We’re one leg into the FEI Dressage World Cup Western European League. Is it too soon to call a favorite? Yes. Is it ridiculous to even consider making a prediction...
With the Grand Prix Team Final and Individual Qualifier officially in the books on Wednesday, August 12, during the FEI World Dressage Championships, Great Britain’s combined score of 231.445 proved...
Frederic Wandres threw down a 75.960% to seize the overnight individual lead, igniting the home crowd as the FEI World Championships Aachen kicked off with a first day of team...
Becky Moody’s homebred partner Jagerbomb doesn't have the dramatic extended trot of Mount St. John, the enormous canter of Glamourdale, nor the airy passage and expressive piaffe of TSF Dalera...
A lot has changed in recent months for Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB. For the last six years, the two-time, double-gold Olympic dressage medalists and reigning individual...
"I trust ‘Glammie’ completely, and if the crowd gets loud for the combination before us, he has no problem walking into an arena like this. He actually loves it—he loves...
You'd be forgiven if the name Harmony’s Giulilanta doesn't ring a bell. The Dutch Warmblood mare (Jazz x Flemmingh), piloted by Great Britain’s Susan Pape, has a lighter FEI record...
Every horse-crazy kid grows up with a picture of their future “dream horse,” locked away in the secrets of their heart. For Belgian dressage rider Justin Verboomen that horse is...
Few horses in recent memory have been as well-known or beloved as the British dressage champion, Valegro. This week, the world said goodbye to “Blueberry,” who was humanely euthanized as...
Last spring, an Australian study found that growing a human baby in utero requires significantly more energy than previously thought: Some 50,000 calories over nine months—about the equivalent of 50 pints of Ben...
A steady contact is crucial for establishing roundness in a horse. It allows for effective communication between horse and rider and encourages the horse to engage its core and back...
Great Britain's Lottie Fry and Glamourdale could not be stopped Saturday in the FEI Dressage World Cup Final Freestyle, taking home their second win of the week and championship title...
It was Great Britain's Lottie Fry and Glamourdale to take the first win of the FEI Dressage World Cup Final in Basel, Switzerland, Friday, capturing a 77.152% score in the...
At the 2024 Olympic Games, the story of Ecuador's only dressage rider, Julio Mendoza Loor and his $20 horse dazzled audiences around the globe. And Mendoza Loor would go on...
For more than 40 years, Danish stud Blue Hors has been one of the leading dressage breeding programs in Europe. But that’s just the cornerstone of its efforts. On its...
Swedish dressage rider Carl Hedin spends a lot of time considering what makes his horses “happy.” His method for evaluating their day-to-day satisfaction is based on the three Fs: friends,...
Among dressage's elite, there is a super elite club. The Elite-est of the elite. The 90%-ers. Totilas was the first horse in history to break the 90% barrier, scoring 90.7% to...
Maxima Bella is living up to her name. Maxima Bella, in Italian, roughly translates to “the greatest beauty.” It’s not just a pretty name because, together with Polish dressage rider...
Five countries came to dance Thursday in the Nations Cup CDI03* Grand Prix held at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington. FL. Germany was the nation to come out...
Nanna Skodborg Merrald has twice been runner up at FEI World Cup™ Finals. With three horses in her string earning qualifying points this season, she’s lining up her shot at...
