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Charlotte Dujardin & Valegro Win Olympic Individual Gold, Isabell Werth & Weihegold Silver, Kristina Bröring-Sprehe & Desperados Bronze
8 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Charlotte Dujardin & Valegro Win Olympic Individual Gold, Isabell Werth & Weihegold Silver, Kristina Bröring-Sprehe & Desperados Bronze
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro won the Olympic individual gold medal setting a new Olympic record and scoring within 0.443 per cent of their world record. Isabell Werth on Weihegold OLD that she has been riding regularly for eight months took the silver that brought her Olympic medal tally to 10, more than any Olympic equestrian while German gold medal team mate Kristina Bröring-Sprehe on Desperados FRH claimed the bronze Read More
Tom Hunt On Creating New Freestyle for Charlotte Dujardin & Valegro to Defend Olympic Gold Medal
8 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Tom Hunt On Creating New Freestyle for Charlotte Dujardin & Valegro to Defend Olympic Gold Medal
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 14, 2016--When Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro go into the Olympic Equestrian Center Monday for the Grand Prix Freestyle she will be riding to new music with a distinct Brazilian flavor from the creator of the iconic British musical performance that won the pair individual gold in 2012 Read More
Olympic Dressage Individual Final Grand Prix Freestyle Start List
8 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Olympic Dressage Individual Final Grand Prix Freestyle Start List
The Olympic dressage individual final, the Grand Prix Freestyle, is staged Monday with Steffen Peters on Legolas of the United States the first first to go at 10 a.m. local (9 am US Eastern time, 15:00 CET) and Isabell Werth on Weihegold the last ride at 1:20 pm local (12:20 am US Eastern time/18:20 CET) Read More
Robert Dover–Six-Time Olympian, USA Dressage Coach, Cheerleader-in-Chief, Phenomenal Fundraiser
8 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Robert Dover–Six-Time Olympian, USA Dressage Coach, Cheerleader-in-Chief, Phenomenal Fundraiser
The Olympic bronze medal won by the United States dressage team was the culmination of a program driven by Robert Dover to return America to the medals podium and develop a so-called "pipeline" to keep the country among the top nations for years to come Read More
USA’s Olympic Bronze Total Team Effort
8 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on USA’s Olympic Bronze Total Team Effort
The United States return to the Olympic dressage medals podium to collect a bronze for the first time since 2004 was the ultimate in team efforts by three rookies and one veteran of the world's biggest stage Read More
Olympic Dressage Judging Smaller & Fewer Differences Despite Bigger Entries
8 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Olympic Dressage Judging Smaller & Fewer Differences Despite Bigger Entries
Despite a big increase in the number of horses starting in Olympic dressage, there were both smaller and fewer significant differences in the scores of the seven judges on the panel for two days of Grand Prix at the Deodoro Equestrian Center compared with the Games in London four years ago.Read More
Germany Wins Olympic Team Gold, Britain Silver & USA Bronze In Most Dramatic Finish In Dressage History
8 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Germany Wins Olympic Team Gold, Britain Silver & USA Bronze In Most Dramatic Finish In Dressage History
Germany's most powerful team ever won Olympic dressage gold adding to Isabell Werth's treasure trove, defending Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin led Britain to silver while Laura Graves on Verdades produced a stunning performance to assure the United States the bronze and the nation's first Olympic medal since 2004 Read More
Australian Olympic Committee Explains Decisions Involving Dressage Team Combination Sue Hearn & Remmington
8 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Australian Olympic Committee Explains Decisions Involving Dressage Team Combination Sue Hearn & Remmington
The Australian Olympic Committee reported Thursday that it became aware Sue Hearn's dressage horse Remmington had received an administrative sanction for a controlled medication only after the team was already in Rio de Janeiro in final preparations for the Games Read More