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George Williams is Go-To Guy to Oversee American Dressage

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December 17, 2021
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George Williams has become the go-to guy to oversee pretty much all of American dressage as the newly appointed US Equestrian’s High Performance & Pathway Development Advisor at the heart of Olympic and international championships just a couple of weeks…

George Williams Named USA High Performance & Pathway Development Advisor, No Successor to Debbie McDonald as Team Coach for Now

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December 16, 2021
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United States Equestrian announced Thursday that George Williams has been appointed dressage High Performance & Pathway Development Advisor instead of immediately naming a successor to Debbie McDonald as team coach. A coaches support network will be launched….

US Federation Not to Renew Debbie McDonald’s USA Dressage Team Coaching Contract

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December 1, 2021
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The U.S. federation announced Wednesday that Debbie McDonald’s American dressage team coaching contract will not be renewed, a decision disclosed six days after a civil lawsuit filed against Debbie and her husband, Bob, over alleged sexual abuse in the mid-1970s….

Debbie and Bob McDonald Issue Statement Responding to Civil Lawsuit Accusations of Sexual Abuse

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November 30, 2021
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Debbie and Bob McDonald issued a statement Tuesday in response to accusations of sexual abuse made by two unidentified women in a California civil lawsuit seeking financial remuneration for events they allege occurred in the mid-1970s…

Two Women File Civil Lawsuit in California Against Bob & Debbie McDonald Seeking Damages in Alleged Sexual Abuse Case in Mid-1970s

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November 26, 2021
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Two women who allege sexual abuse in the mid-1970s by Bob McDonald, husband of U.S. team coach Debbie McDonald, have filed a civil lawsuit in California seeking damages. The suit names Bob McDonald for alleged rape and sexual battery and…

Sabine Schut-Kery on Olympic Stardom and Developing Future American Team Horses

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August 24, 2021
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Sabine Schut-Kery doesn’t just prefer to let her riding do the talking, she found speaking to the media after the ride on Sanceo that clinched an historic Olympic silver medal as more pressure than anchoring the United States team…

Debbie McDonald On USA Success at Tokyo Olympics–Part 1 of 2

7 minutes
August 11, 2021
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For Debbie McDonald, the Olympic team silver medal caps the most illustrious era of American dressage so far, beginning as a rider on Brentina leading USA to silver at 2002 World Games, in 2003 first American to become World Cup…

Olympic Dressage Team Competition in Photos by Lily Forado for dressage-news.com

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July 27, 2021
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Olympic Dressage Team Competition in Photos by Lily Forado for dressage-news.com…

USA Dressage Team Riders, Horses Accustomed to Florida-Type Weather Ready for Tokyo Olympic Grand Prix Without Spectators in Two Days

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July 21, 2021
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United States Olympic dressage team riders Adrienne Lyle, Steffen Peters and Sabine Schut-Kery said Thursday their horses that were accustomed to the Florida-type subtropical weather were fit and ready for the Grand Prix beginning in two days in Tokyo in…

Steffen Peters, Heading to Olympics, On American Dressage Since His First Games Quarter Century Ago

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July 7, 2021
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Steffen Peters on his way with Suppenkasper to his fifth Olympics, is “amazed” at the development of dressage in the United States that required scores equal to the gold medal performances at his first Games a quarter century ago to…