Category Archives: Dressage

For four decades Carl Hester has competed at the top of the sport in dressage, but the Paris Olympics may have been his last. The 57-year-old rider is a seven-time...

There were tears in Jessica von Bredow-Werndl's eyes as she dropped her reins after the final halt in the Grand Prix Freestyle. An agonizing ten minutes later, the German riders...

Team Germany was the favorite to win team gold in dressage, but they've never worked as hard for it as in Paris. Just 0.121 points separated the top two spots...

The stage has been set for the Olympic dressage team and individual medal rounds at the 2024 Paris Games. Qualifying heats wrapped on Wednesday and it’s precisely as Great Britain’s...

On Tuesday afternoon, during the first day of Grand Prix qualifier competition for the team and individual finals, seven-time Olympian Carl Hester and Fame proved they had come to Paris...

Team USA can’t catch a break at the Paris Olympic Games. Following a “disappointing” 7th place finish in eventing, as per chef d’equipe Bobby Costello, the Americans have been eliminated...

Maybe galloping at high speeds toward large, fixed obstacles or watching horses leap sharply over very tall sticks just isn't your thing. Luckily, there's always horse dancing. Grand Prix dressage...

Changes are afoot on the Canada's Paris Olympics dressage team. With the pre-Games training camp coming to an end, Jill Irving's Delacroix has been declared not fit to compete. No...

An unfortunate injury will prevent Ingrid Klimke and Franziskus FRH from competing as the reserve combination at the Paris Olympic Games. This could have been a first appearance in dressage...

Six-time Olympic medalist Charlotte Dujardin has withdrawn from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games following the emergence of a video showing, what Dujardin calls, "an error in judgment." On Tuesday, July...

US Equestrian has tapped a mix of veterans and rookies to bring home a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Sometimes in the same pair. Tokyo 2020’s silver medalists...

US Equestrian has named the eight horse-and-rider pairs selected to the U.S. Dressage Team Olympic Short List ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer. The Magnificent Eight, as...

Jessica von Bredow-Werndl's TSF Dalera BB is back in FEI action this week at Pferd International München, Germany. Making their second competitive appearance of the year—the last was in January—the...

The Olympic selection race has officially begun for the French dressage team. "We decided to start our Olympic selection process here at the CDI5* competition of the Printemps des Sports...

Patrik Kittel has eight times contested the FEI Dressage World Cup Finals. Eight times, since 2010, he's finished in the top 10 and with five different horses. Twice, he just...

Shockwaves were sent through the FEI World Cup Finals for the second day in a row. World Cup favorites Lottie Fry and Everdale, leading by a 2% margin after Wednesday's...

It’s the marquee event of the spring championship season and this week, the 2024 FEI World Cup™ Final kicks off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Though it’s location is not without...

It's been a year since American Olympian Adrienne Lyle rode down the centerline in international competition. But make no mistake, the Tokyo Games team silver medalist has been hard at...

A new place, a new ride, and two very timely reasons to celebrate this weekend for American rider Adrienne Lyle. Just days after the announcement that she and owner Betsy...

In a world where many show horse names can’t fit on a single line—or require their own pronunciation guide—Adrienne Lyle’s superstar partner required no such fanfare. Like ‘Madonna,’ ‘Cher,’ and...