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Day Two for the Team Tests and Great Britain on the Road to Gold
Published on 01.09.2012 in 2012 London
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On this second day of competition, the remaining three Grades - IV, III and Ia – took centre stage for their first London 2012 Paralympic outing to perform in the Team test. All five Grades have now completed the team test and the all-time record holders Great Britain have taken a strong and early lead.... Oreo the Runaway Carriage Horse Retired from his New York Job
Published on 31.08.2012 in General
The New York Daily News has reported that Oreo, the black-and-white carriage horse who went on a sprint through midtown after being spooked by construction noise earlier this month, will only have a brief retirement. On Wednesday Oreo was shipped to a 120-acre horse sanctuary in Massachusetts, where he’ll remain for a few weeks until someone adopts him....
Joann Formosa Challenges British Favourite
Published on 31.08.2012 in 2012 London
Australian Equestrian rider Joann Formosa has put Australia in a strong position for day two of the London Paralympic Games team test, after finishing third in her grade at the Greenwich Park today. Formosa, 51, from regional Victoria had the performance of her life, to score a 71.955% pushing her into third position, behind Great Britain’s Lee Pearson (74.545%) and Austria’s Pepo Puch (73.636%) in Grade 1b.... HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012: Edge Produces Yet Another Star at Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials
Published on 31.08.2012 in Event Results
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Ruth Edge (GBR), one of the most accomplished riders in the Dressage arena, is in her customary position at the head of the leaderboard with a score of 45.5 penalties at the end of the first day of the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), finale of the 2011-2012 HSBC FEI Classics™.... Team tests for Grades II and Ib Set the Pace for the Week Ahead in London
Published on 31.08.2012 in 2012 London
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The Equestrian events of the London 2012 Paralympic Games got off to a partly wet and windy start for Grades II and Ib in the team test today, but little could dampen the spirits of the riders and their teams as they began their Paralympic journey.... Katey Baddeley Awarded the Peoples Choice Award at 2012 Inglis Equine Art Prize
Published on 30.08.2012 in General
Canberra artist Katey Baddeley has been crowned the People’s Choice winner at the 2012 Inglis Equine Art Prize, for her graphite on paper artwork ‘Write a New Chapter’.... Position Vacant: Experienced Graphic Designer
Published on 30.08.2012 in General
Inglis, Australia's leading Thoroughbred Auctioneer, is looking to employ an experienced Graphic Designer. With a busy calendar of up to 20 auctions per year, Inglis is the sale source of many Australian Champion Racehorses such as Black Caviar, Starspangledbanner... Five Aussies to Battle for Burghley Crown
Published on 30.08.2012 in General
Five Australian combinations are among a top calibre group of horses and riders contesting this year’s Burghley Horse Trials. When the event gets underway on Thursday, Bill Levett (Hippolyte), Clayton Fredericks (Walterstown Don), Megan Jones (Kirby Park Allofasudden), Paul Tapner (Inonothing) and Sam Griffiths (Happy Times - pictured at the London Olympics) will be among 85 riders from 10 countries battling it out... Kiwis have Burghley on their Minds
Published on 30.08.2012 in General
Olympic bronze medallist Andrew Nicholson has more reason than most to do well at the Burghley International Horse Trials this week. The 51-year-old is poised to take out the HSBC FEI Classic Series, in which he is sitting second, just six points behind William Fox-Pitt (GBR). The series – the grand slam of eventing – has the biggest prize pool on offer in the sport of eventing, with $US150,000 to the winner, $US75,000 to second, with prize money paid out through to fifth place.... NSW State Dressage Championships to Host Final Dressage Grand Final Qualifier
Published on 29.08.2012 in Sponsored Shows
This weekend’s NSW State Dressage Championships is the final opportunity for riders to secure their start in the 2012 Dressage Grand Final which will form part of the Equestrian Grand Final to be held at EQUITANA in Melbourne. Top horse and rider combinations from NSW and beyond will converge on the Sydney International Equestrian Centre for the annual event which will take place over three days commencing on Friday 31 August.... News Search
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