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European Championships–Germany Gold, Netherlands Silver, Sweden Bronze, Charlotte Dujardin/Mount St. John Eliminated–Denmark, Ireland, Portugal Going to 2020 Olympics

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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Aug. 20, 2019--Germany won European Campionships team gold Tuesday for the 24th time while the Netherlands took silver and Sweden bronze after Great Britain's Charlotte Dujardin on Mount St. John Freestyle was eliminated. Denmark, Ireland and Portugal earned 2020 Olympic berths, the first dressage team appearances in the Games for Ireland and Portugal. Read More

Portugal Wins Hickstead Nations Cup, Britain’s Lara Butler & Rubin al Asad Win Freestyle with Personal Best Score

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HICKSTEAD, England, July 28, 2019--A personal best score by Lara Butler on Rubin al Asad to top the CDIO3* Nations Cup Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday was not enough to halt Portugal's Lusitano juggernaut that won its first team competition in seven years of the trans-Atlantic series. Read More

Portugal Clinches Hickstead CDIO3* Nations Cup With Top Placings in Grand Prix Special

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HICKSTEAD, England, July 27, 2019--João Miguel Torrao rode Equador to a personal best score to dominate the Nations Cup Grand Prix Special Saturday and clinch Portugal's first victory in seven years of the official team series. The event will not be formally decided until the Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday, but Portugal has an insurmountable lead in only its second Nations Cup competition. Read More

Portugal Takes Lead in Nations Cup Series Finale at Hickstead Despite Lara Butler & Rubin al Asad Winning Grand Prix

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HICKSTEAD, England, July 26, 2019--Lara Butler on Rubin al Asad won the CDIO3* Nations Cup Grand Prix Friday but it was not enough to prevent Portugal from taking the lead in the finale of the trans-Atlantic series in only their second team competition in seven years of the series. The event will be decided by the Grand Prix Special and the Freestyle. Read More

Aachen World Equestrian Festival Dressage Starts Wednesday

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AACHEN, Germany, July 16, 2019–The World Equestrian Festival dressage starts Wednesday with the CDI4* while the CDIO5* Nations Cup that is the major global team event of 2019 with eight countries participating begins a day later. Sönke Rothenberger and Cosmo, the German team gold medal pair from the 2016 Olympics and the 2018 World Equestrian Read More

Isabell Werth & Bella Rose Win Fritzens CDI4* Grand Prix Special

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FRITZENS, Austria, June 30, 2019–Isabell Werth and Bella Rose won the Schindlhof CDI4* Grand Prix Special Sunday while fellow German Lisa Müller on Stand by Me was runner-up with a personal best score. Isabell and the 15-year-old Westfalen mare scored 81.511% in the first CDI Grand Prix Special for the pair since the rider’s career Read More
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