Well, here I am on the eve of the Global Dressage Forum (the real one, not that ersatz imitator in FL), and I’m as excited as I’ve ever been to be attending once again. If you are not cut of DQ cloth, you might wonder what the big deal is with this annual meeting of […]
Grab a box of tissues and clutch your favourite teddy bear to your breaking hearts, ladies. The equestrian world’s most eligible bachelor is off the market. Yes, it’s official. Eric got down on bended knee and proposed to his girlfriend Alexis Stein. If you don’t believe me, you can read the official press release, which I […]
Oct. 28th UPDATE here. Remember the hue and cry that erupted after the FEI discipline committees unveiled their proposed modifications to the Olympic qualifications for Rio 2016? It all started back in the spring at the FEI Sports Forum. The greatest outrage was caused by the proposed changes to the dressage qualifications, though eventing was […]
Finally some REAL good news coming our way. It even arrived via the official Canadian channel of DC and not from Dressage-News.com: the appointment of Victoria Winter as the team chef d’equipe for Normandy 2014. Vicki is just perfect for the post, and I expect those who are gunning for a team spot for WEG […]
A few weeks ago I wrote about the exciting roster for this year’s Global Dressage Forum. In that post, I speculated that there would be some last minute announcements about presentations added to the program in the final weeks. Not only was I right, I am super stoked to see that a couple of my […]
October 2, 2013 For Immediate Release (Wellington, FL) – In an unprecedented move for a Canadian equestrian sport organization, Dressage Canada has appointed Kenneth Braddick of the American media company www.Dressage-News.com the official distributor of all news of any large or small significance, with a special focus on items that directly affect the organization’s Canadian […]
You know how roller coasters start with that agonizingly slow climb, followed by immense, gut-dropping acceleration? One might be tempted to see a parallel with what’s going on in the world of the FEI Prez and her husband, Sheikh Mohammed. Here is a two-day old story from The Guardian regarding an illegal drug seizure of staggering […]
It always warms the cockles of my heart when something I write provokes thought – and never more so than when it provokes a response from one of the very people that I’ve written about. When I opened my email this morning there was a friendly message from Wayne Channon. He kindly agreed to let […]
Well that was worth setting the alarm for six on a Sunday morning. What a final over there in sunny Barcelona (that’s Barthelona you know). Killer, killer course it was today. Only four clears (plus one with a single time fault) out of 32 starters makes it one of the toughest I can remember having […]
My dearest fellow DQs. Please do not let the distractions of life get in the way of performing your free and nearly effortless civic duty as members of the Canadian Dressage community. Make sure you cast your votes for DC High Performance Chair. I hesitate to tell you that the deadline isn’t for another four […]
