Thursday, May. 22, 2025

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France Will Be A Strong Gold-Medal Bet
France is the reigning team World Champions, won the 2003 Samsung Super League and 2004 World Cup Final. And they intend to remain atop the world, writes Birgit Popp.


The French team not only has depth, but it also has new talent.


The Belgians Are Aiming For Another Medal
With Ludo Philippaerts and Jos Lansink, they could just follow up their 2002 World Championship bronze medal with their first Olympic medal since 1976, writes Birgit Popp.


Ingmar de Voss, the general secretary of the Belgian Equestrian Federation, has been facing a new problem.


ASTM/SEI-certified helmets have been a subject before the U.S. Congress since March 29, when Sen. Tom Daschale (D-S.D.) reintroduced for Sen. Christopher J. Dodd's (D-Conn.) the Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Safety Act of 2004 (S.2254), which establishes a federal standard for equestrian helmets.

The U.S. Show Jumpers Think They Have Their Best Team In Years
If Royal Kaliber returns, second place at Aachen (Germany) could be a harbinger of good things to come in Athens, writes Molly Sorge.

 

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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
With new riders and horses, the Danes are competitive again sooner than expected, writes Birgit Popp.


There Could Be Gold On The U.S. Team's Horizon
For the first time ever, the U.S. dressage team is considered a true medal contender, writes
Nicole Lever.


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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