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Luhmühlen – Just what did it prove?

June 22nd, 2016
Well for a start, the Germans seem to be quite unbeatable. Even with their superstar Michi Jung sitting this one out, and with the leading Germans following their established policy of competing CIC rather than CCI in the run up to a championship, they finishing first, second, fourth, fifth and seventh with their top two, Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo on a final score of 32.7 and Ingrid Klimke and Horseware Hale Bob on 36.6. Read Article Comments Off

Kelly Layne out of Rotterdam

Photo: Kim C Lundin Kelly Layne has withdrawn Udon P from the deciding Dressage selection event for the Australian Team for Rio, at Rotterdam. Kelly, who rode at the 2006 WEG for Australia, is now based in Wellington, Florida. She was ranked third in the standings after Odense, the first of two selection competitions. She told Kenneth Braddick at […] Read Article Comments Off

Shock Horror! Showjumping Stuff-up (cont.)

June 14th, 2016
Matt Williams is one of Australia’s most successful jumping riders. He has competed in two Olympic Games and one WEG. He has found another top horse in Valinski S. Last year, Matt placed third in a Grand Prix in Las Vegas with Valinski, before that the horse placed in good classes with Ben Maher. This […] Read Article Comments Off

Shock Horror! Playing field just got leveler!

June 9th, 2016
Maybe EA has been reading the THM facebook page, because after we pointed out that having half the dressage squad in the three-star, and half in the four-star at the first selection event in Odense, was hardly the promised ‘head-to-head’ contest for team places, things have changed for Rotterdam. Now all the Australian team […] Read Article Comments Off

Scandic Retired

Patrik Kittel’s stallion, Watermill Scandic has been retired, after winning the Swedish championships at the age of 17. “The moment was right,” said Patrik. “I wanted Scandic to go out as the champion he truly is.” Together they claimed bronze at the European Championships in Rotterdam in 2011, were on the Swedish team at the […] Read Article Comments Off

Ludger Again

In a career that has included 19 medals at Olympics, European and World championships, including four gold at the Olympics, Ludger Beerbaum has added Chantilly to his victories for the first time in his career riding his wonderful grey mare, Chiara. “I took inspiration from Daniel Deusser’s round, especially on a distance where he went […] Read Article Comments Off

Crank bridles or Crank ‘experts’???

May 11th, 2016
Right now the wide world of the web is aflame with a scientific report that PROVES that double bridles and nosebands have horrendous consequences for the poor horses subjected to them. The ABC news headline gives a fair taste: Olympic equestrian events under fire as research links riding equipment to stress response in horses. And […] Read Article 12 Comments »

Shock Horror – Dressage Selection Stuff Up!

May 2nd, 2016
When the competitions that would be the selection events were being discussed, the question was always, where can we find a competition that will let eight Australian riders compete in the Grand Prix class. Please note, that is Grand Prix singular. I can remember discussing it at Boneo Park with the dressage chef d’equipe, Julia […] Read Article 3 Comments »

Headlong on the road to destruction…

April 15th, 2016
It seems to me that right now the FEI is following a policy that will lead to the destruction of equestrian sport. Previously the argument for keeping equestrian in the Olympic movement was that equestrian attracted the most royals of any sport, and the tiaras added lustre to the event. It may have been excruciatingly […] Read Article 12 Comments »