(FEI by Louise Parkes) – The draw for the Grand Prix, the opening competition of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2011/2012 Final, took place at the Brabanthalle in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, this afternoon. And Denmark’s Lone Jorgensen got an early surprise when pulling her own name out of the hat as first to [...] Continue reading →

(FEI) – Holger Schmezer, national coach of the German Dressage team since 2001, passed away suddenly in the Netherlands last night. The 65-year-old was found in his hotel room in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, venue of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final 2012, to which he had travelled with the three German riders competing in the [...] Continue reading →

Holger Schmezer, national coach of the German Dressage team since 2001, passed away suddenly in the Netherlands last night. Th … Continue reading →

(British Dressage) – Five great, close fought competitions gave five well deserved winners in the Nirvana Spa Para classes at the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships. The culmination of many months qualifying, plus the pressure of Paralympic selection, meant the riders had to pull out all the stops to have the edge – especially [...] Continue reading →

(British Dressage) – Richard Davison and the Countess of Derby’s Hiscox Artemis will be flying the British flag at this weekend’s Reem Acra FEI World Cup Final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.  The Grand Prix is tomorrow from 11am (BST) and the final Freestyle in on Saturday from 1pm. The big guns from the home nation [...] Continue reading →

(FEI) – Today, 18 April, the world celebrates 100 days to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. This summer the British capital will play host to the Olympic Games for the third time in history. From 27 July to 12 August, London will welcome 10,500 athletes representing 204 National Olympic Committees for [...] Continue reading →

(USEF) – Welsh Cob stallion North Forks Cardi recently piaffed and passaged his way to four impressive wins in Intermediaire II classes at the Festival of the Horse and the Golden State Dressage Show. Competing against all breeds in a field traditionally dominated by warmblood horses, this eleven year old Welsh Cob stallion, standing 14.3 [...] Continue reading →