Klaus Roeser Unanimously Supported by International Riders Club for FEI Dressage Committee Chair

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Klaus Roeser

Oct. 22, 2025

The International Dressage Riders Club declared Wednesday it unanimously supports Klaus Roeser of Germany as the new chair of the FEI Dressage Committee, the group that is most influential in direction of the sport.

The election of a new chair of the committee to succeed Maribel Alonso of Mexico will be held at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) annual convention next month.

Two candidates for the post are:

Klaus Roeser, chair of the German Dressage Committee and chef d’equipe German dressage team. He is Secretary General of the IDRC, member of the European Equestrian Federation Dressage Working Group, member of the FEI Dressage Strategic Working Group headed up by George Williams of USA and athlete representative on the EEF board. He was member of the FEI dressage committee in 2015-2019. He worked for Paul Schockemöhle for almost 30 years and currently is CEO of Equine Supplement Service GmbH and CFO of Equine Clinic Lüsche.

Diana al Shaer, Russian-born but who now represents Palestine. She is a former international Grand Prix rider who has competed at the World Championships, and at over 80 CDIs in Western Europe. She is chair of the FEI regional group VII dressage committee, chair of the regional group at the Asian Equestrian Federation, FEI Solidarity Expert and coach. She handles international relations at the Palestine federation as well as vice president and board member. She is involved in several media companies and is a co-founder of a Russian charity equestrian foundation.