Newcomer Villeneuve Ridden by Germany’s Laura Strobel Wins World Breeding Championships 6-Year-Old Qualifier

6 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Newcomer Villeneuve Ridden by Germany’s Laura Strobel Wins World Breeding Championships 6-Year-Old Qualifier
There were at least eight horses returning to the World Breeding Championships for six-year-old horses from success in the five-year-old division in 2017. Five of the top six placings from 2017 were competing Friday. This should have made for an exciting, thrilling and quality class. The reality was otherwise. Read More

USA Bred & Owned Mejorano Ridden for Spain, No American Flags at World Breeding Championships

6 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on USA Bred & Owned Mejorano Ridden for Spain, No American Flags at World Breeding Championships
Mejorano, a P.R.E. stallion bred and owned by Hampton Green Farm in Florida and Michigan, was ridden by Jose Daniel Martin Dockx for Spain in the World Breeding Dressage Championships in Ermelo, Netherlands Friday. There were no American flags in the young horse event for the first time in 10 years. Read More

Great Britain’s Short List For Tryon World Equestrian Games Team Named, Mostly Olympic/Championship Riders, Rookie Horses

6 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Great Britain’s Short List For Tryon World Equestrian Games Team Named, Mostly Olympic/Championship Riders, Rookie Horses
Great Britain announced Friday the short list for its team for the World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina less than six weeks away, made up mostly of Olympic or championship medal riders on mostly rookie championship horses Read More

Asgard’s Ibiza wins World Breeding Dressage Championships 5-Year-Old Small Final, Gets Ticket to Finals

6 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Asgard’s Ibiza wins World Breeding Dressage Championships 5-Year-Old Small Final, Gets Ticket to Finals
ERMELO, Netherlands, Aug. 3, 2018--There was much relief in the breeding world as the popular KWPN stallion, Asgard’s Ibiza, redeemed himself to win the World Breeding Dressage Championships five-year-old small final Friday. The top three placed horses all get to participate in the real final Saturday Read More

Canada’s First North American Young Rider Championship Team Gold in At Least 7 Years Won by Combined Quebec/Alberta Squad

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NORTH SALEM, New York, Aug. 1, 2018--A combined Quebec and Alberta team on Wednesday became the first from Canada in at least seven years to win North American Young Rider Championship gold, with a combined United States California/North Central squad taking silver and U.S. Mid-Atlantic the bronze Read More
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