Germany is still on course to win team gold at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy, but Great Britain has closed the gap after a thrilling day’s Cross Country during which the huge cheering crowd witnessed some truly outstanding horsemanship. Britain, the only team to have four clear rounds, has risen from […]
Germany’s cool-headed anchorwoman Sandra Auffarth and her long-time partner Opgun Louvo produced the Dressage test everyone was anticipating to bring the first phase of the Eventing competition at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy to a magical close. By the time Auffarth entered the arena the atmosphere was electric. She scored a […]
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (UAE) and the outstanding mare Yamamah, means “little dove” in Arabic, led from the start to finish to win the individual gold medal at a challenging Endurance competition in Sartilly at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ to take over the world title from his father, Sheikh Mohammed. […]
It was a dramatic day at the Para-Equestrian Dressage competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy (FRA), as a début rider took Grade II gold, and Great Britain, The Netherlands and Germany booked the first three team spots on offer for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. The Netherlands’ Rixt van der […]
Some 23 Reining horse-and-rider combinations came back to the Parc des Expositions in Caen today for the second individual qualifying competition. The top 15 pairs after the first individual qualifier had already earned their ticket to the Final which will be held on Saturday, 30 August, at 20.00 CEST. Second last to go, Troy Heikes, […]
William Fox-Pitt (GBR) has given the British team a massive morale boost after the first day of the Eventing competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy, where the Dressage phase is taking place below the chateau at Haras du Pin deep in the Normandy countryside. Fox-Pitt and the biddable stallion Chilli […]
The stage is set for a truly memorable Eventing competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy at the historic venue of Haras du Pin, where the first horse inspection took place this afternoon against the magnificent backdrop of the chateau built by Louis XlV. A record 91 horses representing 27 nations […]
Four years of waiting for another individual gold medal to add to his already record-breaking tally came to an end for an emotional Lee Pearson (GBR), who took the Grade Ib individual title at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy (FRA) today. Pearson has won 32 Paralympic, world and European titles in […]
In a competition that buzzed with excitement from start to finish, Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro claimed Dressage Grand Prix Special gold at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy, France today. It wasn’t a flawless performance from the dynamic British duo, with mistakes that Dujardin afterwards described as “silly”, but such was […]
The United States have won their fourth consecutive FEI World Equestrian Games™ Reining gold medal, followed by Belgium in silver and Austria in bronze, at the end of a second thrilling competition at the Parc des Expositions in Caen today. After Mandy McCutcheon rode Yellow Jersey (Wimpys Little Step x Ms Clara Melody), owned by […]
