German Teams Win Double Gold in Euro Junior & Young Rider Championships

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KRONBERG, Germany, July 22-Germany won team gold medals in Junior and Young Rider European Championships Thursday, the first time in eight years the nation claimed the double victory. The Netherlands placed second in both competitions and Denmark third Read More

Courtney King-Dye Rides Horse in Therapy

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NEW MILFORD, Connecticut, July 21--Courtney King-Dye reports that she has twice ridden a horse in therapy to recover from a serious head injury in a riding accident almost six months ago Read More

Germans Start Strongly in European Junior & Young Rider Championships

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KRONBERG, Germany, July 21--Germans Stella-Charlotte Roth on Royal Diva and Louisa Lüttgen on Habitus were tied at the top of the European Dressage Young Rider Championships after the first day of competition Wednesday Read More

Totilas Will Have Aussie Horse As Company on First Air Travel, transatlantic to WEG

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AACHEN, Germany, July 19--Moorlands Totilas will be accompanied by an Australian gelding, a seasoned international traveler, on the black stallion's first ever airline flight which will be for the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky Sept. 25-Oct. 10 Read More

Totilas: A First Impression

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AACHEN, Germany, July 19--With the technology today, when there is a new sensation we can leap online and watch via YouTube, live video feed, video (if you are old-fashioned!!) and of course we look at photos. Consequently, I have watched every one of Totilas' performances, live feed being more impressive than YouTube, but finally I had the chance to watch him "in the flesh." I have to admit I... Read More

Totilas Sweeps Aachen CDIO with 90+% In Freestyle

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AACHEN, Germany, July 18--Moorlands Totilas was ridden by Edward Gal to a convincing win in the CDIO Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday but even some "small mistakes" did not prevent them scoring 90.964 per cent, still the only horse ever to receive a mark better than 90 per cent Read More

Totilas Sets New Grand Prix Special World Record at Aachen CDIO

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AACHEN, Germany, July 17--Moorlands Totilas was ridden by Edward Gal to a new world record score of 86.458 per cent for the Grand Prix Special at the World Equestrian Festival CDIO Saturday, and now hold the records for all three top dressage competitions Read More

Isabell Werth & Warum Nicht Post 2nd Straight Win, Aachen CDI Grand Prix Special

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AACHEN, Germany, July 16–Isabell Werth rode Warum Nicht FRH continued at the top of their game with a victory in the CDI Grand Prix Special under lights Friday night, following on from their win in the Grand Prix two days earlier and a sweep of the Exquis World Dressage Masters in Cannes last month Read More

Imke on Toots wins Aachen Prix St Georges

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AACHEN, Germany, July 16-- Imke Schellekens Bartels of the Netherlands won a closely contested class on the 10-year-old gelding Toots by Jazz with a score of 70.132 per cent. Read More

Parzival Warming Up for Kentucky, Comments from Riders in Aachen CDIO Grand Prix

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AACHEN, Germany, July 15--Adelinde Cornelissen admits that she and Jerich Parzival won't beat Moorlands Totilas but if they are prepared for the right opportunity they can win--and says look out for the No. 2 ranked combination in the world when they get to the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky in two months Read More