The inaugural US Equestrian Open of Dressage qualifier took place at Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, CA.

Bitless bridles are also now permissible in lower levels as one northern European country reacts to the challenge of 'social licence'.

The final FEI Dressage World Cup™ qualifier of the year took place in Belgium with a strong home contingent, but the Dutch rider prevailed.

As the year comes to a close, we look at the individuals who are leading the pack in their particular discipline, and the top 100 Canadians.

Fry and her stallion posted a commanding score of 86.645% in the Freestyle; Matthew Sampson and Olivier Philippaerts take the CSI5* events.

Highlights from opening day of this multi-discipline holiday extravaganza included a dressage upset and some notable nextgen competitors.

The high-performance athlete lists in Dressage, Eventing, Jumping, and Para-Dressage for 2025 have been announced.

The country-wide series with a prize pool of $250,000 is open to all international athletes and consists of 23 qualifiers and a final.

There has not been a lot of movement at the top of most of the rankings; Naima Moreira Laliberté is now Canada's leading dressage rider.

Year-end recipients for Athlete, Horse, Owner Youth, Coach and Volunteer were honoured for their outstanding achievements.