By now we’ve all heard that Hiroshi Hoketsu, 71-year-old Japanese dressage rider, will be the oldest to compete in the London Games. But did you know he also show jumped in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics? (more…)
DRESSAGE
Videos du Jour: Comparing 90%+ Freestyles
Perhaps Totilas comparisons are fundamentally unfair, but Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro recently broke the 90-percentage mark in the Grand Prix freestyle at Hartpury. (more…)
Totilas to Miss Olympics
Eurodressage reports that Totilas, current world record holder in Grand Prix Freestyle dressage, will miss the London Games. His rider, Matthias Rath, 27, is suffering from mononucleosis and not expected to recover in time. (more…)
Deadspin: Hiroshi Hoketsu ‘an inspiration to old dressage riders everywhere’
The irreverent sports website’s “Olympic Field Guide” series spotlights Japan’s 71-year-old Olympic dressage contender. (more…)
Bent Jensen is back… and he brought an entourage
Two great things have happened to dressage this year: 1) Foam fingers and 2) Bent Jensen. On Saturday, he dusted off his infamous “Sexy and I Know It” freestyle for PVDA Ride for Life. (more…)
‘Competitive Horse Prancing’: Colbert is not done with us, yet
Stephen Colbert issued this response to the USEF’s response to his declaration of dressage as America’s new national pastime. Follow? (more…)
Introducing the 2012 U.S. Olympic Dressage Team
On Saturday the following horse rider combinations were nominated for a plane ticket to London, pending final approval from the USEF: (more…)
Question: Can we disguise Steffen Peters so he can ride two horses in the Olympics?
In case you think we’re kidding, we’re not.
Toto, you’re not in Kansas anymore
It’s no secret that Totilas’ new rider, Matthias Rath, has struggled to tap into the magic Toto exhibited with Edward Gal. A video analysis of their different riding styles attempts to explain why. (more…)
Hamburger! We have a German translator in the house
Since HN’s German fluency is limited to the words “lager” and “Oktoberfest,” we had difficulty earlier today translating the newspaper that carried the Totilas report. Then we got this email: (more…)
News: Billionaire publishing mogul ‘John’ purchases Totilas for HN’s managing editor
OK, that’s not true, but starting rumors about dressage superstar Toto does seem to be all the rage these days. (more…)
Let’s Discuss: Is dressage due for a makeover?
People in stuffy costumes riding around in circles, occasionally accompanied by boring music… Biz Stamm considers ways in which dressage might spruce up its public image. (more…)
30 Years Later: A column
Most people remember Kim Walnes from her glory days in the ’80s, when she piloted The Gray Goose to international eventing success. On the 30th anniversary of her 1982 Rolex win, Kim has agreed to write a column for HN about horses and life. (more…)
Video du Jour: Dressage test FAIL
One of those times when, just when you think it can’t get any worse, “worse” suddenly gets taken to a whole new level. (more…)
So You Wanna Go to London: U.S. dressage selection trial dates announced
Audition for your place on the squad June 8-17 at the USET Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ. In other Olympic dressage news… (more…)
Team Edward: Holzer wins on horse named after ‘Twilight’
Canadian Ashley Holzer and Breaking Dawn–or “Edward” as he’s known around the barn–dazzled judges to win the Grand Prix Freestyle at the Gold Coast Opener CDI. (more…)