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Nanna Skodborg Merrald (DEN) and Blue Hors Zepter © FEI/Stefan Lafrenz Nanna Skodborg Merrald brought a sense of déjà vu to Neumünster (GER), clinching the FEI Dressage World Cup™ qualifier victory with Blue Hors Zepter, just as she did two years ago. It was a thrilling showdown with Isabel Freese (NOR) and Total Hope OLD. …
Adrienne Lyle & Helix. Photo ©susanjstickle.com In a beautiful display of riding, Adrienne Lyle (USA) pulled off a huge new personal best of 80.325% on Friday, February 7, in the FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle, sponsored by The Dutta Corp, on her Paris 2024 Olympic partner, Helix. With it, she booked a starting place …
Week three of the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, Florida was a time of extreme highs and lows for para-athlete Kate Shoemaker. She put in three outstanding performances inside the white boards on her nine-year-old Vitalis mare, Vianne — culminating in a plus-80% freestyle victory in the CPEDI3* FEI Para Grand Prix …
Horses who traveled to Florida for the winter season did not have to acclimate to the weather on Thursday, January 23, as the opening day of week three at the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington brought unusually low temperatures in the mid-50s and a chilly wind. None of that fazed 23-year-old German …
The Adequan® Global Dressage Festival is proud to host a Masterclass with German Olympic team gold medalist Frederic Wandres on March 12, generously presented by Hof Kasselmann. Applications for participating horse and rider combinations are now being accepted. The Frederic Wandres Masterclass will take place in the International Stadium at Equestrian Village — home of …
Wellington, Fla. — December 5, 2024 – The United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) proudly announces that Laura Mollrich, of Laguna Beach, California, has become the first para-dressage rider inducted into The Dressage Foundation’s prestigious Century Club. This honor celebrates horse and rider pairs whose combined ages total 100 years or more, marking a significant milestone …
Defending champions, Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and her great mare TSF Dalera BB, secured the Individual Olympic Dressage title for the second time in a row at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Versailles (FRA). At the Tokyo 2020 Games, they claimed gold ahead of team-mate Isabell Werth riding Bella Rose, and once again it …
The FEI has officially announced the provisional suspension of British Dressage athlete Charlotte Dujardin (FEI ID: 10028440) effective immediately from the date of notification, 23 July 2024. This decision renders her ineligible to participate in the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games or any other events under the jurisdiction of the FEI. During this period of …
The Australians take the lead in the FEI Eventing Nations Cup competition at the LOTTO Strzegom Horse Trials after the dressage test. Second place belongs to the Poles and third to Germany. Australia is represented by Andrew Hoy and Vassily De Lassos, Grace Kay with Bluefields for Cello, and Kevin McNab riding Scuderia 1918 Don …
Few nations have been as dominant in their home Nations Cup as The Netherlands. After finishing off the podium last year, the Dutch reasserted their dominance at home with a notable victory Thursday in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ of Rotterdam (NED). Led by Chef d’Equipe Patrick van der Meer, the quartet of Edward Gal …