Shows

Young British talent shines at the 2010 BYRDS U25’s Championships

02/09/2010

2010 British Under 25 Championships

Sheepgate Equestrian hosted 6 days of British pony, junior and young rider competition at their annual under 25 championships, held 23 – 28 August 2010. The week long B.Y.R.D.S. event was a fantastic showcase of young British dressage talent with hundreds of competition entries and scores consistently breaking the 70% mark.

Laura Bechtolsheimer Wins Last Competition Before WEG

01/09/2010

2010 CDI Cappeln

With less than a month to go before the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky, British team member Laura Bechtolscheimer nailed her last minute preparations with the 15-year old Michellino Gelding Mistral Hojris (by Michellino x Ibsen). The pair proved untouchable in both classes, scoring top marks to secure a double win at the Cappeln CDI, Germany, 20 August 2010.

Corinth Did It Again at the 2010 Swiss Dressage Championships

31/08/2010

2010 Swiss Dressage Championships - Eggenwil (SUI) - 20 - 22 August 2010

After several days of cold, windy and rainy weather in Switzerland it changed just in time for the Swiss Dressage Championships 2010, held from 20 to 22 August 2010 in Eggenwil near Zurich.
Martin Kroll and his family, who organised the championships, built a high quality outdoor arena on their beautiful property at the end of 2009 to provide excellent conditions for the best dressage horses of the country.

Party for the Animals Poses Questions on LDR in Dutch House of Commons

30/08/2010

Dutch Dressage News

The equestrian website Horses.nl reported that Dutch political Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren) will be posing questions for the Dutch House of Commons on the LDR training method.

Last week Esther Houwehand, member of the House of Commons for the Party for the Animals, handed in a written request with the Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) and the Minister of Public Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) about the application of rollkur and LDR in the Dutch dressage world.

Canadian Youth Riders Set to Compete for National Titles

28/08/2010

2010 Canadian Youth Riders Championships

Young talent will be converging in Chilliwack, BC, August 27-28, 2010, to contest the sixth annual Dressage Canada National Youth Championships for the FEI Pony, FEI Children, FEI Junior and FEI Young Rider divisions.

Hosted by Wendy Christoff and Susan Holtby in Chilliwack, BC, the competition is sure to be a huge success.

Australian Team for 2010 World Equestrian Games Selected

27/08/2010

2010 World Equestrian Games

Australian Dressage selectors have named the Australian team that will compete in Dressage at the 2010 World Equestrian Games to be held in Kentucky 25 September to 10 October.