$185 Million Economic Impact of Florida’s Winter Equestrian Circuit

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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, July 23--Florida's winter equestrian circuit of jumping, hunter, dressage and polo competitions had a positive impact of more than $185 million on the economy of Palm Beach County in 2011, according to a study conducted for the Palm Beach County Sports Commission Read More

Germany Wins Gold in European Junior & Young Rider Team Championships

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BROHOLM, Denmark, July 22--Germany's Young Rider and Junior Rider teams won gold at the ECCO FEI European Dressage Championships, while the home teams of Denmark took silver in both events and The Netherlands bronze Read More

Making of a Hit Freestyle–Steffen Peters & Ravel

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When the crowd packed into the 5,000-seat Deutsche Bank Stadium booed the judges for not giving a higher score to Steffen Peters and Ravel in the CDIO Grand Prix Freestyle at Aachen, Germany, it was resounding approval for a performance that was the result of an unparalleled commitment in American dressage Read More

Several Top Riders Withdraw from World Dressage Masters Hickstead

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HICKSTEAD, England, July 19--Dressage at Hickstead announced Tuesday the withdrawal of five top riders--four of them ranked in the top 10 in the world--from the World Dressage Masters CDI5* July 30-31 that it described as "a great let down for dressage fans." Read More

Matthias & Totilas Win, Steffen Peters & Ravel Steal Hearts of Crowd in Aachen Freestyle

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AACHEN, Germany, July 17--Totilas, ridden by Matthias Alexander Rath, won the Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday to become Dressage Champion of Aachen, but Steffen Peters and Ravel stole the heart of the crowd who booed his runnerup score of less than one per cent from the German combination as being too low and gave the American pair the loudest cheer in the awards ceremony Read More

Steffen Peters & Weltino’s Magic Cast Their Spell for Sweep of Aachen Small Tour

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AACHEN, Germany, July 16--Steffen Peters rode Weltino's Magic,, a horse that was doubtful about coming to Germany, to victory in the Intermediaire I Saturday night to complete a sweep of the small tour at the world's most prestigious horse show and two years after he became the first American to become Grand Prix Champion of Aachen Read More

Totilas & Matthias Do It Again With Best Score Yet in Aachen GP Special

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AACHEN, Germany, July 16--Totilas ridden by Matthias Alexander Rath won the CDIO Grand Prix Special Saturday with the highest score so far for the partnership with a display of harmony and power that gave the pair the only score above 80 per cent in what amounts to a world championship Read More

Dutch Win Aachen Under-25 Team Competition

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AACHEN, Germany, July 15--The Netherlands won the increasingly popular and highly competitive Under-25 team competition Friday at the prestigious World Equestrian Festival, while Spain's Morgan Barbançon riding Anky van Grunsven's IPS Painted Black was the claimed individual honors. Read More
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