(FEI) – Tsunekazu Takeda, President of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) and FEI Honorary Vice President, was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the 124th IOC Session held in London prior to the Olympic Games. Takeda, who served as an FEI Bureau member from 1992 to 2002, competed in the [...] Continue reading →

(FEI by Louise Parkes) – German riders filled the top two places in the individual rankings as Olympic Eventing got underway at Greenwich Park in London (GBR) today with the first of two days of dressage. Ingrid Klimke, team gold medallist at the Beijing Games equestrian events in Hong Kong four years ago, steered Butts [...] Continue reading →

(USEF) – The United States Equestrian Federation has named the team for the 2012 Paralympic Games. The four athletes representing the U.S. in London turned heads at the Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship and Selection Trial held in Gladstone, NJ in June. The following two U.S. team veterans and two rising stars will compose the team: [...] Continue reading →

Boyd Martin and Otis Barbotiere (Shannon Brinkman)Greenwich, UK – The first day of Eventing Dressage at the 2012 Olympic Games … Continue reading →

(FEI) – It’s the final countdown to tomorrow’s Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games and the FEI is pleased to let fans of equestrian sport know that full biographies of all the athletes that will be starring in Greenwich Park are available on the FEI website here. This new feature, which is part [...] Continue reading →

(USDF) – The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce that Region 5 Young Rider, Brandi Roenick and Weltino’s Magic, were awarded this year’s Fiona Baan “Pursuit of Excellence” Memorial Trophy by earning the highest combined average score by a young rider in the three dressage tests. Brandi Roenick (17, Scottsdale, AZ) and [...] Continue reading →

(USDF) – The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce that the annual USDF Sport Horse Seminar will be held August 31 – September 2, 2012 at Pennock Point Sport Horses in Reddick, FL.  Comprised of both classroom lecture portions and hands-on evaluations, the sessions will provide valuable insight into four major areas: [...] Continue reading →