Equestrian News

• EQUESTRIANJapanese dressage rider makes Olympics at 70 Posted Monday, March 5, 2012 5:15p ET By Associated Press When Hiroshi Hoketsu first went to the Olympics in 1964, he was 23 and the games were in his native Tokyo. Now nearly 71, Hoketsu will be going to the Olympics again this summer - to compete, not to watch.
• LONDON 2012Transport worries could cut Olympic equestrian crowd Posted Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12:14p ET By Reuters Fans could miss out on one of the main equestrian events at the 2012 Olympics because of fears the transport system cannot cope with any more people, London's transport commissioner warned on Tuesday.
• EQUESTRIAN NEWSJordanian princess re-elected as FEI president Posted Friday, November 5, 2010 8:31a ET By Associated Press Princess Haya of Jordan was elected on Friday to serve a second four-year term as president of the International Equestrian Federation, the world governing body for horse sport.
• EQUESTRIANU.S. among qualified teams for 2012 Olympics Posted Wednesday, October 13, 2010 2:04p ET By Associated Press The International Equestrian Federation has confirmed the first teams to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.
• MR. UNIVERSEPhoto of the week: Beware of British equestrian drivers Posted Wednesday, October 13, 2010 12:36p ET By Matt Stroup Seeing this photo leads us to one inevitable conclusion: that the British team at the World Equestrian Games was causing nothing short of complete and utter mayhem on the roads.
• EQUESTRIANU.S. wins vaulting title on final day of WEG Posted Monday, October 11, 2010 12:06a ET By Associated Press The United States won team gold in vaulting on the final day of the World Equestrian Games. Vaulting requires the athletes to perform gymnastic-like movements while on a moving horse. Germany won silver and Austria received bronze.
• EQUESTRIANLe Jeune wins individual show jumping title Posted Sunday, October 10, 2010 12:03a ET By Associated Press Belgium's Philippe Le Jeune won the individual show jumping championship Saturday at the World Equestrian Games with a flawless run.
• EQUESTRIANShow jumping's four finalists set for showdown Posted Friday, October 8, 2010 10:53p ET By Associated Press Canada's Eric Lamaze, Belgium's Philippe Le Jeune, Brazil's Rodrigo Pessoa and Saudi Arabia's Abdullah Al Sharbatly advanced to the show jumping final Friday in the World Equestrian Games.
• EQUESTRIANBritons rule in para dressage at World Equestrian Games Posted Friday, October 8, 2010 8:53a ET By Associated Press Britain's Sophie Christiansen won the I-A individual para dressage division, teammate Lee Pearson topped the I-B class and the Netherlands' Petra van de Sande took the grade II competition Thursday in the World Equestrian Games.
• EQUESTRIANGerman show jumping team gets gold Posted Wednesday, October 6, 2010 11:44p ET By Associated Press The German show jumping team earned the gold medal on Wednesday night at the World Equestrian Games.
• EQUESTRIANGermany takes team lead in jumping Posted Tuesday, October 5, 2010 8:49p ET By Associated Press Germany took the lead after the team competition portion of jumping Tuesday at the World Equestrian Games