Saturday, Jul. 5, 2025

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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?



The Dutch Are Hoping They'll Find A New Star
They won't have their two individual medalists from 2000, but a young squad might just be able to pull off another surprise, writes Birgit Popp.


Ireland's Squad Can Certainly Jump
But will their strength over fences outweigh their weakness in front of the letters, wonders Louise Parkes.

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The pressure on Peter Hain, leader of Great Britain's House of Commons, to capitulate to the demands of his vociferous Labour Party members and reintroduce an anti-hunting bill has been intensifying steadily all summer. On July 8, Labour M.P. Gerald Kaufman reminded Hain that 269 members of Parliament had signed a motion calling for the reintroduction of the bill, then appeared to throw down the gauntlet by revealing he had assured those whom had written in support of a ban that the Leader of the House "can be trusted to bring in the bill before the end of the session."

Van Grunsven Is Still The Netherlands' Big Gun
Salinero has replaced the great Bonfire, and the team's chances of regaining their silver medal rest mostly on his exciting back, writes Birgit Popp.


Despite recovering from a fractured hip just five months earlier, Margie Engle outraced the competition to win the $40,000 Merrill Lynch Cleveland Grand Prix in Cleveland, Ohio, July 18, for an unprecedented sixth time. Her win puts her in the Cleveland record book with wins in 1992, '97, '99, '00, '03 and now 2004. Riding Hidden Creek's Wapino, she earned the fastest time (40.00 seconds) of the nine-horse jump-off with a clean round.

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.

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