Olympics

Laura Graves & Verdades Win Wellington World Cup Freestyle to Head to Paris to Battle Isabell Werth, Cathrine Dufour in Final

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Laura Graves & Verdades Win Wellington World Cup Freestyle to Head to Paris to Battle Isabell Werth, Cathrine Dufour in Final
WELLINGTON, Florida, Mar. 2, 2018--Laura Graves and Verdades won the Adequan Global Dressage Festival World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle Friday night to earn a ticket for Paris and a Final showdown with defending champion Isabell Werth and Danish superstar Cathrine Dufour. Adrienne Lyle on Salvino placed second in their first freestyle Read More

Belgium’s Jorinde Verwimp & Tiamo Win Lier CDI4* Grand Prix, Japan’s Masanao Takahashi & Rubicon Get 1st World Games Qualifying Score

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Belgium’s Jorinde Verwimp & Tiamo Win Lier CDI4* Grand Prix, Japan’s Masanao Takahashi & Rubicon Get 1st World Games Qualifying Score
LIER, Belgium, Mar. 2, 2018--Belgium's Jorinde Verwimp and Tiamo won the CDI4* Grand Prix Friday with their second highest Grand Prix score in a career that has included six European championships from juniors to seniors as well as the Olympics Read More

Yvonne Losos de Muñiz Posts Career Best Grand Prix Score Riding Foco Loco to Wellington CDI3* Win & Likely World Cup Final Invite

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Yvonne Losos de Muñiz Posts Career Best Grand Prix Score Riding Foco Loco to Wellington CDI3* Win & Likely World Cup Final Invite
Yvonne Losos de Muñiz posted a career high Grand Prix score when she rode Foco Loco W to victory in the Global Dressage Festival CDI3* Thursday that was likely enough to become the first rider from the Dominican Republic to earn an invitation to the World Cup Final in Paris Read More

Carl Hester–Price of Horses, Importance of Training, Spirit of Success. Part 2 of 2

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Carl Hester–Price of Horses, Importance of Training, Spirit of Success. Part 2 of 2
Carl Hester likes to buy horses when they're young--if they don't cost a lot it leaves money for what he regards as most important, training. His own record is testament to his journey of competing in all five Olympics since 1992, winning team gold at home in London in 2012 and team silver four years later in Rio de Janeiro. Read More

Carl Hester on State of British Top Sport Dressage, Prospects for Tryon World Games and Tokyo Olympics–Part 1 of 2

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Carl Hester on State of British Top Sport Dressage, Prospects for Tryon World Games and Tokyo Olympics–Part 1 of 2
Before the London Olympics that became historic when Great Britain won gold, Carl Hester talked of retirement from competition, but admits he can't give up trying to help his country experience success again eight years on in Tokyo in 2020 Read More

Steffen Peters Rides Suppenkasper to Victory in 1st Freestyle to Win Del Mar World Cup

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Steffen Peters Rides Suppenkasper to Victory in 1st Freestyle to Win Del Mar World Cup
DEL MAR, California, Feb. 16, 2018--Suppenkasper performed the first CDI Grand Prix Freestyle in his career Friday night, ridden by Steffen Peters to victory in the World Cup event for an undefeated string of six Big Tour victories at the Adequan West Coast Dressage Festival Read More

Laura Graves & Verdades Top Wellington Global Dressage Festival Prize Money After 3 of 7 CDIs

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Laura Graves & Verdades Top Wellington Global Dressage Festival Prize Money After 3 of 7 CDIs
The sweep by Laura Graves and Verdades of the only top rated CDI5* outside continental Europe boosted the world's No. 4 combination to the top of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival prize money standings, compiled by dressage-news.com and presented by Cunningham & Cunningham Livestock Insurance Read More

Desperados, Olympic Team Gold Medalist & Former World No. 1, to Return to Competition After 16-Month Break

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Desperados, Olympic Team Gold Medalist & Former World No. 1, to Return to Competition After 16-Month Break
DORTMUND, Germany, Feb 12, 2018--Desperados FRH, the Hanoverian stallion ridden by Kristina Bröring-Sprehe to Olympic team gold and silver medals and former No. 1 in the world, is set to return to competition next month after a 16 months away recovering from injuries Read More
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