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Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu & All In, Canada’s Top Duo, Tentatively Plan European Shows to Prepare for Deferred Tokyo Olympics
5 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu & All In, Canada’s Top Duo, Tentatively Plan European Shows to Prepare for Deferred Tokyo Olympics
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 Read More
Margit Otto-Crépin, 1988 Olympic Individual Silver Medalist, 1989 World Cup Champion, Dies–1945-2020
5 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Margit Otto-Crépin, 1988 Olympic Individual Silver Medalist, 1989 World Cup Champion, Dies–1945-2020
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. Read More
For USA 2020 Was “Building” Year for Future, But Olympic Delay Gives New & Seasoned Partnerships Time to be Ready for Tokyo in 2021
5 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on For USA 2020 Was “Building” Year for Future, But Olympic Delay Gives New & Seasoned Partnerships Time to be Ready for Tokyo in 2021
For USA 2020 was "Building" year for future, but Olympic delay gives new & seasoned partnerships time to be ready for Tokyo in 2021 Read More
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
5 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
“Dr. B,” Wilfried Otto Bechtolsheimer, Major Supporter of British Dressage, Dies at Age 71
5 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on “Dr. B,” Wilfried Otto Bechtolsheimer, Major Supporter of British Dressage, Dies at Age 71
"Dr. B," Wilfried Otto Bechtolsheimer, a decades-long supporter of British dressage and father of Olympic dressage gold medalist, Laura, has died at the age of 71. Read More
Biotech Firm Headed by Wayne Channon, Former British Team Dressage Rider, Reports Development of Coronavirus Capsule to be Mailed, Self-Administered
5 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Biotech Firm Headed by Wayne Channon, Former British Team Dressage Rider, Reports Development of Coronavirus Capsule to be Mailed, Self-Administered
Wayne Channon, a former British team dressage competitor, reported Monday that a biotechnology company he heads has developed a coronavirus vaccine pill that can be distributed through the mail and self-administered by patients. Read More
International Dressage Shows Worldwide Closed for at Least a Month, Impacts Olympic Preparations
5 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on International Dressage Shows Worldwide Closed for at Least a Month, Impacts Olympic Preparations
Most of the world's international horse shows on Monday began coronavirus-triggered cancellations and suspensions for four weeks but closures could stretch well into May as a handful of events have already announced they will not be held. As with most sports, the pandemic will have a major impact on preparations for the Olympics in Tokyo scheduled for the end of July. Read More
Cosmo €8/US$8.9 Million Vet Dispute Gets First Court Hearing
5 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Cosmo €8/US$8.9 Million Vet Dispute Gets First Court Hearing
FRANKFURT, Germany, Mar. 14, 2020–The €8/US$8.9 million dispute over veterinary treatment of the German Olympic dressage gold medal team horse Cosmo has had its first court hearing. At the center of possibly the highest value in a legal dispute in the history of Olympic equestrian sport is the 13-year-old KWPN gelding that Sönke Rothenberger rode Read More