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Half of International Dressage Shows for Year Already Canceled in Coronavirus Pandemic

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April 28, 2020
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Re-scheduling the world famous Future Champions Nations Cups in Hagen, Germany and cancellation of a second World Cup qualifier in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic has led to about half of international competitions being dropped or postponed…

Changes to Anti-Doping Rules Could Lead to Review of Olympic, Championship, Nations Cup Team Penalties

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April 24, 2020
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Disqualification of a nation’s entire team if only one horse is found to have been doped in Olympics, world championships and even Nations Cups is among proposals that will be put to member countries of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)…

FEI Task Force Weighs Moves of North American Youth & World Young Horse Championships, Cancellation of 2021 European Championships

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April 20, 2020
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North American Youth Championships may shift from Michigan in August to Florida in December, World Young Horse Championships from August to the fall and 2021 European Championships that clash with re-scheduled Tokyo Olympics canceled…

Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu & All In, Canada’s Top Duo, Tentatively Plan European Shows to Prepare for Deferred Tokyo Olympics

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April 20, 2020
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Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu has tentative plans to compete All In in Europe in early fall to renew the campaign by Canada’s top combination for a start at the Tokyo Olympics that were delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic…

Margit Otto-Crépin, 1988 Olympic Individual Silver Medalist, 1989 World Cup Champion, Dies–1945-2020

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April 19, 2020
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Margit Otto-Crépin, who earned individual silver medal at the 1988 and World Cup champion in 1989, died Sunday at her home in Hamburg, Germany at the age of 75….

FEI Places 60% of Staff on “Temporary Partial Employment,” Other Cost Saving Steps to Minimize Impact on Revenue of Coronavirus

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April 17, 2020
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The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has placed 60% of its employees on “temporary partial unemployment” to help minimize the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on the organization that governs international horse sports, including the Olympic disciplines of dressage, eventing…

US Equestrian Federation Makes Unprecedented Move for Government Coronavirus Loan to Help Cover Wages, Other Critical Costs

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April 16, 2020
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US Equestrian Federation Makes Unprecedented Move for Government Coronavirus Loan to Help Cover Wages, Other Critical Costs With Horse Sports Frozen…

For USA 2020 Was “Building” Year for Future, But Olympic Delay Gives New & Seasoned Partnerships Time to be Ready for Tokyo in 2021

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April 15, 2020
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For USA 2020 was “Building” year for future, but Olympic delay gives new & seasoned partnerships time to be ready for Tokyo in 2021…

Pan American Games Gold Medal Rider Tina Irwin Named Canada Equestrian of Year, Her Equine Partner Laurencio is Horse of Year

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April 14, 2020
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ina Irwin has been named Canadian Equestrian of the Year for 2019 and her Pan American Games gold medal mount Laurencio the Horse of the Year….

World Cup that Wasn’t in Las Vegas, Isabell & Weihegold’s Bid for Historic 4 in Row Delayed, Disappointed Champion Steffen Peters, Farewell to Verdades at Home

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April 12, 2020
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This was to be the 35th final of dressage World Cup, an event that this year in Las Vegas would have been memorable for the possibility of an historic fourth in a row title for Isabell Werth and Weihegold OLD,…