World No. 3 Justin Verboomen and Zonik Plus win Lier CDIO4* Freestyle, 3rd score 90+% in past 5 months…
Edward Gal of The Netherlands beat out Steffen Peters of the United States as L’Année Hippique Rider of the Year that recognizes notable achievements and rewards consistency through the season….
ANTWERP, Belgium, Dec. 2–The International Dressage Officials Club has “expressed its grave concern regarding the abusive treatment of horses during the warm-up phase at FEI competitions.”…
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 1–The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) announced Tuesday that implementation of the controversial new “Progressive” drug list allowing the use of anti-inflammatory drugs has been delayed at least until April, 2010…
GLADSTONE, New Jersey, Nov. 30–McLain Ward, double Olympic gold medalist, has been awarded the Whitney Stone Cup by the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation as an active competitor who displays “consistent excellence in international competition, high standards of sportsmanlike conduct, while…
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 30–The U.S. Equestrian Federation came out in support of the International Equestrian Federation’s (FEI) “Progressive” List of drugs for horses, but in a statement Monday called for more time before being implemented…
American veterinarian Timothy R. Ober spoke out Monday in support of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) list that allows the use of small quantities of anti-inflammatory drugs that will come into effect in a month…
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 29–Adelinde Cornelissen and Parzival won the Stockholm International Horse Show World Cup event by almost 10 percentage points over Germany’s Matthias Alexander Rath on Triviant…
HARDEWIJK, The Netherlands, Nov, 27–Eight stallions–three dressage and five jumpers–have been registered to the KWPN Studbook. The Stallion Selection Committee announced the results after the stallions were pressnted under saddle individually. The newly registered dressage stallions: * Breezer (a Johnson…
Midge Leitch, a former U.S. equestrian team veterinarian, on Friday came out strongly in support of the newly approved drug list that is dividing international horse sport…
The 2010 schedule of the Exquis World Dressage Masters, the globe’s richest line up of competitions each with €100,000 (US$149,850) in prize money, was announced Wednesday, Nov. 25….