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Espayo National Championships: DAY ONE
Upcoming and coming riders have been laying the gauntlet at the 2013 Espayo National Dressage Championships that kicked off on Thursday 19 September. The Stoneleigh Park based event witnessed first and...
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KBIS Para Dressage Championships 2013 round-up
The 2013 KBIS National Para Dressage Championships saw the competition taken to a new level at the Espayo National Championsips with six of the 15 competitors breaking the magic 70% barrier to give...
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Espayo National Championships: DAY TWO
Man of the moment, Spencer Wilton, held his command at small tour on day two of the Espayo National Dressage Championships. Today, he took the intermediate I title on Doogie, the horse relegated to...
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Espayo National Championships: DAY THREE
This afternoon, in front of packed grand stands at Stoneleigh, Peter Storr and Fabioso rode a crowd-and-judge-pleasing routine to win a hard-fought Saracen Horse Feeds Intermediate I Freestyle at the...
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Espayo National Championships: DAY FOUR
It was a sense of déjà vu at Stoneleigh today as we all watched the maestro of dressage Carl Hester canter around in the Esapyo colours of burgundy and gold having claimed the Grand Prix Freestyle and...
View Article2013 AGM report
Approximately 80 members gathered for the 2013 British Dressage Annual General Meeting at the Royal Pavilion at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire on Thursday 19 September. The evening opened with the...
View ArticleUpdate: Novice Restricted Championships 2013
British Dressage has disqualified the winner of the Dodson & Horrell Novice Restricted Class at last month’s Espayo National Championships. Elenna Carroll, riding Gemma Appleton’s Moviman, has...
View ArticleFarewell Bonfire
Dutch rider Anky van Grunsven’s Olympic gold medal winning partner Bonfire has passed away at the grand age of 30. The bay Oldenburg gelding, with whom Anky won Olympic gold at Sydney 2000, had been...
View ArticleTaste of BD for new para-riders
The Diamond Centre in Surrey hosted the first British Dressage para-equestrian ‘Intro Show’ on Sunday 3 November 2013, which was hailed a huge success by all who attended.Open to riders of all ages who...
View ArticleChanges to the 2014 athlete prohibited substance list
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recently announced that a number of changes to the Prohibited List will come into effect as of Wednesday 1 January 2014.Athletes and support personnel are...
View Article2014 RULES UPDATE: additions to rules 13 and 20
Additions to Rules 13 (Restricted and Open Sections) and 20 (Downgrading horses) for 2014 have been approved by the Board and Rules & Fixtures Committee for younger riders.PLEASE NOTE: Corrections...
View ArticleBD to adopt FEI dressage test changes
Last week the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) announced some changes to the grand prix and intermediate II tests and also unveiled two new tests at a new level, ‘medium tour’. The appropriate...
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Riders announced for this year's BD Convention
In a slight change to format, the supporting riders will be different on each day at this year's National Convention supported by the National Saddle Centre at Hartpury College (23 - 24 November). A...
View ArticleEquestrian heroes receive honours at FEI Awards
HRH Princess Haya, President of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) led the applause tonight as the five winners of the FEI Awards 2013 went on stage in Montreux, Switzerland to receive their...
View ArticleFEI General Assembly 2013
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) held their 2013 General Assembly in Montreux (SUI), 7 November. The quorum consisted of 99 National Federations: 77 represented in person and 22 by...
View ArticleRecognition for Para-Dressage pioneer
Jonquil Solt, former Chair of the International Paralympic Equestrian Committee (IPEC) and FEI Para Equestrian Committee, will be awarded the Paralympic Order - the highest award within the Paralympic...
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Are you ready for Team Quest? Dressage’s newest sensation
This is the most exciting announcement for generations to hit the sport of Dressage in Great Britain. British Dressage (BD) has today launched a new competition for riders of all ages and abilities...
View ArticleAlltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 tickets go public
Tickets for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 go on general sale today (18 November). This second sales period – the first was reserved for National Federations and their members - is for...
View ArticleBD Convention Tickets
Some tickets are still available for the 2013 British Dressage Convention supported by The National Saddle Centre at Hartpury College this weekend (23 - 24 November). To purchase yours, please call...
View ArticleReminder: Members' Meeting Saturday 23 November
Members have the chance to meet with some BD Board and Management Team members on Saturday 23 November at the Arena Restaurant, Hartpury College in Gloucestershire. The time will be approximately 15...
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