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3 Feb 2012 BOBBY LOVGREN (Horse Trainer) was born in South Africa into an equestrian family. He grew up surrounded by horses and developed the confidence and skills necessary to become both an accomplished rider and trainer.   After spending five years as a stable manager at Brentwood Park Stables, the largest jumping and eventing [...]

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1st Feb 2013 We all know Edwina Tops-Alexander as the top-rider from Down Under. But while the last few months another “Aussie” woman made it to the headlines. Amy Graham was highly placed at some top-shows including Frankfurt (where she won the top-female rider trophy), Munich and Vienna. In Drachten she even won the Grand [...]

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9.1.2013 18-year-old Reed Kessler set a world record last year being the youngest person ever to go for an Olympic medal in show jumping. In the end she and the US-team could not reach the medals but it was an unforgettable experience for young Reed who started riding before she could walk. London motivated her [...]

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22.may 2013 Interview Bertram Allen – a newcomer from Ireland based in Germany The rise of young Bertram Allen is absolutely fascinating. This young boy is just 17 – and in Linz-Ebreichsdorf he was ahead of all the senior riders there who have the experience of many years in the sport. The youngster is best [...]

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“The situation is really difficult for me” Just a few weeks ago Mylene Diederichsmeier left the arena in Bad Oeynhausen as Vice-Champion of professional riders. She´s in the road of success again with her top-horses Soloterma and nine-year-old Royale´s Son. But the future is unsure after the decision of Mylene´s sponsors, Lutz and Christa Goessing, [...]

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20.2.2013 Peter Wylde – one of the most successful riders of the past decade wining Team-Gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and Individual-Bronze in Jerez 2002 – has been back in the USA since this winter. Before that he lived in Europe and the west of Germany for a long time but now decided [...]

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Tobias Meyer -  young talent and figther Tobias Meyer is on the road of success this year. Nevertheless it could have been the most difficult year of his carreer. That´s because one week ago, on May 28th, Tobias war celebrating his 22nd birthday, which means he´s not a young rider anymore, he is a senior [...]

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09 Nov 2012 Carl Hester is one of Great Britain´s finest dressage riders. This year he reached the top of his career when he won the Gold medal with the British team at the London Olympics after over 20 years of riding at the highest level. Carl´s horse Uthopia is acclaimed as one of the [...]

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8.11.2012 She is one of the most brilliant female riders in the world – many say along with Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum the best over the last few years. Experts and the public first really recognized her when she reached the final Top Four at the WEG in Aachen 2006. Since then the Australian born now situated [...]

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7 Sept 2o11 Interview Patrik Kittel – “You always hope for these things” He always  has dreamed of a medal Swedish dressage rider Patrik Kittel admits. But to reach a medal is a different thing. A thing he did at the European Championships in Rotterdam. Only some experts had bet on him – but Patrik [...]

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Reem Acra is an internationally known Lebanese fashion designer who studied design in Paris and New York. She began her career as an embroidery artist in New York and launched her own bridal gown company in 1995. Reem Acra moved to the top in the bridal business and dressed global icons of style for weddings, [...]

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You´ve won the Derby in Hamburg for the second time this year. How do you feel? It´s a wonderful feeling to win the Derby for the second time. This experience is really exceptional… How did you experience the Sunday of the Derby? It´s quite unusual that there is a jump-off of all the 4-penalty-riders… I [...]

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If you click the link below, you can listen to an interview of the international designer Reem Acra on the FEI channel Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/feichannel#p/u/6/2yODuA0wdr8 Reem Acra is the main sponsor of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage. She is an internationally acclaimed fashion designer based in New York, who designs for global icons of [...]

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13.12.2012 Valentina Truppa – now 26 – was sitting on a horse before she was able to walk… Her father, a famous dressage judge, was at her side when she became better and better and went from being the European Champion of the Young Riders to being now Number 6 in the World and a [...]

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4.2.2013 We certainly not have to introduce Charlotte Dujardin. She is for sure the most successful dressage rider at the moment after winning two gold medals at the London Olympics 2012. Charlotte´s star rose incredibly fast after catching the public eye first time in 2011 at the European Championships in Rotterdam where the young team [...]

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Courtney King Dye – a real fighter Courtney King-Dye – very famous American Dressage Rider and member of the US-team at the Beijing 2008 Olympics – had an experience last February you wouldn´t wish to anybody: She fell off a young horse and was seriously injured. Parts of her brain were injured and she had [...]

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Anky van Grunsven is a star in riding history. She won as a dressage rider everything you can win – being a three-times Olympic Champion and having gained various titles from World to European Champion.   After many successful years in dressage, mainly with her top-horses Bonfire and Salinero, Grunsven went on to reining – [...]

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