(Equestrian Australia by Nicola Turner) -Equestrian Australia is pleased to announce it has now allocated the previously vacant eighth Dressage combination available to contest the Dressage Olympic Nomination events. Kristy Oatley and Clive have been added to the Olympic Shadow Team and will fill the eighth position for the upcoming nomination events in Manheim (GER) [...] Continue reading →

(British Dressage) – Carl Hester has decided to withdraw Uthopia from Hagen CDI4* in Germany this week. The 11 year old dark bay stallion, owned by Carl and Sasha Stewart, lost a shoe in the field on Friday (20 April).  After a visit from World Class Programme farrier Hayden Price this morning, the decision was made that [...] Continue reading →

(USEF) -  The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championships will host 25 teams representing the best college hunter seat and Western riders in the United States to qualify to compete in Raleigh, May 3-6, at the Hunt Horse Complex at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. Following the conclusion of IHSA Zone and Semi Final [...] Continue reading →

(USEF) – The Thoroughbred Horse Show Association’s inaugural show on April 14 at the Kentucky Horse Park was a “great success,” said the organization’s executive director, Jan Roehl. More than 100 Thoroughbreds competed in 39 classes from dressage, to hunter- jumper, to “in hand.” Horses were entered by their registered names with The Jockey Club, [...] Continue reading →

(USEF) – The United States’ two representatives produced solid, fun Freestyle tests this afternoon at the Indoor Brabant in the final round of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final. Jan Ebeling and Shawna Harding utilized the lessons learned in Friday’s Grand Prix to produced better performances; both riders witnessed improved marks from the [...] Continue reading →

Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival defended their title in the 2012 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. After taking the win in Friday’s Grand Prix competition, the 32-year-old Dutch rider and the 15-year-old KWPN gelding won Saturday’s Grand Prix Freestyle with a score of 86.250. Taking second in both the [...] Continue reading →

After being held back in Thursday’s veterinary check, Parzival and rider Adelinde Cornelissen cleared the second veterinary check on Friday morning and went on to take the win in the opening leg of the 2012 Reem Acra Dressage World Cup Final held Friday afternoon in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.  Cornelissen, of The Netherlands, and the 15-year-old [...] Continue reading →