular, it was correct modern training and it looked like Valegro enjoyed it too. Was Parzival…[More]
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