With the sun actually peeking out from behind the clouds, the rescheduled FEI Grand Prix Freestyle took place Sunday morning. It was ladies day with female riders claiming the top three places. My Lady, a bay Danish Warmblood owned by Janne Rumbough, danced into first place under the guidance of her rider, Mikala Gundersen. My […]

Belinda Trussell (CAN) and Anton smiled their way through the awards ceremony for the FEI Grand Prix Special CDI 4* presentation sponsored by The Dutta Corporation at Week 7 of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival. Trussell and Anton topped the competitive class on a 71.490% with Shelly Francis (USA) and Doktor following in second receiving […]

Lars Petersen (DEN) and Mariett won yet another “Friday Night Stars” FEI Grand Prix Freestyle at the 2015 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), this time in the CDI 5* competition presented by Diamante Farms. Petersen and Mariett scored a 79.175% for victory. Steffen Peters (USA) and Legolas 92 placed second with a 76.200% and Mikala […]

Canada’s Belinda Trussell of Stouffville, ON, enjoyed birthday bliss on August 27 after achieving a score of over 72% in the Grand Prix Special at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy, FRA. Riding Anton (Antaeus x Melit), a 14-year-old German-bred gelding owned by Robyn Eames, Trussell was the sole Canadian to move forward […]

The Canadian Dressage Team rode to a ninth place finish on a total combined score of 211.714% at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, FRA during the second and final day of the Grand Prix Team competition on August 26. In addition to the team result, anchor rider, Belinda Trussell of Stouffville, […]

Belinda Trussell of Stouffville, ON, finished in the top five during the CDI3* Verden held August 6-10 in Verden, Germany. With a score of 71.49% in the Grand Prix Special riding Anton, Trussell placed fifth place among a strong starting field of 15 international competitors. Trussell travelled to Europe with the assistance of a $20,000 […]

The Dressage Canada Selection Panel is pleased to announce the names of the Canadian Dressage Team who will compete in the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Normandy, FRA August 23 – September 7, 2014. Selected according to the qualification thresholds and selection procedures, four rider/horse combinations are named to the Team. Named […]

At the International Dressage Tournament CDI 3* Cedar Valley, held June 19-22, 2014 in Cedar Valley, ON, Canada’s young dressage talent, Megan Lane, won both the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special. Lane of Collingwood, ON, rode her long-time partner Caravella (Contango x Riverman), a 13-year-old Canadian-bred Dutch Warmblood mare, to first place in the […]

Canadian dressage athletes snapped up top spots in all divisions this past weekend, June 5 to 8, at the CDI-W Cornerstone Spring Into Dressage. The official test event for the 2015 Pan American Games, was held at the Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON. Canadian Olympian David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, and his […]

The highlight event of the Spruce Meadows ‘National’ Tournament, presented by Rolex, featured some of the best show jumping athletes in the world in the exciting $400,000 RBC Grand Prix, presented by Rolex. Leading that field was Jaime Azcarraga of Mexico on Anton, who was victorious over Jonathan McCrea (USA) with Special Lux and Enrique […]