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Dressage World Cup Final Complete Lineup of 18 Pairs from 11 Nations
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
FEI Changes 2021 World Cup Rules to Increase European Domination, Cutting Out Some Prospects from Other Nations
3 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on FEI Changes 2021 World Cup Rules to Increase European Domination, Cutting Out Some Prospects from Other Nations
2021 dressage World Cup Final may become European for all but three riders under new rules written by the FEI that eliminates spots including one for competitors from South America and Asia. Read More
Dominican Republic’s Yvonne Losos De Muñiz & Aquamarijn Post Personal Best to Win Wellington World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle
3 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Dominican Republic’s Yvonne Losos De Muñiz & Aquamarijn Post Personal Best to Win Wellington World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle
WELLINGTON, Florida, Dec. 12, 2020--Yvonne Losos De Muñiz of Dominican Republic rode Aquamarijn to a personal best score to win the Global Dressage Fall Festival World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday. Read More
Top 12 riders at Wellington’s Global Dressage Festival Shortened by Coronavirus Split Almost Quarter Million Dollars in Prize Money
4 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Top 12 riders at Wellington’s Global Dressage Festival Shortened by Coronavirus Split Almost Quarter Million Dollars in Prize Money
WELLINGTON, Florida, Mar. 17, 2020–The top 12 riders at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival shortened by the coronavirus pandemic split almost a quarter million dollars in prize money on the world’s richest dressage circuit. The top group of riders came from seven nations, while overall 70 riders from 14 countries on five continents–Asia, Oceania, Europe Read More