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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Matthias Alexander Rath
Horse
Sterntaler
Image code
10_weg_rath_sterntaler_3416
Description
Rath and Sterntaler are slowly becoming a combination: the contact with the bit is better, but the piaffes are still non-existent: either there is no piaffe (at X) or they are tiny. The walk was the best of the day. Surprisingly low score: 70.250%
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Carl Hester
Horse
Liebling
Image code
10_weg_hester_liebling_3328
Description
Carl Hester and Liebling were not able to repeat their brilliant performances from the 2009 European Championships. Now owned by John Risley, Liebling II only recently returned to Hester to be a team horse.
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Jose Antonio Garcia Mena
Horse
Norte
Image code
10_weg_garciamena_norte_2942
Description
Jose Antonio Garcia Mena thanks the crowds for their enthusiasm :: Photo © Astrid Appels
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Belinda Trussell
Horse
Anton
Image code
10_weg_trussell_anton_2826
Description
There's much more in the tank of Belinda Trussell's Anton. He's a super talented horse but needs more energy and electricity to truly sparkle and go beyond the 70% barrier.
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Tina Konyot
Horse
Calecto V
Image code
10_weg_konyot_calecto_1261
Description
Tina Konyot on the Danish warmblood stallion Calecto V (by Come Back II). The V does not stand for the Roman number 5 but for Viegaard, the stallion station he came from.
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Maria Eilberg
Horse
Two Sox
Image code
10_weg_eilberg_twosox_2634
Description
The entire silver medal winning British team moved onto the Grand Prix Special. Here you see fourth rider Maria Eilberg on Two Sox (by Ehrentusch)
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
Spanish Young Horse Championships
Rider
Alfonso Parra Rubio, Jose Daniel Martin Dockx
Horse
Bently, Delmonte
Image code
10_sanjose_parra_bently_01
Description
Spanish Champions Alfonso Parra Rubio on Bently and Jose Daniel Martin Dockx on Delmonte :: Photo © Ecuestre Online
Photographer
Ecuestre Online
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Elisabeth Eversfield-Koch
Horse
The Lion King B
Image code
10_weg_eversfield_lionking_2172
Description
Swiss individual rider Elisabeth Eversfield-Koch on the Holsteiner The Lion King B
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Goncalo Carvalho
Horse
Rubi
Image code
10_weg_carvalho_rubi_2130
Description
Portuguese Goncalo Carvalho and Rubi are new comers on the team and did pretty well. The whole right lacked some energy and sparkle, but the potential is there. With 66.766% they ended up 35th
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
-
Horse
-
Image code
10_weg_hocks_0_1346
Description
A bad piaffe: horse pulls the hocks high and there is absolutely no sit. This horse is not the only one which refuses to take the weight on the hindquarters
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Luiza Almeida Tavares
Horse
Samba
Image code
10_weg_tavares_samba_9627
Description
The youngest competitor at WEG is the Brazilian Luiza Tavares de Almeida on Samba
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
-
Rider
-
Horse
-
Image code
10_weg_0_twosox_2391_Frontpage.jpg
Description
-
Photographer
-
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Gaston Chelius
Horse
Flamenco R
Image code
10_weg_chelius_flamenco_9747
Description
Luxembourg individual rider Gaston Chelius on Flamenco R
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Mafalda Galiza Mendes
Horse
D'Artagnan
Image code
10_weg_galiza_dartagnan_0356
Description
Former young rider Mafalda Galiza Mendes made a smooth transition to GP level; Aboard D'Artagnan she was the strongest Portuguese rider and scored 67.489% to finish 33rd.
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Marcelo Da Silva Alexandre
Horse
Signo dos Pinhais
Image code
10_weg_alexandre_signo_2028
Description
For the first time in history Brazil had a dressage team at WEG. The third Brazilian team rider was Marcelo da Silva Alexandre on Signo dos Pinhais
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Claudia Fassaert
Horse
Donnerfee
Image code
10_weg_fassaert_donnerfee_9118
Description
Belgian Claudia Fassaert went to WEG because a Belgian eventing horse got lame which opened a spot on the plane. Her Donnerfee has only been doing the GP for 5 months and got a more than decent 66.255%
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Yuko Kitai
Horse
Fairytale
Image code
10_weg_kitai_fairytale_0159
Description
Japanese Yuko Kitai on the 13-year old Belgian warmblood Fairytale
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
-
Horse
Rubi
Image code
10_weg_0_rubi_2146
Description
The gorgeous face of the Lusitano stallion Rubi
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Cathrine Rasmussen
Horse
Orlando
Image code
10_weg_rasmussen_orlando_0511
Description
More history was written: for the first time a Norwegian team participated at WEG. Here you see Cathrine Rasmussen on Orlando. This pair lives in Denmark and is trained by Andreas Helgstrand
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Daniel Pinto
Horse
Galopin de la Font
Image code
10_weg_pinto_galopin_1198
Description
Daniel Pinto and Galopin de la Font are a very experienced combination at Grand Prix level. They were 49th with 65.319% and became the "lowest" scoring Portuguese rider on the team.
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Mieko Yagi
Horse
Dow Jones
Image code
10_weg_yagi_dowjones_0905
Description
A seasoned competitor, Japanese Meiko Yago, rode Dow Jones
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Rogerio Clementino
Horse
Portugal
Image code
10_weg_clementino_portugal_1015
Description
More Lusitano power: Brazilian Rogerio Clementino riding the Portuguese bred Lusitano Portugal
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
-
Horse
-
Image code
10_weg_deco_0_8658
Description
Lovely decoration in the trade fair
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2010
Event
World Equestrian Games
Rider
Oded Shimoni
Horse
-
Image code
10_weg_shimoni_0_9612
Description
Based in Florida but riding for Israel, Oded Shimoni scored 66.298% on Granada
Photographer
Astrid Appels