Olympic Agenda 2020: The Future of Olympic Equestrian Sports
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach commented favourably today on the high level of compliance in equestrian sport with the 40 recommendations in Olympic Agenda 2020 during an official visit to the Fédération Equestre Internationale...
Posted on Nov 5, 2015
U.S. Para-Dressage Rider Sydney Collier has Found her 'Once in a Lifetime' Horse and his Name is Scampano 2
Pictured from left to right: Sahar Daniel Hirosh, Karen Ramsing-Bixler, and Sydney Collier aboard Scampano 2. (Photo: Wes Dunham) For U.S. Para-Dressage rider Sydney Collier, the quest to find another horse was a bit like finding a needle in a...
Posted on Oct 21, 2015
Japan Pips South Africa By the Narrowest of Margins
A sixth-place finish for Masanao Takahashi and Fabriano clinched a qualifying spot at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for the Japanese team at yesterday’s special Olympic Dressage qualifying competition staged in Perl, Germany. (FEI/Karl Heinz Freiler)...
Posted on Sep 12, 2015
Japan and Australia Qualify Teams, Taipei’s Wong Clinches Individual Olympic Slot
Isheau Wong claimed an individual qualifying spot for Chinese Taipei at the Group G FEI Olympic Games qualifier staged in Hagen (GER) today. (Photo: FEI/Fotodesign gr.Feldhaus) A total of 27 athletes from 12 nations - Australia, Brunei, Chinese...
Posted on Aug 26, 2015
Stunning Images From Rio 2016 Equestrian Test Event
At Rio 2016 equestrian sport will celebrate 104 years in the Olympic movement at the first Games to be held in South America. The world’s best horses and riders will compete for medals in the Olympic disciplines of Eventing, Dressage and Jumping over...
Posted on Aug 7, 2015
One Year To Go To Rio
Today marks the one-year countdown to the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, where equestrian sport will celebrate 104 years in the Olympic movement at the first Games to be held in South America. The world’s best horses and riders will...
Posted on Aug 5, 2015
Announcing the United States Olympic Committee and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Assistance Program for Para-Equestrian Dressage Athletes
Lexington, KY- May 6, 2013- The U.S. Olympic Committee supports Paralympic-eligible military veterans in their efforts to represent the USA at the upcoming Paralympic Games and other International competitions. Veterans who demonstrate exceptional...
Posted on May 7, 2013
Donna Ponessa Secures U.S. Scores While Great Britain Maintains Team Medal Lead at 2012 Equestrian Paralympics
Donna Ponessa (USA) Grade Ia and Western Rose (Photo: Lindsay Y McCall) London, England - Seventy-eight Para-Equestrian Dressage riders entered the ring at Greenwich Park on August 30th and 31st for the Team Test competition. Seventy-eight horses...
Posted on Sep 1, 2012
Dressage News Notes - An Olympic Wrap Up
Great Britain makes Olympic victory! (Photo: Diana DeRosa) Great Britain has made history at the 2012 London Olympic Games taking team Gold over Germany and the Netherlands and shutting out Germany from any individual medal. Charlotte Dujardin was...
Posted on Aug 16, 2012
Individual Show Jumping Has Some Suprises - De Rosa Daily - 2012 Olympics
Gerco Schroder, Steve Guerdat and Cian O’Connor celebrate victory in the individual jumping final (Photo: Diana DeRosa)After getting presented with his Individual Gold Medal for Show Jumping, Swiss rider Steve Guerdat pointed to his horse. His silent...
Posted on Aug 9, 2012