Rodrigo Pessoa
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H&H exclusive: showjumping legend Rodrigo Pessoa on his Olympic ambitions *H&H Plus*
Brazil’s 2004 Olympic champion Rodrigo Pessoa talks to Pippa Roome about giving up his Irish performance management role to return to the competitive fray and target Tokyo
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Meredith and Shutterfly, Rodrigo and Baloubet, John and Milton — who was your favourite World Cup winning legend?
We dip into the archives to remember some of the legendary partnerships to have won multiple World Cup crowns in the competition’s 41-year history
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Rodrigo Pessoa leaves Irish team to focus on riding at Olympics
‘From an Irish perspective, his decision to seek a position on the Brazilian team, which will compete against Team Ireland in Tokyo, makes it impossible for him to continue as senior high performance jumping director’
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‘Beyond proud’: Ireland wins the Nations Cup Final — and Olympic qualification
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European team champions head Irish showjumping hopes for WEG
‘We will be seeking the Olympic qualification that has eluded us for many years and a medal as well’
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Farewell to ‘one of the greatest horses in history’: celebrating Baloubet du Rouet in pictures
The showjumping world has said goodbye to one its biggest talents, following the news that Baloubet du Rouet has died at the age of 28. We take a look back at the star in action...
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‘We’re ready to win a medal’: Irish showjumping team named for Euros
Rodrigo Pessoa has named his first championship squad as Ireland’s team manager
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Horse & Hound's equestrian week on Twitter
Who has made H&H's favourite tweet list over the last seven days?
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15 showjumpers as you've never seen them before: in pictures
What do Katy Perry, Catwoman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have in common? Well, on Saturday night (28 September), they were all showjumping at the LA Masters in California
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Scott Brash jumps to €150k big class double in Portugal
Great Britain's Scott Brash and Hello Sanctos win two feature classes on consecutive days on the Global Champions Tour - and Nick Skelton is back on the podium with Big Star
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Showjumper Rodrigo Pessoa wins international fair play award
The Brazilian rider's generous help to a less experienced competitor at the World Equestrian Games won him the diploma
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Christian Ahlmann banned from competition for four months and fined
The International Equestrian Federation has handed a four month competition ban and £1,000 fine to German rider Christian Ahlmann, whose horse Coster tested positive for a banned substance at the Olympics in August
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FEI slams Rodrigo Pessoa for side-stepping suspension
The governing body of horse sport has said it is highly disappointed in the top Brazilian show jumper's plans to compete at the Global Champions Tour final next week
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Olympic show jumper Bernardo Alves banned for 105 days
Brazilian show jumper Bernardo Alves is banned from competition for two and a half months and fined 1,750 Swiss Francs (£925) by the FEI's disciplinary tribunal
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Rodrigo Pessoa suspended until next year for Olympic doping offence
Rodrigo Pessoa is fined and suspended by the FEI after his horse, Rufus, tested positive for a banned substance during the Olympic Games
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FEI decisions expected soon in cases of doping in Olympic show jumping competitions
The FEI says decisions are expected shortly in the cases of Brazilian riders Bernardos Alves (Chupa Chup) and Rodrigo Pessoa (Rufus) and Irish rider Denis Lynch (Lantinus 3)
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Rodrigo Pessoa's horse tests positive in second test
The results of the B sample taken from Rodrigo Pessoa's horse Rufus at the Olympic Games in Hong Kong have also proved positive for a banned substance
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Rodrigo Pessoa joins list of Olympic dope test show jumpers
Top show jumper, Rodrigo Pessoa, who won gold at Athens in 2004, has joined the list of riders whose horses tested positive for a banned substance at the Olympic Games
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Baloubet Du Rouet retires from the show jumping arena
Rodrigo Pessoa has retired his legendary partner Baloubet Du Rouet from competition, although the popular sire will continue to stand at stud
