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Holland’s Emmelie Scholtens & Desperado Post Personal Best Score to Win Mechelen World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle

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December 29, 2019
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MECHELEN, Belgium, Dec. 29, 2019–Holland’s Emmelie Scholtens and Desperado won the Jumping Mechelen World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle with a personal best score Sunday, the second straight best competition result for the European Championship team silver medal pair….

South Africa Fails to Qualify Team for Tokyo Olympics, as Did Brazil–Austria, France, Belgium Battle for Starts

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December 28, 2019
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South Africa failed to qualify a team for the Tokyo Olympics when the last remaining combination did not achieve a required minimum score in the Jumping Mechelen World Cup Grand Prix Saturday, with no more chances before the year-end deadline….

Ashley Holzer Seeking to Ride for USA at Tokyo Olympics While Coaching Top Canadians to Compete Against Her

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December 23, 2019
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Ashley Holzer has declared the intent to seek a place on her first American Olympic team after riding for Canada in four Games while at the same time coaching seven, yes, seven, prospects for Canada’s team….

Farewell Don Johnson! Isabell Performs Victorious, Emotional Freestyle for Horse’s Final Competition

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December 22, 2019
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FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. 22, 2019–Don Johnson FRH was given a rousing farewell in a victorious CDI5* Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday that was the final competition for the 18-year-old Hanoverian gelding after nine years of top sport….

Don Johnson Ridden by Isabell Werth in Final Big Tour Competition After 9 Years of Top Sport With Victory

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December 20, 2019
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FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. 20, 2019–Don Johnson, the sometimes feisty Hanoverian gelding that Isabell Werth competed at top sport for nine years, was performing in the 18-year-old horse’s final international competition, going out with a victory in the CDI5* Grand Prix…

USA Team Rider Michael Barisone Indicted on Two Charges of Attempted Murder

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December 19, 2019
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Michael Barisone, reserve for the United States dressage team at the 2008 Olympics, has been indicted on two charges of first degree attempted murder in the shooting in August of a woman he had been coaching at his New Jersey…

First Apple Ridden by Sarah Lockman Nominated for USA Horse of Year

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December 19, 2019
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First Apple, ridden by Sarah Lockman to Pan American Games individual gold medal, has been nominated for United States international Horse of the Year honors to be decided by online voting of U.S. Equestrian Federation members….

Charlotte Dujardin & Mount St. John Freestyle Near Best Score to Win Olympia World Cup Freestyle

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December 17, 2019
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LONDON, Dec. 17, 2019–Charlotte Dujardin rode Mount St. John Freestyle to near a personal best score to win the Olympia World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle Tuesday night and move closer to a start at the Final in Las Vegas in…

Russia’s Olympic Dressage Team Status Uncertain as Fallout from Country’s Anti-Drug Turmoil

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December 15, 2019
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Russia’s dressage team, the only one of the three equestrian disciplines to qualify for the 2020 Olympics, is caught in the long running drug testing turmoil involving the status of its athletes and the flag to compete under in Tokyo….

Isabell Werth & Emilio Win Salzburg World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle to Qualify for Las Vegas Final

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December 8, 2019
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SALZBURG, Austria, Dec. 8, 2019–Isabell Werth on Emilio won the World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday to qualify the first of her mounts for the Final in Las Vegas next April to defend the title she has won the past…