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Bert Sheffield to Ride for Canada!

2013-02-11T0:0+00:00

HorseHage-sponsored Para-equestrian rider, Bert (Roberta) Sheffield, has received the exciting news that she will now be riding as a member of the Canadian squad for Para-equestrian dressage with her horse, Wonderboy. Bert will be number two in the Canadian ranking system and will be aiming for ...

FABULOUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WIN FOR 14YO DRESSAGE RIDER CHLOE VELL

2012-09-25T0:0+00:00

Chloe Vell and Kaja Di Valentina are the 2012 Suregrow Fertiliser Restricted Advanced Medium Champions after an impressive performance on what was Chloe’s first visit to the National Dressage Championships, held at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshir...

Video Dressage Training with Richard Davison

2012-08-17T0:0+00:00

Hiscox Alfranco, by Negro, has qualified for this season’s National Advanced Medium Championship and in the video, Richard explains clearly how he breaks down the Championship test, Advanced Medium 98, into its different parts and focuses on training to im...

Shining Stars Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro

2012-08-16T0:0+00:00

WITHOUT doubt two shining stars have entered the world’s dressage arena in the form of Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro who recently took to the centre stage at the highest level.

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Charlotte Dujardin wins gold in the individual dressage at London 2012

2012-08-09T0:0+00:00

Charlotte Dujardin has claimed her second dressage title of London 2012, this time in the individual dressage event. It is Team GB’s 23rd gold medal overall and takes Great Britain to 50 medals overall. Dujardin was victorious on Valegro and another Team GB ...

Ann Romney's horse fails to win a medal at London 2012

2012-08-08T0:0+00:00

After Team GB celebrated another gold medal in the equestrian events at London 2012 yesterday, Team USA had reason to be disappointed. And the reason fdor this is becuase Ann Romney’s horse will not be winning a medal at the London 2012 Olympics. The 15-year-old mare, that is p...

Olympic gold: Why Team GB deserves more kudos

2012-08-08T0:0+00:00

Nicola Strong reflects on how our superb dressage team won gold and thinks the media should give our equestrians the kudos they deserve. Yesterday our riders secured gold in the Olympic team dressage, making it three medals from three competitions at the games for Team GB in the equestrian...

Gold rush for Team GB’s Olympic dressage team

2012-08-07T0:0+00:00

Congratulations to Team GB as Laura Bechtolsheimer, Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin have claimed a team gold ahead of Germany inside Greenwich Park today in the dressage. Britain's stunning team average of 79.979 beat Germany's 78.216 and proved they are a force to be reckoned with. ...

Forget Bryony Gordon – here’s what REALLY happened at the Olympic eventing dressage!

2012-07-30T0:0+00:00

Horsemart reader and blogger, Nicola Strong, reports from Greenwich Park on the Olympic eventing dressage. She wasn't the only one holding her breath as Team GB's Zara Phillips, Tina Cook and William Fox-Pitt took the stage... On 29 July, I was witness to history being made. I was ...

New challenge for Sue Carson as 'List 1' dressage judge

2012-06-26T0:0+00:00

Sue Carson, founder of the high profile saddle brand Sue Carson Saddles, has fulfilled a personal ambition with her recent appointment onto the British Dressage ‘List 1’ judging panel - an accolade awarded to the most highly qualified and ...

Dressage stars at Your Horse Live

2012-06-18T0:0+00:00

Britain’s leading dressage riders will be setting the stage alight at Your Horse Live 2012, as Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin perform in the spotlight. Well known for their stunning demonstrations, dressage riders Carl and Charlotte will be riding a selection of their own horses, and sh...

Carl Hester wins three victories at Somerford Premier League

2012-05-29T0:0+00:00

The sun was shining as Carl Hester had a golden weekend with three victories at Somerford Premier League. Just weeks before the Olympics takes place in London, Carl showed he was on form winning three classes and also taking a second place. He took one of the Prix St George c...

Olympics in mind at Cheshire competition - Somerford Premier League

2012-05-23T0:0+00:00

There is a star studded list of the UK’s top dressage riders entered to compete at Somerford Premier League this weekend in Cheshire. Olympic hopefuls Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin are among the riders that will be taking to the arena in the top flight competition that takes p...

Mirrors For Training sponsors Sophie Wells

2012-05-22T0:0+00:00

Mirrors For Training is delighted to announce its sponsorship of Nottinghamshire based para dressage rider Sophie Wells. Sophie competes in both able bodied and para dressage competitions. She is part of the World Class Performance squad, and has represented Great Britain in para dressage o...

Top dressage riders compete in Cheshire

2012-04-29T0:0+00:00

Just weeks before the Olympics in London, some of the top dressage riders from around the country are expected to arrive to compete in Cheshire. The Somerford Premier League Dressage is three days of high level competition at Somerford Park in Congleton, Cheshire. But t...

British Horse Feeds crown the 2012 Advanced Medium Champions

2012-04-27T0:0+00:00

Charlotte Dujardin and Kim Seaby put in top performances to lead the British Horse Feeds Open and Restricted Advanced Medium at the Winter Dressage Championships. The British Horse Feeds Advanced Medium Open Championship attracted a host of professional and amateur riders, providing s...

A win from the start in the KBIS Preliminary Winter Championships

2012-04-24T0:0+00:00

Darren Kaye lead from start to finish in the KBIS British Equestrian Insurance Preliminary Championship at this years NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships held at Hartpury College. As the first rider to enter the ring out of the 22 starters, Darren set the standard with the six-year-...

Bronze statue of Uthopia to be on display at the Clarendon Gallery

2012-04-02T0:0+00:00

Uthopia, the European dressage champion belonging to Carl Hester, is being immortalised in bronze as part of the Olympic legacy. The work of art is being created by sculptor Lorne McKean and it is a part of the BT Art of Sport project. The 18in bronze sculpture will be ...

British Dressage young professionals award goes to Hertfordshire rider

2012-03-27T0:0+00:00

The 2012 British Dressage (BD) young professionals award, which is in its third year after being established in 2010, has been won by a rider from Hertfordshire. The award was created in order to replace the talent spotting programme and was won this year by Alex Hardwick. The rid...

New support from Sue Carson Saddles helps Roland Tong at winter regionals

2012-03-09T0:0+00:00

International dressage rider Roland Tong has an enviable competition record and is highly regarded for his sympathetic and effective approach to training and producing young horses, having won multiple young horse titles and represented Great Britain at the World Young Horse Championships. ...