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HorsesDaily at the 2008 Olympic Equestrian Games DRESSAGE
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Peters and Ravel Fourth, King-Dye and Mythilus Eighth, Heading into Freestyle at 2008 Olympic Games By Joanie Morris
Two US riders were in the fold and Steffen Peters and Ravel (who is owned by Aikiko Yamazaki) were first of the pair in the ring. Their test was brilliant, with no mistakes, Peters did a masterful job in the piaffe and passage and guided the relatively inexperienced horse with ease. “I couldn’t be happier,” said Peters after his ride which scored 71.80%. “All the trot work felt great, he was much more relaxed in the walk than he was the last time.” Read More .... The Closer - Isabelle Werth
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“Overall I’m really pleased,” said Peters from San Diego, CA. “I had nothing to lose so I really went for it. He was quite good but he got nervous in the free walk toward the screen. There were a couple of things that weren’t quite as good as normal. There were a lot of good things in there.” Read More.... Courtney King-Dye Leads the Way for Team USA after First Day of Dressage
The US team drew 11th of 11 teams so King-Dye and Mythilus were the second to last combination to go of the second rotation. They put in an excellent test with no mistakes, highlighted by good piaffe and passage and clean changes. Mythilus seemed to thrive in the Sha Tin arena. After 24 of 47 horses contesting for medals, Mythilus sits fourth. The 13-year-old KWPN gelding owned by Harmony Amateur Sports Foundation rose to the occasion for King-Dye in her first opportunity at the Olympic Games. Read More ..... Langley’s Leslie Reid Opens Dressage Competition at 2008 Olympic Games Tragedy Strikes the Brazilian Dressage Team at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Sha Tin/Hong Kong
Without a reserve rider, Brazil will no longer be able to participate in the Olympic team competition, although Luiza Tavares de Almeida and Leandro Aparecido da Silva will be able to participate as individuals. Read More.... "On the Scene"
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Wellington,
FL - Courtney King-Dye, a member of the U.S. equestrian team's three-member
dressage squad that competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong,
China, rode Mythilus to a 13th place finish individually and helped
the U.S. to finish in fourth place overall by placing seventh in
the Grand Prix, the team round of competition. King-Dye was the highest
placed U.S. rider in the Grand Prix. She qualified for the Grand
Prix Special and then was one of only 15 riders to qualify for the
Grand Prix Freestyle. King-Dye earned an overall score of 70.175%.
Today, the FEI Tribunal issued a decision that disqualified King-Dye
from the Olympic Games and as a result, the U.S. dressage team is
also disqualified and loses its fourth place finish. 
If
there was a defining characteristic to the individual final at these
Olympics, it was that nothing happened as expected. There were tired
horses, tense horses, confusion with the bell not ringing, and scores
that left people wondering what some people have to do to lose a
medal. Compared to WEG two years ago in Aachen, we were missing the
star appeal of a Matine, and yet there were some remarkable performances – and
signs of big things to come from some pairs that were new to most
of us. On a personal note, I was a little let down by the evening – but
that may well have been because both of my own clients had some problems,
which I will talk about as I go through the evening’s performances
below. 
Ashley Holzer is living proof that the key to happiness is in setting realistic goals, and achieving them with a smile on one’s face along the way. She went into these Olympics in Hong Kong with the knowledge that Canada’s team result rested very much on her shoulders. 
Hong
Kong, China – The dressage riders temporarily reclaimed the
ring from the show jumpers tonight at Sha Tin and although Germany
continued to rule… the Americans put in an impressive showing.
Hong Kong, China – Steffen Peters, the anchor rider for the US Team, did everything he could to coax a brilliant performance out of Ravel to secure the team bronze medal. Peters really went for broke and finished the first Individual Qualifier in 10th place individually on a 70.00%, which wasn’t quite good enough for a team medal after teammate Debbie McDonald had a completely uncharacteristic performance on Brentina. Ravel, who is only 10 years old, tried his heart out but his inexperience in such a big venue cost him a couple of marks. The US Team finished fourth on a final score of 67.817%. 
Hong
Kong, China – The first round of team competition got underway
for the team portion of the dressage competition and Courtney King-Dye,
from New Milford, CT, was the lone American to perform her Grand
Prix test today based on the advantageous draw of the US team. 
Hong
Kong, China – Leslie Reid of Langley, BC, was the first competitor
for the Canadian Team on the opening day of Dressage competition
on Wednesday, August 13, at the 2008 Olympic Games. 
Hong
Kong: Today, the hopes and dreams of Brazilian dressage fans were
destroyed when Nilo VO sadly failed his veterinary re-inspection.
Yesterday, after being sent to the holding box with Rogério
Clementino, the veterinarians decided he should be re-presented 24
hours later. On this occasion, Brazilian team coach Johan Zagers
shouldered the responsibility for presenting Nilo to the veterinary
committee, and after trotting him twice, and following an extremely
lengthy discussion, it was finally announced that Nilo had failed.
