The second and third days of para-dressage competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy brought occasional breaks in the rain that had loomed over the opening day. On Tuesday, riders from grades IV, II and...
With the team dressage competition finished, the top 30 riders from the first round returned to compete for individual medals in the Grand Prix Special on Wednesday at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
Adrienne Lyle and Wizard were the...
Day two of dressage at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games dawned with a familiar set up. The team from Germany always sets the gold standard in international competition, and they were the unsurprising leaders after day one....
Few competitive equestrians go through their careers without experiencing the heartbreak of being sidelined by an unexpected equine injury. You train hard, pay your show fees, prepare for travel, and then at the last minute, your horse walks in...
No horse is born able to understand and perfectly respond to a rider’s aids. Whether through bad habits, physical make-up or a lack of training, horses can end up with less-than-ideal habits under saddle. Here, Grand Prix dressage rider...
Last year, the Kentucky Dressage Association introduced a 5K run to raise money for the Markey Cancer Center. My dog and I ran it last year and I was happy to find out this year that it would be...
Capt. Charles Chapin became Century Team #9 in 1999 with Touche, a Quarter Horse x Arabian born, raised, and trained by Chapin at their farm. Perhaps equally impressive is that Capt. Chapin was able to wear his WWII Marine...
A few years ago, Moorland's Totilas was the talk of the equestrian world. With his Dutch trainer/rider, Edward Gal, Totilas broke every record in grand prix dressage. He won every gold he could win at the 2010 Alltech FEI...
Although it’s sometimes sought like the holy grail by dressage riders, a square halt is not to be valued as an end in itself, but for what it tells you about your horse’s development. Think of it as a...
Charlotte Dujardin made waves last summer when she earned Great Britain's first-ever Olympic medals in dressage—a gold ones, to boot—in both individual competition and with her teammates for a team gold. Her career with the Dutch Warmblood gelding, Valegro...
