FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final 2023, Omaha (USA, by Louise Parkes Following a baby-break that meant she didn’t compete at last summer’s ECCO FEI World Championships in Herning (DEN), Jessica von Bredow-Werndl returns to centre stage with TSF Dalera BB when the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final 2023 gets underway in Omaha (USA) next Wednesday. The German rider and her lovely mare were on a roll when taking the 2022 title on home ground in Leipzig (GER) last April, having already bagged a full set of Olympic and European medals over…

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Pioneering Pearce qualifies for first World Cup Final… doing it her way! By Louise Parkes Australia’s Simone Pearce’s courage and determination know no bounds.  It takes a lot of courage to leave everything you know behind and cross the world to chase a dream, especially when you are just 18 years old and you are completely alone. But for Australia’s Simone Pearce, courage and determination know no bounds.  Focused, ambitious, naturally talented and highly intuitive, the 31-year-old athlete will stride into the ring for next week’s FEI Dressage World Cup™…

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British Dressage Legend Charlotte Dujardin gives birth to baby Isabella Rose Double Olympic champion, Charlotte Dujardin and her long term partner, Dean Golding, have joyously welcomed the safe arrival of their daughter, Isabella Rose on 6th March 2023. Dujardin’s PR agent has said “On behalf of Charlotte Dujardin, we are delighted to say that Isabella Rose has entered the world safely and to the delight and joy of both Charlotte and Dean,” “Isabella was born yesterday, 6th March, at 9.48am and is already surrounded by immense love and excitement from Charlotte, Dean and…

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FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2022/2023 Western European League, written by Louise Parkes Carina Cassøe Krüth and the fabulous mare Heiline’s Danciera posted their second victory of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2022/2023 Western European League season in Gothenburg, Sweden today. The dynamic duo who helped clinch team gold for Denmark on home soil at last summer’s ECCO FEI World Championships in Herning kicked off with top spot at the opening round in Aarhus, Vilhelmsborg last October where Danish riders were completely dominant. Their winning score that day was 85.925, and all…

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FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ 2023, written by Catie Staszak As the 2023 FEI Dressage Nations Cup series commenced Friday in Wellington (USA), Team Germany found themselves in a familiar position. For the third consecutive year at the venue, the German squad was on top of the podium, getting the better of a rallying home nation. The four-person team of Frederic Wandres (Harrods 3), Michael Klimke (Harmony’s Sanrino RHP), Felicitas Hendricks (Drombusch 2) and Anna-Cristina Abbelen (San Donnerhall) extended Germany’s winning streak at the Global Dressage Festival with a point tally of 437.844.  A personal…

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Depth defines FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ opener as competition commences in Wellington (USA) FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ 2023 – written by Catie Staszak All eyes will be on Wellington this week as the FEI Dressage Nations Cup 2023 series kicks off on Thursday, 23 February at the Global Dressage Festival with six teams—double the number that lined-up a year ago. Wellington will commence a season of six legs across as many nations, from February through July. A series champion will be crowned at Falsterbo (SWE)—a fitting finale, given Sweden is the defending…

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International dressage competition will return to Hickstead in 2023 and those at the top couldn’t be happier. Joining the I.C.E Horseboxes All England Dressage Festival this May (9-14), the addition of CDI and CPDEI classes will add an extra 3 days of competition to the already popular event. Launched in 2021 following the ease of lockdown restrictions, the I.C.E All England Dressage Festival held at the main Hickstead show ground, helped bridge the gap in competition after the closure of the International dressage ground in 2019. The 2022 running of…

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The FEI has announced that the Para Equestrian arm of equestrian sports will be included in the Paralympic Programme for Los Angeles 2028.    The result of an extensive review process, which started in January 2022, Para Dressage will feature alongside 21 other sports confirmed by the IPC Governing Board when Los Angeles hosts the Paralympic Games in five years. The inclusion of an additional sport, put forward by the LA 2028 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, is still under consideration with Para Climbing and Para Surfing…

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FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2022/2023 – Western European League – Written by Louise Parkes Top-class Dressage made its debut at the CHI Classics in Basel, Switzerland this weekend where, with all the flair, composure, and grace that is their trademark, Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and the elegant mare TSF Dalera BB danced to victory in the seventh leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2022/2023 Western European League this morning. The 2022 series winners already showed they have lost none of their edge when winning the second leg of the new…

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A Grand Prix level dressage rider was sentenced at court yesterday (6/12/2022) after he was found guilty last month of causing suffering to and neglecting five young horses who were in his care. Sam Duckworth, Cambridgeshire – appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates Court and was given an immediate 18-week custodial sentence after he was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to five young horses that were in his care. The professional dressage rider was also given a lifetime ban from keeping all animals with no appeal for five years. He was also…

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In a forward-thinking move, The UKFS (United Kingdom Friesian Studbook) has announced a new partnership with Dressage Anywhere to host a National & International Online Friesian Dressage League. Launched in 2010, Dressage Anywhere operates in ninety-five countries around the world, making them a leader in the online equestrian competition sphere. The new online Friesian Dressage League is open to any registered Friesian horse in the UK & Internationally. It is open to All – Members of UKFS and Non-Members. The new league will run over a 12 month period, from…

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FEI World Championships 2022 Driving, written by Sarah Dance Despite the best attempts of his closest rivals, Boyd Exell (AUS) kept a cool head during a soaking final Cones round in Pratoni to win a decisive 6th individual FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hand, his unbroken reign intact after his first gold 12 years ago in Lexington (USA). His greatest opponent, the four-time champion Ijsbrand Chardon (NED), pushed him every step of the way, nearly spoiling a fairytale ending for the man who has dominated the international stage for so…

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By Louise Parkes The star German partnership of Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and her fabulous mare TSF Dalera BB reigned supreme at the fifth leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup 2021/2022 Western European League on home soil at Neumünster today. The pair who dominated the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games last July before going on to sweep another three gold medals at the FEI Dressage European Championships 2021 in Hagen (GER) two months later showed exactly why they stand top of the world rankings when posting today’s winning score of 90.615.…

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British Dressage (BD) have announced with great sadness the death of former Chairman, Penny Pollard, on Monday 31 January 2022 at the age of 63 years. Penny had fought a ‘long and brave’ battle against cancer.  Family and friends are reported to be shattered at the completely unexpected passing, even though Penny had been ill for a number of years. Penny was a Board level volunteer with BD and spent a dedicated 10 years with them until, sadly, she was forced to stand down from her position as Chairman due…

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