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Her victory was expected, and she didn't disappoint: at 46, Great Britain's Becky Moody, riding Jagerbomb, won the Fort Worth World Cup Final last night—the first of her career. This victory allowed the United Kingdom to maintain its dominance on the circuit after Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale's victory in 2025. A look back at an evening/night of dressage. In front of a still very (too) sparse crowd, but with the support of an audience that nevertheless dared to express its e

Jessica von Bredow Werndl and Times Kismet began their international competition season a month ago at the Italian CDI in Ornago. After a Grand Prix where the daughter of Ampere appeared very tense, they finished 7th with 66.261% before winning the Grand Prix Special, this time with a score of 73.234%. While all eyes are on the World Cup Final in Fort Worth and the highly frequented Tolbert CDI in the Netherlands this week, the German rider opted for the more discreet 3* CDI

After Las Vegas in 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2015, and Omaha in 2017 and 2023, the World Cup Final returns to the United States this year; a transatlantic return relatively shunned by the top pairs from Europe, who are more focused on the World Championships in Aachen. Despite a less competitive field than sometimes, the current world number 5 still made the trip; a first Final for Becky Moody and Jagerbomb, whose victory seems all but assured. In front of a rather sparse crowd,

Elysias, former Grand Prix horse of Dutch rider Karen Nijvelt, died at only 17 years old. This Jazz and Rhodium's son spent all his career with Karen Nijvelt: they even participated in the 2017 World Championships for 7-year-olds in Ermelo, where they finished 12th. After three years away from international competition, they made their Grand Prix debut in June 2021 in Le Mans with a score of 68.652%. Winners of the freestyle in Waregem in 2022 and 6th in the Dutch Championshi

With just over 2 years to go until the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Brazil has decided to appoint a new coach to work towards this goal: the Portuguese Daniel Pinto. Represented at the Paris Olympics in the individual competition by Joao Victor Marcari Oliva & Feel Good VO, despite securing team qualification at the Pan American Games in Lima, Brazil renewed Olympic ambitions and has chosen to give its trust in the 58-year-old rider based in Arruda dos Vinhos, 20 km fro

Hans Peter Minderhoud's gradual return to the competition forefront is confirmed: after starting a new mare on Small Tour level, then debuting My Toto on the Grand Prix, the Dutch rider chose last weekend to present Mister U.S for the first time; a 9-year-old stallion. It was in Deurne that Hans Peter Minderhoud compted Mister U.S for the first time in competition on Friday. This 9-year-old son of Grey Flanell and Sir Donnerhall I, brred by Paul Schockemöhle, owned by Joop va

It becomes hard to follow : 3 days before the start of the competition, and as the horses arrive on site, there is, once again, a change among the starting pairs, with, finally, the withdrawal of the Canadian Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu and her Jaccardo. Winners of the Toronto leg in November with a score of 77.520%, and runners-up in Ocala in December and Wellington last February, Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu and her 12-year-old son, Desperado & Jazz, will not be concluding their f

Sold for €750,000 at the Aloga auction organized in May 2025, following a bidding war between Dutch and French clients, the stallion Maddox Mart ultimately went to Andreas Helgstrand's stables where he was offered for sale again. Now nine years old and registered as a gelding, the bay has finally returned to Germany. The KWPN stallion by Hennessy and Bordeaux, third in the Dutch 5-Year-Old Stallion Championship, also represented the Netherlands at the World Young Horse Champi

Bad patch for Hubertus Schmidt: the German rider has been the victim of a serious accident. Born in 1959, Hubertus Schmidt amassed over the years one of the most impressive records in German dressage, especially with Wansuela Suerte, with whom he was Olympic Team Champion in Athens (video 1) and 3rd in the World Cup Final in Düsseldorf in 2004, European Team Champion and Individual European Vice-Champion in Hagen in 2005, World Team Champion in Aachen in 2006. Among his many

Organized for the first time by Rom Vermunt, Gert Jan van Olst, Jeroen Witte, Marcel van Manen, Diederik van Silfhout, Jorg van Os, Peter Wetzelaer, Sjoerd van Leeuwen, and Sjaak van der Lei, the new Dutch Dressage Traders sale offered 12 dressage horses for sale. The top price went to Next Romance, an 8-year-old gelding by For Romance and Havel, sold for €44,000 to a French client. Bred by H.J. de Wolde, this bay shares the same dam as Luxform's Nimbly, ridden up to Nations

In addition to the invitation received by American Ben Ebeling (see HERE ), yesterday was marked by another change to the starting list for the Fort Worth World Cup Final with the withdrawal of Danish Carina Cassoe Kruth. While the reasons for Charlotte Dujardin's withdrawal remain unclear, for Carina Cassoe Kruth it was administrative formalities that prevented her participation. Although they were ready and about to depart, disagreements between the organizer's transport co

A bombshell dropped this morning, and it's no joke: Justin Verboomen is no longer world number one. For the first time since September, he has been dethroned by Denmark's Cathrine Laudrup Dufour, who has climbed from 25th to first place thanks to her victories at the Herning CDI 5*. Now in second place, Justin Verboomen still leads Isabell Werth, while Becky Moody drops from 4th to 5th. Further down the rankings, Jessica von Bredow Werndl has made a significant leap, climbing

There's still movement in the starting list for the Fort Worth World Cup Final. After Charlotte Dujardin withdrew, American Benjamin Ebeling finally received a wildcard entry. Fifth in the North American league with 52 points, the 26-year-old rider, partnered with his 16-year-old mare Bellena (previously ridden by his father Jan), won the Devon leg in September, took second place in Myakka City, fifth in Ocala, and seventh in Wellington. Riding Indeed, the young man had alrea

After the success we know with Djembe de Hus, Justin Verboomen has seen his string of horses enriched in recent weeks with another well-known French Grand Prix horse: Fellini du Soleil, Stéphanie Brieussel's horse. Bred by Marianne Eichenberger, this son of Foundation and Rubin Royal had, until now, allowed her sympatic rider rider from Val d'Oise to win the Pro 1 Championship in 2022, become Vice-Champion of France Pro Elite in 2024 (photo), and participate in the Lyon World

Not only she can count on Viva Gold, himself descended from her ex-mare Weihegold, Isabell Werth made her competition debut today with V-Power, one of the first approved sons of her chestnut stallion. This grandson of Fidertanz, bred by Bernd Goeke, was the Westphalian Champion in 2022. Awarded 831 points during his performance tests in Denmark, he had since been seen at stallion shows ridden by Eric Guardia Martinez and Maxi Kira von Platen, but had never competed before. Th

Since January 1, 2026, the use of a simple snaffle bridle has been permitted in Grand Prix events up to and including CDI 3* and CDIO 3* competitions. At its Sports Forum (see HERE ), the FEI released an initial assessment. With strongly supported by a part of the sport's audience, the use of the snaffle bridle in Grand Prix events up to 3* level remains, for now, relatively limited . Indeed, between January 1st and March 1st, 2026: out of 207 Grand Prix events, 20 were ridd

Held yesterday and today in Lausanne, the 14th FEI Sports Forum provided an opportunity for equestrian professionals to meet and discuss the future of the sport. Regulations for the upcoming Olympic Games, marketing and communication, and veterinary issues were among the topics on the agenda for these two days, which brought together more than 200 participants. Dressage was therefore at the heart of the discussions. With the FEI Dressage Rules undergoing a full revision this

The young German Raphael Netz, who was supposed to fly to Texas with Great Escape Camelot, had to revise his plans and change his mount. The son of Johnson, will stay in Europe; due to a hoof abscess, information revealed today by Kim Kreling . Raphael Netz will nevertheless participate in the first major event of his senior career, with Dieudonne, his expressive and dynamic son of Dante Weltino, with whom he competed in the Lyon, Basel, and 's-Hertogenbosch legs. crédit pho

Is Spain about to see the arrival of a new pair able of proudly representing its flag internationally? Possible. The stallion Escamillo, ridden by Manuel Dominguez Bernal, made his Grand Prix debut yesterday, with a successful result. This son of Escolar and Rohdiamant, born at Gestüt Tenterhof, catched the world attention in 2017 with hier approval by the Hanoverian studbook. Owned by Kimberly Davies-Slous, he joined the stables of German rider Helen Langehanenberg in 2020.

6-year-olds world Champion in August 2023 in Ermelo with Hans Peter Minderhoud, My Toto had since been relatively rare in competition: the 9-year-old gelding made today his Grand Prix debut at a national competition in the Netherlands. Having made a name in 2023 when his 17th place in the preliminary round meant he would only qualify for the Small Final of the Championship, this son of Glock's Toto Jr and Voice made at that time a huge comeback, winning both the Small and Gra