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Dressage once again was at the forefront of the action on day two of Royal Windsor Horse Show. Competitors pulled out all the stops with high-energy performances accompanied by complex musical productions in The Defender CSI4* FEI Dressage Freestyle in the Castle Arena. Elsewhere across the private grounds of Windsor Castle, Showing got underway with …
International competition at Royal Windsor Horse Show 2024 got underway with The Defender CDI4* FEI Dressage Grand Prix, held in the iconic Castle Arena, marking the start of five days of top-class equestrian sport. Earlier in the day the British Dressage International Young Horse classes took place, showcasing the country’s most exciting five to seven-year-old …
Introduction – Dressage is a Dance Between Horse and Rider We will explore the majestic world of dressage, sometimes called “horse ballet.” Dressage is the art of training a horse to make precise movements as directed by a rider. Tracing its roots to ancient cavalry maneuvers designed for the battlefield, dressage now showcases the peak …
Reigning individual world champion, Great Britain’s Charlotte Fry, secured a clear victory in the Grand Prix to get the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final 2024 underway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Partnering her Tokyo Olympic ride, the 15-year-old stallion Everdale, Fry was top choice of all seven judges when scoring 75.388 to pin Sweden’s Patrik Kittel …
Royal Windsor Horse Show is delighted to announce a host of sensational international entries for the 2024 edition, including a thrilling line-up of eight of the World’s top 10 showjumpers. The Show, which this year runs over five days from 1-5 May, will prove crucial in providing Britain’s top combinations with one of their final …
Royal Windsor Horse Show has confirmed that an extensive streaming and broadcast schedule will make the Show accessible to view worldwide across a range of channels for those unable to attend in person. The Show, which returns to the private grounds of Windsor Castle from 1-5 May, is set to deliver five days of world-class …
After three thrilling months of competition including seven CDI shows, the curtain came down on the final day of action of the 2024 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) 2024 season in Wellington, FL on Sunday, March 31. This year, the largest dressage circuit in the world boasted 2000 entries in the national rings and 550 …
Saturday of the last CDI of the Wellington winter season gave team USA much to be excited about. In the CDI3* Grand Prix Special, sponsored by Beatrice Marienau Dressage, Olympic team silver medalist Adrienne Lyle (USA) opted to ride Lars Van De Hoenderheide — with whom she finished second in the qualifying grand prix, just …
The best was saved until last in the Lövsta Stuteri CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle, the final ‘Friday Night Stars’ freestyle class under lights of the 2024 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). From final draw, Germany’s Anna-Christina Abbelen jumped to the top of the leaderboard with an energetic performance on the evergreen 17-year-old Sam Donnerhall. Abbelen’s …
Much-anticipated appearances by new horse-and-rider combinations — spearheaded by Endel Ots and Zen Elite’s Bohemian — were the flavor of the day on Thursday, March 28. It marked the opening day of week 12 — the final CDI of the 2024 season of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. In the CDI3* …