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Kiwi takes on world's best young dressage riders

Hannah Appleton and her horse ZacTac Graceful have arrived safely in Germany, ready to tackle the world's best riders at the Dressage Young Rider World Cup in Frankfurt later this month.

NZ para-equestrians aim for WEG nod in Aust

A team of para-equestrian riders from New Zealand is in Australia for a three-star competition held in conjunction with the Victoria Dressage Festival.

Vet says FEI stance on NSAIDs "patently ridiculous"

A high profile veterinarian has slammed the International Equestrian Federation for the rhetoric used to justify its progressive list of drugs, saying its position on anti-inflammatory agents is "patently ridiculous".

Kill buyers certify horses as drug free, says alliance

The European Union will accept affadavits from kill buyers that horses sent for slaughter are free of key drugs, the Equine Welfare Alliance says.

WEG 2010 will be largest sporting event in US

Next year's World Equestrian Games at the Kentucky Horse Park will be the largest sporting event in the US in 2010, and the second largest in North America - second only to the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.