A few weeks ago, I was coaching in Arezo, Italy. What a beautiful show grounds. The place had about seven arenas. We had lovely weather and the food was to die for. It was food heaven. I’m looking forward to going back next year with my own hor

I know I said I would be GDF blogging on Low-Down, but since my ‘conversation’ with Trond  (aka Smartie) started here, I decided that for continunity’s sake I would wrap this up here (at least until the FEI GA next week, where I will be sure t

Karen Robinson’s Straight Up blog, The Punitive Games, contained a number of factual errors, which we would like to correct and also add some more details in order to provide readers with a bigger picture of the proposed qualification system for th

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 A

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

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

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 di

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 frie

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 he

Hi everyone! The November issue of Horse Sport contains an interview I conducted with Canadian Eventing High Performance Technical Advisor Clayton Fredericks, as he approaches the first anniversary of his position. Below, please find the extended i