(USEF) – Finishing up the Markel/USEF Young Horse training and observation sessions for 2012, Rosebrook Farm in Georgetown, MA hosted the final scheduled session of the year on June 28-29. Scott Hassler, the USEF Young Horse Coach, once again led the session in the eastern region with a wealth of successful young horses. “I was [...] Continue reading →

According to a report from The Australian (www.theaustralian.com) Olympian Hayley Beresford is in court battling for a spot on the Australian Olympic Dressage team. The Australian states that “Beresford is alleging Equestrian Australia changed is nomination criteria between Olympic qualifying events in Germany (May) and France (June), which resulted in her being left out of [...] Continue reading →

Sweden’s Patrik Kittel rode the eight-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare Uno Donna Unique (Blue Hors Don Schufro x Falkland) to victory in Prix St. Georges competition at Aachen on Wednesday. The pair scored 73.500. Placing second was Austria’s Victoria Max-Theurer and the nine-year-old Oldenburg mare Della Cavalleria (Diamond Hit x Rubenstein I) with a score of [...] Continue reading →

Germany’s Monica Theodorescu and Whisper 128, a 14-year-old Württemberger gelding won the Havens-Pferdefutter-Prize Grand Prix at the World Equestrian Festival CDI4* in Aachen on Wednesday. The pair’s score was 74.319. Placing second was Austrian rider Victoria Max-Theurer with her 14-year-old Westfalian stallion Eichendorff and a score of 73.830. Third place went to German rider Isabell [...] Continue reading →

(British Dressage) – Dan Sherriff and Bayford Hall Dallaglio won the Grand Prix Freestyle in Pompadour yesterday (Sunday 1 July). They took the first place at the French event, with a score of 73.05%. They had also scored second place the previous day in the Grand Prix, with 68.21%. The 13-year-old Laurentianer stallion, who is [...] Continue reading →

(FEI) – In the final countdown to the London 2012 Olympic Games, the FEI has launched a new online hub fei.org/olympic dedicated to all things Olympic and Paralympic, both old and new. In celebration of the centenary of equestrian sport in the Olympic Movement and all the equine and human athletes that have made Olympic [...] Continue reading →

(British Dressage) – Members and supporters of British Dressage will be excited to learn that the switch over to our eagerly-awaited database will take place this weekend! The new Access-based database has been developed over 18 months and is bespoke to British Dressage’s needs. Improved reporting, increased functionality and a new layout will all help [...] Continue reading →