AACHEN, Germany, July 12–The World Equestrian Festival, the single largest annual horse sport competition, opened Tuesday night in a display of pageantry and celebration of equestrian competition before a near sellout crowd in the 40,000-seat main stadium…

FALSTERBO, Sweden, July 10–Germany’ Sabine Becker and Lamarc WRT won the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday to prevent Patrik Kittel from completing a sweep of all the CDI Grand Prix classes, but the three he did win were a first…

The Wall Street Journal, the largest daily newspaper in the United States with average print and digital circulation of 2.11 million, this weekend features the dressage superstar stallion Totilas as bringing “a jolt of celebrity to Genteel Dressage, a LeBron…

FALSTERBO, Sweden, July 9–Patrik Kittel and Watermill Scandic H.B.C. posted their personal best score Saturday to win the World Dressage Masters Grand Prix Freestyle before an adoring home side crowd of 3,500…

FALSTERBO, Sweden, July 9–Swedish businesswoman Antonia Ax:son Johnson and Olympic dressage rider Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén are spearheading a new effort to raise the quality of riders in the increasingly popular Under-25 group and developing horses up to age 11 with…

PEBBLE BEACH, California, July 8–Seven of eight rider and horse combinations withdrew from the Grand Prix at the Pebble Beach CDI3* Friday in a protest by competitors over the quality of the footing…

FALSTERBO, Sweden, July 8–Patrik Kittel, a hometown favorite, and Watermill Scandic H.B.C. won the World Dressage Masters Grand Prix Friday beating one of his idols, Anky van Grunsven who was competing with her 17-year-old Olympic gold medal partner Salinero who…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 8–Adelinde Cornelissen and the 14-year-old gelding Jerich Parzival are ranked No. 1 in in the latest dressage rankings, replacing Edward Gal and Totilas who filled the slot although their last competition was nine months ago…

FALSTERBO, Sweden, July 7–Anky Van Grunsven will compete Salinero, at the CDI5* at the Falsterbo Horse Show on Friday, their first international competition since an injury the Dutch superstar thought might be the end of the show ring partnership with…

Wednesday marked 100 days until the Opening Ceremony of the XVI Pan American Games, to be held in Guadalajara, Mexico, Oct. 14-30 which is the final qualifying competition in the Americas for equestrian sports for the 2012 London Olympics…