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ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2011/2012 - ROUND 2
20 April 2012
WEISHAUPT WINS SECOND LEG, BUT SCHWIZER HEADS ROLEX LEADERBOARD GOING INTO SUNDAY’S FINAL by Louise Parkes
Germany’s Philipp Weishaupt won tonight’s second leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NED) in a thrilling three-way jump-off against the clock. But it is runner-up, Switzerland’s Pius Schwizer, who holds the advantage going into Sunday’s final competition which will decide the fate of the 2011/2012 title.
Read moreREEM ACRA FEI WORLD CUP™ DRESSAGE FINAL 2011/2012 - GRAND PRIX
20 April 2012
CORNELISSEN WINS REEM ACRA FINAL GRAND PRIX by Louise Parkes
The defending champions, Adelinde Cornelissen and her mighty chestnut gelding Jerich Parzival, swept to victory in the Grand Prix at the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands this afternoon. And the 32-year-old Dutch rider was much relieved that she could live up to expectations on her home turf after a long and restless night.
Read moreROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING FINAL 2011/2012 - ROUND 1
19 April 2012
FELLERS AND FLEXIBLE SHINE IN ROLEX OPENER by Louise Parkes
The oldest horse in the competition, the 16-year-old Irish-bred Flexible, won the first leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Final 2011/2012 for America’s Rich Fellers at the Brabanthalle in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands tonight.
Read moreROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING FINAL 2011/2012 - Draw, Round 1
18 April 2012
HEMERYCK TO LEAD THE WAY IN ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING FINAL OPENING LEG by Louise Parkes
Belgium’s Rik Hemeryck will be pathfinder as the Rolex FEI World Cup™Jumping Final 2011/2012 gets underway at the Brabanthalle in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands tomorrow. The draw for the opening Speed class took place this evening, and the order-of-go is as follows:
Read moreIN MEMORIAM: JOHN QUIRK (USA)
17 April 2012
John Quirk (USA), equestrian journalist, breeder, novelist and publisher, passed away on 12 April.
John was a man of many talents. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and flew fighter jets on and off the navy carriers, before starting an automotive engineering business in Detroit, the then epicentre of car manufacturing. At the same time, he wrote best-selling novels including No Red Ribbons and The Hard Winner.
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