Robert Dover

Resignation of Debbie McDonald as USA Dressage Technical Advisor Confirmed, Search for Successor to Prepare for 2024 Paris, 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

1 year ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Resignation of Debbie McDonald as USA Dressage Technical Advisor Confirmed, Search for Successor to Prepare for 2024 Paris, 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
The resignation of Debbie McDonald as U.S. dressage Technical Advisor, better known as team coach, was confirmed by US Equestrian Wednesday night, saying a search for a successor will begin to prepare for the 2024 Paris and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Read More

Debbie and Bob McDonald “Moved On” After Years Fighting Unproven Allegations of Behavior Almost Half-Century Earlier

2 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Debbie and Bob McDonald “Moved On” After Years Fighting Unproven Allegations of Behavior Almost Half-Century Earlier
Debbie McDonald, one of the most successful American dressage riders and a team coach, and her husband, Bob, declared that they have moved on after spending more than two years fighting unproven allegations of behavior almost a half-century earlier Read More

Suppenkasper “More Relaxed” After Post-Olympic Silver Medal Performance Vacation Returns to Competition With Steffen Peters

2 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Suppenkasper “More Relaxed” After Post-Olympic Silver Medal Performance Vacation Returns to Competition With Steffen Peters
Suppenkasper returns to competition with Steffen Peters this week for the first time since the United States team historic silver medal performance and a vacation that has given the 14-year-old "Mopsie" more energy and a breakthrough in dealing with the "hurdle" of  the piaffe that he hopes to show at Desert Dressage CDI3* in Thermal, California Read More

George Williams is Go-To Guy to Oversee American Dressage

3 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on George Williams is Go-To Guy to Oversee American Dressage
George Williams has become the go-to guy to oversee pretty much all of American dressage as the newly appointed US Equestrian's High Performance & Pathway Development Advisor at the heart of Olympic and international championships just a couple of weeks after being drafted to head up the grassroots U.S. Dressage Federation for an unprecedented fourth term Read More

Robert Dover’s Autobiography “The Gates to Brilliance”–How a Gay, Jewish, Middle Class Kid Who Loved Horses Found Success

3 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Robert Dover’s Autobiography “The Gates to Brilliance”–How a Gay, Jewish, Middle Class Kid Who Loved Horses Found Success
Robert Dover's autobiography "The Gates to Brilliance" is an intimate look at his life, aptly described on the cover as How a Gay, Jewish, Middle Class Kid Who Loved Horses Found Success. Success he had, six Olympics for four medals and a host of other awards over a career with horses of almost six decades Read More

Wellington’s Global Dressage Festival Preparing to Celebrate 10th Anniversary as a Premier Equestrian Destination

4 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Wellington’s Global Dressage Festival Preparing to Celebrate 10th Anniversary as a Premier Equestrian Destination
The Adequan Global Dressage Festival World Cup will be the first international event of 2021 and mark the 10th anniversary of the Wellington, Florida shows that have grown to become one of the world's premier circuits Read More

Monica Theodorescu, German Team Coach, 3-Time Olympian, Appointed to FEI Dressage Committee–Now No Members Outside Europe

4 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Monica Theodorescu, German Team Coach, 3-Time Olympian, Appointed to FEI Dressage Committee–Now No Members Outside Europe
Monica Theodorescu, a three-time Olympic gold medal rider and coach of the German team for the past eight years, on Thursday was appointed a member of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Dressage Committee, the six-person group that oversees the sport. Monica succeeds George Williams of the United States so the committee will now be made up only of Europeans for the first time in many years. Read More
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