View All Press Releases as Chronologically Received
for the Month of August 2008
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August 27th, 2008 Update regarding Doping / Medication Cases at the 2008 Olympic Games 27/08/2008
he FEI has received confirmation that the B samples for the four cases involving the presence of the banned substance capsaicin have all yielded positive test results, thus confirming the initial positive findings from the A samples.
This ... read more...
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August 22nd, 2008 USET Foundation Applauds Efforts and Results of Team USA at 2008 Olympic Games
Gladstone, NJ - August 21, 2008 - The USET Foundation would like to congratulate the United States equestrians that competed at the 2008 Olympic Games. The United States brought home the team gold medal in Show Jumping, the individual bronze medal in Show... read more...
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August 22nd, 2008 United States Dressage Federation's Executive Board Position on USEF Dressage Performance Standards Proposal
By Stephan Hienzsch
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The USEF Dressage Committee met on July 1-2, 2008 and discussed the USEF Dressage Performance Standards Proposal. This discu... read more...
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August 21st, 2008 Doping / Medication Cases at the 2008 Olympic Games and Report by the Second Vice President on Dressage 21/08/2008
DOPING CASES
The following combinations will not be competing in the Jumping individual final competition held tonight (Thursday, 21 August). They have been provisionally suspended by the FEI further to doping/medication control tests that ... read more...
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August 20th, 2008 Anky van Grunsven (NED) won, for the first time in Olympic history, a consecutive third individual gold medal in Dressage.
Anky Van Grunsven claimed her third consecutive individual gold medal at the equestrian stadium in Hong Kong tonight (Tuesday). Lying second, but only 0.24% behind Germany's Isabell Werth after Saturday's Grand Prix Special, the Dutch star came into her o... read more...
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August 17th, 2008 Isabell Has the Individual Advantage - But Only Just 16/08/2008
Germany's Isabell Werth took another step closer to claiming the individual Olympic dressage gold medal when winning the Grand Prix Special at the equestrian stadium at Sha Tin in Hong Kong tonight (Saturday). But a moment of sheer drama during her test w... read more...
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August 13th, 2008 Heike Kemmer and Bonaparte prepare for their Olympic Grand Prix Test with the help of the entire German team
Dirk Caremans
Germany's Heike Kemmer and Bonaparte threw down the gauntlet when producing a superb test to take the individual lead after the first session of the Dressage Team Grand Prix at Sha Tin on Wednesday night. And her dominant perf... read more...
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August 10th, 2008 Australians Hold the Whip Hand, But Germany Moves Closer 10/08/2008
Germany's Ingrid Klimke produced a sparkling test with Abraxxas to squeeze into third place as the final session of Olympic dressage took place at Sha Tin this morning, but it is the Australian riders who hold the whip hand going into tomorrow's cr... read more...
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August 10th, 2008 Dressage competition of the Olympic Games
The horses that will compete in the Dressage competition of the Olympic Games later this week took their turn to trot before the Ground Jury and veterinary officials today at Sha Tin in Hong Kong.
A total of 54 were presented, and while som... read more...
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August 10th, 2008 32/2008: Lucinda maintains her lead, Karin Donckers slots into second place while Nicholas Touzaint calls it a day
Belgium's Karin Donckers and Gazelle de la Brasserie produced a lovely test to go into second place after the second session of dressage at Sha Tin in Hong Kong tonight
Belgium's Karin Donckers threatened the first-session lead establishe... read more...
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August 9th, 2008 FEI Olympic News 30/2008: Lucinda Fredericks (AUS) takes the lead in Eventing Dressage
The equestrian competitions began in Hong Kong only a few hours after the Games of the XIX Olympiad were officially inaugurated during a spectacular Opening Ceremony in Beijing. After the first 25 of the 70 riders taking part in the Eventing competition p... read more...
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August 8th, 2008 Medals Awarded at 2008 CN FEI North American Young Rider Championships at the Colorado Horse Park presented by Gotham North
By Amber Heinzenberger
Parker, CO - The CN FEI North American Junior/Young Rider Championships at the Colorado Horse Park presented by Gotham North finished with a three-hour closing ceremonies at the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, Colorado... read more...
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August 8th, 2008 Curtain Opens on the Equestrian Events of the 2008 Olympic Games
By Malina Gueorguiev
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On August 5, the equestrian events of the 2008 Olympic Games were presented to an array of distinguished guests gathered to... read more...
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August 8th, 2008 United States Dressage Federation "Goes Green"
By Ross Creech
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The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) announced the start of its “Going Green” Campaign. The campaign was developed to man... read more...
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August 8th, 2008 Dressage at Devon Announces Dressage with Experts Line-Up Offering Audio Commentary
By Sally Silverman
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Betsy Steiner and Kathy Connelly will be among the experts offering audio commentary to Dressage with the Experts participant... read more...
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August 6th, 2008 FEI President, HRH Princess Haya addressing guests gathered for the "Giving is Winning" campaign
The FEI President, HRH Princess Haya, took part in the latest boost for the successful “Giving is Winning” campaign at the Olympic Village in Beijing.
Giving is Winning is a joint IOC-UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) p... read more...
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August 6th, 2008 Olympic DRESSAGE Preview 04/08/2008
Key Facts:
· 22 nations which is the highest number of nations ever. From 1984 to 2004, 18 nations were represented in the Dressage competition. The lowest number – four – was recorded in 1932 in Los Angeles where many natio... read more...
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August 4th, 2008 FEI World Championships for Young Dressage Horses: 31 July – 3 August, Verden (GER) 6 YR OLD FINAL 04/08/2008
Dramatic makes the most of it and is rewarded with gold in the 6 yrs category at the FEI World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden. (c) Marjon Hoen Dressagedirect
Sometimes in life it’s good to have a second chance. The Hano... read more...
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August 4th, 2008 Desperado, the new FEI World Champion in the five year old Dressage horses category
Desperado is the new FEI World Champion of the five year old dressage horses. The judges Dr Vincenzo Truppa (Italy), Sissy Max-Theurer (Austria), Isabelle Judet (France) and Dr Dietrich Plewa (Germany) once more showed their preference for the Oldenburg b... read more...
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August 4th, 2008 North American Junior and Young Rider Championships: 29 July - 3 August, Colorado (USA) INDIVIDUAL DRESSAGE MEDALS AWARDED 04/08/2008
Laura Noyes of Region 8 won the Young Rider individual freestyle gold in the USDF/Platinum Performance Dressage Division. Riding Syncro, she received a score of 74.750% from the five-judge panel. Brianna Dutton of Region 7 won the silver with a score of... read more...
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August 1st, 2008 Region 5 Dressage Riders are First Champions Crowned at 2008 FEI CN North American Junior and Young Rider Championships
By Joanie Morris
Parker, CO - After all the dressage horses sailed through the first horse inspection on Tuesday, Wednesday brought the first championship day at the 2008 FEI CN North American Junior and Young Rider Championships at the Col... read more...
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August 1st, 2008 First Olympic Horses Arrive in Sha Tin
By Malina Gueorguiev
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The human and animal kingdoms may be enjoying a quiet summer/winter weekend, depending on the hemisphere, but it is a key o... read more...
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August 1st, 2008 United States Dressage Federation Announces 2008 Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Senior Athletic Achievement Award Winners
By Ross Creech
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The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce that Christine Eidson of St. Andrews Presbyterian College (NC... read more...
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August 1st, 2008 Back Country Horsemen of America Stands Up for Land Issues That Affect Horseback Riders
By Sarah Wynne Jackson
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Did you know that some wilderness management agencies are trying to restrict the use of horses on public lands? Or that t... read more...
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