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Oded Shimoni Competing, Coaching & More Coaching
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LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Apr. 21--Oded Shimoni dismounted from Granada after competing in the Kentucky Cup CDI3* World Equestrian Games Test Event in the Kentucky Horse Park's new main stadium, hurried over to nearby warm up arenas to help top American event riders hone their dressage skills and was back an hour later to prepare Arlene "Tuny" Page for her Kentucky Cup ride Read More
Denmark’s Mikala Gundersen & Leonberg Win WEG Test Event Grand Prix Special
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LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Apr. 21--Mikala Munter Gundersen and the 16-year-old stallion Leonberg won the Grand Prix Special at the World Equestrian Games Test Event Wednesday, and confirmed plans to go to Europe to compete for a place on the Danish team in hopes of returning to Kentucky for the real WEG Read More
Juan Antonio Samaranch, Head of Olympics for Two Decades, Dead at Age 89
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Juan Antonio Samaranch, widely credited with fundamentally changing the landscape of the Olympics, has died. He was aged 89 Read More
Tina Konyot & Calecto V Win WEG Test Event CDI3* Grand Prix, Canadians 2nd, 3rd
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LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Apr. 20--Tina Konyot and Calecto V captured the Grand Prix at the Kentucky Cup CDI3* World Equestrian Games test event Tuesday, with the USA's top rider, Steffen Peters, flying in for the day to lend support to his fellow Americans Read More
WEG Dressage Test Event Begins, Eventing & Jumping Later This Week
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LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Apr. 19--The dressage test event for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky kicks off Tuesday with 26 horse and rider combinations from eight nations taking part, but last-minute changes had to be made to the judging panel when two Europeans were caught in the volcanic dust created no-fly zone. Read More
Quote of the Week
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SYDNEY, Apr. 18–Toni Venhaus, organizer of the Sydney CDI3*, the only one Down Under each year: “Think positive thoughts that the dust settles in Europe in time to allow our judges to fly to Australia.” Only one of the four ‘O’ judges for the Sydney CDI from Apr. 29 through May is scheduled from Europe, Read More
WEG Grounds Pass Tickets Now on Sale
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LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Apr. 16--Grounds Pass tickets for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games went on sale Friday, providing buyers with entry to the WEG venue but not the separately ticketed competitions Read More
Wiveka Lundh Leaves FEI to Join Swedish Equestrian Federation
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STRÖMSHOLM, Sweden, Apr. 14--Wiveka Lundh is leaving the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) to be the new Sports Director at the Swedish Equestrian Federation. She will start at her new post in mid June Read More