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Equestrianism

MOH to share AI experience in healthcare with National AI Council: Ong Ye Kung

Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung (left) posing for a photo with a pony at the opening of the new Gallop.sg stables along Admiralty Road East on Feb 21, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung (left) posing for a photo with a pony at the opening of the new Gallop.sg stables along Admiralty Road East on Feb 21, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Laurentia Tan leads Singapore to para-dressage team title at Asian Championships among four golds

jcpara07 - Para Dressage individual gold medallist Laurentia Tan is flanked by fellow Singaporean Gemma Foo (left) and Hong Kong's Fleur Schrader at the 2025 FEI Asian Championships in Pattaya.

Credit/source: PHOTO: INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
jcpara07 - Para Dressage individual gold medallist Laurentia Tan is flanked by fellow Singaporean Gemma Foo (left) and Hong Kong's Fleur Schrader at the 2025 FEI Asian Championships in Pattaya.

Credit/source: PHOTO: INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR EQUESTRIAN SPORTS

Syrians chase equestrian glory in sport once dominated by Assads

A horse rider competes during the fourth Al-Nasr Equestrian Show Jumping Championship at the Central Equestrian Club in Dimas, north-west of Damascus on May 9, 2025. For decades, equestrian sports were dominated by Syria's former ruling al-Assad family and their inner circle. But after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in a lightning Islamist-led offensive in December, new faces are competing amid growing interest in the sport.
A horse rider competes during the fourth Al-Nasr Equestrian Show Jumping Championship at the Central Equestrian Club in Dimas, north-west of Damascus on May 9, 2025. For decades, equestrian sports were dominated by Syria's former ruling al-Assad family and their inner circle. But after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in a lightning Islamist-led offensive in December, new faces are competing amid growing interest in the sport.

British Olympic dressage star Charlotte Dujardin given one-year ban for whipping horse

An emotional British rider Charlotte Dujardin after retaining her dressage individual title at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug 15, 2016.
An emotional British rider Charlotte Dujardin after retaining her dressage individual title at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug 15, 2016.

Modern pentathlon at LA 2028 no rescue operation for the sport, says president

Lucie Hlavackova of Czech Republic and other modern pentathlon competitors in the women's final laser run at the Paris Olympics at Chateau de Versailles on Aug 11, 2024.
Lucie Hlavackova of Czech Republic and other modern pentathlon competitors in the women's final laser run at the Paris Olympics at Chateau de Versailles on Aug 11, 2024.

Laurentia Tan finishes fifth in Paralympic dressage, advances to freestyle final

Singapore's Laurentia Tan will be in action in the dressage individual final on Sept 7.
Singapore's Laurentia Tan will be in action in the dressage individual final on Sept 7.

New horse, new challenge for Singapore equestrienne Gemma Foo

Singapore Paralympic equestrienne Gemma Rose Foo hopes to showcase the talents of her new horse in future.
Singapore Paralympic equestrienne Gemma Rose Foo hopes to showcase the talents of her new horse in future.

Michelle Gulyas takes gold for Hungary in Paris Olympics women’s modern pentathlon

Michelle Gulyas of Hungary reacts as she crosses the finish line of the final laser run in the women's modern pentathlon at the Paris Olympics in Versailles on Aug 11, 2024.
Michelle Gulyas of Hungary reacts as she crosses the finish line of the final laser run in the women's modern pentathlon at the Paris Olympics in Versailles on Aug 11, 2024.

Veteran equestrian athletes Jose Larocca and Rolf-Goran Bengtsson still riding strong

Paris 2024 Olympics - Equestrian - Jumping Individual Qualifier - Chateau de Versailles, Versailles, France - August 05, 2024.
Jose Maria (jr) Larocca of Argentina riding Finn Lente in action REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Paris 2024 Olympics - Equestrian - Jumping Individual Qualifier - Chateau de Versailles, Versailles, France - August 05, 2024.
Jose Maria (jr) Larocca of Argentina riding Finn Lente in action REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Equestrian is having an uncomfortable moment, its Olympic horses are not

epa11522413 Catherine Laudrup-Dufour of Denmark riding Freestyle competes in the Dressage Team Grand Prix of the Equestrian Dressage competitions in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the Chateau de Versailles in Versailles, France, 03 August 2024.  EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BREHMAN
epa11522413 Catherine Laudrup-Dufour of Denmark riding Freestyle competes in the Dressage Team Grand Prix of the Equestrian Dressage competitions in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the Chateau de Versailles in Versailles, France, 03 August 2024.  EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BREHMAN

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.