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First International Dressage Show at Wellington Since Last CDI in World Before Coronavirus Lockdown Mid-March

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November 12, 2020
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WELLINGTON, Florida, Nov. 12, 2020–The first international dressage show in the United States since mid-March began Thursday at the same Global Dressage Festival grounds that saw the last CDI in the world before the coronavirus lockdown. The CDI3* is being…

Last Scheduled 2020/21 Central European World Cup Qualifier Canceled

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November 10, 2020
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The last 2020/21 Central European World Cup qualifier scheduled for Slovakia this week has been canceled but seven events that were staged saw Russia’s Regina Isachkina and Hungary’s Csaba Szokola at the top of the standings to fill the two…

Canadian Olympic Team Prospect Chris von Martels Rides Eclips to Victory at Florida National Show in First Competition in 8 Months

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November 7, 2020
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WELLINGTON, Florida, Nov. 7, 2020–Chris von Martels rode Eclips to victory in the Gold Coast Fall Dressage Grand Prix in the first competition in eight months as the partnership prepares to seek a place on Canada’s Olympic team…

Preparations Nearing Completion for Wellington’s CDI Lineup Expanded to Nine Weeks Beginning Next Month

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October 20, 2020
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With the experience of 15 weeks of competitions at the show grounds that host the Global Dressage Festival since the return of equestrian sport, organizers are preparing for the winter circuit that’s starting earlier to extend the lineup to nine…

Kelly Coyne of Virginia & Kristina Harrison-Antell of California Each Receive $25,000 Carol Lavell Awards

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October 19, 2020
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Kelly Coyne of Virginia Beach, Virginia with Brilliance and Kristina Harrison-Antell of Los Angeles with Finley have each been awarded $25,000 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prizes…

Juan Matute Guimon’s “Emotional” Return to Competition in Spanish Championships

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October 16, 2020
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MADRID, Oct. 16, 2020–Most important for Juan Matute Guimon’s ride on Quantico in the Spanish Championships Friday was that he was able to compete again after only five months since surgery to repair a brain disorder….

Udon P, Kelly Layne’s Olympic, World Games Prospect for Australian Team, Dies of Heart Failure

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October 14, 2020
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WELLINGTON, Florida, Oct. 14, 2020–Udon P, the horse that Kelly Layne rode to become a top prospect for the 2016 Australian Olympic team, died Wednesday from a fatal arrhythmia, a condition that led to emotional “heart” freestyle performances….

Ocala’s World Equestrian Center, Amazing Horse Show “City” of Disneyland Style with Touch of Gucci

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October 5, 2020
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OCALA, Florida, Oct. 5, 2020–The World Equestrian Center opening in three months is an amazing horse show city of a size unmatched anywhere that the family building it is taking a leaf out of the customer-friendly culture of Disney World…

21 CDIs for USA in 2021, Includes 3 at New World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida

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September 16, 2020
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Twenty-one international dressage events have been set for the United States in 2021, including three at the newly constructed World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida just four hours from the lineup of seven events at Wellington’s Adequan Global Dressage Festival…

Restrictions Eased on Athletes, Officials from Europe, Other Nations for USA Olympic Level Events–Boost to Equestrian Shows

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September 8, 2020
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Travel restrictions into the United States have been eased for international athletes and officials such as judges of Olympic sports ahead of a lineup of five dressage World Cup events and Olympic qualifiers before the end of the year and…