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Philippe le Jeune Wins WEG Jumping Championship, Abdullah al Sharbatly Takes Silver as 1st Middle Eastern Medalist
14 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Philippe le Jeune Wins WEG Jumping Championship, Abdullah al Sharbatly Takes Silver as 1st Middle Eastern Medalist
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 9--Belgium's Philippe Le Jeune who admits he prefers horses to humans became the world champion jumper rider Saturday night in an exciting Final Four jumpoff in which Adbullah al Sharbatly won silver to become the first Middle Eastern finalist and medalist at the World Equestrian Games. Canada's Eric Lamaze, the 2008 Olympic individual gold medalist, took the bronze Read More
Dutch Carriage in WEG Competition Sabotaged
14 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Dutch Carriage in WEG Competition Sabotaged
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 9--The four-in-hand driving carriage of Ijsbrand Chardon of the Netherlands was vandalized--the Dutch are calling it "sabotage"--during the night and he had to delay starting in the marathon on the cross country course of the World Equestrian Games Saturday. He was in third place after the dressage and the Netherlands were tied for the lead in the team competition Read More
WEG Jumping Final Four from Four Continents for 1st Time
14 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on WEG Jumping Final Four from Four Continents for 1st Time
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 8--The Final Four in the World Equestrian Games jumping championship were decided in an exciting two-round competitions Friday night and for the first time will come from four continents, including the first from Asia, for the Saturday showdown Read More
Steffen Peters on Ravel’s WEG and the Future
14 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Steffen Peters on Ravel’s WEG and the Future
Steffen Peters studied judges' score sheets and videos of the top five combinations in the world looking for ways to add marks in Ravel's performances at the World Equestrian Games in preparation similar to top athletes in professional sports such as the National Football League Read More
Germany Wins Jumping Team Gold, France Silver, Belgium Bronze
14 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Germany Wins Jumping Team Gold, France Silver, Belgium Bronze
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 6--Germany was nearly perfect to win the team gold medal with France taking the silver and Belgium bronze at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Wednesday night Read More
Brett Parbery, from Cowboy to Elite Dressage Rider
14 years ago ilse Comments Off on Brett Parbery, from Cowboy to Elite Dressage Rider
One of the sensations of the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky was Australian Brett Parbery and Victory Salute, bred Down Under and still owned by Carolyn Lieutenant. They performed a personal best in the Grand Prix Special which had friends and strangers congratulating me on the ride of my countryman Read More
Germany Leads Jumping Team Championships, Brazil 2nd, USA 3rd, 6 Nations Bunched Within One Rail
14 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Germany Leads Jumping Team Championships, Brazil 2nd, USA 3rd, 6 Nations Bunched Within One Rail
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 5--Germany inched to the top of the team jumping world championships Tuesday, but six nations were within a single rail that will make for a nail-biting final round under lights at the World Equestrian Games in the Kentucky Horse Park Wednesday night Read More
Anne Gribbons: From Glum to Joy on the Rocky Road to Kentucky, Now Can Look to London
14 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Anne Gribbons: From Glum to Joy on the Rocky Road to Kentucky, Now Can Look to London
Anne Gribbons, the Technical Advisor for U.S. dressage, a bureaucratic title that in real life means part coach, part judge, part disciplinarian, part psychologist, a lot the go-to person--in other words, the leader, was asked by dressage-news.com to tell her story of the road to the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky Read More