(FEI by Louise Parkes) – Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat claimed individual jumping gold at the London 2012 Olympic venue at Greenwich Park today when he was the only rider in the final competition to maintain a completely clean sheet in the two rounds. And in a thrilling two-way third-round jump off, The Netherlands’ Gerco Schroder pipped [...] Continue reading
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Ravel Makes His Final Competitive Appearance as Equestrian Competition at the 2012 Olympic Games Wrap Up
Greenwich, UK – The equestrian competition at the 2012 Olympic Games ended today and the U.S. medal drought continued. Steffen … Continue reading
Olympic Gold Again for Great Britain as Dujardin Leads the Dressage Team to Glory
(FEI by Louise Parkes) – You could hardly have scripted it better as Great Britain’s Dressage riders scooped Olympic team gold today. Yesterday the equestrian venue at Greenwich Park resounded to the wild roars of the home crowd as their jumpers topped the team podium for the first time in 60 years. Today it was [...] Continue reading
U.S. Olympic Dressage Team Finishes Sixth; Peters Advances to Freestyle
Greenwich, UK – It was an historic day at Greenwich Park. Less than 24 hours after the British Show Jumping Team won it's … Continue reading
Farouche Proves Invincible at FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Dressage Horses 2012
(FEI by Carole Mortimer) – The British-bred Woodlander Farouche and her rider Michael Eilberg (GBR) made history yesterday at the FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden, Germany by scoring the highest marks – 9.88% – ever recorded in the 15 years of the competition. The Hannovarian chestnut mare, who won the [...] Continue reading
Great Britain Takes Olympic Jumping Gold in Two-way Showdown Thriller
(FEI by Louise Parkes) – There were ecstatic scenes in Greenwich Park this afternoon when Great Britain ended a 60-year drought to claim Jumping team gold for only the second time in the history of the Olympic Games. They had to battle all the way, and it came down to a two-way jump-off against The [...] Continue reading
The Dressage Foundation Awards Continuing Education Grants To Five Dressage Instructors
(The Dressage Foundation) – The Dressage Foundation’s Continuing Education for Dressage Instructors Fund, established by Maryal Barnett, has awarded grants to five individuals to attend the United States Dressage Federation’s Instructor Certification Program. Kalli Bowles (CA), Megan Dischler (WI), Heather McCullough (NC), Colleen Reid (CA) and Alejandro Salazar (CA) each received a $1,250 grant to [...] Continue reading