Winston Churchill, a vehement supporter of the afternoon nap, believed that it wasn't nature's design for mankind to work all day “without the refreshment of blessed oblivion which, even if...
Make that 31 consecutive wins for Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB... Sunday’s Lövsta Top 10 Dressage at the Sweden International Horse Show saw personal bests from three...
Germany's Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB have got stamina. On Saturday, dressage's reigning dynamic duo did what they typically do and won the CDI5* Lövsta Top 10 Dressage...
Sometimes all that glitters is gold. New Zealand dressage rider Melissa Galloway and Windermere J’Obei W contested 13 FEI classes in the 2023 season. And won every single one. She's...
As far as dramatic entrances go, starting your Freestyle with a canter pirouette and moving immediately into tempi changes is a solid start. Spain’s Jose Daniel Martin Dockx and the...
Fifty years into his dressage career, Steffen Peters is still finding joy in the sport. Last April, the duo were the top-placing American pair at the FEI World Cup Finals...
Five-time World Cup champion Isabell Werth (GER) contested her first qualifier of the Western European League 2023/24 season at the Stuttgart German Masters this week. Was starting at the third...
Like whiskey and cheese, friendships and fine leather, some things just get better with age. Bluetooth OLD and Fredric Wandres are one such pairing. Since making their international debut in...
When Julio Mendoza Loor and Jewel’s Goldstrike walk in a ring they make the whole place shimmer. How else to explain the series of personal bests that lead them to...
On Saturday, October 21, Mikala Münter and Skyfall took third place in the FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle at TerraNova Dressage II in Myakka, Florida. But their well-earned yellow ribbon is just part...
Basketball icon Michael Jordan famously said, "Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships." It’s a philosophy embraced by USA's dressage team. Fielding one of its youngest teams on...
It’s a familiar formula in everything from storybook fairytales and Star Wars blockbusters to Hogwarts lore in Harry Potter. Hapless pupil learns from teacher, competent pupil challenges teacher, (now) masterful pupil defeats teacher. It’s...
Germany's favorite vegan is not giving up her world no. 1 status anytime soon. Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and her super mare TSF Dalera BB didn't just defend their title at...
Champions rise to the occasion. And so do the Brits. Between living legends Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin, wunderkind Charlotte "Lottie" Fry and veteran Gareth Hughes, the British team competing...
If you’ve ever sat on a stiff horse, you know it’s not a comfortable ride. But have you ever considered that it’s not comfortable for the horse either? When your...
Twenty-one-year-old Christian Simonson (USA) has plenty of reasons to be grateful these days, but perhaps none more so than Son of a Lady. In just a year and half together,...
At age 28, Germany's Sönke Rothenberger has already acquired a medal collection that rivals the careers of most international dressage riders. The former jumper rider shot to dressage fame at...
The Jiva Hill Stables CDI belonged to Germany's Mattias Alexander Rath on Saturday. The 2010 World Championship team bronze medalist and three-time European Championship team medalist swept the CDIYH, 3*...
Sometimes your dream horse comes ready-made for show ring success. Sometimes, he or she requires a touch more imagination. That’s just the case for Canada’s Pia Fortmüller and Frieda, who won July's...
Ready to log some overtime? With five-star show jumping across the pond at Hickstead, Great Britain and Dinard, France, and three-star dressage returning to Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, Canada,...
