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…

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 8–Six Elite Dressage Pre-Olympic Games three-day training sessions/clinics with U.S. coach Anne Gribbons and Steffen Peters have been scheduled in California and Florida during winter, funded by the U.S. Equestrian Federaiton and USET Foundation…

A controversial proposal to allow a horse displaying any sign of blood at a major dressage championship to be examined by veterinarians and resume the competition if there is no risk to the horse’s welfare has been shelved for this…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Nov. 8–The International Dressage Riders Club lost its appeal against the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) over selection of candidates for the powerful Dressage Committee…

VERONA, ITALY, Nov. 6–Hickstead, the 2008 Olympic gold medal stallion ridden by Eric Lamaze of Canada, died suddenly at the World Cup event at Verona on Sunday…

The International Dressage Riders Club has expelled two nominees for the powerful Dressage Committee in a major escalation of a battle with the International Equestrian Federation over representation at the top level of the sport…

COCHRANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Nov. 5–Ashlea Day, who is based in the U.S. with competitor/trainer Silva Martin, will be Australia’s representative at the Young Rider World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, next month…