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What’s Allowed by Helmet Rule for Dressage Riders
12 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on What’s Allowed by Helmet Rule for Dressage Riders
Campaigns stressing that safety helmets are mandatory for riders in International Equestrian Federation (FEI) events effective Jan. 1, 2013, have brought questions for clarification from dressage riders. Read More
New USA Dressage High Performance & Eligible Athletes Committees Appointed
12 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on New USA Dressage High Performance & Eligible Athletes Committees Appointed
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Dec. 19--New Dressage High Performance and Eligible Athletes Committees were announced by the U.S. Equestrian Federation Wednesday with new leadership and a return to active involvement by six-time Olympian Robert Dover Read More
USA Young Rider Brandi Roenick Gets New Lease on Weltino’s Magic to Compete in Europe
12 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on USA Young Rider Brandi Roenick Gets New Lease on Weltino’s Magic to Compete in Europe
American Young Rider star Brandi Roenick will compete Pan American Games gold medal mount Weltino's Magic when she travels with Steffen Peters to Europe with renewal of a lease that could run into 2014 Read More
Charlotte DuJardin Fends Off Bronchitis to Capture London Olympia World Cup Freestyle
12 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Charlotte DuJardin Fends Off Bronchitis to Capture London Olympia World Cup Freestyle
LONDON, Dec. 18--Charlotte Dujardin ignored her bronchitis to ride Valegro to a clear victory in the Olympia World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle Tuesday night but some small mistakes kept the score below Olympic gold medal results and fell short of their world record performance in the Grand Prix Read More
Carl Hester’s Last Competition Ride on Uthopia at London Olympia
12 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Carl Hester’s Last Competition Ride on Uthopia at London Olympia
Carl Hester's ride on Uthopia at London's Olympia Tuesday night was the end of an historic journey that won the pair an Olympic gold medal for Great Britain's team before a home crowd this summer Read More
International Equestrian Federation Launches Global Safety Helmet Campaign
12 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on International Equestrian Federation Launches Global Safety Helmet Campaign
The International Eqestrian Federation launched a global campaign to promote the use of protective headgear two weeks before a new rule makes the use of a properly fastened protective headgear mandatory while riding on the show grounds at FEI events. Read More
34% Increase in British Government Funding for Olympic Equestrian Sports, 46% Rise for Development of Horse Sports
12 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on 34% Increase in British Government Funding for Olympic Equestrian Sports, 46% Rise for Development of Horse Sports
LONDON, Dec. 18--Great Britain's history-making Olympic equestrian performances led by double gold medals in dressage has led to an increase of almost 34 per cent to £17.9 million (US$29 million) in United Kingdom Sport funding for the Olympic disciplines of dressage, eventing and jumping over the next four years Read More
British Media Hail Charlotte & Valegro Grand Prix World Record
12 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on British Media Hail Charlotte & Valegro Grand Prix World Record
LONDON, Dec. 18--The British media with the global reach of the BBC to London's array of gossip tabloids to serious journals and newspapers across the country hailed the world record set by Great Britain's Olympic double gold medal winner Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro Read More