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British Olympic Team Member Injured

Great Britain show jumping team member Michael Whitaker was injured in a fall off a horse at his Nottinghamshire farm on July 25th, suffering a cracked rib and bruises. The resilient 56-year-old rider was not down for long, however, planning to ride at Hickstead on Saturday, July 30, although he will have to miss Friday’s […]
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Britain Takes PSI FEI European Team Jumping Championship Title

In a thrilling final showdown, the Olympic gold medalllists from Great Britain added the PSI FEI European Team Jumping Championship title to their honours list when pipping the defending champions from Germany in Herning, Denmark. And a gutsy Swedish side battled through to snatch the bronze in a competition that kept spectators on the edges […]
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Spruce Meadows Masters Highlights

With so many amazing competitors in the same location at once, competition was fierce right from opening day of the Spruce Meadows Masters! Clouds may have chilled the grounds on Wednesday, but familiar face Richard Spooner (USA) didn’t seem to mind as he took the Akita Drilling Cup in the International Ring’s first event. Jerome […]
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Global Champions Tour: Valencia

Last Saturday afternoon, Brazilian show jumper Álvaro Affonso de Miranda Neto, known familiarly as Doda, came fourth in the Valencia GP, going through to the second stage of the Global Champions Tour. Riding AD Rahmannshof’s Bogeno, Doda Miranda was one of the five competitors to make it through, out of a total 37 competitors jumping […]
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“Canada One” Success!

The “Canada One” tournament is under way at Spruce Meadows.  Competition has been fierce in the Meadows on the Green ring over the course of the first two days.  Leslie Howard and her Dutch warmblood gelding, Utah, were the best out of 4 double clears in the 11 to move forward to the jump off […]