LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Mar. 2, 2016–Russia’s Inessa Merkulova on Mister X jumped into the top 10 in the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) world rankings published Wednesday, while German Kristina Bröring-Sprehe on Desperados FRH stayed atop the standings for the second month…

LIER, Belgium, Mar. 2, 2016–Inna Logutenkova and Don Gregorius were awarded a persona best score to win the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Wednesday that could move the Ukraine pair into contention for a start at the Olympic Games in Rio…

FEI, International Equestrian Federation, five-star judge Ghislain Fouarge defended his judging of Inessa Merkulova on Mister X in a Moscow competition saying that assistance to help Russian riders improve their scores was not training….

WELLINGTON, Florida, Mar. 1, 2016–Kasey Perry-Glass and Dublet moved back into the top four American Olympic team prospects on the strength of their personal best performances in last week’s World Cup event at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival…

America’s three-time Olympic medalist Günter Seidel and senior championship rookie Charlotte Jorst are almost definite to represent the United States at the World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden in three weeks…

LIER, Belgium, Mar. 1, 2016–Inna Logutenkova and Don Gregorius was awarded a personal best score to capture the CDI3* Grand Prix Tuesday six days before Olympic qualifying deadline, with two judges from her homeland of Ukraine…

Laura Graves has decided to skip the World Cup Final in Sweden to keep her Verdades focused on the Olympic Games for the American team…

WELLINGTON, Florida, Feb. 29, 2016–Florida-based Danish riders Mikala Gundersen and Lars Peters, who is now also an American citizen, remained atop the Global Dressage Festival prize money standings after four of the circuit’s seven CDIs…

The Horse Magazine’s Chris Hector with photos by Roz Neave report from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain….

WELLINGTON, Florida, Feb. 28, 2016–Austria’s Diana Porsche and Di Sandro swept the Adequan Global Dressage Festival Under-25 CDI for the first Florida victory for the world’s No. 3 combination…