RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 11–A proposal to allow dressage horses showing blood at major championships to be given a second chance to compete was formally withdrawn Friday by the International Equestrian Federation Bureau which also postponed a decision on appointing…

TORONTO, Nov. 11–Ashley Holzer and Breaking Dawn won their first Grand Prix Freestyle in sweeping the C$40,000 (US$39,220) Royal Winter Fair World Cup event Thursday night…

SYDNEY, Nov. 10–Louisa Hill, who led New Zealand to book their first ever team appearance at an Olympic Games, rode her Bates Antonella to victory in the Equitana World Cup qualifying Grand Prix Friday…

WELLINGTON, Florida, Nov. 10–The Young Horse Show Series Year-End Championship with $10,000 in prize money will be held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center Dec. 8-9…

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Nov. 10–Totilas, the reigning dressage world champion, will compete at the World Dressage Masters Palm Beach Jan. 26-29, joining some of the globe’s top competitors at the fourth year of the €100,000 ((US$135,000) event…

Maria Ines Garcia Cuellar admits she was “very surprised” at her expulsion from the International Dressage Riders Club in an effort by the group to force the International Equestrian Federation to accept their own candidate for a post on the…

TORONTO, Nov. 9–Ashley Holzer rode Breaking Dawn to victory in the Grand Prix at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Wednesday night in the first international competition for the 10-year-old KWPN gelding…

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 9–Changes to U.S. drug and medication rules for competition horses become effective Dec. 1….

Wolfgang Niggli of Switzerland, one of the most eminent figures in international dressage, died on Sunday, Oct. 30 at the age of 89…

Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén, the newly crowned Swedish champion, is scheduled to return to Florida for a second year competing on the rapidly growing winter circuit…