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Germany's first hobby horsing championship gallops through Frankfurt
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's first hobby horsing championship got underway in Frankfurt on Saturday, with hundreds of young riders competing in time jumping, style jumping and dressage on their wooden stick horses. Roughly 300 riders — mostly youngsters, but there are...
Paralympic equestrian riders praise access for disabled riders at Versailles
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — After winning her 10th Paralympics medal, British equestrian Natasha Baker celebrated with her son on Saturday and reflected on how good accessibility for disabled people was at the Palace of Versailles. “We could do with some more baby changers,...
Hart beats Baker to Paralympic dressage gold as USA wins three equestrian medals
PARIS (AP) — Rebecca Hart won the dressage gold medal aboard Floratina at the Paris Paralympics and the United States won two other equestrian medals on Tuesday. Britain’s Natasha Baker, a six-time gold medalist, was the favorite but finished third in the Grade III category for...
Olympic champion gymnasts Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles to return to school
Gold-medal-winning Olympic gymnasts Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey are heading back to school. Chiles and Carey — part of the “Golden Girls” squad led by Simone Biles that soared to gold in Paris last week — have both announced they are returning to college, Chiles at UCLA,...
Illness ended Jade Carey's hopes for another floor exercise medal. She could still win the team gold
PARIS (AP) — Jade Carey won't get a chance to defend the floor exercise gold medal she won three years ago in Tokyo, a victory that served as a vindication for the winding path she took to the Games. An uncharacteristically mistake-riddled routine during qualifying Sunday led Carey...
Michael Jung of Germany wins a record third Olympic equestrian gold medal in individual eventing
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Michael Jung became the first rider to win the Olympic individual eventing title three times, clinching the fourth Olympic gold medal of his illustrious career on Monday. The 41-year-old German rider won individual eventing at the 2012 and 2016 Games and...
Britain wins first gold medal at Paris Olympics with victory in equestrian team eventing
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Britain won its first gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Monday when it successfully defended its equestrian team eventing title. Laura Collett, Tom McEwen and Rosalind Canter sealed the win in the jumping section — the third part of the eventing...
Olympic riders get a memorable gallop in the sumptuous-looking Versailles Palace gardens
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — The Palace of Versailles offers equestrian sports one of the most attractive venues of the Paris Olympics. On Sunday, riders and horses got a memorable gallop around the sumptuous-looking gardens where the team and individual eventing competition was taking place. ...
Brazilian rider Carlos Parro issued a warning at Paris Olympics over horse treatment
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Equestrian’s governing body issued a warning to Brazilian rider Carlos Parro on Saturday for potentially causing “unnecessary discomfort” to his horse Safira after receiving evidence from an animal rights group. The decision was handed down by the...
Olympic equestrian champion Charlotte Dujardin shown repeatedly whipping horse on video
PARIS (AP) — Three-time Olympic gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin of Britain repeatedly whipped a horse while coaching another rider in a video that was published by multiple media outlets Wednesday. The video is part of an official complaint filed against Dujardin with the...
