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Monday, 24 November 2008 |
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John Deere, the iconic tractor maker, will be the official equipment sponsor of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
Organizers of the Games announced Friday that the company will provide the games' grounds-care equipment, some of which will remain at Kentucky Horse Park after the Games end in October 2010.
John Deere also will be the title sponsor of the reining competition during the games, said Terry Johnson, vice president of sales for the games. |
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008 |
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Hong Kong, Back out of retirement for the Beijing Olympics at the age of 52, New Zealand rider Mark Todd is already contemplating a crack at the London Games in 2012. "Age is just a number," one of the greatest riders in the history of three-day eventing stated. "I think I can get back and be competitive at the top level. I have enjoyed it."
Todd, an individual gold medallist at the 1984 and 1988 Games, may be languishing in 29th place in Hong Kong after the cross-country stage of the event but the fire is back in his belly. "I didn't feel old, I didn't feel stiff. I felt just as I did in the past. It was really good," said the tall, lithe rider, back from retirement after eight years and buzzing once more with the adrenaline of competition. Its just possible a return to Kentucky for the World Equestrian Games in 2010 is something Todd will look forward to doing as well.
Already new targets are appearing up on the horizon. "I would like to go to the World Championships in Kentucky in 2010. That is where I started my international career back in 1978." Next stop after that could be London. "It is certainly a possibility," he said. "I shall have to sit down and discuss it with my wife."
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Sunday, 13 July 2008 |
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When the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games take place at the Kentucky Horse Park in 2010, horses and riders will compete on a new state-of-the-art surface that is being installed by the German company that developed it.
The Outdoor Stadium, which is currently under construction at the Kentucky Horse Park, will be ready to receive its new surface in January or February 2009.
Otto Sport– und Reitplatz GmbH is the developer and supplier of this 86,000-square-foot stadium surface, as well as two warm-up ring surfaces totaling 43,000 square feet. The surface for the adjacent Walnut Ring and its warm-up ring totaling nearly 90,000 square feet will be installed at the park this month. |
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
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 A specialty Kentucky license plate may soon be available in celebration of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
In order for these plates to be produced, at least 900 applications and deposits must be submitted to the World Games 2010 Foundation. If 900 applications are not received by September 30, 2008, all applications and fees will be returned. |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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by Torri Nahorniak-Broadus
 This weekend of June 14 and 15 Susan and Blake Harris hosted the 32nd annual Spring Run Horse Trials at their family farm in Prospect, Kentucky. The last event I went to was Rolex and as always it was an amazing experience, with the crowds, the vendors, and the best of the best competing.
But, it was driving into Spring Run that I remembered why most of our members, from me, whose goal is to get to Novice again, to many of those now competing at Rolex, fell in love with the sport. |
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Thursday, 29 May 2008 |
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All corners of the equine world were shocked yesterday to hear that Theodore 'Teddy' O Connor was humanely euthanized after a barn accident at David & Karen O'Connor's farm in The Plains VA. Teddy had captured the hearts of not only Eventers but horse lovers all over the world. |
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