PERL-BORG, Germany, Sept. 9, 2015–Great Britain’s Laura Tomlinson and Unique won the Peterhof Dressur Gala CDI2* Intermediate II Wednesday while South Africa’s Nicole Smith on Victoria was the highest placed of the riders using the competition as a warmup to…

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 8, 2015–The “calming” substance Phenibut (β-phenyl gamma aminobutyric acid) has been declared a forbidden substance by the U.S. Equestrian Federation…

Russia’s Inessa Merkulova tops the 2016 Olympic individual dressage rankings released Tuesday while Denmark has five combinations and Belgium three pairs in the top 20 ranked riders and horses that put the nations in contention to qualify teams for Rio…

NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2015–Valegro, the Olympic, world and European champion, will not make the trip to compete at New York’s Central Park Horse Show but rider Charlotte Dujardin will give special performances at the event being held for the…

SOWIA WOLA, Poland, Sept. 6, 2015–Anna Lukasik rode her Polish-bred 12-year-old mare Stella Pack Ganda to repeat as Polish Dressage Champion…

MOSCOW, Sept. 5, 2015–Inessa Merkulova and Mister X won the World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday to position the Russian team partnership as a top contender for a third straight Final of the annual individual championship…

WARENDORF, Germany, Sept. 6, 2015–The Hanoverian stallion Smirnoff ridden by Manuel Bammel won the five-year-old German Championship Sunday, one of the top contenders for the title after placing third in the qualifying competition…

LAMPRECHTSHAUSEN, Austria, Sept. 6, 2015–Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Zaire captured the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday, the second straight victory with personal best scores for the German combination. The USA’s Jennifer Hoffmann on Florentinus V also posted their first double…

WARENDORF, Germany, Sept. 5, 2015–The Oldenburg mare Fasine was ridden by Norway’s Isabel Bache to six-year-old German champion Saturday after placing 13th in the qualifier then won the small final to earn a start for the title…

MOSCOW, Sept. 5, 2015–Inessa Merkulova rode her Russian-bred Mister X to victory in the World Cup Grand Prix Saturday leading a Russian sweep of the top three places and beginning her campaign for a start in her third Final of…