Multiple medal-winning bay gelding ‘Diddy’ has been retired by US Dressage star Laura Graves… Laura Graves has paid an emotional tribute to her champion horse Verdades after announcing his retirement. She described her ‘Diddy’ as a “great friend” and added that “he fulfilled dreams that I never knew I had” in a heart-rending Instagram post.
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Jill Irving (CAN) and Degas 12 captured the top prize in the first of four FEI Dressage World Cup™ legs set to take place in Wellington (USA) this winter… Irving and her veteran 18-year-old gelding by De Niro impressed the five judges with their freestyle routine set to a montage of music from The Beatles,
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Nadia Aslam caught up with Eventing athlete Imogen Murray to pick her brain about the challenges and joys of the sport she so dearly loves… On a grey and rainy winter’s day in the North of England, you might expect to find the residents of the small village of Willoughby Waterleys curled up in front
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Defending champion Steve Guerdat of Switzerland took the top prize in Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ action on Sunday in Basel, beating out a field of 14 other riders in a hotly contested jump off… Guerdat and his 11-year-old Selle Français mount, Victorio des Frotards, laid down a blistering time to beat midway through the
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YouTube Sensation This Esme headed to the world famous London Olympia Horse show – check out her video below! It’s one of the jewels in the equestrian calendar for any fan of equestrian sport. Or horses, for that matter. Over the course of a week, the best of the best come to London to take
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Emmelie Scholtens and Desperado came out on top in the FEI Dressage World Cup™ leg in Belgium… Emmelie Scholtens of the Netherlands won first place in FEI Dressage World Cup™ competition on Sunday at Mechelen, scoring a personal best of 85.075 percent in the Grand Prix Freestyle aboard Desperado N.O.P. Second place in the Belgian
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Daniel Deusser thrilled the crowd in Belgium with a glorious display in the final round of the day… Germany’s Daniel Deusser won Monday’s Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2019/2020 Western European League qualifier at Mechelen in Belgium with a spectacular last-to-go performance from the nine-year-old mare Killer Queen VDM. In a 12-horse jump-off, the 2014
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We are in the infectious company of Jean-Francois Pignon. His six black horses are all just two years old and already he’s playing with them. The way they came into the world is a story in itself. A local vet owned a “dangerous” stallion. It was either go and visit Jean Francois or be put
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From our earliest memories, we’re taught that Christmas is a time for magic, for unexpected surprises and dreams turned into realities. Not just in the “stuff” we give but in the fantastical tales we spin of Santa coming down the chimney, the elf on the shelf hiding around the house, and reindeer that fly, all
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If you think you’re pushing the boat out by splashing out for a few Swarovski crystals on your browband or a matchy-matchy dressage set, then check out this jaw-droppingly expensive tack… Revolutionary’s ride Until 2015, the most expensive saddle ever sold was that of the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa; a General during the Mexican Revolution
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In 2019 Boyd Martin finished second at the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L as the top U.S. rider, won team and individual gold at the Pan American Games (Peru) and won the MARS Equestrian Bromont CCI4* (Quebec). What does he hope is in store for 2020? What are your New Year’s resolutions? Get through the season
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Greetings from Florida, where my team is safely ensconced. We had a boring drive down—my favorite kind—and the horses arrived safely. We’re all settled in, we’re riding, we’re working, we’re juggling the holidays and the persistent rain days, and we’re absolutely ready to go… but don’t really have anywhere to go. This is my longest
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