(USPEA by Lindsay McCall) – Del Mar, CA – Kicking off the 2012 Rancho Valencia Dressage Affaire Thursday morning were the Para-Equestrian Dressage Riders. Eleven horse and rider combinations entered the ring to showcase their Team Tests in front of FEI Ground Jury Hanneke Gerritsen 5* (NED), Marco Orsini 4* (FRA), and Ulf Wilken 5* [...] Continue reading →

The Danish Equestrian Federation has released the list of riders named to the country’s Olympic ‘A’ team for dressage. The riders are: Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein Anne van Olst Andreas Helgstrand Lisbeth Seierskilde Lone Jørgensen Anne Troensegaard Sidsel Johansen and Anna Kasprzak The last name on this list is the young rider Anna Kasprzak, who has [...] Continue reading →

(USEF) – The USEF Dressage Festival of Champions will be held on the West Coast of the United States in 2013. The proposed dates are either October 19-20 or October 12-13 and the competition will offer six Divisions: Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, Young Adult “Brentina” Cup, Young Rider, Junior Rider and Pony Riders. Organizers interested [...] Continue reading →

(Equestrian Sports Productions by Jamie Saults) – The deadline for riders to participate in the $35,000 WEF Wellington Dressage Nations’ Cup CDIO3*, presented by Stillpoint Farm, is fast approaching. This prestigious event takes place April 12-15 at the Stadium show grounds of the Global Dressage Festival. The CDIO3* features world-class teams of dressage riders and [...] Continue reading →

(USEF) – The duo of tornadic storms that devastated the southeast United States last week left a wake of splintered wood, shattered glass, downed power lines, despair and shock for the residents of towns like West Liberty, Kentucky and Harrisburg, Illinois to clean up and recover from. As if that weren’t enough, one of the [...] Continue reading →

(FEI) – FEI President HRH Princess Haya, 1st Vice President John McEwen and 2nd Vice President Pablo Mayorga today signed the agreement for the formal adoption by the FEI of the Brighton Declaration on Women and Sport, joining an impressive list of signatories that include the IOC, IPC and numerous International Federations. The FEI member [...] Continue reading →

The duo of tornadic storms that devastated the southeast United States last week left a wake of splintered wood, shattered … Continue reading →