Nancy Jaffer
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Powerhouse British dressage names big names on road to Paris
Could an Olympic dressage gold medal be in the works for Great Britain? Its superstars dominate a just-released list of that nation's nominated entries for the Paris Games that headlines with Charlotte Dujardin (Alive and Kicking and Imhotep); her mentor, Carl Hester...
A new name on the U.S. Dressage Olympic short list
Ashley Holzer and Hansel are being considered for the U.S. Olympic dressage team after finishing fourth in the 3-star Grand Prix Special at Hagen, Germany, this month with a mark of 72 percent, behind second place Steffen Peters with Suppenkasper (72.660) and ahead of...
Britain’s Ballaghmor Class out of the Olympics
World number one eventer Oliver Townend and the owners of Ballaghmor Class have withdrawn the horse from Britain's eventing nominated list for the Paris Olympic Games. "As his preparation for a long-format event in the first half of the season was interrupted, we...
The Irish jumping team is announced
Two North American-based riders have been named to the Irish team for the Paris Olympics. Shane Sweetnam of Wellington, Florida, was selected with James Kann Cruz, and Daniel Coyle, who operates out of both Ocala, Florida and Canada, will be on the team with Legacy....
New dressage series planned by USEF
Creation of a USEF dressage series was approved Wednesday by the FEI (international equestrian federation). The series, beginning in 2025, is designed to promote and grow equestrian sport by highlighting elite competition. Fans and stakeholders will be reached through...
Looking ahead with dressage empress Dalera
The world's number one dressage horse, TSF Dalera BB, will be "telling me when our last public dance will be. Not the other way around," rider Jessica von Bredow Werndl says of the 17-year-old reigning Olympic and European championship star. Would this summer's Paris...
USA 1-2 in La Baule grand prix show jumping
It doesn't exactly make up for the disappointing sixth-place U.S. finish in Friday's Nations Cup at La Baule, France, but it was encouraging to see two candidates for the American Olympic team finish 1-2 Sunday in the $540,000 Rolex Grand Prix Ville de La Baule in the...
International horse welfare gets a $1 million-plus boost
An Equine Welfare Strategy Action Plan backed by a welfare fund of $ 1,119 to launch it was approved this week during the FEI (international equestrian federation) meeting in Switzerland. Priority will be given to six focus areas including riding, training tack and...
The Olympic ball gets rolling with first team announcement
If you watched the 4-star at the Kentucky Three-Day Event in April, you saw the U.S. eventing team for this summer's Paris Games, which was named Monday. Will Coleman and 4-star third-place Off the Record, the more experienced of his two horses, was selected, while...
FEI acting on Parra situation
The FEI has opened disciplinary proceedings against dressage trainer Cesar Parra. Parra, a native of Colombia who represented that nation in the Olympics, became an American citizen and rode on the U.S. team in the Pan American Games. Following the release online...
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