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Bram Chardon Retains Title at the FEI European Four-in-Hand Driving Championships in Exloo

2025-09-04T15:58:26-04:00August 27, 2023|Driving Daily, Driving Ponies, Featured, Looking Back, News|, |

The thunder cracked and the lightening flashed bringing a triumphant double championship to an end in Exloo. The Para Drivers had exited the arena in time to avoid the storm but in scenes reminiscent of the prize giving at the FEI World Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro (ITA) last year, [...]

USA’s Tracy Bowman Triumphs at the 2023 Para Driving World Championships in Exloo

2025-09-04T15:58:26-04:00August 27, 2023|Driving Daily, Driving Ponies, Featured, Looking Back, News|, |

The Para Drivers slotted into a later morning session after the lower order of horse fours placed 38 to 20 had driven. The route was the same, but the cones were narrowed and time allowed increased. Enjoying the expertise of Bram as her trainer before and during the championship, the [...]

Consistent Para Driving World Championship Competitors Storm Through Marathon with Eyes on Sunday’s Cones

2025-09-04T15:58:26-04:00August 26, 2023|Driving Daily, Driving Ponies, Featured, Looking Back, News|, |

Starting the proceedings on a sunny Saturday morning, the Para Driving World Championship saw individual first places remain unchanged with Grade 1 Tracy Bowman (USA) on 132.23 ahead of Patricia Großerichter on 140.76 (GER). However, storming rounds from Jodie Mckeone who has travelled from Victoria, Australia, driving a Dutch Hackney [...]

Marathon Specialists Dominate in the FEI Driving European Championship for Four-in-Hand World Championship

2025-09-04T15:58:27-04:00August 26, 2023|Driving Daily, Driving Ponies, Featured, Looking Back, News||

Bold brilliance from Marathon specialists Michael Brauchle (GER) and Koos de Ronde (NED) has put them in contention for titles in Exloo, while reigning Four-in-Hand Champion Bram Chardon (NED) is in front, but only just. With the comfort of his sub-40 Dressage score Bram had an advantage going into the [...]

Narrow Lead for Germans After Day 2 of Dressage at the FEI Driving European Championship for Four-in-Hand

2025-09-04T15:58:27-04:00August 25, 2023|Driving Daily, Driving Ponies, Featured, Looking Back, News||

In an elegant display, Germany’s leading lady Mareike Harm put herself into first place with a score of 38.52 in her bid for European titles – despite some heavy rain. As one of the last drivers of the day, she had a long wait and witnessed the top order change [...]

Dutch Legends Lead the Lineup of Returning Champions at FEI Driving European Championship for Four-in-Hand & FEI Para Driving World Championship Exloo (NED) 

2025-09-04T15:58:27-04:00August 16, 2023|Driving Daily, Featured, Looking Back, News||

Billed as an ‘Ultimate Celebration of Driving’ the combined 7th FEI Para World Driving and the 13th FEI Four-in-Hand European Championship has a bumper confirmed entry of 65 drivers from 17 nations who will contest titles at the Equestrian Centre in Exloo (NED). The hosts are fielding some of the [...]

Europe’s Youngest Dressage Athletes Thrill at Kronberg

2025-09-04T15:58:27-04:00July 25, 2023|DressageDaily, Featured, Looking Back, News|, |

Dressage stars of the future... Last week, the FEI Dressage European Championship for Juniors and Children was held at Kronberg in Germany. There, budding Dressage talent thrilled fans and judges alike. Here’s a peek at the event, with a look at some of the continent’s youngest Dressage stars to keep [...]

KWPN Approved FEI Stallion Jersey Imported to USA by Sonnenberg Farm

2024-10-15T23:06:51-04:00May 13, 2023|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News|, , |

Sonnenberg Farm, LLC, owned by Dan & Gina Ruediger have acquired and imported the approved KWPN stallion, Jersey (Vivaldi x Ferro x Exkurs xx). The well-established American Breeders, who have been a highlighted for many years at the Markel/USEF National Young Horse and Developing Horse Program, have made some exciting [...]

Adrienne Lyle 2022 USEF International Equestrian of the Year

2024-10-15T22:44:08-04:00January 13, 2023|DressageDaily, Featured, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News|, |

2022 International Equestrian of the Year Adrienne Lyle was honored at the 2023 Pegasus Awards Dinner at the USEF Annual Meeting in Lexington, Ky., on Jan. 12. Adrienne Lyle and Salvino in the warm up at Aachen, light and easy on a snaffle. (Photo: ©Mary Phelps 2022) Olympic [...]

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