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October 13, 2023 – Lexington, KY – The second of three weekends of 2023 Great American Insurance Group (GAIG)/United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Regional Championships, held across a total of nine USDF regions, offered more riders the chance to pick up qualifying berths for the 2023 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® at the Kentucky …
Malaysia’s Qabil Ambak has won his first ever Asian Games gold medal, scoring 75.780 in the Dressage Individual Competition, and realising a 25 year-long dream. The silver and bronze medals were won by Hong Kong’s Jacqueline Wing Ying Siu and India’s Anush Agarwalla, respectively. This isn’t Ambak’s first time on the Asian Games’ podium, having …
Team India took the first gold medal of the Equestrian part of the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou (CHN) on a combined score of 209.205, with China taking silver on 204.882, and Hong Kong just behind them on 204.852 to take bronze. This was the Dressage Team Competition (Individual Qualification) and marked the very start …
Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB reclaimed the Freestyle title they won 12 months ago on the thrilling closing day of the FEI Dressage European Championship 2023 in Riesenbeck (GER). In the months leading up to the event, speculation was rife about the clash of the sport’s giants and the emergence of many …
Defending champions, Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and the 16-year-old mare TSF Dalera BB, made it two-in-a-row when coming out on top in the Grand Prix Special at the FEI Dressage European Championship 2023 in Riesenbeck (GER). The pair scored 84.271 to take the title two years ago in Hagen (GER), but here they raised their …
It was team gold for Great Britain at the FEI Dressage European Championship 2023 in Riesenbeck (GER); the hosts and defending European champions from Germany had to settle for silver medal spot, ahead of the reigning World champions from Denmark in bronze. Fantastic individual performances were the order of the day, with world number one, …
Great Britain took the early lead in the team standings on the opening day of the FEI Dressage European Championship 2023 in Riesenbeck, Germany. A breathtaking Grand Prix performance from 56-year-old veteran Carl Hester with his relatively new ride, the 13-year-old gelding Fame, earned 78.540 for the biggest score of the day, giving his country …
In an elegant display, Germany’s leading lady Mareike Harm put herself into first place with a score of 38.52 in her bid for European titles, despite some heavy rain. As one of the last drivers of the day, she had a long wait and witnessed the top order change as defending champion Bram Chardon (NED) …
It was a day that stuck to form – for most – as the Championships got underway at the Hippisch Centrum. With near perfect conditions for the equines and athletes, who benefitted from the smooth surface in the sand arena, it was previous medallists who led the way. The Grade I Para Drivers opened with …
Wellington, Florida (August 21, 2023) – When asked about Lion King, Endel Ots stated without hesitation, “I’ve never sat on a horse as talented as this one.” A strong statement from Wellington, Florida’s nine-time Markel/USEF Dressage National Champion. Ots, whose most recent National Championship was astride King’s Pleasure in the 2022 inaugural USEF Young Horse …