Category Archives: Dressage

For American paralympian Rebecca Hart finding El Corona Texel was love at first YouTube view. “I have loved this horse from the moment I saw his video on YouTube. I...

Last week, Laura Graves introduced new music in her winning Freestyle. The musical overture features dramatic orchestral swells and rhythmic percussion sequences. It does not include a clip of DJ Khaled's...

Everyone can breathe easy tonight. Laura Graves, the only correct choice for 2018 USEF Equestrian of the Year title, took home the Robert P. Strub Trophy at the Pegasus Awards...

I have never had a good relationship with horse shows. Hastily packing everything with a deep fear of forgetting my pants, trailering my beloved horse and white-knuckling it the whole...

International newcomer Mount St John Freestyle has competed in two freestyles in her short career. Twice, she's broken 81%. Twice, she's taken home the win. The new international mount of...

Britain dominated the podium in the CDI4* Al Shira’aa Grand Prix, on the second day of CHI Royal Windsor Horse Show in the UK. Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester, the karate...

It was a heavyweight battle. The most decorated equestrian in history versus the American young gun. (Disclaimer: the young gun is 30.) USA's Laura Graves, by any measure, is a...

You know that tired horse movie plot that we all love to make fun of? The one where a young girl meets a troubled horse and, for reasons that defy...

“Everyone dreams of that 80%," said American Olympian Adrienne Lyle. Last night at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, Florida, her dream came true. Riding the 11-year-old stallion,...

If at first you don't succeed at the 2018 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), try, try, try (16 times) again. Melissa Taylor (USA) and Ansgar were this week's lesson in...

“People always told me that when you get a mare that’s amazing, they’re really amazing. I’ve had a few mares who weren’t so amazing, so I didn’t really believe them,"...

Technically, it was the feel good story of last week. But someone didn't get to the press release in time. [Points finger at self.] That's okay, though, because the glory...

Laura Graves’ new freestyle is almost as amazing as her original one. And she wasn't even trying yet. The 30-year-old and her Rio Olympics partner, Verdades, debuted a new canter...

America's reigning queen of dressage has her crown firmly in place. In their first international appearance of the year, Laura Graves and her Olympic partner Verdades captured the FEI World...

It's a well known fact among journalists that press conferences are sometimes boring. Maybe nothing terribly exciting happened in the class. Maybe the winner is not the talkative type. Or...

The first CPEDI competition of the season trotted down the centerline at the Equestrian Village of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL last week. The event...

We all know that while in the saddle, the rider communicates with the horse using a language of succinct signals. Oh, yeah…and these signals are called aids. Since the aids...

The place where two spines meet is where the central nervous systems of horse and rider come together. In her book Where Two Spines Align: Dressage Dynamics, Beth Baumert explores...

If anyone is uniquely qualified to offer tips for keeping the sport horse fit and sound, it's Ashlee Watts. As the director of the Comparative Orthopedics and Regenerative Medicine Lab...

Come Nov. 9-12, North America’s premier equestrian gathering will feature four days of non-stop horses, shopping, and horse shopping. And that’s only one of the reasons you’re going to fall in love with...