NAF Five Star Championships: Day ONE
Day one at the NAF Five Star Dressage Championships at Hartpury gave us 11 new champions in the next chapter of dressage history. The sun shone for most of the day at the Gloucestershire venue and...
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It was another fine day at Hartpury for the second installment of the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships. With one music title, straight classes at medium and elementary and two Petplan...
View ArticleNAF Five Star Championships: Day THREE
Blue Chip Novice Restricted Championship A teenager from Somerset produced one of the stories of the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships when she won the Blue Chip Novice Restricted...
View ArticleClassy Charlotte conjures a magical performance
There was a huge amount of expectation in the air tonight at the first Gala Performance of the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championship as a great field came forward for the Magic Prix St Georges...
View ArticleNAF Five Star Championships: Day FOUR
Charles Owen Advanced Medium Open ChampionshipBritish team rider Fiona Bigwood (pictured), who hails from West Sussex, has won a prestigious national title today at the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage...
View ArticleNumber three for Eilberg
On paper, it was to be the class of the NAF Five Star Dressage and, in reality, it didn’t disappoint the near-capcity crowd in Hartpury’s International Arena. Michael Eilberg has an affinity with the...
View ArticleNAF Five Star Championships: Day FIVE
Nupafeed Advanced Medium Freestyle Junior rider Erin Williams from Baslow in Derbyshire may not be a name every dressage fan knows well. However, you may be surprised to learn she’s represented Britain...
View ArticleDemonstration riders announced for Judges Convention
With the BDSC National Judges Convention just eight days away, we’re honoured to release the timetable of events and announce the demonstration riders representing the fantastic range of British talent...
View ArticleCharlotte and Valegro ready for battle
Charlotte Dujardin has travelled to Lyon with Carl Hester and Roly Luard's Valegro to attempt to add a further title to their list wihch no other Brit has managed - the winner of the Reem Acra FEI...
View ArticlePreview: Stadl Paura CDI3*
This weekend, two riders will be representing Great Britain at Stadl Paura CDI3* (15-21 April) in the Wels-Land district of Austria. Emma Hindle rides Chequille (Caretano Z x Lavall II), her 15...
View ArticleCharlotte and Valegro dance to Reem Acra glory
World No. 1, double-Olympic and European champion and the rider who holds all three world records in the sport, Charlotte Dujardin, became the first-ever Briton to win the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™...
View ArticleAustrian adventure for British duo
Olympian Emma Hindle travelled the distance to Austria to represent Great Britain in the big tour at Stadl Paura CDI3* (15 – 21 Apr) alongside fellow Brit, Julia Coppard-Dornig, who was riding in the...
View ArticleHagen CDI4*: Horses & Dreams meets Brazil
Four of Britain’s top riders have travelled with their equine counterparts to Germany for the annual Horses & Dreams competition (CDI4*) hosted at Hof Kasselman in Hagen (23 – 26 Apr). With a...
View ArticleMoorsele CPEDI3*: British paras to star in Belgium
A trio of British para riders are in Belgium this week for the popular Moorsele CPEDI3* (25-27 April 2014).Heather Bennett, 46, from Humberside is Britain’s sole representative in the grade III...
View ArticleKeysoe Premier League preview
The second Premier League fixture of 2014 kicks off tomorrow at The College Equestrian Centre at Keysoe (25 – 27 Apr) and with the competition start list littered with dressage’s top names and...
View ArticleSupport Simon's Kili Climb
Paralympic Team Gold Medallist Simon Laurens needs your help. Since he stopping riding competitively, he needed a challenge. Being a ‘gung-ho’ sort, he didn’t chose something simple; he opted for...
View ArticleWellington: fabulous at forty!
To celebrate forty years at the forefront of training horses and riders Hampshire’s Wellington Riding is holding a Gala Charity Ball on 7 June in aid of three charities; Riding for the Disabled, ABF...
View ArticlePony Team Long List
The Pony Selectors would like to announce the following 12 riders and 15 ponies as continuing to meet the criteria for selection for the 2014 Pony European Championships. This list comprises...
View ArticleBrits get a taster of Brazil at Hagen
Last week, three of Britain’s finest riders travelled to Germany for this year’s CDI4* at Hagen (23 – 26 Apr. However, on arrival the riders and their equine counterparts discovered they had been...
View ArticleYoung Professional Award – entries now open!
Entries are now open for this year’s prestigious Young Professional’s Award!Open to dressage enthusiasts of all shapes and sizes, the Young Professionals Award (YPA) aims to find talented individuals...
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