Olympics

Dominican Republic’s Yvonne Losos de Muñiz Back Aiming for Championships, Undaunted by Injury that Kept Her Out of Tryon World Games

6 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Dominican Republic’s Yvonne Losos de Muñiz Back Aiming for Championships, Undaunted by Injury that Kept Her Out of Tryon World Games
WELLINGTON, Florida, Jan. 2, 2019–Yvonne Losos de Muñiz, undaunted by injury that kept her out of the 2018 World Equestrian Games, has set championships and Olympics for years to come as new goals for herself. Read More

Isabell Werth On Weihegold Enters 2019 at No. 1 for 3rd Year, Laura Graves & Verdades Match USA Record for Top 2 Placings

6 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Isabell Werth On Weihegold Enters 2019 at No. 1 for 3rd Year, Laura Graves & Verdades Match USA Record for Top 2 Placings
Isabell Werth on Weihegold entered 2019 at No. 1 for the third year while Laura Graves on Verdades matched the American record of eight months of top two placings held for more than 13 years by her personal trainer and newly appointed USA team coach Debbie McDonald Read More

Hans Peter Minderhoud & Glock’s Dream Boy Win Mechelen World Cup Grand Prix

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MECHELEN, Belgium, Dec. 28, 2018--The Netherlands' World Equestrian Games team combination of Hans Peter Minderhoud and Glock's Dream Boy posted a personal best score to win the World Cup Grand Prix Friday just 11 days after capturing the experimental "short" Grand Prix at London. Read More

Trans-Atlantic Coach Lars Petersen Making Impact on Denmark’s Top Dressage Though Now Riding For USA

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Daniel Bachmann Andersen will enter 2019 as Denmark's highest ranked rider on Blue Hors Zack after a year placing three horses in the top 30 in the world and capturing Germany's prestigious Louisdor Prize for developing Grand Prix horses. Behind the scenes as his coach is Lars Petersen, the former Danish Olympian who is based in Florida and now rides for the USA. Read More

Heather Blitz’s Return to Big Tour & Stable Full of Young Talents

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Heather Blitz will return to Big Tour competition next month for the first time in almost four years, likely with two Grand Prix mounts to compete for a place on the United States team for the Pan American Games next summer. Read More

USA Riders, Owners of Don Principe & Horizon Settle With FEI 2017 Banned Substance Case

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A settlement has been reached in the case of American Under-25 rider Kaitlin Blythe and Don Principe and Olympic and World Games competitor Adrienne Lyle and Horizon and the International Equestrian Federation over the finding of a banned substance in their horses almost two years ago Read More

Verdades, Laura Graves’ “Horse of a Lifetime,” Not Ready for Retirement After Historic 2018, Will Pursue World Cup–Part 3 of 3

6 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Verdades, Laura Graves’ “Horse of a Lifetime,” Not Ready for Retirement After Historic 2018, Will Pursue World Cup–Part 3 of 3
Verdades, refreshed from a break, is "clearly not ready for retirement" following historic 2018 World Equestrian Games performances that led to the pair becoming the first Americans to be ranked No. 1 in the world and lifetime partner Laura Graves will pursue a World Cup title the duo has twice been runner-up Read More

Laura Graves Nominated for USA 2018 Equestrian of Honor, Verdades is Nominee for Horse of Honor–Voting Now Open

6 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Laura Graves Nominated for USA 2018 Equestrian of Honor, Verdades is Nominee for Horse of Honor–Voting Now Open
Laura Graves has been nominated by US Equestrian for 2018 Equestrian of Honor and Verdades for 2018 Horse of Honor with voting now open through Thursday, Jan.3 for the Olympic and World Equestrian Games medal partnership. Read More
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