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Politically Correct? Not Lee Pearson.....
Lee Pearson is used to making waves wherever he goes. The 33 year-old recipient of both an MBE (Member of the British Empire) and an OBE (Order of the British Empire) is already a legend in his own lifetime, but his appointment as first Chairman of the new FEI Athletes' Committee is due as much to his larger-than-life personality and people-skills as it is to his extraordinary achievements as a para-equestrian competitor.
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Isabell Werth wins Rolex FEI World Cup™ and highest price money dressage ever Isabell Werth and 11 year old Warum Nicht FRH just have won the 22nd Rolex FEI World Cup™ Dressage with the highest price money ever. Isabell Werth has not been gambling yet in Las Vegas, she smiled, but the amount of 132.855,11 (comparable to 81.000 Euro and 110.000 USD) now is a certainty yet! Isabell Werth had a wonderful ride. During her Freestyle she started smiling and she kept on smiling until he last centreline ridden with one hand.
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Daniel Pinto tops B-Final An ecstatic clapping audience and drums accompanied the first Lusitano horse in World Cup™ Final history and Portuguese Daniel Pinto (39) who topped the B-final in his lap of honour. All judges agreed on the win, although the question ‘why’ was a difficult one, chairman of the judges Cara Whitham admitted. “I would say Daniel Pinto made the best advantage of his horses strengths, which are the very well performed canter pirouettes and the piaffe and passage. He intermingled this points very well in an interesting choreography.
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Isabell Werth wins Grand Prix The dressage riders swept the floor first for the second FEI World Cup™ Jumping and Dressage Finals being held in the same location simultaneously. They entered the Thomas and Mack Center today for their first test Grand Prix. As more often in championships, the tension played a decisive role. A quite difficult class to judge as no rider went clear, without mistakes! However, German Isabell Werth made the best out of the problems occurring during her test and won the class with a nice 74,792%.
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