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Lies, damned lies, and statistics
Let's break down the ELO ratings in showjumping into three words, NO ONE CARES!
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Longines Global Champions Tour Calendar Unveiled
The official 2025 Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL team series calendar is announced. Buckle up for another epic season of world-class show jumping, where the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and with more breathtaking venues than ever before to delight fans worldwide. The iconic major cities of New
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New partner for Falsterbo Horse Show
Falsterbo Horse Show gains a strong new partner as Al Shira'aa becomes the title sponsor of the event, from 2025 named Al Shira’aa Falsterbo Horse Show. This six-year agreement secures a long-term collaboration, marking an important milestone for the competition and further strengthening its international reputation. Al
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The blue tongues doesn't bother me..
The blue tongue cases of the dressage horses doesn't bother me that much. Mostly cause the photographers providing the "evidence" most of the times are quite unknown to everybody, and also seem to bolt like bats out of hell when asked for the original files.
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What do media do?
It is the duty of the media to publish information correctly and promptly. As far as possible it should be verified whether the information given, or reproduced, is correct.
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Exciting Dressage names set to compete at Gothenburg Horse Show
Top-level sport and world-class dressage are guaranteed, with world number two Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour and Mount St John Freestyle among those set to compete at the Gothenburg Horse Show.
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2025 Set to Be a New Top Year at Gothenburg Horse Show
This weekend, top-level sport returns once again to the Gothenburg Horse Show. Several of the top ten riders from the latest world ranking in show jumping will be present.
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British stars announced Ambassadors for Royal Windsor Horse Show
Royal Windsor Horse Show is delighted to announce that top British Show Jumpers, Joseph Stockdale and Jack Whitaker, have once again been appointed Official Ambassadors of the event.
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Spring Open 2025, The Eventing Season Kick-Off in Poland
The 2025 Eventing season kicks off in Strzegom! The renowned equestrian venue, which has been attracting the world’s top riders for years, will host two prestigious competitions to open this year’s international calendar.
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Spring is around the corner
In spring the garden is a feast of blossom, the season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear. In the northern hemisphere from March to May and in the southern hemisphere from September to November.
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Show Jumper Suspended for Forgery in Olympic Bid
A Belgian show jumper was fined 6,000 Swiss francs (€6,400) and suspended from the sport for three years after forging a Maltese passport and driving licence in an apparent failed bid to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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How is eventing ever going to survive?
Eventing is my number one discipline of equestrian sport. No, come to think about it, that is not entirely true. Standardbred racing and eventing are my number one disciplines of equestrian sport.