Wellington, FL (December 11, 2013) – Everglades Dressage, located in Wellington, FL and home to Grand Prix rider and trainer, Bethany Peslar, is proud to announce that Endel Ots Dressage has joined their prestigious and award winning business. Peslar is especially excited to welcome Ots as a great addition to her barn. Now, working in [...] Continue reading →

Lexington, KY (December 10, 2013) – The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce the establishment of the USDF Honorary Instructor Program. This program has been carefully developed with great consideration over the last several years, by the Instruction Certification Strategic Planning Group (ICSPG) together with the Instructor/Trainer Committee. The final proposal was [...] Continue reading →

FEI: A total of four venues have put in bids to host the FEI World Cup™ Finals in 2017. London (GBR) and Omaha, Nebraska (USA) have applied to stage both the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping and the FEI World Cup™ Dressage Finals. The other two venues have put in bids to host just one [...] Continue reading →

Rachel Chowanec/ Photo Credit: Sharon Packer Novermber 19, 2013 (Wellington, FL) – The Third Annual Robert Dover Dressage Horsemastership Week (RDHW) presented by Dressage4Kids, Inc. will be held January 2 -6, 2014 in the van Kampen Indoor Arena at the Global Dressage Festival show facility in Wellington, Florida. This special week for youth dressage riders [...] Continue reading →

Written by Eileen Schnettler Photo Credit: Shannon Brinkman The Basics Dressage is considered the most artistic of the equestrian sports and can be traced as far back as ancient Greece. It was originally developed as a method for training military horses, used to increase the maneuverability and obedience of cavalry mounts with some of the [...] Continue reading →

Ottawa, ON – Margaret “Maggie” Murdoch, respected Equine Canada Judge and FEI level 3 Steward, passed away on December 3, 2013 in her hometown of Orangeville, ON in her 90th year. Ms. Murdoch first became a member of Equine Canada in 1952. By 1989, had become a certified Equine Canada jumping judge working events in [...] Continue reading →

About the Program The goal of the Canadian Dressage Athlete Assistance Program (C-DAAP) is to provide supplemental funding to Canadian dressage athletes by assisting these athletes with funds to off-set training, competition and educational expenses incurred during their quest for excellence, thus creating a bridge to high level international competition. The mandate is to ensure [...] Continue reading →