StraightArrow, Author at Dressage-News

France’s Morgan Barbançon & Habana Libre A Post Personal Best to Win Le Mans CDI2* St. Georges

3 minutes
October 15, 2020
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LE MANS, France, Oct. 15, 2020–France’s Morgan Barbançon rode Habana Libre A to victory on a personal best score in the CDI2* Prix St. Georges Thursday in the first international dressage competition in France in 10 months. Germany’s Christoph Koschel…

Udon P, Kelly Layne’s Olympic, World Games Prospect for Australian Team, Dies of Heart Failure

2 minutes
October 14, 2020
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WELLINGTON, Florida, Oct. 14, 2020–Udon P, the horse that Kelly Layne rode to become a top prospect for the 2016 Australian Olympic team, died Wednesday from a fatal arrhythmia, a condition that led to emotional “heart” freestyle performances….

World Cup Western Europe Opening Leg in Denmark With 5 of Top 20 Ranked Combinations

4 minutes
October 14, 2020
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The World Cup’s coronavirus-shortened Western European League series launches in Aarhus, Denmark Saturday with five of the top 20 ranked rider and horse combinations in the lineup including the 2019 winning partnership of home nation stars Cathrine Dufour and Bohemian….

Juan Matute Guimon to Compete at Spanish Championships This Week in First Show Since Life Saving Brain Surgery

3 minutes
October 12, 2020
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Juan Matute Guimon returns to competition with Quantico in the Spanish championships in Madrid this week, five months since undergoing a life-saving operation to repair a genetic brain disorder….

Charlotte Dujardin Rides Gio to Victory in Debut International Grand Prix Freestyle at Keysoe CDI3*

20 minutes
October 10, 2020
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KEYSOE, England, Oct. 10, 2020–Charlotte Dujardin rode Gio, the horse she found at a California master class four years ago, to the pair’s first victory in their debut CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday night on a score that was higher…

Charlotte Dujardin & Freestyle Win Keysoe CDI3* Grand Prix Special On Another Personal Best Score

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October 10, 2020
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KEYSOE, England, Oct. 10, 2020–Charlotte Dujardin and Mount St. John Freestyle won the CDI3* Grand Prix Special Saturday with a personal best score for the second day in a row for Britain’s top ranked combination and No. 6 in the…

Charlotte Dujardin Posts Personal Best on Freestyle to Win Keysoe CDI3* Grand Prix, Places 2nd in International Debut on Gio

6 minutes
October 9, 2020
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KEYSOE, England, Oct. 9, 2020–Charlotte Dujardin rode Mount St. John Freestyle to victory in the CDI3* Grand Prix Friday with the rider’s highest score since Valegro at the 2016 Olympics and placed second in the international debut of the nine-year-old…

World Cup Events in Lyon, France for Dressage, Driving, Jumping to Go Ahead But Cancels Popular Western Horse Show & Exhibition to Meet Coronavirus Restrictions

2 minutes
October 8, 2020
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The World Cup events in Lyon, France of dressage, driving and jumping will go ahead with limited spectators over nine days late this month, but the organizers Thursday announced cancellation of the popular Western Horse Show and the Lyon Exhibition…

Jojo AZ, Agnete Kirk Thinggaard’s 2016 Olympic Mount, Dies Suddenly at Age 17

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October 8, 2020
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Jojo AZ, the horse that took Agnete Kirk Thinggaard to the 2016 Olympics on the Danish team, has died at the age of 17 from a sudden illness….

Ocala’s World Equestrian Center, Amazing Horse Show “City” of Disneyland Style with Touch of Gucci

8 minutes
October 5, 2020
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OCALA, Florida, Oct. 5, 2020–The World Equestrian Center opening in three months is an amazing horse show city of a size unmatched anywhere that the family building it is taking a leaf out of the customer-friendly culture of Disney World…