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Tinne Vilhelmsson-Silfvén & Don Auriello, Heather Blitz & Paragon Finish 1-2 After Storm Break in Florida CDI-W Grand Prix
11 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Tinne Vilhelmsson-Silfvén & Don Auriello, Heather Blitz & Paragon Finish 1-2 After Storm Break in Florida CDI-W Grand Prix
WELLINGTON, Florida, Feb. 14--Tinne Vilhelmsson-Silfvén on Don Auriello finished first and Heather Blitz on Paragon was second in the Global Dressage Festival's World Cup Grand Prix Thursday, after an hour-long interruption for a torrential downpour and a tornado warning. The Swedish Olympian also finished third on Divertimento and will ride the 11-year-old Westfalen gelding to a newly created Freestyle in Friday night's kür Read More
Valentine’s Day–Almost 3 Out of 4 British Women Prefer to Ride Their Horse Than be With Partner
11 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Valentine’s Day–Almost 3 Out of 4 British Women Prefer to Ride Their Horse Than be With Partner
Seventy-two per cent of British women would rather go ride their horse than spend Vaentine's Day with their partner, according to a survey by Horse & Country TV that found even more, 75 per cent, admit they give their horses more attention than ther partners Read More
Tucker Johnson Elected President & CEO of US Equestrian Team Foundation
11 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Tucker Johnson Elected President & CEO of US Equestrian Team Foundation
S. Tucker S. Johnson was elected President and CEO and Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Chairman of the board of the United States Equestrian Team Foundation, a major fund raising organization for American international horse sports and based in Gladstone, New Jersey Read More
Germany’s Anna-Sophie Fiebelkorn Returns as Sydney CDI Young Horse Guest Rider
11 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Germany’s Anna-Sophie Fiebelkorn Returns as Sydney CDI Young Horse Guest Rider
SYDNEY, Feb. 12--Anna-Sophie Fiebelkorn of Germany is returning to Australia as the guest rider at the Sydney CDI after her appearance in 2011 impressed the audience as a sensitive rider and trainer Read More
Tinne Vilhelmsson-Silfvén & Divertimento To Premiere Dave Brubeck Freestyle in Wellington Friday Night
11 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Tinne Vilhelmsson-Silfvén & Divertimento To Premiere Dave Brubeck Freestyle in Wellington Friday Night
Swedish Olympian Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén and Divertimento will premiere a musical freestyle created by Cees Slings as a tribute to the great American jazz musician Dave Brubeck at the Global Dressage Festival's World Cup event under lights Friday night Read More
Austrian Rider Ulrike Prunthaller, Trainer Frederick Atschko Suspended for 9 Months for “Painful & Illegal” Training Methods
11 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Austrian Rider Ulrike Prunthaller, Trainer Frederick Atschko Suspended for 9 Months for “Painful & Illegal” Training Methods
Austrian dressage rider, Ulrike Prunthaller, and her trainer, Frederick Atschko, have been suspended from compettion for nine months for training methods that a District Court of Innsbruck arbitration panel determined to be "painful and illegal." Read More
IOC Executive Board to Propose Equestrian Stay as Core Sport for 2020 Olympic Games
11 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on IOC Executive Board to Propose Equestrian Stay as Core Sport for 2020 Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee Executive Board on Tuesday recommended 25 core sports--including equestrian--for the 2020 Olympic Games at a city still to be selected Read More
Palm Beach Dressage Derby Celebrates 30th Anniversary as Oldest Florida Event
11 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Palm Beach Dressage Derby Celebrates 30th Anniversary as Oldest Florida Event
The Palm Beach Dressage Derby celebrates its 30th anniversary as the oldest event in South Florida and it paved the way to a current calendar of the world's most intensive calendar of dressage shows, 12 CDIs among a total of 30 horse shows at four venues within 30 minutes of each other over five winter months Read More