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Isabell Werth Remains Queen with Another World Cup Title

2024-10-15T21:38:01-04:00November 3, 2019|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News||

The grandstands were packed for the FEI Dressage World CupTM Grand Prix Freestyle presented by FFE Generali. Despite the top-quality line-up of riders, it must be said that the whole audience was looking forward to the duel between the star of German dressage, Isabell Werth - the woman with the [...]

Lyon 2019: Boyd Exell Sets the Tone

2024-10-15T21:38:01-04:00November 3, 2019|Driving Daily, Looking Back, News||

Early this morning at 8.30 am the 19th season of the FEI Driving World Cup™ started in Lyon, France. Despite the early hour the stands were well filled and the spectators could enjoy very exciting driving sport. Australia's Boyd Exell set the tone and won this first class, allowing him [...]

USEF Advanced Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship Kicks Off at Katydid CDE

2024-10-15T21:38:02-04:00November 1, 2019|Driving Daily, Driving Ponies, Looking Back, News||

Lexington, KY. – Katydid Combined Driving Event (CDE), running October 31 through November 3, will host the final USEF Combined Driving National Championship of 2019. The USEF Advanced Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship will crown a new national champion and close out the season. Eight combinations will vie for [...]

IHSA Athletes Deliver at National Horse Show

2024-10-15T21:35:08-04:00October 30, 2019|Looking Back, News, Show Jumping Daily||

Athletes from the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) demonstrated their equitation skills at the National Horse Show in Lexington, Kentucky, in the Taylor Harris Insurance Services National Horse Show Adult Equitation Championship. The leadership of the National Horse Show invited qualified IHSA members to participate in the Taylor Harris Insurance [...]

Strong U.S. Showing at the 2019 FEI Driving World Championships for Ponies

2024-10-15T21:35:10-04:00October 25, 2019|Driving Daily, Driving Ponies, Looking Back, News|, , |

Ászár-Kisbér, Hungary – It was a strong showing of pony power for the U.S. with Mary Phelps in the Pair Pony division and Leslie Berndl in the Single Pony division as they competed in the 2019 FEI Driving World Championships for Ponies, September 25-29, in Ászár-Kisbér, Hungary. Photo - Mary [...]

Risk Reaps Reward for Belgium's Jos Verlooy at the WIHS International Horse Show

2024-10-15T21:35:11-04:00October 25, 2019|Looking Back, News, Show Jumping Daily|, |

The international show jumpers took center stage on Thursday, October 24, at the 61th annual Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) for their first two competitions of the week durning WIHS Barn Night. In the $50,000 International Jumper Welcome Stake, Jos Verlooy of Belgium rode Varoune to victory, while Israel’s Sydney [...]

Euro News – Edward Gal Upclose and Personal about Totilas in Dutch NRC Newspaper

2024-10-15T21:35:12-04:00October 22, 2019|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News|

Edward Gal, who wrote a chapter on his own in the history of dressage with his stellar horse Totilas, has opened up to the Dutch newspaper NRC about the era with Totilas. Gal has been incredibly tight lipped to the press about his feelings about the stallion Totilas since the [...]

Last Chance to Take the Ride of Your Life – Entries Close October 21st for the 2019 US Dressage Finals

2024-10-15T21:35:14-04:00October 18, 2019|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News||

Last year, US Dressage Finals first-timer Hannah Hewitt of Atlanta, Ga. made the most of her experience by sweeping all three adult amateur small tour titles, including the Prix St. Georges, Intermediate I and Intermediate Freestyle Adult Amateur Championships. But instead of resting on her laurels, she continues to move [...]

USA Para Reining: Fred Win Undefeated at the 2019 All American Quarter Horse Congress

2024-10-15T21:35:14-04:00October 16, 2019|Looking Back, News, Para Equestrian, Western HorsesDaily|

Columbus, OH - Fred Win, once again, dominated the 2019 Dechra USEF/USA Para Reining National Championships, winning Grade 5 and overall high point score of 217 to earn his fourth consecutive title. Cementing his partnership with his mare, Friday Night Sailing, aka Stella, over the past year, Win boosted his [...]

International Jumping Events Increase But at Horse's Expense?

2024-10-15T21:35:15-04:00October 15, 2019|Looking Back, News, Show Jumping Daily|

The number of international events has increased spectacular over the past 10 years! There has been a 73 % increase in the number of jumping events, which included a growth of 105 % for the five-star events. FEI statistics show that while ten years ago there were 947 jumping events, [...]

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