How London Olympic Judging Got it Right

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The panel of seven judges using half scores with three backup supervisors to catch mistakes being used at an Olympics for the first time reduced the impact of nationalistic bias and evened out big differences in point awards that put the right combinations on the medals podiums at the London summer Games Read More

USDF Training Level Freestyle Released

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LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 29--A United States Dressage Federation Training Level Freestyle was released Monday and can be used in competition from Dec. 1 this year Read More

Adelinde Cornelissen Demonstrates Her Fitness Program at Global Dressage Forum

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HOOGE MIERDE, Netherlands, Oct. 29--Adelinde Cornelissen, Olympic individual silver medal winner and the world's top ranked rider for more than a year, on Monday demonstrated the physical and mental fitness program she adopted a year ago to improve herself as a top athlete Read More

Wim Ernes, Olympic Judge, New Dutch Dressage Coach

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HOOGE MIERDE, Netherlands, Oct. 29--Wim Ernes, an Olympic level judge popular around the world, will become the Dutch dressage coach, the Netherlands federation announced Monday, replacing Sjef Janssen who coached the Dutch team for eight years Read More

Elzabeth Ball’s Selten HW sold for €500,000 (US$647,000)

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Selten HW, owned, trained and ridden to U.S. young horse championships byElizabeth Ball, was sold at the Netherlands' Equine Elita auction Saturday night for €500,000 ((US$647,000) Read More

Florida’s Inaugural Global Dressage Forum North America Announces Details

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The inaugural Global Dressage Forum North America on Friday announced its lineup of clinicians, lecturers and panelists for the two-day symposium to be held at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach, Florida Jan. 28-29 Read More

Silva Martin Building Success a Year on from Tragedy

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Silva Martin has made a remarkable recovery from a “horribe, horrible” 2011, at a new farm in eastern Pennsylvania's horse country and borrowing ideas from her U.S. team eventing husband Boyd Martin to develop up and coming horses to aim for a future American squad Read More
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