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 [...]
American professional dressage rider Emily Miles has put her show career on the back burner as she decided to go back to school and finish her medical degree. Photo - Emily Miles at the 2023 Palm Beach Dressage Derby in Wellington (© Astrid Appels) The 36-year old Miles (née Wagner) [...]
Double Olympic champion Jessica von Bredow-Werndl has announced the retirement of her number one Grand Prix horse, Dalera BB. Photo - Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Dalera BB win double gold at the 2024 Olympic Games (© Astrid Appels) Although she explicitly stated to the media twice that Paris would not [...]
Salvino, U.S. Olympian Adrienne Lyle's career-making Grand Prix horse, has been retired from sport. The news was announced on 4 April 2024 just days after Adrienne confirmed herself as a U.S. Olympic team hopeful on new horses Lars van de Hoenderheide and Helix at the CDI Wellington on 28 - [...]
CDIO Aachen, the longest existing international dressage competition, is breaking with tradition and will no longer be hosting an FEI Dressage Nations' Cup in 2024. Since 2013 the Aachen team competition is part of the official FEI Nations Cup series. Photo - The Spanish Team in Aachen in 2005: Rambla, [...]
As Andreas Helgstrand has been suspended from the national squad by the Danish Equestrian Federation for 2024, the horse dealer has opened the door to new riders for Jovian and Queenparks Wendy in the Olympic year. Photo - Andreas Helgstrand and Jovian at the 2023 European Dressage Championships (© Astrid [...]
Akiko Yamazaki has secured a new horse for her long-time sponsored rider, American Olympian Steffen Peters. The Japanese born U.S. businesswoman and dressage lover has secured the 7-year old KWPN gelding Lombard in The Netherlands. Lombard is a 2016 born gelding by UB40 out of Uline (by Krack C x Elcaro). [...]
Edward Gal's London Olympic ride Undercover has passed away on September 26, 2023. Owner Glock Horse Performance Center announced the news. Undercover was a 22-year old Dutch warmblood by Ferro out of Mimosavrouwe (by Donnerhall x Roemer). He is bred by Marianne Hendriksen-de Rijk. Photo - Edward Gal and Undercover [...]
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