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Marianna Grammatikaki

“Tony the Pony” and the Eikonikos Equestrian Dream

2022-08-11 by Phil Butler

Tony the Pony

Unlikely heroes emanate from essential traditions. This equestrian story reveals many truths we’ve forgotten. And of course, Tony the Pony.

Tags: animism, Crete athletes, Crete sports, Crete stories, Crete traditions, Dimitra Eleni Pantechaki, Equestrian, Evangelos Grammatikakis, FEI World Equestrian Games, Grammatikakis, Greek equestrians, Hellenic Equestrian Federation, Heroes for today, horse traditions, Keftiu, Marianna Grammatikaki, Michalis Kalarakis, Minoans, Para-Dressage, Riding Academy of Crete, Tony the Pony, WEG, World Equestrian Games

Crete Riding Academy Welcomes the Palestine Equestrian Club

2022-07-26 by Phil Butler

Khaled Al-Afrangi

The Palestine Equestrian Club visits the Crete Riding Academy, and Europe for the first time ever. Could this be a template for alt-tourism?

Tags: alternative tourism, Crete events, Crete sports, Equestrian, Equine Assisted Therapy, FEI World Equestrian Games, horseback riding, Karteros Beach Sports Center, Karteros Beach Sports Complex, Lefteris Avgenakis, Marianna Grammatikaki, Michalis Kalarakis a, Palestine Equestrian Club, Paralympics, Qalandiya, Stavros Arnautaki, Vassilis Kikilias

Riding Academy of Crete Riders Head to FEI World Equestrian Games

2022-07-16 by Phil Butler

Michalis Kalarakis

Two Greek equestrian athletes from the Riding Academy of Crete ride toward the 2024 Para Olympics in Paris.

Tags: 2024 Summer Paralympics, Crete horses, Dimitra Eleni Pantekhaki, disabled athletes, dressage, EFI, Equestrian, Greece riding, Greek Equestrian Federation, Greek equestrians, Greek riders, horseback riding, horsemanship, Karteros, Karteros stables, Marianna Grammatikaki, Michalis Kalarakis, Para Olympic Games, Para-Dressage, paradressage, Riding Academy of Crete, World Championships

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Breaking News: Sakis Arnaoutoglou on Elias Storm in Magnesia

2023-09-28 By Victoria Udrea

Sakis Arnaoutoglou expressed astonishment at the devastation experienced in such a short time since Storm Elias hit Greece. In a Facebook post, he highlighted the data indicating that Volos, a city in Magnesia (one of the regional units of Greece, part of Thessaly), has already received about 30 times the average amount of rainfall for […]

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