Carl Hester As Trainer, Rider, Owner, Chief Cheerleader for Britain

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Carl Hester has learned to love being perhaps the single most involved individual at the World Equestrian Games in a couple of weeks where he could be weighed down by the identification cards he's required to wear--trainer, rider and owner, as well as the shoulder to cry on and cheerleader-in-chief for Great Britain Read More

Princess Haya Stuns Horse World Announcing She Will Not Seek 3rd Term as FEI President

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Aug. 12, 2014--Princess Haya stunned the equestrian world Tuesday when she announced she will not seek a third four-year term as president of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) so as to devote her efforts to humanitarian work in the Middle East Read More

Ravel, America’s Super Horse, to Give Exhibition at Central Park Horse Show

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Ravel will be ridden by Steffen Peters in a special exhibition at the Central Park Horse Show in New York City that could be one of the biggest stages ever for the horse that may have been the most successful in American dressage history Read More

Dancer Forever Beats Out Dream Boy to Take Six-Year-Old World Young Horse Championship

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VERDEN, Germany, Aug. 10, 2014--Dancer Forever, a KWPN stallion, was ridden by Kirsten Brouwer of the Netherlands to claim the six-year-old World Young Horse Championship and upset hot favorite Dream Boy ridden by fellow Dutch trainer Gerdine Maree that placed third Read More

Steffen Peters & Legolas Score Personal Best to Take Verden CDI3* Grand Prix Special, 2nd Straight Win

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VERDEN, Germany, Aug. 10, 2014--Steffen Peters produced the performance he wanted to take to the World Equestrian Games to support his American team mates in capturing the CDI3* Grand Prix Special Sunday for the pair's second straight victory Read More

Canada’s David Marcus & Chrevi’s Capital Post Personal Best Score As Reserve in Verden CDI3* Grand Prix

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VERDEN, Germany, Aug. 9, 2014--David Marcus rode Chrevi's Capital to a personal best score and second place behind the United States' Steffen Peters and Legolas in the CDI3* Grand Prix for the Canadian team's last competition before the World Equestrian Games begining in just two weeks Read More

Sezuan, Danish Stallion, World Five-Year-Old Champion

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VERDEN, Germany, Aug. 9, 2014--Sezuan, the Danish Warmblood stallion ridden by German Olympian Dorothee Schneider, on Saturday became the five-year-old World Young Horse Champion Read More

Steffen Peters & Legolas Win Verden CDI3* Grand Prix

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VERDEN, Germany, Aug. 9, 2014--Steffen Peters rode Legolas to victory in the CDI3* Grand Prix Saturday, in the first competition for the American national champions since the rider came down with severe pneumonia a month ago Read More

Lisa Müller, Wife of German Soccer Star Thomas Müller, Competes in Small Tour at Verden

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VERDEN, Germany, Aug. 8, 2014--Fans of dressage and soccer got a double treat at the Verden Dressage Festival Friday when Lisa Müller, with her soccer star husband a spectator, competed her Anne Beth in the Prix St. Georges Special for the Nürnberger Burgpokal, the premier competition series for small tour horses. Read More

Holland’s Emmelie Scholtens & Estoril Make 5-Year-Old World Champs Final, USA’s Matt Johnson & Qasanova Highest Trot Score in 2nd Round

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VERDEN, Germany, Aug. 8, 2014--Emmelie Scholtens of the Netherlands rode Estoril to victory in the consolation final for five-year-olds Friday to become one of the top three to make it to the World Young Horse Championships Read More