(British Dressage) – Isobel Wessels and the elegant Chagall confirmed their standing as the leading combination at Intermediate I level today when they took the Dressage International Inter I Freestyle class to add to the same title they won five months ago at the Winter Championships. Today’s result combined with second in the Inter I [...] Continue reading →

(British Dressage) - Erin Orford, a High Wycombe-based para equestrian dressage rider, scored 73.97% to win the Grade II section of the KBIS Para Dressage Championship. Riding Nirvana Morroko, a nine-year-old Dutch-bred gelding by Orame, Erin posted the highest score across all grades to secure the coveted national title. “I’m so pleased with him today – [...] Continue reading →

The New England Dressage Association’s Fall Festival is having one of its best years. More than 600 horses are competing in this year’s event, which combines a breed show, a performance division, an international CDI and the U.S. Dressage Federation’s Region 8 Championships. The action kicked off on Thursday and competition has run from nearly [...] Continue reading →

(British Dressage) – The first day of the Espayo National Dressage Championships saw wins for three up-and-coming teenage riders and two seasoned campaigners including Olympic gold-medallist Carl Hester. Fresh from the glory of the London Games, Carl claimed his 59th National title by adding the Winergy Prix St Georges to the extensive list. Riding Aram [...] Continue reading →

(British Dressage) – British Dressage is looking for a dynamic and highly motivated individual to join a growing IT development team. You will be working on a complex and well-established membership based CRM system, which encapsulates all sporting rules and regulations, events and results. You will be involved in supporting and extending this application as [...] Continue reading →

(FEI) – Para-Equestrian at the London 2012 Paralympic Games has continued the clean sport success of the London 2012 Olympic Games with the news that all human and equine samples taken during the Para-Equestrian competitions at Greenwich Park have tested negative for prohibited substances. Para-Equestrian Dressage, the only equestrian discipline included in the Paralympic Games, [...] Continue reading →

(FEI) -  Sven Harmsen (NED), the Royal Dutch Equestrian Federation’s Chef d’Equipe, national coach and trainer for Ponies, Juniors and Young Riders in Jumping, has passed away at the age of 51. He attended the 2012 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ in Calgary as Chef d’Equipe with the senior Dutch team of Jur Vrieling, Leon Thijssen, Harrie [...] Continue reading →