Patrik Kittel & Watermill Scandic Win Falsterbo CDI5* Grand Prix

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FALSTERBO, Sweden, July 8--Patrik Kittel, a hometown favorite, and Watermill Scandic H.B.C. won the World Dressage Masters Grand Prix Friday beating one of his idols, Anky van Grunsven who was competing with her 17-year-old Olympic gold medal partner Salinero who has been absent from the show ring for 15 months with an injury. Read More

Adelinde & Parzival No. 1 in World

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 8--Adelinde Cornelissen and the 14-year-old gelding Jerich Parzival are ranked No. 1 in in the latest dressage rankings, replacing Edward Gal and Totilas who filled the slot although their last competition was nine months ago Read More

ANKY RETURNS WITH HER OLYMPIC PARTNER SALINERO

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FALSTERBO, Sweden, July 7--Anky Van Grunsven will compete Salinero, at the CDI5* at the Falsterbo Horse Show on Friday, their first international competition since an injury the Dutch superstar thought might be the end of the show ring partnership with her Olympic gold medal moun Read More

100 Days to Pan American Games

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Wednesday marked 100 days until the Opening Ceremony of the XVI Pan American Games, to be held in Guadalajara, Mexico, Oct. 14-30 which is the final qualifying competition in the Americas for equestrian sports for the 2012 London Olympics Read More

Olympic Equestrian Test Event Succeeds in Finding Issues to Fix

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LONDON, July 6--The Olympic equestrian test event succeeded in showing off a unique platform competition arena, as entertaining sport with a skyscraper skyline of a world capital as a backdrop and fulfilled what it was designed to do--find issues that need to be fixed in time for the Games next summer Read More

New Sports to be Considered for 2020 Olympics

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Eight new sports will be considered by the International Olympic Committee for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics at a city yet to be chosen and could replace an existing sport Read More

2012 Olympic Equestrian Stadium Wins Rave Reviews from Test Event Riders

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LONDON, July 4--The 2012 Olympic equestrian stadium won rave reviews Monday from international eventing riders competing at the London Games' first test competition for any sport, with top British riders admitting they were captivated by the experience of riding in a bustling world capital against a backdrop of skyscrapers Read More

Olympic Equestrian Test Event Begins, 1st for 2012 London Games

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LONDON, July 3--The first large-scale event to test the London 2012 Olympic Games venues was launched Sunday with a two-star event that embraces all three Olympic disciplines of dressage, eventing and jumping at historic Greenwich Park Read More

Tina Konyot’s Calecto V Recovering from Tick Infection

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Calecto V, the 13-year-old Danish warmblood stallion ridden by Tina Konyot to the second ranked American combination, is recovering from a tick infection that forced withdrawal of the pair from the U.S. team for the CDIO Nations Cup at Aachen, Germany, next month Read More
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