Equestrian Australia in conjunction with the Saddleworld Dressage Festival wish to announce that the Rising Star Pony Finals will be held once again at the Dressage Festival, Victoria 2013. The ‘Rising Star Novice Pony Championship’ is a promotional competition to provide a pathway for junior riders aged 10 to 16 years to FEI Pony Test [...] Continue reading
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USDF Sport Horse Prospect Development Forum, Riders are Confirmed!
They will be joining the following horse and rider combos. Brandi Benedict and Fly Girl from Lovettsville, VA Brendan Curtis and Flavius MF from Silver Springs, MD Jontelle Forbus and Velluto from Staunton, VA Molly Xanthopoulous and Eclipse ISF from Frederick, MD The inaugural forum will be held September 14-15, 2013, hosted by the New England Dressage Association, at Apple Knoll Farm, [...] Continue reading
EC: Freestyle Finals of High Standards
HorsUs. The last set of 16 sets of medals at the ECCO FEI European Championships in Herning has been awarded yesterday afternoon. In the Blue Hors FEI European Dressage Championship three sets of medals have been awarded with the last one being the individual Grand Prix Freestyle. Dutch Adelinde Cornelissen and her handsome chestnut Jerich [...] Continue reading
Dujardin Dances to European Gold
British Dressage. It was the finale to the ECCO FEI European Championship everyone had hoped for. There was tension, there was drama, there were tears and certainly plenty of smiles as the dressage elite of Europe battled it out for the crown of European freestyle champion. In the end, it was Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin who [...] Continue reading
British Dressage: Para Medals Galore!
Britain’s para-equestrian dressage riders rounded off their trip to the ECCO FEI European Championships with a top drawer performance to claim five medals – three gold and two silver. Today was ‘dancing’ day when the riders perform their own floorplan to music and it was great to see a supportive crowd come to watch. Our [...] Continue reading
Germany Takes Blue Hors FEI European Dressage Championship
Germany claimed team gold for the 22nd time at the Blue Hors FEI European Dressage Championship in Herning, Denmark. In a tense battle, it fell to reigning Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Champion, Helen Langehanenberg, to clinch it with her last-to-go ride. And she did so with cool conviction when steering the brilliant Damon Hill [...] Continue reading
It’s Bronze for Britain
British Dressage. It was an exciting end to the dressage team competition at the ECCO FEI European Championships in Herning, Denmark when four of the sport’s heavyweights battled it out for the team medals. After the third rider for each nation had gone, there was a change in the standings and Britain moved up the [...] Continue reading