The Wellington Preservation Coalition, which has fought a successful battle to limit a proposed equestrian village in Wellington, Florida, might lend its support for plans to host dressage competitions during the Florida winter season. The Wellington Preservation Coalition has released a copy of a letter written by one of its key members, Lou Jacobs. Editor’s [...] Continue reading →

With the Olympic equestrian battle now ended, the final medal count put Great Britain, the host nation, at the top of the medal list. Britain earned a total of five medals, three of them gold. Coming in second in the medal count was Germany with a total of four medals. Shut out in the medals [...] Continue reading →

(USDF) -There are seven new “L” program graduates in the Northeastern U.S. All successfully completed the Maine Dressage Society “L” Program’s Final Exam that was held July 21-22nd in Woodstock, VT. The seven are: Lauren Annett Paula Foote Kathy Mastragostino Laura Mitchell Taylor Rowsey Jane E. Tremlett * Bryn Walsh *Denotes those who have graduated [...] Continue reading →

(FEI by Louise Parkes) – Great Britain’s new shining star, Charlotte Dujardin, brought the crowd to their feet and the London 2012 equestrian events to the perfect conclusion when securing the individual Olympic Dressage title as winner of the Grand Prix Freestyle this afternoon at Greenwich Park. Last of the 18 to line out today, [...] Continue reading →

(USEF by Joanie Morris) – Greenwich, UK – The equestrian competition at the 2012 Olympic Games ended today and the U.S. medal drought continued. Steffen Peters and Ravel carried the weight of a nation into main arena for the Freestyle, which would determine the Individual medals, and the most consistently clutch combination in U.S. Dressage [...] Continue reading →

(London 2012) – British Dressage star Charlotte Dujardin won her second gold medal of London 2012 when she was crowned Olympic Individual champion at Greenwich Park today. The 27-year-old was the last rider to go, and she broke her third Olympic record of London 2012 by scoring 90.089 per cent. She eclipsed Dutch rider Adelinde [...] Continue reading →

(FEI) – FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos has spoken publicly for the first time about the Canadian team Jumping horse Victor, which was disqualified under the FEI’s hypersensitivity protocol shortly before the Olympic team competition in London on 5 August. “Disqualification of an athlete will always spark speculation, but in the case of Tiffany [...] Continue reading →