Horse “Blood” Proposal Sent to all National Federations, USA to Lead Fight Against Rule

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The Internaional Equestrian Federation's Dressage Committee has sent to the 133 national federations a controversial proposal to allow elimination of a horse displaying blood in a championship to undergo a veterinary examination and, if found not to be harmful to the horse, to be allowed a second opportunity to compete Read More

USA Hopes to Rewrite Pan Am Dressage History Again

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Oct. 18--With an historic Pan American Games team gold medal to their credit, the United States is aiming to write more history Wednesday by becoming the first nation to win all three individual dressage medals when the Intermediaire Freestyle wraps up the first of three equestrian sports Read More

Pan American Individual Medal Race Tightens as USA Dominates

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Oct. 17--The United States extended its domination of Pan American Games dressage with the battle for individual medals narrowing to three U.S. riders after the Intermediaire 1 Monday Read More

Colombia’s Campaign for 1st Olympic Team Pays Off

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Oct. 17--When Marco Bernal and Farewell IV entered the arena as the second last combination in the Pan American Games Prix St. Georges to qualify a team for next year's London Olympics, he could go for it and possibly beat Canada for silver but too much and be out of the medals altogether, making or breaking 12 years of hopes and dreams for Colombia dressage Read More

USA GOLD, CANADA SILVER, COLOMBIA BRONZE IN PAN AMERICAN GAMES DRESSAGE

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Oct. 16--The United States "Dream Team" won an historic fourth straight dressage team gold medal at the Pan American Games Sunday, with Canada taking silver and Colombia the bronze to also qualify those two nations to send a team to London for next year's Olympic Games. The U.S. qualified for the 2012 Olympics at the World Equestrian Games last year. Read More

USA Wins Pan American Games Dressage Team Gold, Other Medals Undecided

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Oct. 16–The United States “Dream Team” won an historic fourth straight dressage team gold medal at the Pan American Games Sunday. The other two medal placings were undecided but those two nations will join join host Great Britain, Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Spain and the United States at the Olympics in London next Read More

German 3-Year-old Champion Lemony’s Nicket sold to USA for $1,250,000

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VERDEN, Germany, Oct. 15--The German three-year-old champion Lemony's Nicket was sold to Harmony Sporthorses of the United States on Saturday for a record Hanoverian elite auction price of €900,000 (US$1,250,000) Read More

Pan American Games Equestrian Competition Opens with Dressage Sunday

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Oct. 15--Equestrian competition at the Pan American Games, second only to the Olympics as the world's largest sporting event, opens Sunday with dressage and a record 12 countries and three individuals battling for three team and three individual medals and the coveted two team berths at the 2012 London Games. Read More

Pan Am Games Equestrian Venue Get Thumbs Up from USA’s Steffen Peters

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Oct. 14--Riders and horses from 15 nations--a record 12 teams and three individuals--scheduled training sessions for Saturday at the equestrian venue of the Pan American Games, with the facility receiving a thumbs up from U.S. Olympian Steffen Peters despite soaking rains from the remnants of Hurricane Jova Read More
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