Olympic athlete biographies
Friday, July 27 2012
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It’s the final countdown to the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games and the FEI is pleased to let fans of equestrian sport know that full biographies of all the athletes that will be starring in Greenwich Park are available on the FEI website here . This new feature, which is part of the FEI’s dedicated Olympic hub, will be of interest to the media, FEI stakeholders, and equestrian fans worldwide. Each biography contains personal information about the rider, interesting facts and figures, and major results including Olympic and FEI World Equestrian Games, regional games, continental championships and FEI World Cups™.
- Published in General, Olympic Sidelines, Z-Blogs
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Rescue of the Week – Love those Labs!
Thursday, July 26 2012
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Link Link is a 4 year old 45 pound Yellow Lab Mix. He was rescued as a bait dog.
- Published in General, Tails & Trails, Z-Blogs
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Words Matter xx
Thursday, July 26 2012
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I love quotes…they are food for my soul. Enjoy and send me any quotes you find that are inspiring, motivational, or just plain simple and true for you! I will repost them next week on the Words Matter blog
- Published in An American in Germany, General, Z-Blogs
Second Annual Atlanta Summerfest Just a Few Weeks Away
Thursday, July 26 2012
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July 24th, 2012~ Aiken, SC based Equus Events is gearing up for it’s second annual Atlanta Summerfest Show series taking place August 16th-19th and 23rd-26th at beautiful Chattahoochee Hills (Bouckaert Farms) in Fairburn, GA. Well known in the eventing world, Chatt Hills will host the 2012 USEA American Eventing Championships in September and is owned by eventer Carl Bouckaert who will be competing for Belgium on the Equestrian 3 day event team at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The facility boast an over 8000 acre equestrian paradise filled with established pastures, lakes, and woodlands with ample room to ride all located along the Chattahoochee River
- Published in General, Show World, Z-Blogs
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First Olympic Horses Arrive at Greenwich Park
Wednesday, July 25 2012
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The first horses have arrived at Greenwich Park, setting for the Olympic equestrian events at London 2012.
- Published in General, Olympic Sidelines, Z-Blogs
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Federico Sztyrle Wins Welcome Stake and Cleveland Grand Prix
Wednesday, July 25 2012
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Technically demanding course design / Alfano switches it up with Miss Lucy MORELAND HILLS, Ohio – July 16, 2012 – Federico Sztyrle now considers the Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic a lucky show. His first time here in the Chagrin Valley, Sztyrle and Crossfire 10 won both the $10,000 Welcome Stake and the $30,000 Cleveland Grand Prix during Week I of the Classic. The crowd watches intently as Federico Sztyrle and Crossfire 10 fly around the course on their way to victory during the Cleveland Grand Prix on July 15, 2012 at the Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic.
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FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships 2012
Wednesday, July 25 2012
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Abundance of Talent at FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships 2012 by Louise Parkes Area V won Junior Team Eventing at the FEI North American Junior/Young Rider Championships 2012 at The Kentucky Horse Park at the weekend – Taylor Wood, Brindley House, Victoria New and Alyssa Phillips. (Photo by FEI/StockImageServices) With the opening of the Olympic Games in London just around the corner, some of the next generation of potential Olympians were displaying their talent at the FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships 2012 at The Horse Park in Kentucky (USA) over the last week. Open to riders between 14 and 21 years, the busy annual event embraces the three Olympic disciplines of Jumping, Dressage and Eventing along with the FEI World Equestrian Games™ disciplines of Reining and Endurance.
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Shawn Casady and Zubantos Earn Individual Junior Show Jumping Silver Medal at NAJYRC
Wednesday, July 25 2012
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Lexington, KY – July 23, 2012 - Rising junior talent Shawn Casady and Elm Rock LLC’s Zubantos were the winners of the Individual Junior Show Jumping Silver Medal during the 2012 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC). After earning just four faults over the first five rounds of the competition, they advanced to the jump-off where another clear round over the technical track was good enough to claim the Individual Silver Medal. Shawn Casady and Zubantos won the Individual Junior Show Jumping Silver Medal at the 2012 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC).
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Abigail McArdle and Cosma 20 Claim Individual Junior Show Jumping Gold Medal at NAJYRC
Wednesday, July 25 2012
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Lexington, KY – July 23, 2012 – Eighteen-year-old Abigail McArdle of Barrington, IL, proved to be unstoppable during the 2012 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC). With her talented mount Cosma 20, the pair laid down five clear rounds in three days to capture the Individual Junior Show Jumping Gold Medal at the prestigious event
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Young Riders Zone 4
Tuesday, July 24 2012
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From Traverse City, we traveled to Kentucky to represent Zone 4 in the 2012 North American Junior and Young Riders Championships (NAJYRC). If you are not familiar with this event, it is basically the biggest jumping class a rider under the age of 21 can compete in, other than a regular Grand Prix.
- Published in General, In the Irons, Z-Blogs
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