Category Archives: Dressage

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...

Are you usually out of breath after sitting the trot? Do you catch yourself holding your breath over jumps? In her book The Dressage Seat, renowned classical riding expert Anja...

My Connemara cross mare JEF Anna Rose and I finished our 2017 show season the last weekend of August at a close to home recognized USDF/USEF show, held at Longfellow...

If you ever wanted to read a corruption case turned equestrian themed soap opera, look no further than the recent impeachment of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye. And this...

Courtney King-Dye's life is a lesson in perseverance. Pick any one stage of her incredible journey—from making the US Olympic team to surviving a devastating traumatic head injury; from reinventing herself as a Paralympian...

For a few moments on Saturday it looked like the 2017 FEI World Cup Dressage Final might reach a fitting conclusion: an American champion, right here in America's heartland, Omaha....

They're young. They're talented. They're young and talented. And they're poised to make some noise at the FEI World Cup Finals in Omaha. Roll Call! Guido Jun Klatte 21, Germany...

As the dressage world continues to grapple with the retirement of its biggest star, Valegro, leave it to Carl Hester to remind us that we humans are not the only...

Entering the arena for your maiden voyage on the big stage of your first ever FEI World Cup Finals would be enough to cognitively capsize the average equestrian. The lights...

The blood rule strikes again! Wendi Williamson (NZ) and Dejavu MH were eliminated from the 2017 Longines FEI World Cup Dressage Final in Omaha Nebraska today. Blood was discovered in the...

The competition many not have begun yet, but the drama is well underway at the Longines FEI World Cup Final in Omaha! A questionable blood test result temporarily prevented several European horses from moving...

Laura Graves and Verdades doesn’t always win b— Oh, wait. They actually do. They always win. The Olympic bronze medalists captured their sixth consecutive victory at the Adequan® Global Dressage...