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It’s higher and higher for Justin Verboomen

The remarkable black Rheinlander stallion Zonik Plus has set another personal best for his rider, Belgium's Justin Verboomen, earning a stratospheric 91.855 percent in the Fontainebleu, France 5-star Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle this weekend. One judge had the...

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No surprises on World Games short list

There's a long way to go before the FEI World Championships this August in Aachen, but the candidates for the U.S. show jumping squad were announced today. There are 10 riders on the short list, but plans call for prospects to compete over five different observation...

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Dujardin horse sold for Australia

There was much speculation about why Great Britain's multi-gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin dropped out of last weekend's Zen Elite FEI World Cup Dressage Final after accepting a place for the contest in Fort Worth, Texas. But the answer, revealed by Eurodressage, is...

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USEF boosting safety vest research

You've seen top show jumpers, such as Laura Kraut and Jimmy Torano, wearing safety vests in competition. They believe the vests protect them in case of a fall -- but research has been insufficient to determine the extent of the protection they provide. To continue the...

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Want to buy tickets for the LA28 Olympics?

Thursday is when admission tickets for the Los Angeles Games first go on sale to the public, though a presale already is on for residents in eligible areas of Los Angeles and Oklahoma City (which hosts softball and canoe slalom). LA28's program will include 1 million...

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Make way for the new Premier Jumping League

We already have the Global Champions Tour (GCT), Major League Show Jumping and  now, as announced this week, the Premier Jumping League. It’s yet another enterprise adding high-end fixtures to an already-crowded elite scene in the sport. This ambitious entity,...

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Kessler out at Wellington International

Murray Kessler, the CEO of Wellington International, has been terminated from Equestrian Sports Productions LLC and its affiliates after a storm of protest following allegations of a hair-pulling incident last month involving the show's director of sponsorship.  A...

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Ft. Worth is ready for the FEI World Cup finals

I've been to all 11 FEI World Cup show jumping finals held in the U.S. since 1980, and look forward to adding number 12 this week in Fort Worth, Texas. And I also attended the first FEI World Cup Dressage Finals staged Stateside in 1995, when it was in Los Angeles...

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