Jan Brink Holds Sweden's Best Hope For A Medal
The pre-Olympic buzz is all about him and the much-improved Bj
Kyle King said his mare's experience at Spruce Meadows (Alta.) helped her win the $35,000 Country Classic Grand Prix at the Country Classic Horse Show in Wilsonville, Ore., July 14-18.
Don't Count The Spanish Out"I guess there's a chance we will stand on the podium again," said Spanish team coach Jean Bemelmans about his squad's prospects to win their first Olympic team medal.
The U.S. drivers had to be encouraged by the results of the CAIO Aachen (Germany),July 13-18, especially considering the upcoming World Championships to be held in August in Hungary.
Rusty Will Lead Germany's Charge One Last Time
The German team, as always the favorite, mixes old and new faces while aiming for their eighth straight Olympic gold medal, writes Birgit Popp.
Their performances used to be measured by seconds ticking away on a stopwatch as they ate up the furlongs stretching in front of them. Now, they are scored in columns on test sheets as they maneuver between the letters marking the outside of a short, white fence. A cadre of racetrack veterans have collected their strides, shrugged off the stereotypes and entered the dressage world, and Lisa Rasmuson wanted to give them and their owners the recognition they deserve.
Denmark Has Risen Like The Phoenix
There Could Be Gold On The U.S. Team's Horizon
Can New Zealand pull itself up from disappointing results--apart from Mark Todd's individual bronze at Sydney--at both the last Olympics and the 2002 World Equestrian Games?
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