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FEI WORLD BREEDING DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR YOUNG HORSES 2010
9 August 2010
DANISH BREEDING AND RIDING DOMINATES
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Last year’s silver medallist moved up the ranks to take gold at the FEI World Breeding Dressage Championships in Verden yesterday (Sunday). Uno Donna Unique (s.Don Schufro), ridden by Denmark's Andreas Helgstrand, was the undisputed World Champion of the 6 year old division at the German fixture in which Danish horses excelled. The new 5 year old World Champion however comes from Holland. Astrix (s.Obelisk) helped Emmelie Scholtens to win her second consecutive title.FEI CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 - KRONBERG, GERMANY
26 July 2010
GERMANY DOMINATES THE MEDAL PODIUM
German riders proved unstoppable at the FEI European Dressage Championships for Juniors and Young Riders on their home soil in Kronberg when scooping gold in all six categories of competition. And to further emphasise their absolute domination, they also claimed gold and silver in both the Young Riders Individual and Freestyle Championship. The Netherlands took Junior and Young Rider team silver while Danish riders also featured prominently on the medal podium.
Read moreGREEK RIDERS DOMINATE, BUT ROMANIA'S ALEXANDRESCOU TAKES SENIOR INDIVIDUAL GOLD
5 July 2010
FEI BALKAN DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS, KATERINI, GREECE
Greek riders claimed a colossal medal-haul at the 2010 FEI Balkan Dressage Championships in Katerini, Greece over the weekend including three sets of team gold and two individual titles. However yesterday (Sunday) it was Romania's Sorin Alexandrescou who was crowned Senior Individual champion with a great performance from Mercur Casino as his Greek opponents had to settle for silver and bronze.
Read moreSAFETY HELMETS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED BY DRESSAGE COMMITTEE
21 June 2010Following the accident in which Courtney King-Dye (USA) sustained serious head injuries in a schooling fall in Florida earlier this year, the FEI Dressage Committee has today issued a recommendation regarding the wearing of protective headgear.
The FEI Dressage Committee strongly recommends that all riders should wear properly fastened safety helmets when training and in pre-competition warm-ups at all international Dressage shows.
Riders still have the choice of wearing protective headgear in the competition arena.
Diagrams published for Stewards Manual on warm-up techniques
11 May 2010The new Annex (XIII) created by the Working Group that produced a revised FEI Stewards Manual on warm-up techniques for Dressage has now been completed, following the production of three diagrams to illustrate permitted positions of the horse’s head and neck during pre- and post-competition training.
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