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International dressage has just lost one of its most iconic Lusitanos: Fogoso, who made breed history at the Tokyo Olympics under Portuguese rider Rodrigo Torres, has died. Bred at Coudelaria Torres Vaz Freire—Rodrigo Torres’s family stud—Fogoso was the son of Rico and Amélia (by Raja). Trained to Grand Prix level by his rider, the grey stallion burst onto the elite scene in 2019, the year he became Portuguese Champion and helped Portugal win the Nations Cup at Hickstead. How

The 2026 World Dressage Championships got underway at 8:20 a.m. today. The schedule for today and Wednesday features the Grand Prix, split into two groups; tomorrow's final standings will determine the team rankings. The stakes are high for the 19 nations fielding teams: they are vying to finish among the top six—excluding the United States—thereby securing qualification for the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Data specialist David Stickland recently highlighted the scores needed

While French dressage will be represented this week in Aachen by the four combinations selected by the FFE, French breeding will also be prominently seen through no fewer than three horses, enough to form a theoretical team, all bred by Sylvain Massa. Three horses, three riders, three nations… and a single breeding farm. In Aachen, where the world’s top combinations are gathering this week for the World Championships, the Massa stud farm boasts a truly unique level of represe

A quelques jours des Championnats du Monde d'Aix la Chapelle, les Etats-Unis viennent encore de procéder à un changement dans la composition de l'équipe qui défendra ses couleurs : après la sortie de Jordan Laplaca & Gold Play ce sont cette fois Genay Vaughn & Gino qui ont été remplacés. Finaliste de la Coupe du Monde en 2025 où ils terminaient 14 èmes, Genay Vaughn & Gino portaient cette saison les couleurs américaines sur la Coupe des Nations de Hagen : ils signaient alors

The World Breeding Championships for Young Horses continue in Verden. Following yesterday's sensation—Charlotte Dujardin's Secret Agent—this Saturday was highlighted by the 6-year-old final, which was won by Dannebrog. Winners of the Preliminary test, Betina Jaeger and Faustino G could easily have seen the gold slip through their fingers. Highly elastic, fluid, and active at the trot, and performing walk half-pirouettes that were clearly superior to those of many other compet

Following the 5- and 6-year-olds, it was the turn of the 7-year-olds to take to the Verden arena this morning—a category that often offers a glimpse of future stars of the discipline. Notable among them is the standout horse Glamourdale. Forty-one combinations competed. Although she was on the British shortlist for the Aachen World Championships with Braveheart, Charlotte Dujardin will not be joining the senior British team this year. Nevertheless, this morning she laid the g