This year, four riders took Portugal to the next level in international Dressage by winning a team place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Although it’s not the first time Portugal has competed – with great riders such as Daniel Pinto, Carlos Pinto and Miguel Ralão competing as individuals in Beijing 2008, Gonçalo Carvalho as a
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Sixty-six rule change proposals will dominate conversation at the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Annual Meeting, which takes place Dec. 8-12 in Denver. That’s five more than last year. Any rule change proposals that are approved by the USHJA board of directors at the meeting will go forward to the U.S. Equestrian Federation’s midyear meeting, and
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Patience is a virtue. It’s also Jessica Springsteen’s lasting lesson of 2019. “There was a point this summer where I felt like I could not jump a single clear round,” said Springsteen, 27, of Colts Neck, New Jersey. “Everything always turns around, and you can’t rush the process.” Springsteen’s patience was rewarded on Dec. 1,
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While the 2018 Adequan U.S. Dressage Federation Annual Convention was marked by debate over a rule that raised the qualifying score for national freestyles from 60 percent to 63 percent, the 2019 convention took on a milder tone on the serene bank of the Savannah River. USDF President Lisa Gorretta addressed the assembly at the
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Why was Athletes For Equity In Sport created? The simple answer is to affect equity in SafeSport procedures. The corporation was formed when people from many sports started sharing stories of their experience. The group of people that got together at the beginning of August was starting to learn from attorneys and people who had
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Among the many posts I’ve started writing but not finished over the years is one I began while sitting in an overflow parking lot at the Kentucky Horse Park facing the Alltech Arena. It was still early in our adventures on the A-circuit. My daughters’ dreams of riding in the ASPCA Maclay Finals still seemed
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We’ve all done it. The thing. The text. The ill-timed question. The snarky remark. The single moment in time that will flip the switch in our barn owner’s brain on their assessment of us: the PIA switch. You are a PIA boarder. The worst. When you’re labeled this way it will forever change your relationship
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Despite recording a World Cup victory just a week prior in Thermal (USA), Adrienne Sternlicht (USA) and Bennys Legacy came to Las Vegas’ South Point Arena (USA) with some unanswered questions. The duo had never before competed indoors, but the smaller venue proved no problem for them, as they recorded a second straight World Cup
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For the second year in a row, Belgium’s Pieter Devos and his 14-year-old gelding, Apart, came out on top at the super-competitive fifth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2019/2020 Western European League in Stuttgart, Germany today where defending series champion, Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat, had to settle for second ahead of last week’s
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The stunning new Samshield Alix Show Jacket in Black is the perfect equestrian competition jacket for riders who prefer a more traditional look, thanks to its elegant simplicity and longer length. This show jacket is made from a highly breathable technical fabric which guarantees an excellent close fit, superior freedom of movement, a comfortable lightweight
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The United States Equestrian Federation Board of Directors has voted to prohibit the use of medroxyprogesterone acetate in horses competing in USEF-licensed competitions effective Dec. 1. In early 2017, USEF convened a panel of industry experts to review MPA and its use in horses competing at USEF-licensed competitions. The MPA Panel held a workshop and
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Fan favorite Adiah HP earned her third consecutive open Grand Prix freestyle championship at the U.S. Dressage Finals this weekend, but she had some competition in her younger relation Vashti, ridden by Kristin Wasemiller-Knutson, who finished second. Both mares share the Friesian-Dutch Warmblood stallion Nico as their sire. Click on the link to watch the
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