Paralympic Dressage Day Four
Tuesday, September 04 2012
Paralympic Dressage Day Four by Ellie Brimmer photos by Lindsay Y McCall Sunday was the final day of individual competition and the grade fours kicked off the morning. Though there were no USA riders in the Grade IV division, a large portion of the USA contingent turned up to cheer on Pennslyvania based Irish rider James Dwyer.
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HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012: Nicholson takes Fox-Pitt to the wire at Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials
Tuesday, September 04 2012
William Fox-Pitt riding PARKLANE HAWK. ©Peter Nixon/FEI By Kate Green In an extraordinary finale to the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), the evergreen New Zealander Andrew Nicholson seized his third victory in 17 years at this popular venue while William Fox-Pitt’s third place was good enough – by just one point – to win him a third HSBC FEI Classics™ title. Fox-Pitt (GBR), riding Parklane Hawk, had two fences down and Nicholson (on Avebury) one on an influential Jumping track
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Natasha Baker takes Grade II all in her stride while Pepo Puch dances to gold in Grade Ib
Tuesday, September 04 2012
Natasha Baker, GBR GII. FEI/Liz Gregg Copyright: ©FEI/Liz Gregg A hot, sunny and musical day in Greenwich Park with the Freestyle tests for Grades II and Ib centre stage in the packed arena. It was a repeat performance from Saturday’s Grade II Individual Championship test with Natasha Baker picking up her second gold medal, followed by Britta Napel on her third silver medal (she also won team silver) and Angelika Trabert, winning her second bronze medal of the Games, alongside the team silver
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Rusty Stewart and Bristol Go Double Clean To Take The $50,000 Showpark World Cup Grand Prix
Tuesday, September 04 2012
Presented by EQU Lifestyle Magazine Del Mar, CA – September 1, 2012 – Congratulations Rusty Stewart and Bristol for their flawless performance in today’s $50,000 Showpark World Cup Grand Prix, presented by EQU Lifestyle Magazine. Stewart guided Bristol to the only double clear round of the day over the large track set by Michel Vaillancourt (CAN). It was an FEI regulated course at it’s finest with large spreads and tall verticals with an objective to shave down the field
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Tucker Fixes Everything!
Tuesday, September 04 2012
Wow. I’m so sorry, I let the entire month of August go by without even a word. I hope you’ve all enjoyed the end of your summers… I’m still in trial hell, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel at the moment, which means those of you who are still willing to follow along will be treated to much more frequent blog posts. I promise! I have about two more weeks of trial left, and then the dust should settle.
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SMU Welcomes a New Horse to the Hilltop
Monday, September 03 2012
Hey Y’all. After an exciting first two weeks of school, practice and workouts, SMU Equestrian continues to work hard! The team is currently preparing for a preseason scrimmage on Saturday, September 8th, against Baylor University at BuckBranch Farm, the home of the SMU Equestrian Team. In addition to welcoming new freshmen teammates to the roster, SMU Equestrian also welcomes a new donation horse to the Hilltop
Medals Galore with three sets of individual medal ceremonies and the overall Team score… Gold for Great Britain, silver to Germany and bronze for…
Monday, September 03 2012
Double gold for Sophie Christiansen (GBR), Individual Championship in Grade Ia and Team © FEI/Liz Gregg It was huge day of sport, with 39 combinations competing for individual honours as well as team points in Grades IV, III and Ia, three Individual Championship medal ceremonies, three new champions, and last but certainly not least the overall Team score. The day got off to a spectacular start for all Belgians with Michele George and Rainman claiming their first gold medal at London 2012, both Olympic and Paralympic and across all sports
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Paralympic Dressage Day 3
Monday, September 03 2012
Paralympic Dressage Day 3 by Ellie Brimmer photos by Lindsay Mcall Today started the Individual competition and the first day of medal competition for our para riders.
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The EQUUS Foundation Announces 2012 Grant Awards
Sunday, September 02 2012
WESTPORT, CT – August 31, 2012 -The Board of Directors of the EQUUS Foundation, Inc.
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First-time lucky – Paralympic débutants take Grades II and Ib
Sunday, September 02 2012
Natasha Baker from Great Britain scoops the first equestrian gold medal in Grade II. Britta Napel on the left and Angelika Trabert (GER) on the right taking silver and bronze © FEI/Liz Gregg Lots of firsts today with the first equestrian medals of the London 2012 Paralmypic Games won by first-time Paralympians
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