RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 8, 2o16–Eventing was turned on its head on an Olympic cross-country course that could have been an episode of “Survivor” with Australia moving to the top of the standings with the multiple Olympic gold medalist Mark…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 7, 2016–Germany held on to a slender lead over France after two days of Olympic Eventing dressage with Australia third and Great Britain fourth heading into cross country…
Sönke Rothenberger at 21 years old and Cosmo aged nine have made as the youngest combination ever on a German team at the Olympic Games as much by instinct and what works riding jumpers as with classical dressage training…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6, 2016–Great Britain’s William Fox-Pitt, two weeks in a coma after a head injury last fall, took the lead after the first of two days of Olympic evening dressage Saturday…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 5, 2016–The first Olympic Games in South America opened Friday night with 205 teams parading in the famous Maracana soccer stadium after the horse inspection for eventing that kicked off equestrian competition that includes dressage and…
RIO DE JANEIRO, All five Russian equestrian athletes–including two dressage riders–have been cleared by the International Olympic Committee to compete at the Games in Rio de Janeiro opening this week, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) reported Thursday…
Three years ago, some Americans came to try a horse for sale at the stables of Sven and Gonnelien Rothenberger in Frankfurt, their son Sönke watching but not saying a word until they were leaving without making an offer…
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…
Baseball/softball, karate, skateboard, surfing and sports climbing will be added to the lineup of sports for the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020…
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…