Marking the first time the individual medals have been swept by one nation in dressage at the Pan American Games, U.S. riders Steffen Peters, Heather Blitz and Marisa Festerling nabbed Gold, Silver and Bronze, respectively. The U.S. riders each scored over 80% for their freestyle rides Wednesday, when the individual trophies were handed out. The […]
The U.S. Dressage Team secured the Gold medal today at the Pan American Games in Gudalajara, Mexico, with a combined average score of 74.421% that gave them a commanding lead over the Silver Medal-winning Canadians, who averaged 70.413%. Colombia put in a valiant late effort to surge into the top three with 69.632% for Bronze. […]
There are incredible stories and then there is the story of the 2011 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Not only did William Fox-Pitt ride Parklane Hawk to a record sixth win of his career, but a little American horse named Neville Bardos defied every possible odd to finish seventh in the world’s toughest four-star. Fox-Pitt […]
The dressage phase of the 2011 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials wrapped Sept. 2 in Stamford, England, with four of the five U.S. horses in the top 32. Heading into today’s cross country, the U.S. remains competitive, with only 10 points separating the top 21-placed riders. After dressage, Sinead Halpin of Pottersville, NJ, was the […]
