Anita van Os is one of countless FEI stewards worldwide. After one of her controls in 2019 at the European Dressage Championships in Rotterdam, Charlotte Dujardin was eliminated from the tournament. The silver medal for Great Britain is gone. Both met for the first time in Amsterdam 2020.
Horses are strong. They have a whole horsepower of strength. With "horsepower", however, one immediately thinks about how powerful a car is. And that has to do with the inventor James Watt. He died in 1819, exactly 200 years ago.
In the USA on 13 December is all about horses. None other than the American Congress declared the day National Day of the Horse. And why? It’s a day to remember the economic, historic and cultural contributions that horses have made.
Horses are fast and movements are difficult to predict. To shoot the perfect picture is very difficult in equestrian sports. Once a year, the Silver Camera is awarded for the best equestrian photo. This year the award goes to the USA.
What is this, this little stuffed animal on the back of many eventing riders? At big tournaments they carry "Berry" with them. Behind this is the sad and at the same time beautiful story of Hannah Francis. Sad because Hannah is dead. But her story is still alive.
