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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

2026 World Breeding Championships for Young Horses, Day 2: while the afternoon is dedicated to the 6-year-old Small Final, the morning belonged to the 5-year-old generation—a category heavily dominated by Germany. Well-educated without being overly exuberant—as can sometimes be the case—that is how one might describe Einfach Imposant B, today’s winner of the 5-year-old preliminary test with Kira Laura Soddemann. The 39-year-old rider is competing in her first championship in

Since this morning, the world's best young horses have returned to Verden—the home of the Hanoverian studbook—for their respective World Championships. A total of 45 horses appeared before the judging panel comprising Monique Peutz Vegter, Kurt Christensen, William Warren, and Juan Carlos Campos Escribano. For a change, the Danish horse leading the World Championship is not owned by Andreas Helgstrand. However, the "G" suffix is ​​no stranger to the event. Like Quinn G—a trip

With the Aachen World Championships just a week away, the United States has also made a change to the lineup of the team that will represent the country: Jordan Laplaca and Gold Play are out. Selected for the first major event of his career, 38-year-old Jordan Laplaca will ultimately miss out on the World Championships. Despite winning the Wellington CDI 3* in February, the Nations Cup Special in March, and the Ocala Grand Prix in April—as well as representing the USA at the

There has been a second twist in the Dutch selection for the World Breeding Championships for Young Horses. Following the withdrawal of Pjethro due to his sale to the United States, another horse is now being replaced: Lord Charmeur, who was set to compete under the German rider Janina Tietze representing the KWPN. It is therefore the Spain-based rider Moisés Jover Azuar who will compete with Rendez-vous. This gelding—sired by Kjento out of an Olivi mare and bred by Chr. de F

Although fielding a four-pair team, Brazil has made a few last-minute adjustments to its squad for the World Championships in Aachen. Originally entered with Lizarran, Nuno Chaves de Almeida will ultimately compete with his other mount, Noga. At just nine years old, Noga will be one of the youngest horses competing at the World Championships in Aachen; this Lusitano—sired by Rubi and previously shown by Frederico Mexia de Almeida at the 2023 World Championships for six-year-o

Just days before the start of the World Championships in Aachen, there is a shake-up at the top of the discipline: Belgian rider Justin Verboomen has yielded the world number one spot to Denmark's Cathrine Laudrup Dufour. Ranked 31st last month, Cathrine Laudrup Dufour has achieved a fantastic feat by reclaiming the top spot in international dressage. She commented today: "It is a tremendous honor to head into the World Championships in Aachen as the world number one. Freesty