By British Dressage Qualification is underway for the third annual Mount St John Future Elite Championship, which is held each year at the prestigious Horse of the Year show in Birmingham (7 – 11 Oct 2015). Targeted at horses aged eight to ten working at inter I level, the Championship aims to showcase Britain’s rising [...] Continue reading
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In Memoriam: Margot Tiffany, 1947 – 2015
By British Dressage It is with great sadness that British Dressage announces the passing of longstanding List 2 judge, Margot Tiffany on Thursday 9 April. Margot, from Northallerton in Yorkshire, has worked throughout her life teaching and helping riders of all types, from competition to leisure riders alongside her judging commitments. Margot was an [...] Continue reading
In Memorial LeRoy (Lee) J. Schenck, Jr.
Bridgewater, NJ – April 10, 2015- United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. High Performance Director of Para Equestrian, Laureen K. Johnson lost her husband LeRoy (Lee) J. Schenck, Jr., on April 8, 2015, to a long battle with cancer. Johnson is a large part of the U.S. Para-Equestrian community in addition to being the [...] Continue reading
“We Give Horses Wings” – Vegas Horse Party Takes to the Air
FEI PRESS RELEASE Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam (NED), 11 April 2015 By Louise Parkes A hugely valuable cargo was loaded onto the Qatar Airways B777 chartered freighter aircraft departing Schiphol Airport in The Netherlands at 05.55 CEST today (Saturday 11 April). “We estimate there’s about €150 million worth of horses on the [...] Continue reading
Meet Your Favorite Premier Equestrians and Post a Selfie at the 2015 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage and Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Finals
Las Vegas, Nevada (April 10, 2015)— Horse sports fans will have the opportunity to be part of red-carpet excitement with their favorite equestrian celebrities— such as Steffen Peters, Laura Graves, Adrienne Lyle, Debbie McDonald, Luca Monenta, and Linda Parelli— at the 2015 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage and Longines FEI World [...] Continue reading
USEF Names Dressage Pan American Games European CDI Observation Event Squad
USEF Names Dressage Pan American Games European CDI Observation Event Squad From the USEF Communications Department Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named eight athlete-and-horse combinations to the 2015 Dressage Pan American Games European CDI Observation Event Squad. The squad is composed of four Big Tour and four [...] Continue reading
Karen Pavicic and Beaujolais Dominate Week 12 to Win The Horse of Course High Score Award
Wellington, FL (April 9, 2015)— Top ranked Canadian dressage rider Karen Pavicic demonstrated her dressage artistry in both the Grand Prix and the training level classes during the last week of the 2015 Adequan Global Dressage Festival. Pavicic took five-year-old Oldenburg mare Beaujolais (Bordeaux/Lalina/Londonderry) into the ring to dominate the competition in [...] Continue reading