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USA’s Steffen Peters Tops Global Dressage Festival Prize Money Earnings, Yvonne Losos de Muñiz of Dominican Republic Second Ranked
4 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on USA’s Steffen Peters Tops Global Dressage Festival Prize Money Earnings, Yvonne Losos de Muñiz of Dominican Republic Second Ranked
Steffen Peters topped the Global Dressage Festival prize money earnings for the 2021 winter-long circuit of seven CDIs with more than 125 riders from 17 nations sharing in the total purse. A total of 597 combinations competed in Global CDIs this winter, a decline of less than eight per cent from the 644 rides in 2020 despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the equine herpes outbreak in Europe in... Read More
Alice Tarjan Rides Candescent to Personal Best Score to Win Wellington CDI3* Grand Prix Special, First Big Tour Win for Amateur Rider
4 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Alice Tarjan Rides Candescent to Personal Best Score to Win Wellington CDI3* Grand Prix Special, First Big Tour Win for Amateur Rider
WELLINGTON, Florida, April 2, 2021--Alice Tarjan rode Candescent to a personal best score to win the Global Dressage Festival CDI3* Grand Prix Special Saturday, the first Big Tour victory for the adult amateur rider. Read More
Dressage World Cup Riders in Wellington Disappointed at Cancellation of Final, But Support Protection of Horses from Equine Herpes Virus
4 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Dressage World Cup Riders in Wellington Disappointed at Cancellation of Final, But Support Protection of Horses from Equine Herpes Virus
Dressage riders invited to the World Cup Final Friday expressed disappointment the event was canceled but strongly supported measures to protect horses from the equine herpes virus outbreak that led to the Gothenburg, Sweden championship being called off. Six riders representing four nations and competing in Wellington were preparing to head to the World Cup, three for the first time. Read More
Dressage World Cup Final Complete Lineup of 18 Pairs from 11 Nations
4 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Dressage World Cup Final Complete Lineup of 18 Pairs from 11 Nations
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Mar. 11, 2021--The dressage World Cup complete lineup of 18 rider and horse combinations from 11 nations was announced Thursday with 13 from Europe, including the first from Israel and five from the Western Hemisphere--3 USA, 1 Canada, 1 Dominican Republic. None are from Australia or New Zealand. Read More
FEI Revises World Cup Rules to Restore Final Starting Places to Non-League, 2 Extra Spots
4 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on FEI Revises World Cup Rules to Restore Final Starting Places to Non-League, 2 Extra Spots
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) reported Thursday that rules canceling World Cup places for some nations and giving them all to Western Europe have been "revised" following "concerns raised by the dressage community." Read More
USA Team Combination Olivia LaGoy-Weltz & Lonoir Win Wellington World Cup Freestyle
4 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on USA Team Combination Olivia LaGoy-Weltz & Lonoir Win Wellington World Cup Freestyle
WELLINGTON, Florida, Jan. 17, 2021–Olivia LaGoy-Weltz rode Lonoir to a personal best score to give the American team partnership victory in the Global Dressage Festival World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday. Yvonne Losos De Muñiz of the Dominican Republic, a non-league rider, on Aquamarijn placed second. Olivia of Newmarket, Virginia and the 17-year-old Danish Warmblood Read More
USA Team Partnership of Olivia LaGoy-Weltz & Lonoir Victorious at Wellington’s World Cup Grand Prix
4 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on USA Team Partnership of Olivia LaGoy-Weltz & Lonoir Victorious at Wellington’s World Cup Grand Prix
WELLINGTON, Florida, Jan. 15, 2021--Olivia LaGoy-Weltz and Lonoir posted their highest score in almost four years to win the Global Dressage Festival World Cup Grand Prix Friday in the first international event for the American team partnership in a year. Read More
FEI Defends Decision to Allocate Almost All World Cup Starting Places to Europe, Others May be Invited If Any Places Unfilled
4 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on FEI Defends Decision to Allocate Almost All World Cup Starting Places to Europe, Others May be Invited If Any Places Unfilled
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) on Thursday defended its decision to allocate to Europe 15 of the 18 starting places at this year's dressage World Cup Final but said a non-league athlete could "potentially" go if there is an unfilled spot Read More