Author: Lily Forado
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From Bahrain to Murcia: Abdulrehda Alafoo’s Dream
Rider Abdulrehda Alafoo didn’t hesitate and, in order to develop his sports career and improve in the exciting world of classical dressage, he spread his wings and rode in Germany, the United Kingdom, and now in Spain.
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Stallion at Stud: Joyride
Joyride is a 5 year old stallion with a high-class pedigree. The family legacy around Joyride is of first category, being his sire “Ampère” who is sired by one of the best stallions “Rousseau”, son of the multi -winner “Ferro”.
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Job Offer: Dressage Rider wanted at Dressage Stable Pelikan
Dressage Stable Pelikan ofrece un puesto de trabajo de jinete profesional cuya incorporación sería inmediata y a jornada completa. Dicha oferta constituye en buscar un jinete de apoyo para la amazona internacional de Gran Premio Hana Vasaryova para fortalecer su equipo de entrenamiento y competición de DS Pelikan, ubicado al sur de Praga en la…
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USPRE WEEK 2019: Javier Ruiz Garrido will dance with Batidor X
Each year, Spanish celebrities fly to the sunshine state, Florida, to celebrate their passion for the Pure Spanish Horse, (PRE) during the annual United States PRE (USPRE) Week.
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Annabelle Collins and Joyero VG: a 2018 season marked by the premiere in Grand Prix
One of the P.R.E. horses that have been outstanding this season in Grand Prix is Joyero VG ridden by Annabelle Collins. The 10-year-old was bred by Yeguada Velasco-Gonzalez. Through his veins runs the blood of one of the greatest P.R.E. stallions: Educado X.
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Annabelle Collins: “Máximo BCN & I, we can only try our best at SICAB 2018”
SICAB has become a work class reference on the International Equestrian Calendar where the Pure Breed Spanish Horse is the sole protagonist during a hole week in the festivities in the autumn in the city of Sevilla.
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Denmark’s Dufour destroys the opposition in Gothenburg
Denmark’s Cathrine Dufour (26) and Atterupgaard’s Cassidy brought the Swedish crowd to their feet with a spectacular performance to win the eighth leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2017/2018 Western European League in Gothenburg (SWE) today. Yesterday the pair that claimed individual bronze and team silver at last summer’s Longines FEI European Championships in…
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Yvonne Losos, a rider that makes her dreams reality based on tenacity and effort
vonne started riding at the age of 5 in her native country: Kenya. Her beginnings in the horse world come from her family, both her father and grandfather rode horses, the latter was official of the polish cavalry during the Second World War.
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The Majesty of the Pure Spanish Horse throughout the Ages Celebrated during USPRE Week 2018
Every year in Wellington (Florida), an unreal horse town and equestrian paradise, the American association of the Spanish horse, USPRE, honors the Pure Breed Spanish Horse with a week of activities. This year, the four-day event was held during Week 3 of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, from January 24 to 27.
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Germany’s Werth and Weihegold are awesome in Amsterdam
Germany’s Werth and Weihegold are awesome in Amsterdam Press Release byLouise Parkes Defending series champions, Germany’s Isabell Werth (48) and her magical mare Weihegold OLD, cruised to victory at the sixth leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2017/2018 Western European League in Amsterdam (NED) this afternoon. The dynamic duo floated through their Freestyle test…
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Laura Graves Posts Highest Ever AGDF Score in Week Three 2018
Wellington, FL – January 26, 2018 – Laura Graves and Verdades comfortably captured the FEI World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle presented by US P.R.E. Association with a mesmerizing performance on her own 2016 Rio Olympic team bronze medallist, Verdades. The pair’s emphatic 84.675% is the best score ever given to date at the Adequan® Global…
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Laura Graves and Verdades Stamp their Authority on Week Three
Laura Graves and Verdades ensured an electric start to week three of the 12-week 2018 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). The American duo won the FEI World Cup Grand Prix, presented by US P.R.E. Association, in emphatic style, scoring 79.63% at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida.
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USPRE Presents Olympic Rider Andreas Helgstrand in a Master Class with PRE Horses.
His Master Class will take place on the evening of Friday 26th January at the premises of Adequan Global Dressage Festival during the break of Freestyles Under the Lights.
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Records Broken at the First 2018 Friday Night Stars at AGDF 2018
Wellington, FL – January 12, 2018 – The second day of action at the 2018 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) culminated in another show-stopping performance by Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén (SWE) on Lövsta Stuteri’s Paridon Magi at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida. AGDF concludes its first week of competition on Saturday…
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PRE gains protagonism at the World Young Horse Championship (CH-M-D-YH)
Participation is reserved exclusively for horses registered in the Purebred Spanish Horse Stud Book (PRE) or in the Spanish Sport Horse Stud Book (CDE)
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Schneider and Sammy Davis Jr Scoop the honours at 2017 CDI-W Salzburg
It takes two to tango as every top-class Dressage rider knows, and Dorothee Schneider (48) and her lovely 11-year-old gelding Sammy Davis Jr. nailed it with the harmony they showed in their tango-themed test that won today’s fourth leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2017/2018 Western European League at Salzburg in Austria.
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Zum Glück Price Highlight at the 38th P.S.I. Auction
The 38th P.S.I. Auction brought a total sum of 14.635.000 on December 3rd at the P.S.I. Sport and Auction Center in Ankum. “That was an exceptional auction” mentioned Ulli Kasselmann and Paul Schockemöhle added “Quality is honored”.
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Isabell Werth First Champion of Saab Top 10 Dressage
The very first champion of Saab Top 10 Dressage has been crowned. It is Isabell Werth (GER) with Emilio 107 on 86,875%. Runner up is Sweden’s Patrik Kittel and his mare Deja on 83,000% and in third place Helen Langehanenberg (GER) and Damsey FRH on 82,665%.
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WERTH AND WEIHEGOLD HEAD HOME-SIDE WHITEWASH AT STUTTGART
With style, panache and the greatest of ease, defending series champions Isabell Werth (48) and her wonderful 12-year-old mare Weihegold cruised to victory at the third leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2017/2018 Western European League on home ground in Stuttgart, Germany today.
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WERTH AND EMILIO ARE SUBLIME AT SECOND LEG IN LYON
German superstar and reigning series champion pins Spain’s Ferrer-Salat into runner-up spot; third-placed Swede, Patrik Kittel, holds strong lead on Western European League table
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PRE Lechino Sold to Kimberly Van Kampen for Personal Horse
Lechino, Manolo Ortega’s Grand Prix mount in the national shows this past year, has been sold to American Kimberly Van Kampen, owner of Hampton Green Farm and sponsor of Jose Daniel Martin Dockx.
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DENMARK’S DUFOUR DOMINATES AT OPENING LEG IN HERNING
Danish fans had everything to shout about when their home-grown superstar partnership of 25-year-old Cathrine Dufour and her wonderful 14-year-old gelding, Atterupgaards Cassidy, claimed victory at the opening leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2017/2018 Western European League in Herning (DEN) today.
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The SICAB 2017 box office is open.
ANCCE, as the organizers of the International PRE Trade Fair, or SICAB and the 3rd World PRE Championship, has opened the box office in July so that you can purchase your tickets ahead of the rush. The event will begin on November 14th and run until the 19th at the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos…
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Spanish Team announced for CHIO Aachen 2017
ennis has Wimbledon, football has Wembley and the equestrian sport has Aachen. The top equestrian athletes in the world meet up here once a year at the traditional showgrounds between the green hills and the gates of the old imperial city.
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The future looks bright for the P.R.E
Recently, in the CDI 3* celebrated in Centro Ecuestre de Castilla y León the past May 11-14, we were able to witness various P.R.E.s. Each one of them in their respective level, ended in the top places. Today we are going to talk about some of the exciting young prospects that are currently being developed…
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Wrap-Up Compiegne CDIO5* 2017
This last day took place under a beautiful sun and the great public came to admire the performances of these exceptional riders. As for the CDIO 5* – FEI Nations Cup, this stage is won by the team from Great Britain with a score of 440,996. The team was composed of Gareth Hughes, Daniel Watson,…
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Perry-Glass, Lyle, and Blythe Win Big at 2017 The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions
The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions came to its conclusion on Sunday with three national champions being crowned. All competitors in the USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship, USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship, and USEF Young Adult “Brentina Cup” Dressage National Championship presented by Dressage Today performed their freestyle tests in order…
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Kick- Off, CDIO5* Compiègne
Only one stage of the Nations Cup is organized in France. Each stage of this circuit is considered as not to miss competition for the best riders in the world. The first leg of this series, team Canada took the gold Medal in Wellington. The International Dressage of Compiègne is here. From 18 to 21…
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Rubén Soto y Alejandro Azores dos jinetes con talento
Una de las yeguadas que apuestan por los jóvenes talentos en Doma, es la Yeguada de Ymas. La constatación de este hecho, lo podemos observar a través tanto del patrocinio de Juan Matute Guimón y posteriormente con la incorporación de Pablo Gómez Molina, como jinete. Actualmente, en la Finca Sandaraca cuenta con dos jóvenes promesas…
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Grandioso III semen on offer in USA and in Europe
Many P.R.E have excelled in the dressage arena. But, undoubtedly, “Grandioso III” has been one of them. In 2002, Hampton Green Farm’s American breeder, Kim Van Kampen, purchased the stallion Grandioso III (1999) (Adelante x Sevillano IX) from Yeguada Marín Garcia. Hampton Green Farm’s Grandioso III has placed the breed, under the world equestrian spotlight…
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How horses see ?
El ojo equino es el más grande de todos los mamíferos terrestres. Respecto a su visión podemos ver la situación de los ojos, los tienen en la parte lateral de la cabeza y no en el frente.
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Defying Gravity – Cosmo wins the Grand Prix
Four members of the German dressage team presented themselves in this competition, and also held the lead. Sönke Rothenberger (Bad Homburg) took the first place with his ten year old Cosmo, this pair belonged to the German team which took the team gold medal at the Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro last year.
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Grand Prix-Win for Danish Shooting-Star
The international dressage elite met for the first Grand Prix de dressage, sponsored by Helenenhof – the Schwiebert Family in the Almased-Dressage stadium at Horses & Dreams meets Austria.
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Laura Reija new project : LRD Dressage Training Online
Recently, Laura Reija has developed a new project that is based on offering a personalized online dressage training.
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Spain will host a Double National Show+ ANCCE CUP
This weekend both facilities, Dos Lunas (Sotogrande) and Club de Campo (Madrid), will host a national 3* and and ANCCE Cup competition
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Horses & Dreams: “The Final Countdown”
The final countdown for the 2017 Horses and Dreams – CDI/CSI Hagen – has begun. We get going in exactly 14 days!
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QUEEN ISABELL REIGNS SUPREME IN DRESSAGE GRAND PRIX
She’s 47 and formidable, an exquisite horsewoman and a long-time legend as the most medalled athlete in her sport. Despite a few glitches in her performance with the fabulous mare Weihegold today, Germany’s Isabell Werth won the opening Grand Prix at the FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final in Omaha, Nebraska by a comfortable 2.5 mark…
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Team Canada takes CDIO3* Nations Cup Gold Medal.
The Canadian team clinched the top of the podium with impressive performances in the FEI Intermediaire I CDIO 3* and the FEI Grand Prix Special CDIO 3*, presented by Stillpoint Farm. This followed strong rides executed on Wednesday, when the Canadian team established an early lead
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Florida International Youth Dressage Championships Return to the 2017 AGDF
The 2017 Florida International Youth Dressage Championships (FIYDC), presented by Sarah Davis, Terri Kane, Gilles Bergeron, The Van Kampen Boyer Molinari Foundation, and Dressage4kids, return to Equestrian Village at The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) from Wednesday, March 15, to Sunday, March 19, as part of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival.
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MASTERFUL MINDERHOUD WINS LAST LEG IN ’S-HERTOGENBOSCH
Reigning champion, Hans Peter Minderhoud, produced a sensational personal-best performance with Glock’s Flirt to win the ninth and last qualifying leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 Western European League on home turf in ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands today. Presenting a sparkling new floorplan, the pair broke the extraordinary run of Germany’s Isabell Werth who…
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Kick-OFF the Second Week of Ces Valencia
Mañana dará comienzo la segunda semana de competición internacional en CES Valencia. La participación es mucho más numerosa que la semana pasada. Entre los participantes están la familia Rothenberger, Jordi Domingo, Alejandro Ascencio. En cuanto a debuts, Agustín competirá Altaneiro en GP y Antonio Laiz a Gejholms Menotti.
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USA TEAMS NAMED FOR FLORIDA NATIONS CUPS
US Equestrian has named the following combinations to The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for the Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO3*, March 21- 25, in Wellington, Fla., at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). In addition, there will be two U.S. teams competing in the CDIO U25
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Kasey Perry-Glass Earns 80% Under the Lights at AGDF 8
Kasey Perry-Glass (USA) and Goerklintgaards Dublet achieved a win and their second FEI World Cup Finals qualifying score during Saturday night’s FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W, presented by Everglades Dressage.
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Christoph Koschel wins the Palm Beach Derby
Koschel and Munter Gundersen advanced to the final knockout round of The Palm Beach Dressage Derby competition during the mid-way point at the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle, with both riders piloting Wrazzmatazz
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Isabell Werth takes the victory in Doha
March 3, 2017- DOHA; Unsurprisingly, Isabell Werth has won the CDI5 * with Don Johnson. This victory is the sixth straight in a row for the pair this year, being the last the FEI World Cup in Neumünster, last February. Her final average was 77,600.
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Kasey Perry and Dublet win the GP CDI-W
Week eight commenced on Thursday, March 2, at the 2017 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL, with a victory for Kasey Perry-Glass (USA) and Goerklintgaards Dublet in the FEI Grand Prix CDI-W, presented by Peacock Ridge.
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CHI AL SHAQAB 2017 opens with world’s top riders
CHI AL SHAQAB, the prestigious equestrian competition featuring some of the world’s top riders, begins tomorrow at AL SHAQAB. The three-day event is one of only four international annual equestrian competitions that showcase three or more disciplines in one event
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International Debut for Jade Ellery and Pau Gomez
Few weeks before the Florida International Youth Dressage Championships, the youth are showing in order to prepare the Championship. This weekend, the rider Jade Ellery along with Porche’s Eloy has made a hat-trick in the Juniors category with scores above 72%.
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Team USA Brings Triple Threat to FEI Grand Prix CDI-W
Laura Graves (USA) and Verdades claimed another victory in Thursday’s FEI Grand Prix CDI-W, presented by The Axel Johnson Group, during the seventh week of competition at the 2017 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF)
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Isabell Werth and Emilio Leads the CDIW in Gothenburg
Germany’s Isabell Werth scored her fifth win of the season when coming out on top with Emilio.
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PRE Studbook Registers 2800 New Breeders in 2016
More than 10,000 new horses were registered with the PRE Stud Book
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FOURTH VICTORY OF ISABELL WERTH
Germany’s Isabell Werth claimed her fourth victory of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 Western European League at Neumunster (GER) today, scoring 82.455
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ANCCE Seasonal Sports Plan 2017
The challenge of this sports plan is to promote the best horse currently competing at the grass-roots level, and discover those with potential.
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Diana Porsche leads the u25 class
Diana Porsche and Di Sandro rose to the top of the leaderboard today in the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle 16-25 CDIU25, presented by Diamante Farms, with a score of 74.875%.
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Laura Graves shines again at Freestyle Under The Lights
Laura Graves and Verdades captured another stunning victory in the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI 5* with a winning score of 82.00%
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Laura Graves breaks the 80 % winning the GP 5*
2016 Olympic Bronze Medalists Laura Graves (USA) and Verdades, a 2002 Dutch Warmblood gelding (Florett AS x Liwilarda) owned by Graves, ended their day with a winning score of 80.080%
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All the horses have passed, except two
The jog inspection held this morning at Adequan Global Dressage Festival in its fifth week of competition sponsored by Diamond Farms. Among the participants of the 5 * we find three of the four members of the American Olympic team as Steffen Peters, Laura Graves and Kasey Perry.
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WERTH AND WEIHEGOLD MAKE IT A HAT-TRICK IN AMSTERDAM
The world no. 1 partnership of Germany’s Isabell Werth and Weihegold secured their third win of the FEI World Cup in Amsterdam (NED) today.
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Charlotte Jorst and Kastel’s Nintendo Take the GPS at 2017 AGDF 3
Clinching the win today in the FEI Grand Prix Special CDI-W, presented by Yeguada de Ymas, was Charlotte Jorst and Kastel’s Nintendo, a 2003 Dutch Warmblood stallion (Negro x Rodieni R x Monaco) owned by Kastel Denmark, with a score of 72.941%
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Laura Graves and Verdades Record Another Win at “Friday Night Stars”
Laura Graves (USA) and Verdades, 2016 Rio Olympic Games bronze medalists, took their second victory gallop of the 2017 season in the “Friday Night Stars” FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W, presented by U.S. PRE Association, at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) on Friday.
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Laura Graves and Verdades Victorious as Week 3 Kicks Off at 2017 AGDF
2016 Olympic bronze medalist Laura Graves (USA) and her horse Verdades won the FEI Grand Prix CDI-W, presented by Yeguada de Ymas, on the opening day of the third week of the 2017 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF).
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The first CDI Kicks Off at AGDF 2017
The 2017 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) ended its second day of competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), in Wellington, FL, with the “Friday Night Stars” FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W, presented by the AMCI Group to benefit Brooke USA. Wowing the crowd with yet another show-stopping performance was the winning combination…
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HESTER WINS AND VALEGRO BOWS OUT AT OLYMPIA
Carl Hester won the fifth leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 Western European League with Nip Tuck.
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SUPER WIN FOR SCHNEIDER in SALZBURG
Germany’s Dorothee Schneider and Showtime FRH were convincing winners of the fourth leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 Western European League at Salzburg in Austria today.
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WERTH MAKES IT A DOUBLE AS SHE LEADS GERMAN WHITEWASH AT STUTTGART
Werth produced a personal best Freestyle score of 90.09 when topping the previous leg at Lyon, France last month and today’s winning mark of 89.416.
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WERTH AND WEIHEGOLD PRODUCE SPECTACULAR WIN IN LYON
Isabell Werth, produced a personal-best Freestyle score of 90.09 to win today’s second leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage at Lyon in France.
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SPAIN’S JURADO LOPEZ AND LORENZO REIGN SUPREME AT WORLD CUP OPENER IN ODENSE
The sensational Spanish partnership of Severo Jesus Jurado Lopez and the 10-year-old gelding Lorenzo were convincing winners of today’s first leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 Western European League at Odense in Denmark.
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GERMANY CLAIMS FOUR-TIME GOLD AT DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN VALENCIA
Team Germany more than lived up to expectations at the FEI European Dressage Championships for Young Riders, Juniors and Children 2016 staged in Valencia (ESP) which drew to a close yesterday, when taking gold in four of the eight Championship categories.
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HAT-TRICK FOR ROTHENBERGER AS GERMANY CLAIMS ALL GOLD AT FEI EUROPEAN U25 DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS
ermany’s Sanneke Rothenberger stole the show with a hat-trick of gold medals at the inaugural FEI U25 Dressage Championships which drew to a close in Hagen (GER) today. The 23-year-old rider led her country to victory in Friday’s Team competition and then returned to top both yesterday’s Grand Prix and today’s Freestyle classes with her…
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USA ON TOP AGAIN IN RAINY COMPIEGNE
Team USA were deemed winners of the third leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Dressage 2016 series at CDI5* Compiegne (FRA) where torrential rain led to the cancellation of today’s Grand Prix Special.
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United States takes the gold in the Nations Cup
The podium for the Nations Cup in Welligton was the following teams: Gold medal for the US Team of Kasey Perry, Laura Graves, Shelly Francis and Tuny Page
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Double Victory for Spain at the Florida International Youth Championships
Almost arriving at the end of the AGDF, in the tenth week took place the famous Florida International Youth Dressage Championship
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Kick- OFF Florida International Youth Dressage Championships
Under the bright sunshine of the tenth week of the AGDF, the Florida International Youth Dressage Championships has begun. With no less than 46 riders representing 6 different nations
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Tinne Vilhelmson and Don Auriello reign supreme at the ADGF 7
With a total of 50 riders in the Grand Prix, Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven and her inseparable 14 years old horse Don Auriello, owned by Lövsta Stuteri, were the last ones to compete in the GP, reaching the first position with 76,080%.
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A stellar Week
Few months before the Rio Olympic Games, the riders are trying to qualify and get the desired scores. This weekend, continuing the ADGF calendar, the CDI 5 * has brought together many riders from all over the world from Denmark, New Zealand, Spain, Argentina, the Philippines and others.
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Riding in a Fantasy World
During the night of Saturday, February 6th, coinciding with the fourth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, was held the seventh Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments.