The pair had been competing together at the Grand Prix level since early 2019, but recent health issues prompted the decision.
Dressage
Competition will get underway August 6th in Herning (DEN); Definite Entries for each discipline will be announced July 25th.
German team anchor Isabell Werth's horse is eliminated for blood on its mouth in the penultimate event of this year's series.
Two Canadian dressage athletes – Naima Moreira Laliberté and Ryan Torkkeli – have been named for the FEI World Championships.
The squad was led by Dinja Van Liere and Hermes with two personal best scores; the US won a tiebreaker with Sweden for second place.
The FEI Board assigned all major Finals and Championships through 2026; only N.A. venue is Fort Worth, TX, for Dressage and Jumping Finals.
Patrik Kittel and Touchdown's freestyle score of 82.025% left Sweden with a final margin of victory of a commanding 32 points.
Charlotte Dujardin's former ride, now piloted by 17-year-old Annabella Pidgley, won their Intermediate II class with 77.304%.
The first day of Eventing dressage saw Ingrid Klimke and Hale Bob top the leaderboard; she bettered that score on day 2.
Riding Sternenwanderer, the Thunder Bay native won the CDI4* Grand Prix Special on the final day of the Easter weekend show.
