Olympic Dressage Competition & Warmup Arenas

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The Olympic competition and warm-up arenas at the equestrian stadium in Deodoro, one of the major complexes of the first Games to be held in South America Read More

5 New Olympic Sports for 2020 Tokyo Games

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Baseball/softball, karate, skateboard, surfing and sports climbing will be added to the lineup of sports for the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020 Read More

Olympic Equestrian Venue–As Good As Any In World–Riders

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 3, 2016--"Impressive," was the verdict Wednesday of Great Britain's Carl Hester of the Olympic equestrian venue at Deodoro where dressage begins next week Read More

USA’s Tryon International Equestrian Center Announces Pursuit of 2018 World Equestrian Games

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Mark Bellissimo, managing partner of Tryon Equestrian Partners, announced Tuesday that Tryon International Equestrian Center in North Carolina is working with the United States Equestrian Federation to keep the 2018 World Equestrian Games in North America Read More

German Team Riders & Horses #1, 2, 3 In Final Pre-Olympic World Rankings

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German team riders and horses Kristina Bröring-Sprehe and Desperados, Isabell Werth and Weihegold and Dorothee Schneider and Showtime are No. 1, 2 and 3 in the final pre-Olympic world rankings posted Tuesday by the International Equestrian Federation FEI). Three of the United States Olympic team combinations were also in the top 25, the only nation aside from Germany to rank so many declared Olympic riders and horses so high Read More

Dressage Horses From 10 Nations Arrive in Rio for Olympic Games

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RIO DE JANEIORO, Aug. 1, 2016--Dressage horses from 10 nations arrived Monday night for the Olympic Games, one week ahead of the veterinary check of 60 horses qualified to start in the Grand Prix Read More

USA Dressage Team Horses Arrive Safely in Rio de Janeiro for Olympic Games

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 1, 2016--United States team dressage horses arrived here safely Monday night after a trans-Atantic flight from Belgium Read More

New Yorker Magazine Profile of Charlotte Dujardin & Valegro

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Russia’s 2 Dressage Riders/Horses Cleared by FEI to Compete in Olympics

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Two Russian dressage riders and three eventers qualified for the Olympic Games have been cleared by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) to compete at Rio de Janeiro. Read More