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Candice King and Kismet 50. Photo by © Tammy Hardy Photography. More than 5,000 spectators came to watch the final day of The Jumper Classic®, presented by Fidelity Investments® and Audi of America. Held at the Silver Oak Equestrian Center, The Jumper Classic had their two final highlight classes of the week. In the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix, Candice King and Mark Bellissimo's Kismet 50 took first place. In the opening class of the day, the $15,000 Equine Insurance Speed Stake presented by Great American Insurance Group, Leslie Howard and Lennox Lewis 2 were fastest for the win.

The GP-winner in Valkenswaard; Doda! Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.At the CSI2* show in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, the Grand Prix went to Alvaro de Miranda on Show Show(Darco x Royal Feu). Doda and the 10 year old stallion had two clear rounds, and their time in the jump-off was 1,09 seconds faster than runner-up Henk van de Pol’s time of 37.92 on Chesterfield. Edwina Tops-Alexander was third on her lovely grey eight year old mare Erenice Horta (Diamant de Semilly x Parco); also they double clear on the time of 37.99.

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Heidi has written us a blog entry - here with Nino in London. Photos private.We have been so lucky that the Olympic Champion Steve Guerdat’s groom Heidi Mulari has written us a blog entry about her fantastic experiences in London! Read about how she felt as Steve and Nino des Buissonnets won the gold medal, how the trip back home went and how Nino was received back home at the stables.

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London seen at the Olympic Games. Photo by © 2012 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com.Gerco Schröder’s Olympic ride London with whom he just won two Olympic silver medals, has according to several websites been seized right after the Olympic triumphs. This action has supposedly been made due to big financial problems for the former owners of the stallion, the company Eurocommerce. Apparently other Eurocommerce horses have also been seized together with London. Earlier this year several of the horses owned by Eurocommerce, including London, were sold to a company called Gevi International B.V. This company is owned by Ger Visser jr. who is the son of Ger Visser, the owner of  Eurocommerce. The bankruptcy trustee is apparently now investigating these transactions, and the seizure has been taken to make sure the horses are not sold before a final decision has been made from the authorities in Holland concerning the transfer between the companies.

This week it was known that Vigo d'Arsouilles will retire from the sport. This is our tribute to one of the biggest stars in the world of showjumping. All photos by Jenny Abrahamsson.

Cian and Blue Loyd can be seen in action in Dublin. Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.The Olympic showjumping might be over, but next weekend it’s already time for the last leg of the Top League that takes place in Dublin. The Irish team has now been announced, and so has the Swedish. Ireland Equestrian's showjumping manager Robert Splaine has choosen five riders, and his team of four will be picked after the first two days of competition in Dublin.

Jonathan McCrea and Twisthe. Photo by © Tammy Hardy Photography.The Jumper Classic®, presented by Fidelity Investments® and Audi of America, hosted their $12,000 Welcome Stake Thursday at the Silver Oak Equestrian Center. The winner of the $12,000 Welcome Stake was Jonathan McCrea of East Windsor, CT, on Twisther, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables. Located in the beautiful town of Hampton Falls, NH, The Jumper Classic is New England’s premier equestrian event. This elite level competition attracts the country’s top riders, past Olympians and local equestrians. The Jumper Classic runs through Sunday, August 12, with the highlight class, the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix, on Sunday.

No doubt who theese Dutch supporters were cheering for!

Rolf is still number one in the world! Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.Rolf-Göran Bengtsson was hugely disappointed yesterday when he had to withdraw from the final in London, but he might feel better today as he is still ranked as number one in the world! This is the 8th month in a row that the Swedish rider tops the world ranking. From rank two to ten there are changes; Nick Skelton has jumped from rank five to two, while Steve Guerdat is up from eight to three. Pius Schwizer is down one rank from three to four, while Christian Ahlmann has made a huge jump from rank 16 to rank five! Kevin is down from rank two to six, while Marcus Ehning stays at rank seven. Eric Lamaze is down from three to eight. Beezie Madden is another rider that has climbed; from 13 to nine pushing Edwina Tops-Alexander out – while Marco Kutscher has fallen from six to ten, a rank previously held by Ludger Beerbaum.

 Got to love it: This is how an Olympic Champion thanks his horse!

The fence design at the London Olympics has been out of this world! Take a look at the amazing fences used in the individual final, starting with the London Bus.

Cian illustrating to Ireland's Chef d'Equipe Robert Splaine - little did he know that his plans would bring him a bronze medal.

Equine Canada states that they "fully stands behind and supports our athlete Tiffany Foster".Equine Canada has issued the following further statements regarding the International Equestrian Federation's (FEI) hypersensitivity testing protocol, follwing the one made yesterday:

"Equine Canada agrees that the FEI's hypersensitivity protocol is in place to protect the welfare of the horse and the fairness of our sport," states Mr. Gallagher.

"Victor sustained a superficial cut on the front of the left front coronary band," states Canadian Olympic Team Veterinarian for Jumping Dr. Sylvie Surprenant. "In our opinion the horse was fit to compete as he showed no signs of lameness. However the FEI hypersensitivity protocol is such that if the horse is sensitive to the touch, regardless of the cause, the horse is disqualified. While the FEI rules for the hypersensitivity protocol were followed, we believe that there should be a review of this protocol." [Continues below]

The happy medalists - Gerco Schröder, Steve Guerdat and Cian O'Connor."The World Cup Final was an important step to this medal, because he proved there that I could ride him here. That way I could give him a break and he has now only been doing four shows before the Olympics. I always said that I wanted a medal. I knew I had a horse that could jump everything and I knew that if I rode good I could be a medal winner," said Steve Guerdat happy with his medal around his neck.