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France Wins Hickstead Nations Cup After Mistake By Dutch Rider Drops Holland to 2nd, USA 3rd, Britain 4th
7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on France Wins Hickstead Nations Cup After Mistake By Dutch Rider Drops Holland to 2nd, USA 3rd, Britain 4th
HICKSTEAD, England, July 30, 2017--France managed to hold on to a lead built over two days to win the CDIO3* Nations Cup after Katja Gevers on Thriller was severely penalized for a mistake that dropped the Netherlands to runner up and the United States slipped to third with Great Britain fourth Read More
Pierre Volla on Badinda Altena Saved from Slaughter Keeps France in Hickstead Nations Cup Lead, USA Second, Netherlands 3rd, Britain 4th
7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Pierre Volla on Badinda Altena Saved from Slaughter Keeps France in Hickstead Nations Cup Lead, USA Second, Netherlands 3rd, Britain 4th
HICKSTEAD, England, July 29, 2017--Pierre Volla on Badinda Altena, the mare he saved from slaughter because of a big scar from an injury as a foal, won the Grand Prix Special to lead France to extend its lead in the CDIO3* Nations Cup finale of the seven-event trans-Atlantic series. Read More
France Leads Hickstead Nations Cup After Grand Prix, USA 2nd, Netherlands 3rd, Britain 4th
7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on France Leads Hickstead Nations Cup After Grand Prix, USA 2nd, Netherlands 3rd, Britain 4th
HICKSTEAD, England, July 28, 2017--A French team led by former jumper rider Pierre Volla on Badinda Altena took the lead after the Grand Prix in the season-ending Nations Cup CDIO3* Friday with the United States in second place, Netherlands third and Great Britain Read More
Australia Announces Ton de Ridder Quits as Dressage Coach in Messy Divorce
7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Australia Announces Ton de Ridder Quits as Dressage Coach in Messy Divorce
SYDNEY, July 27, 2017--Ton de Ridder, the European-based trainer, has confirmed his decision to quit as Australia's high performance coach despite a last-ditch effort to keep him in the post Read More
123 Combinations at World Young Horse Championships in Ermelo Next Week
7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on 123 Combinations at World Young Horse Championships in Ermelo Next Week
ERMELO, Netherlands, July 27, 2017--A total of 123 combinations will compete in the World Young Horse Championships next week, with the home side represented by the most horses Read More
Charlotte Dujardin Rides Hawtins Delicato to Hickstead CDI2* St. Georges Victory
7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Charlotte Dujardin Rides Hawtins Delicato to Hickstead CDI2* St. Georges Victory
HICKSTEAD, England, July 27, 2017--Charlotte Dujardin, competing Hawtins Delicato in preparing the nine-year-old gelding as a future British team mount for Carl Hester, won the CDI3* Prix St. Georges Thursday for the third victory since the beginning of the horse's international career this month Read More
Laura Graves & Verdades No. 2 in World, Equal to Highest Ranking Ever for USA Combination
7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Laura Graves & Verdades No. 2 in World, Equal to Highest Ranking Ever for USA Combination
Laura Graves and Verdades will move up to No. 2 in the world next week, equal to the highest ever ranking by an American horse and rider Read More
Suppenkasper Bought for Steffen Peters to Compete as American Team Prospect for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Suppenkasper Bought for Steffen Peters to Compete as American Team Prospect for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Suppenkasper, a nine-year-old Dutch-bred Grand Prix gelding, has been bought for Steffen Peters to compete as an American team prospect along with the mare Rosamunde for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo Read More