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On Tuesday and Wednesday, the second stage of the KWPN selection process for the World Young Horse Championships took place in Delft; an event that included the pairs who had received a wild card. The selection committee, composed of Johan Hamminga, Alex van Silfhout, and Janine van Twist, chose the following horses to advance to the next stage of the process: 5 yo Dante’s Empire (v.Dante Weltino) & Moisés Jover Azuar Lord Charmeur (v.Lord Europe) & Janina Tietze Ready to R

The famous German trainer Udo Lange has passed away. Born in Dresden, Udo Lange spent his childhood in Düren, near Cologne. It was at Otto Nagel's equestrian center that he discovered horses. Primarily known as a dressage rider and trainer, he was also the Baden-Württemberg eventing champion in 1966 and competed in show jumping up to the advanced (S) level. In 1971, he participated in his first Grand Prix, joined Ulla Salzgeber's parents' stable in Essen, and then went into b

Organized as every year in Balve, the German Championships will finally take place without Ingrid Klimke and her gigantic Vayron. Having made only two appearances since the European Championships last summer (photo), the 15-year-old son of Vitalis is apparently not at his best; an explanation given in recent hours by the German rider, even though they scored a solid 75.987% in the Hamburg 4* Grand Prix last month: "It's a blow to our dream of participating in the German Champ

After the scandals that affected Andreas Helgstrand and then Carina Cassoe Kruth in recent years, horse abuse has returned to the Danish news of the discipline with this time images from Jon D. Pedersen, relatively close to those broadcast for the case of Charlotte Dujardin. It was through the TV channel TV 2 Fyn that footage filmed at the Dalumgaard Riding Club was broadcast, notably showing the use of a whip, which raised questions for Jon D. Pedersen. Former member of the

After Wellington and Fontainebleau, the FEI Nations Cup circuit stops this week in Lier, Belgium; a Flemish leg organized for the second consecutive year. Won by Belgium in 2025, Jeroen van Lent's riders faced off this time against 30 other pairs from Sweden, Germany, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the Netherlands; 7 teams therefore started the team competition. The overwhelming favorites, Justin Verboomen and Zonik Plus, unsurprisingly lived up to expectation

Show Star, the stallion from the Holkenbrink stables, has died at the age of 28. Bred by Tanja Brandtner, this son of Sandro Hit and Feinbrand won the German 3-Year-Old Championship in 2001 and then finished second in the 4-Year-Old Championship the following year, ridden by Henrike Sommer. Later, trained by Oliver Oelrich, Show Star finished second in the 2007 Nuremberg Burgpokal Final, a circuit for the best Small Tour young horses, and then competed in the Grand Prix in Ge

Long-time international rider, member of the Spanish team at the European Championships in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2017, and the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, Jordi Domingo Coll now also holds a new position: technical advisor to Canada. Some remember him with his stallion Prestige with whom he dominated the Sunshine Tour in 2009, others with Statesman which allowed him to participate in the World Championships for 6-year-olds in 2013. Now almost 45 years old, Jordi Domingo Col

Justin Verboomen returns to familiar ground this week. At Belgium Dressage Events in Lier, he will once again compete with his remarkable stallion Zonik Plus in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™, a competition that has become closely connected to special memories for the Belgian combination. Will they manage to make history once again? “Two years ago, it all really started here in the Medium Tour,” Verboomen says two days before the Nations Cup begins. “Then came the victory with

The Brandenburg stallion Samba Hit II died at the age of 24. Born at Neustadt Dosse stud, this son of Sandro Hit and Brentano II, full brother to Samba Hit I, III, IV, and the renowned mare Poetin, was approved in his studbook in 2004. He began competing in 2005 with Christian Flamm and later with Maik Kohlschmidt. Sold in Belgium in 2010 to the Verhesen family, Samba Hit II competed in the country with Mieke Lunskens, Charlotte Verhesen, and Jef Coenegrachts, reaching the

Like France, the American Federation unveiled in recent hours the list of its preferred pairs for the World Championships in Aachen. There are 8 of them: Meagan Davis & Toronto Lightfoot Ashley Holzer & Hawtins San Floriana Jordan LaPlaca & Gold Play Anna Marek & Fayvel Kasey Perry-Glass & Heartbeat W.P Christian Simonson & Fleau de Baian et Indian Rock Geñay Vaughn & Gino Missing at the moment are: Marcus Orlob & Jane, Adriene Lyle & Helix, but also Ellesse Gundersen, who

At 18 years old, Intermezzo van het Meerdaalhof, the mount of Belgian Domien Michiels, will soon bid farewell to the sport. Bred by Kristine Hias and Marc Steeno, the Belgian Warmblood spent his entire competitive career with Domien Michiels. This son of Gribaldi began his international career in 2016 in Small Tour level and then moved up to Grand Prix level in Belgium in 2017, at Heist-Op-Den-Berg. Selected for the national team for the first time in 2019 for the Nations C

Firmly in contention for a place in the British team for the World Championships in Aachen, Carl Hester presented a new horse in competition yesterday: Monet X, with whom he won an Inter B organized alongside the international events of the CDI 3* in Hickstead. Bred by Sandra Biddlecombe, co-owner of En Vogue, ridden by Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester, Monet X is a 9-year-old gelding by Guardian S and Bretton Woods. Co-owned by Susan Singer and Lucy & Daniel Bremner, both

Almost a year after her last competition, Habibi DVB was back in competition yesterday with her rider, Marlies van Baalen. Members of the Dutch team at the 2023 European Championships in Riesenbeck, Marlies van Baalen and her now 14-year-old gelding by Don Schufro had since represented the Netherlands only in Nations Cup competitions. In fact, it was in Rotterdam in June 2025 that they last competed, achieving a Grand Prix score of 71.957%, which earned them a third-place fin

After three warm-up competitions at the international events in Ornago, Bedizzole and Mariakalnok, Jessica von Bredow Werndl presented Times Kismet yesterday in Munich, at her first CDI 5*; a competition which, like Isabell Werth in Hamburg , was a great success for her (former) team. Since TSF Dalera BB's retirement, Jessica von Bredow Werndl has certainly been less in the spotlight, but that hasn't stopped her from showing clear signs of a comeback since the beginning of th

Not one but two 5* CDI events are being held this week closed to the North sea: Munich, where Jessica von Bredow Werndl will present Times Kismet again, and Hamburg, chosen by Isabell Werth to continue her season with Wendy de Fontaine and to give experience to her very good Viva Gold Old. Not one, but three Isabel(l)s were at the start this morning. The rider from Rheinberg were victorious, unsurprisingly, with Wendy de Fontaine: the 12-year-old daughter of Sezuan left the a

For some time now, Hans Peter Minderhoud has been showing, month after month, the horses that now make up his string of horses. This was again the case yesterday with his debut alongside Nero, a mount previously seen with another Dutch rider. Born as Nero Platinum at Titan Wilaras stables, Nero is a son of Ferguson and Totilas, initially acquired by Rom Vermunt. First ridden by Bart Veeze (vidéo), the bay gelding finished 4th in the Dutch VSN Trophy at age 3; a position he ma

German breeder Stefanie Löhmann unfortunately lost her battle against the disease. For several years, she shared on social medias her time between the difficult battle she was fighting against the brain cancer and breeding dressage horses; an activity in which Stefanie Löhmann had built a solid reputation. She bred the 2019 German 4-year-old Champion and 2022 7-year-old World Vice-Champion, Destello (Old, Dimaggio x Furst Fugger), Lordswood Bernstein SL (Old. Bonds x Quaterb

Although the Dane Daniel Bachmann Andersen has been a little less in the spotlight since Marshall Bell joined his owner and Vayron joined Ingrid Klimke's string of horses, the thirty-year-old remains focused on the top level, enough to have found a partner allowing him to keep Flash Gordon in order to consider the Los Angeles Olympics. Daniel Bachmann Andersen recently revealed to Eurodressage that the chestnut gelding with whom he won the Aarhus CDI at the end of December an

Proud James, young stallion star owned by Andreas Helgstrand, has been partially sold. Bred by Y. M. M. van Maasacker, this son of Jameson RS2 & Johnson dominated the 4-year-old classes held alongside the World Championships in 2024. Ridden by Mette Sejbjerg Jensen, the grey stallion won the 5-year-old World Championship last year with scores of 89.600% and 90.600%. Due to his rider's pregnancy, the KWPN spent a few months with Isabell Werth in Germany. Now 6 years old, Proud

Wizard, the first Olympic mount of American Adrienne Lyle, has died. First ridden by Belgian Stefan van Ingelgem, who presented him at the 2004 World Young Horse Championships, this son of Weltmeyer was then sold to the United States and sent to Debbie McDonald, who later passed him on to her student, Adrienne Lyle. Ridden by Lyle, Wizard won the 2008 U.S. U25 Championship. Making his debut in CDI competitions in 2009, the bay gelding consistently won throughout the 2011 seas