The FEI is proud to announce that all human and equine samples taken during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games have returned negative, making for back-to-back clean Paralympic games for para-equestrian sport, from both London 2012 and Rio 2016. This follows the recent announcement by the FEI of back-to-back clean Olympic Games for the Rio 2016 […]
Three London 2012 freestyle titles were successfully defended in the Para dressage competition of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Friday September 16th. Belgium’s Michèle George retained hers in the grade IV competition on what was her last championship ride on FBW Rainman, the horse that has taken her to two FEI World Equestrian Games™ […]
Canada’s Lauren Barwick closed out the para-dressage competition with a sixth place finish in the Grade II Freestyle on Sept. 16 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, BRA. Barwick’s Freestyle performance proved her experience, strength and determination. Upon entering the stadium, her partner Onyx, a 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding sired by Wolkentanz […]
Canada’s Lauren Barwick has qualified to move on to the final Freestyle Test on Sept. 16 to close out the para-dressage competition at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, BRA. On Sept. 15, Barwick rode Onyx, a 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding sired by Wolkentanz and owned by Equestrian Canada, to a seventh place […]
Following superb wins by British riders in the grades II and Ia individual tests at the Olympic equestrian Centre in Deodoro on Thursday (September 15), Great Britain have won the overall team championships of the Rio 2016 para dressage competition. The team have won every Paralympic team competition since the sport was introduced to the […]
As reported by Equestrian Canada (EC) the afternoon of Sept. 14, Ashley Gowanlock of Surrey, BC, had a fall from her horse following the conclusion of her Grade 1b Individual Test in para-dressage competition at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. After being assessed by the Rio 2016 medical staff onsite and found to have no serious injuries, […]
On Sept. 14, 2016 during the Grade 1b Individual Test at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Canadian Para-Dressage Team member, Ashley Gowanlock of Surrey, BC had a fall from her horse following the conclusion of her test. Gowanlock was assessed by the Rio 2016 medical staff and found to have no serious injuries. She has […]
The first gold of the Rio 216 Para dressage competition was won by Norway’s Ann Cathrin Lübbe at the Olympic equestrian Centre on Tuesday (13 September). In a thrilling and closely contended grade III individual test Lübbe, riding Donatello, scored 72.878%, just over point seven of a percentage point ahead of Denmark’s Susanne Sunesen on […]
There were emotional scenes at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro on Wednesday as Austria’s Pepo Puch and Great Britain’s Sophie Wells were crowned the latest winners of the Rio 2016 Para dressage competition. Puch won the grade Ib individual medal, while Wells took the grade IV individual title. Wells, riding Valerius, scored 74.857% to […]
Great Britain took control of the team competition at the Rio 2016 para-dressage on Monday, with London 2012 double gold medallist Sophie Christiansen winning the grade Ia team test with a massive 77.522%. Riding Athene Lindebjerg, Christiansen scored the highest marks of the entire competition so far to beat team mate Anne Dunham into second […]
