American Grand Prix rider Genay Vaughn had to say goodbye to her international small tour ride Fleur Noir WSHS. Fleur Noir WSHS was a 12-year old American Hanoverian mare by Furstenball out of Wakanova WSHS (by Weltmeyer x ). She was bred by Lawrence and Janet Jones of West Sierra [...]
American Olympian Sabine Schut-Kery no longer has the ride on one of her principal horses in her barn: Gorgeous Latino. The stallion has returned to The Netherlands. Gorgeous Latino is a 10-year old KWPN registered stallion by Toto Jr out of Blackmanda (by Rubiquil x Sultan x Doruto). He is [...]
Olympic champion Jessica von Bredow-Werndl suffered a tragic loss today as her rising hope for the future, Diallo BB, was put to sleep after a sudden illness. Diallo was a rising 11-year old Hanoverian by Dancier out of Fortuna (by Floriscount x Warkant). He was bred by Margret and Hermann [...]
Laura Graves announced the passing of her career making dressage horse, Verdades, on 21 December 2025. He was 23 years old. Verdades was a Dutch warmblood by Florett As out of Guelderlander mare Liwilarda (by Goya x Renovo x Gloriant). He was bred by Piet Crum and from the dam [...]
Anna Buffini, a double World Cup Finalist riding for the U.S.A., has decided to take a step back from competition sport. In a tell-all interview with The Chronicle of the Horse, she discloses that the financial weight of high performance sport and the pressures of social media have become a [...]
Juan Matute Guimon has lost his number one Grand Prix horse, Lexus, in a tragic road accident on its way home from the 2025 CDIO Aachen. Lexus was a 9-year old Dutch warmblood by Vivaldi out of Domino Win T (by Ferro x Jazz). He was bred by H. van de [...]
The FEI has made an emergency board resolution and requested an "urgent rule repair for Equine Welfare reasons" to forbid the use of "products" to imitate, induce, or cause foaming. Photo - A sugar cube or a "product to imitate/induce/cause foaming"? (© Astrid Appels) This measure was taken at the [...]
Belinda Nairn-Wertmann lost her hard-fought and brave battle against cancer on 12 June 2025. She would have turned 70 the next day. Born on 13 June 1955 in Wellington, New Zealand, Belinda Nairn emigrated to the U.S.A. as a young child and went to Prescott High School in Arizona. Career [...]
American based Hungarian classical dressage rider and trainer Charles De Kunffy has passed away on 14 April 2025. He was 89 years old. Growing Up in Turbulent Times Born in 1936 into a noble Austrian-Hungarian family, de Kunffy saw the light of day in 1936 and grew up during World [...]
On 5 March 2025, the renowned German dressage rider, trainer and German assistant team trainer Jonny Hilberath passed away after a short illness. He was 69 years old. Jonny Hilberath at the 2013 CDIO Aachen (Photo: © Astrid Appels) Horses From the Start Born on 26 June 1955, Jonny Hilberath [...]
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