It was a record-breaking 7th consecutive individual gold for Boyd Exell and the 12th Dutch team gold in Szilvásvárad, Hungary.
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IEOC alleged that the FEI committed eight breaches of their MOU; the FEI Tribunal decision upheld only one.
World #1 singles driver Kelly Houtappels-Bruder will lead the charge at Le Pin-au-Haras in France, September 19-22.
The special meeting on Oct. 1 will include national federation reps, athletes, officials, organizers, trainers, and veterinary experts.
The Lipizzaner state stud farm at Szilvásvárad will be the venue; The Netherlands is favoured to win a 12th world title.
This victory marked Great Britain’s third team title in the history of jumping at the Olympic Games; USA took silver and France bronze.
There were a few surprises: the defending Olympic champions from Sweden placed 8th, Brazil was eliminated and Switzerland is out.
A rare warning card for use of rollkur has been belatedly issued in Paris – but only after the world's most influential animal rights organisation intervened.
The athlete is ineligible to compete, effective immediately, pending an investigation into a horse welfare incident.
Austria and Germany took home the individual titles in Bern, SUI; Canada was represented by three vaulters.