Canadian Karen Pavicic and Don Daiquiri place 4th in Central Park. The final day of competition at the Rolex Central Park Horse Show celebrated international dressage on Saturday in the U.S. Open $75,000 Dressage Freestyle, presented by Axel Johnson Group. Germany’s Isabell Werth and El Santo NRW gave the crowd a commanding performance with a […]

Dressage rider Isabell Werth has been embroiled in a legal battle with the German Equestrian Federation since last fall, when the Olympian received a six-month competition ban and a €2,000 fine, stemming from a June 2012 positive drug test in one of her mounts. Werth’s horse, El Santo NRW, tested positive for cimetidine at the […]

Last fall, German dressage rider Isabell Werth received a six-month suspension from the German Equestrian Federation (FN) after one of her mounts tested positive for a banned substance. Now, the title sponsor of the international German equestrian teams, AGCO/Fendt, is demanding that the FN end the rider’s suspension. “We do not appreciate the unfair treatment […]

The German Equestrian Federation (FN) has suspended Olympic dressage rider, Isabell Werth, from competition for six-months after one of her mounts tested positive for a banned substance. El Santo NRW tested positive for cimetidine at the Rhineland Championships in June 2012. The drug, which is used to treat stomach ulcers, is not banned by the […]