World Cup Finals & Ponies Championships Award to Sweden Postponed by FEI Over Animal Welfare Laws

11 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on World Cup Finals & Ponies Championships Award to Sweden Postponed by FEI Over Animal Welfare Laws
The award of the World Cup Finals in dressage and jumping to Gothenburg in 2016 and the European Ponies Championships in dressage, eventing and jumping to Malmö in 2015 has been postponed by the International Equestrian Federation because Swedish animal welfare laws prohibit some treatments and approaches permitted by the FEI Read More

“Golden Couple” of Dressage Talk About Their Lives One Year on From Great Britain’s Historic Peformance at London Olympics–Part 1

11 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on “Golden Couple” of Dressage Talk About Their Lives One Year on From Great Britain’s Historic Peformance at London Olympics–Part 1
Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin dreamed of helping Great Britain win the nation's first Olympic dressage medal--any color, team or individual--in a century of horse sports on the globe's grandest sports stage. When Carl on Uthopia and Charlotte on Valegro, both horses part-owned by Carl, aged 46, who was also Charlotte's coach and mentor, teamed up with Laura Bechtolsherimer and Mistral Hojris to claim gold on home ground in... Read More

Aussie Dressage HP Squad Selection Criteria Based on Scores Announced

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SYDNEY, July 3--Australia's four dressage high performance squads will be selected based primarily on minimum scores in procedures announced by Equestrian Australia Wednesday after a lengthy review following the controversial appointment of the team at the Olympic Games in London last summer Read More

Maribel Alonso of Mexico Likely to be Nominated to Replace Anne Gribbons of USA on FEI Dressage Committee

11 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Maribel Alonso of Mexico Likely to be Nominated to Replace Anne Gribbons of USA on FEI Dressage Committee
Maribel Alonso de Quinzaños of Mexico, an International Equestrian Federation 5* judge, is likely to be nominated to succeed Anne Gribbons of the United States on the Dressage Committee of the governing body of global horse sports while Frank Kemperman is expected to be appointed to a second four-year term as chairman Read More

Dirk Caremans Wins Aachen’s Silver Camera Award for Best Horse Sport Photo

11 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Dirk Caremans Wins Aachen’s Silver Camera Award for Best Horse Sport Photo
Belgian photographer Dirk Caremans won the prestigious Silver Camera awarded by the CHIO at Aachen, Germany for the best horse sport photo in 2013--of Germany's Helen Langehanenberg on Damon Hill NRW at the World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden last April Read More

Bidding to Host 2018 World Equestrian Games Reopened, Canada as Sole Bidder to Stay In

11 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Bidding to Host 2018 World Equestrian Games Reopened, Canada as Sole Bidder to Stay In
Bidding for the 2018 World Equestrian Games has been reopened by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) that said Monday it has asked Canada to stay in the contest to host the global championships of the seven disciplines after Bromont/Montreal was left as the sole bidder Read More

Delights and Surprises from Aachen CHIO

11 years ago ilse Comments Off on Delights and Surprises from Aachen CHIO
AACHEN, Germany, July 1--Helen Langehanenberg and the stallion Damon Hill NRW (Donnerhall x Rubinstein) are a true delight to watch. The suppleness, power, light footedness and sheer expression in all gaits are evident, to a certain extent, when you watch this combination on video. What doesn't translate to video is his presence and sheer self confidence. He knows he is a bit special, and has found a perfect... Read More
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