CAEN, France, April 29, 2014–About 270,000 tickets have been sold to the general public for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games but “big numbers” are still available for dressage and jumping at the main competition stadium in Normandy, France in…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 29, 2014–The International Equestrian Federation global membership came within three votes of an unanimous decision Tuesday to change the charter of the governing body of horse sports to enable Princess Haya to seek a third term as…

Just when Jan Ebeling was looking at his lineup of Grand Prix successors to Rafalca and a graceful exit from the Big Tour for the Olympic celebrity mare, the horse he descibes as “17 years young” had her own ideas…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 28, 2014–The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) on Monday kicked off two days of meetings dealing with the infrastructure of horse sports but overshadowed by the headline event of an extraordinary session of the ultimate decision-making General Assemby…

The Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualification systems for dressage, eventing and jumping have been published by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) with more dressage places, 60, than ever before and designed to provide opportunities for more “flags” but tougher for…

DEL MAR, California, April 27, 2014–Kathleen Raine and Breanne won the Del Mar National CDI3* Grand Prix Special Sunday in the fourth year of Big Tour compettion for the pair…

HAGEN, Germany, April 27, 2014–Hans Peter Minderhoud rode Glock’s Romanov to victory in the Horses and Dreams CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday, breaking the string of Patrik Kittel and Deja that settled for second ahead of Denmark’s Lars Petersen and…

Steffen Peters and Legolas took California’s Del Mar National CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday night but Jan Ebeling and his Olympic celebrity mare Rafalca posted a personal best result just 1.750 percentage points off the lead…

HAGEN, Germany, April 26, 2014–Christina Sprehe and Desperados showed top form again in winning the Horses and Dreams CDI4* Grand Prix Special Saturday with their highest score in almost two years while America’s Arlene “Tuny” Page and Alina posted a…