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Matt Williams has won the $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Jumpers Class in the second week of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. Matt won the class on his 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood, Bolero van’t Heike. The 2012 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival is a 12 week competition that concludes on April 1, 2012, with more $6 million in…[More]
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With a score of 80.213% Steffen Peters rode his new horse, Legolas (Laomedon x Florestan II x Profi) to second place in his very first competition. They competed at the Thermal CDN Grand Prix in California, USA, where they were only beaten by Steffen’s other Grand Prix ride, Ravel, on a score of 80.426%. Steffen…[More]
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American star, Beezie Madden lost no time hitting the winner’s circle with her new ride, Simon. The pair won the $30,000 Surpass Grand Prix. Nick Skelton (GBR) and Unique finished second, while Cian O’Connor (IRL) rode Blue Loyd, to third place. In the first round of the Grand Prix, Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward fell…[More]
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Eric Lamaze has purchased 50% of Morningside Stud’s international showjumper Wang Chung m2s. The chestnut is a 2003 KWPN stallion bred by Morningside Stud. The stallion was previously ridden by Felix Hassmann and together they won five Grand Prix. Wang Chung m2s was sired by the world’s third best showjumper in 1997 – 1998, Royal…[More]
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Recently American equestrian journalist, Molly Sorge has raised a number of issues relating to the future of equestrian journalism on her blog at Chronicle of the Horse: http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/responsible-journalism-takes-time-and-effort in response I have written the following: I wish I’d read Molly Sorge’s op/ed outlining her fact checking process after the death of Hickstead, a month earlier,…[More]
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Tragedy struck at Werribee, where Blas Lago’s Northern Hector, collapsed and died during a training session for the Saddleworld Dressage Festival. There was a vet at the scene of the mishap, but nothing could be done for the horse. Our sympathy goes out to Blas who with Hector was always a crowd favorite.
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Heath Ryan’s four star eventer, Mystery Whisper, has been sold to clients of Phillip Dutton – and as part of the deal, Phillip will have the ride on the horse in the trials for the US eventing team to go to the London Games next year. Mystery Whisper is very much Heath’s creation – he…[More]
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The American Paralympic Horse Riding team needs help to qualify for London and are coming to Australia in an effort to do this. Only one slight hitch in the plan – horses! They are in need of two 4th level and above horses for two American riders in Grade II and Grade III. Both riders ride…[More]
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The Dutch Warmblood showjumper, Animo has died at the age of 29 in the United Kingdom. The stallion was euthanased due to problems with his teeth and a sinus infection. He was a standout showjumper and produced many famous offspring. Below is an extract on Animo from The Making of the Modern Warmblood: from Gotthard…[More]
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All the great shows have their own special quality, an atmosphere that hits you anew each time you walk through the gate. I guess the special quality at the Bundeschampionate is that it is so completely unpretentious: a series of arenas set up in the woods and open spaces that surround the German Olympic Training…[More]
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The FEI’s proposed blood rule will be voted on this weekend at the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There has been public outcry and heated debate about the proposed rule, which was released in June, with cries of animal cruelty and labelling of dressage as a ‘Blood Sport’. There are a number…[More]
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Ashlea Day has been chosen by the EA to represent Australia at the 2011 Young Rider World Cup Finals in Frankfurt, Germany in December this year. The US-based dressage rider will ride C.P. Perolus, the 14-year-old KWPN Warmblood (Junior STV x Lerola x Rossini) that she owns with her mother. Ashlea, who is 21 years…[More]
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