Dressage Competition Begins Wednesday, but Doping is No. 1 Topic at CHIO Aachen

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AACHEN, Germany, June 29--America's Steffen Peters and Ravel and Catherine Haddad and Cadillac are scheduled to ride in the Nations Cup as individuals on Thursday, the second day of the hotly contested team competition at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO in Aachen Read More

FEI APPOINTS DRESSAGE AND PARA-EQUESTRIAN DRESSAGE DIRECTOR

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 30--The International Equestrian Federation on Wednesday announced the appointment of Trond Asmyr as FEI Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage Director Read More

Aachen Starts Wednesday with Peters, Van Grunsven But No Werth and Gal

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AACHEN, Germany, June 29--A much-anticipated showdown between the world's top three horse and rider combinations--2009 World Cup champion Steffen Peters and Ravel, 2008 Olympic individual gold medalist Anky van Grunsven and IPS Salinero and 2008 Olympic team gold medalist Isabell Werth and Satchmo--has fallen afoul of strict international drug rules Read More

Freestyle Victory for Jacqueline Brooks at CDI-W Blainville

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BLAINVILLE, Quebec, Canada, June 28–Jacqueline Brooks and her 2008 Olympic mount Gran Gesto won the Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W before hundreds of spectators in a Saturday night Freestyle Gala at Blainville Equestrian Park Read More

A Hallmark Performance for Diane Creech at Canada’s CDI-W Blainville International

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BLAINVILLE, Quebec, Canada, June 26--Diane Creech showed Doug and Louise Leatherdale’s Hallmark to a score of 8.3 in the Five-Year-Old Final before stormy weather forced postponement of the CDI-W Blainville International Classic Dressage Show Read More

Germany’s Anja Bauer-Plönzke & Le Mont d’Or Sweep All Grand Prix at Reifnitz, Austria CDI3*

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REIFNITZ, Austria, June 26--Germany's Anja Bauer-Plönzke and her 10-year-old Le Mont d'Or on Saturday night added the Grand Prix Musical Freestyle to the Special and the Grand Prix the pair claimed at the Internationale Pferdesporttage Maria Wörth CDI3* Read More

Latest Developing, Young Horse Rankings Released

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LEXINGTON, Kentucky, USA, June 25--The latest rankings for the 2009 National Developing Horse and Four, Five and Six-Year Olds have been released by the U.S. Equestrian Federation with just three weeks to go before entries close Read More

Isabell Werth Statement

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RHEINBERG, Germany, June 25--Isabell Werth issued a statement Thursday explaining the circumstances of the use of a drug that was found to have been used in a horse she competed at Wiesbaden at the end of May. The statement is on her official web site in English Read More