Atlanta Olympics in 1996 - Team gold and Individual Silver.
Olympic gold medal winner Gigolo FRH, horse of renowned equestrian Isabella Werth, has died at the age of Twenty-Six.
On September 23rd, Isabella Weth’s top level dressage horse was put down after declining health resulting from an injury. Winner of four Olympic gold medals, two Olympic silver medals, four World Championships, eight European Championships and four German titles, Gigolo proudly served as Isabella’s friend, teacher and sport partner for many years.
Bred by Horst Klussman (Pursau) (Graditz x Bunett by Busoni xx), Gigolo was discovered by Dr Schulten-Baumer. Although a plain horse to look at, but he thrilled spectators with his precision and charisma. Born in 1983, he was ridden by Werth for twenty years.
Werth and Gigolo won both team and individual gold at the European Championships at Donaueschingen in 1991. They repeated the double in 1993 at Lipica, in 1995 at Mondorf, and in 1997 at Verden. At the 1994 World Equestrian Games in The Netherlands and in 1998 in Rome the pair also won two gold medals each time.
Gigolo’s four Olympic gold medals were won in 1996 in Atlanta (individual and team gold), 1992 in Barcelona, and 2000 in Sydney (team gold). The two individual Olympic silver medals were in Barcelona and Sydney.
We have coverage and interviews from the Lexington Combined Driving Classic, the 2010 World Equestrian Games driving test event being held at the Kentucky Horse Park. Plus, listen in for more news from the 2010 WEG….
An update on last week’s exciting Driving Test Event and we take a look at next week’s Endurance Test Event with Endurance Manager Emmett Ross. Listen in and hear the latest on ticket sales and housing for the games…
2010 Radio Show Episode 59 – Show Notes and Links:
Congratulations to Chester Weber on winning the Driving Test Event at the Kentucky Horse Park last week. For all the details…
Thank you to Emmett Ross for joining us about the upcoming Endurance Test Event being held at the Kentucky Horse Park on October 14, 2009. Read all about it…
Martin Herbert explains the complex research of jumping cross country fences that is taking place in England and how it will benefit the eventing community. Kate Green reports from the European Championships which took place last week in Fontainebleu, France. Listen in….
Eventing Radio Episode 43 – X-Country Fence Analysis & European Championship Report
Thank you to our guest Martin Herbert for talking with us about the research in England of cross country fences. Read more…
Thank you to Kate Green for her report from the European Championships. Read more…
Thank you to Cathy Wieschhoff for joining us to share her tip of the week. Visit her web site.
Chatsworth International Horse Trials in England has a new Director. Read more…
The USEA Show Jumping Design Seminar is on December 2nd for professional and potential Eventing Jumping course designers. Read more…
Photo Caption: Anky Van Grunsven (Ned) and Salinero won the opening leg of the FEI World Cup Dressage series in Odense, Denmark today. Photo: Ridehesten.com
FEI TV – Further LIVE broadcasts from the FEI World Cup Dressage 2009-2010 are planned from: Stockholm (SWE), 6 December 2009; Amsterdam (NED), 23 January 2010; Gothenburg (SWE), 27 February 2010; s’Hertogenbsoch (NED), 27 March 2010.
ANKY WINS THE OPENING LEG AT ODENSE
Anky Van Grunsven won the opening leg of the FEI World Cup Dressage series in Odense, Denmark today with a great Freestyle ride from her Olympic champion Salinero. So often recently the Dutch star has been frustrated by her gelding’s unwillingness to be still in halt, but today the 15 year old horse conquered his anxiety to produce a lovely test that pleased the judging panel of Wim Emes (Ned), Jean-Michel Roudier (Fra), Kurt Christensen (Den), Jacques van Daele (Bel) and Gotthilf Riexinger (Ger) to earn a winning score of 81.450.
Photo Caption: Anthony Schaub of Rolex presents winning rider Daniel Etter (Sui) with yet another Rolex watch after his second successive victory with Peu a Peu in the 2009/2010 Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping series in Helsinki, Finland.
DANIEL DOES THE DOUBLE AT HELSINKI
Daniel Etter scored a back-to-back double when storming to victory in the second leg of the 2009/2010 Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping series in Helsinki, Finland this afternoon. Winners of the opening round in Oslo just a week ago, the Swiss rider and his superb 13 year old gelding Peu a Peu made it look easy when confidently setting a target in the 10-horse jump-off that none of the rest could match once again.
America’s Lauren Hough didn’t hold back when galloping into second place with Quick Study who was only fractionally slower, while Holland’s Eric van der Vleuten finished third ahead of Sweden’s Svante Johansson in fourth. This was another top-class field today, and in the tight confines of the Helsinki arena course-designer Olaf Petersen tested control, rideability and obedience to the very limit. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=8514
Jennie Brannigan joins Chris this week as co-host and reviews her win at the AEC last week. Abigail Lufkin shares some insightful advice on sports psychology that is helpful for riders at all levels. Listen in…
Over 400 riders took part in the American Eventing Championships at the Lamplight Equestrian Championships in Wayne, IL. Leslie Law retained his Advanced title on Fleeceworks Mystere du Val and Jennie Brannigan (this week’s co-host) became the the Intermediate Championship title on Cambalda.
See all of Chris’s videos from the United States Eventing Championships at Equestrian Life.
It was one-two-three for British riders at the Blenheim CCI*** event in England last week when Lucy Wiegersma and Granntevka Prince kept their cool in a nail biting finale to claim the title. Read more…
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