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
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
‘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’
‘We will be seeking the Olympic qualification that has eluded us for many years and a medal as well’
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...
Rodrigo Pessoa has named his first championship squad as Ireland’s team manager
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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
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
The Brazilian rider's generous help to a less experienced competitor at the World Equestrian Games won him the diploma
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
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
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
Rodrigo Pessoa is fined and suspended by the FEI after his horse, Rufus, tested positive for a banned substance during the Olympic Games
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)
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
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
Rodrigo Pessoa has retired his legendary partner Baloubet Du Rouet from competition, although the popular sire will continue to stand at stud
Horse Magazine reviews the new DVD from Equestrian Vision, Rodrigo Pessoa – The Making of a Champion
