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World Equestrian Games 2006
USEF Announces Dressage Team for 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games
(USA) - The United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF) announced today the four horse-and-rider combinations that will compete in Aachen, Germany, in the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG). Four ranked alternates were also named. The WEG will take place August 20-September 3, with dressage being held August 22-26.
Aug 10, 2006, 08:30
World Equestrian Games 2006
PREVIEW: Jumping
The World Championship of JUMPING has always generated plenty of lively debate. The format for the final day of competition - when the four best riders jump their own horses and the horses of their rivals in order to decide the individual title - is seen by some as the ultimate test of horsemanship, and by others as an odd way of doing things. After all, riders are normally judged on the quality of their partnership with specific animals, so there is a school of thought that suggests the World Champion should be crowned for the effort he or she makes with his or her own horse. Whatever your opinion however, it is impossible to deny that the World Championships change-horse finale is one of the most exciting competitions you can expect to watch in the sport of show jumping. Imagine dressage genius Anky Van Grunsven handing Salinero to Isabel Werth and saying "OK, let's see if you can ride him better than me!" Unthinkable? Well nearly....but the world's best show jumpers must do just that with their precious partners, and it makes for an extraordinary spectacle....
Aug 9, 2006, 14:05
World Equestrian Games 2006
PREVIEW: Driving
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| Ijsbrand Chardon (NED) World Champion at the 2002 World Equestrian Games (photo: Kit Houghton/FEI) |
This year’s World Four-in-Hand DRIVING Championship, to be held as part of the FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, are without doubt the most eagerly anticipated contest in the history of the sport. They promise a spectacular collision of great with great as the world’s top four-in-hand drivers battle for the ultimate prize.
Aug 7, 2006, 23:42
World Equestrian Games 2006
PREVIEW: Dressage
An abundance of DRESSAGE medals will be up for grabs at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games now that individual medals for both Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix Freestyle will be contested for the first time in a championship since the 1994 WEG in The Hague.
Aug 4, 2006, 12:10
World Equestrian Games 2006
Eventing Preview
Eventing breaks new ground in Aachen where, for the first time, the World Championships will be run without the steeple chase phase. This version of the sport, introduced at top international level shortly before the 2004 Olympic Games, dispenses with the two sections of roads and tracks and the steeplechase that for decades traditionally preceded the cross-country.
Aug 3, 2006, 10:16
World Equestrian Games 2006
Endurance Preview
Endurance will be firmly in the spotlight at Aachen as the opening contest of the Games. And the first competition of 2006 will get off to an early start with riders setting off on their 160km journey before dawn from the mass start at the show grounds at Aachen Soers. Approximately 12 hours later, tens of thousands of spectators are expected to watch the riders crossing the finishing line in Stadium 1 of the ALRV show grounds.
Aug 3, 2006, 09:35
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