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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

More than a year after his last competition, and his participation in the CDI 3* organized alongside the 's-Hertogenbosch World Cup, Go Legend, now former Grand Prix horse of the Dutch rider Marlies van Baalen, is back in the news with the official announcement of his sale in the United States. The 15-year-old stallion by Totilas and Ferro, with whom Marlies van Baalen competed at the Tokyo Olympics and the European Championships in Hagen, left Europe a year ago, it was learn

Since midday, the new ranking established by the FEI show changes in the world's top three. While the top spot remains held by Denmark's Cathrine Laudrup Dufour, there has been movement in the other top positions. Justin Verboomen, who finished second last month, has dropped one place, allowing Charlotte Fry to move from fourth to second. Isabell Werth has fallen off the podium to fourth. Other notable changes include Sandra Sysojeva's jump from 11th to sixth place, Daniel Ba

After the 3* Grand Prix, won this morning by Diana Porsche & Dahoud with 69.348%, dressage continues to take place in the Hungarian arenas in Mariakalnok with the World Cup Grand Prix. While a quick look at the starting list reveals that only 9 pairs took to the start, a closer look surely suggests satisfaction for the organizers who managed to bring together Corentin Pottier, 4th in the Basel World Cup Final in 2025, Sandra Sysojeva & Maxima Bella, 3rd this year in Fort Wort

A little over a year after joining her, Isabell Werth continues to masterfully manage Viva Gold Old's international career. After an excellent start to the season at the Herning 3*, where the 10-year-old stallion won the Grand Prix with 77.500% and the Grand Prix Special with 79.042%, Viva Gold Old was today the true and only favorite for the Mannheim 4* Grand Prix. Perhaps more connected to his rider's aids in the diagonal gaits, the stallion was not square before a rein bac