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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
4 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on 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
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, the return of a reinvigorated Steffen Peters to the arena where he became only the second American ever to win the championship and the retirement of Verdades that was... Read More
Cathrine Dufour & Bohemian Boosted to Pair’s Highest Ranking in World Standings, Giving Danish Rider Two Horses in Top 10
5 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Cathrine Dufour & Bohemian Boosted to Pair’s Highest Ranking in World Standings, Giving Danish Rider Two Horses in Top 10
Two personal best scores for Cathrine Dufour and Bohemian just days before the coronavirus pandemic shut down horse sports around the world were enough to boost the Danish team partnership into the top 10 in the world along with Cassidy, the rider's 2018 Olympic mount if the rankings for March follow the standard procedure Read More
Adrienne Lyle & Salvino, Kasey Perry-Glass & Dublet to Miss Wellington CDI5*, Adrienne Plans CDI4* Week Later in Bid for USA Olympic Team
5 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Adrienne Lyle & Salvino, Kasey Perry-Glass & Dublet to Miss Wellington CDI5*, Adrienne Plans CDI4* Week Later in Bid for USA Olympic Team
WELLINGTON, Florida, Feb. 10, 2020--The Global Dressage Festival CDI5* will be highly competitive with riders from several nations competing to start at the Tokyo Olympics but two top American contenders are delaying runs for the team. Read More
Goodbye, Verdades–from BlackHorse-One
5 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Goodbye, Verdades–from BlackHorse-One
Goodbye, Verdades--from BlackHorse-One Read More
Steffen Peters Talks About Daily Mental Therapy as he Seeks Place on 5th USA Olympic Team
5 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Steffen Peters Talks About Daily Mental Therapy as he Seeks Place on 5th USA Olympic Team
Six months after Steffen Peters disclosed mental health issues sustained after a quarter century among the world's elite competitors, the rider reports he works daily on recovery, imprinting images of his 2009 World Cup victory on Ravel to control his thoughts and emotions as he seeks a place on what would be his fifth Olympic team for America. Read More
Verdades to Retire After Lifetime With Laura Graves as One of Top American Partnerships in History
5 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Verdades to Retire After Lifetime With Laura Graves as One of Top American Partnerships in History
Verdades is being retired at the age of 18 after a lifelong partnership with Laura Graves that earned Olympic and world championship medals to become one of the top horses in the history of American dressage. Read More
Isabell Werth Into 2020 Ranked Top With Bella Rose and First Rider as Year-End No. 1 on 2 Different Horses
5 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Isabell Werth Into 2020 Ranked Top With Bella Rose and First Rider as Year-End No. 1 on 2 Different Horses
Isabell Werth starts 2020 ranked top in the world with Bella Rose and becomes the first rider as year-end No. 1 on two different horses since the current format of ranking rider/horse combinations was begun in 2006. Great Britain's Charlotte Dujardin on Mount St. John Freestyle produced the most dramatic change in the standings, skytocketing to No. 6 in the world from 48th. Read More
Debbie McDonald, Two-Time American Olympic Competitor, First Time American Olympic Team Coach Talks About 2020
5 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Debbie McDonald, Two-Time American Olympic Competitor, First Time American Olympic Team Coach Talks About 2020
Debbie McDonald is preparing for her first Olympics as the American team coach with possibly more prospects than ever before for a team to compete for a second straight Games podium placing. Read More