Rita Ralao Duarte of Portugal and Lusitano stallion Irao. HAMBURG, Germany, May 9, 2024–Portugal’s Rita Ralao Duarte and the Lusitano stallion Irao won the CDI4* Grand Prix Thursday for the pair’s first Big Tour victory. Rita and the 11-year-old gray scored 71.000%, the duo’s first Grand Prix result above 70%, for the win. Australia’s Simone Pearce on her Tokyo Olympic mount, Destano, a 17-year-old Hanoverian stallion, was awarded 70.696% for runner-up. António Vale of Portugal and Fine Fellow- H, 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding, was third on 69.391%. Results: Rank HNR Competitor Nation E ..read more

Sönke Rothenberger and Matchball OLD. File photo. © www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de MUNICH, Germany, May 9, 2024–Sönke Rothenberger rode Matchball OLD to a personal best score to win Pferd International CDI3* Grand Prix Thursday. Sönke and the 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding scored 75.195% for the third victory in six starts so far this year and to lead a German sweep of the top four places. Yara Reichert and the 10-year-old Swedish Warmblood stallion Springbank II VH also logged a personal best score of 70.761% for runner-up. Charlott-Maria Schürmann on Ivar, 11-year-old KWPN gelding, placed third o ..read more

May 8, 2024 Rotterdam and Falsterbo are both back to hosting the FEI dressage Nations Cup series while a Hungarian venue pulled out. The FEI announced Wednesday that both Rotterdam June 20-23 and Falsterbo July 11-14 that had pulled out earlier asked to return to the series format. The two venues pulled out of the series following the withdrawal of Aachen, Germany that is restricting entries to the top six European nations and the United States. An event scheduled for Pilisjászfalu in Hungary this coming weekend withdrew because of a lack of entries. The series that typically starts during th ..read more

The Tokyo Olympic team of Steffen Peters, Sabine Schut-Kery, Debbie McDonald and Adrienne Lyle. Photo: USDressage May 8, 2024 By KENNETH J. BRADDICK The United States Olympic dressage short list is a mix of experienced top sport competitors but mostly new rider and horse partnerships. The seven riders and eight horses selected to go to Europe to vie for the Paris team were the top ranked combinations after seven months of a qualifying period, with one exception–bypassing Sarah Tubman on First Apple whose Pan American Games results from last October did not hold up at the deadline last week.. I ..read more

Adrienne Lyle on Helix and Lars van de Hoenderheide selected for the US short list to compete in Europe for a place on the team for the Paris Olympics. © 2024 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com May 8, 2024 Seven riders and eight horses have been selected for the United States dressage short list to go to Europe to compete for three places and a reserve on the team for the Paris Olympics at the end of July. The lineup announced by the U.S. Equestrian Federation Wednesday includes Steffen Peters on Suppenkasper seeking the pair’s second Olympics and, if chosen for Paris, the rider’s sixth Games, and ..read more

Adrienne Lyle qualifying Lars van de Hoenderheide for the U.S. short list to go to Europe for selection of the Paris Olympic team. © 2024 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com By KENNETH J. BRADDICK MYAKKA CITY, Florida, May 4, 2024–Adrienne Lyle on Lars van de Hoenderheide won the TerraNova CDI3* Grand Prix Special and Endel Ots on Zen Elite’s Bohemian captured the Freestyle Saturday to complete qualifying of a squad of eight riders to go to Europe for selection of the United States team for the Paris Olympics. The success of new this year rider and horse combinations–including the winners Saturday ..read more

Adrienne Lyle on Helix at TerraNova CDI3*. © 2024 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com By KENNETH J. BRADDICK MYAKKA CITY, Florida, May 3, 2024–Adrienne Lyle rode Helix to victory in the TerraNova CDI3* Grand Prix in the last competition to decide the short list of riders and horses to go to Europe for selection of the U.S. team for the Paris Olympics. Ashley Holzer and Hansel was runner-up with Endel Ots on Zen Elite’s Bohemian was third. Adrienne, based in Wellington as were all the other top U.S. riders in the competition, and the 12-year-old KWPN gelding owned by were awarded 72.826% for the wi ..read more

Isabell Werth and Wendy de Fontaine at Mannheim, Germany. MANNHEIM, Germany, May 3, 2024–Isabell Werth and Wendy de Fontaine won the Grand Prix Special Friday to sweep the CDI4*. Isabell and the 10-year-old Danish Warmblood mare were awarded 76.255% to take the Special a day after capturing the Grand Prix in the third Big Tour event for the partnership. Isabell took over the ride late in 2023 from owner Andreas Helgstrand. Finland’s Henri Ruoste on Quentano, 15-year-old Hanoverian gelding, was runner-up on 73.064%. Bianca Nowag-Aulenbrock of Germany on the 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding Queoli ..read more

  Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Vividus Qre at the Aalborg CDI3*. AALBORG, Denmark, May 3, 2024–Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on the nine-year-old Vividus Qre won the CDI3* Grand Prix Special Friday to make their performance two-for-two after capturing the Grand Prix a day earlier. Cathrine of Denmark and the Swedish Warmblood gelding scored 73.362% for the victory, in only the pair’s second Big Tour competition. Results Rank Rider Dressage Horse E Leif Toernblad H Alban Tissot C Annette Fransen Iacobaeus M Kjell Myhre B Lone Dichmann Total 1 DEN Cathrine Laud ..read more

WINDSOR, England, May 2, 2024–Emile Faurie and Bellevue won the Royal Windsor CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle Thursday. Emile and the 13-year-old Oldenburg mare scored a personal best 76.280%. Fellow Briton Lewis Carrier on Diego V, 16-year-old KWPN gelding, was runner-up on 75.165%. Caroline Chew of Singapore on the 15-year-old Oldenburg stallion Blue Hors Zatchmo placed third on 74.995%. CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle Rank Competitor Score E H C M B 1. Emile Faurie (GBR) Bellevue 76.280% 77.125 77.450 75.250 76.450 75.125 2. Lewis Carrier (GBR) Diego V 75.165% 74.250 73.850 74.250 78.125 ..read more