The defending champions, Adelinde Cornelissen and her mighty chestnut gelding Jerich Parzival, swept to victory in the Grand Prix at the Reem Acra FEI World Cupâ„¢ Dressage Final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands this afternoon. And the 32-year-old Dutch rider was much relieved that she could live up to expectations on her home turf after a […]

Holger Schmezer, national coach of the German Dressage team since 2001, passed away suddenly in the Netherlands last night. The 65-year-old was found in his hotel room in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, venue of the Reem Acra FEI World Cupâ„¢ Dressage Final 2012, to which he had travelled with the three German riders competing in the event.   […]

The draw for the Grand Prix, the opening competition of the Reem Acra FEI World Cupâ„¢ Dressage 2011/2012 Final, took place at the Brabanthalle in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, this afternoon. And Denmark’s Lone Jorgensen got an early surprise when pulling her own name out of the hat as first to go with FBW de Vito […]

John Quirk (USA), equestrian journalist, breeder, novelist and publisher, passed away on 12 April. John was a man of many talents. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and flew fighter jets on and off the navy carriers, before starting an automotive engineering business in Detroit, the then epicentre of car manufacturing. […]

FEI TV, the official FEI video platform, will be LIVE from ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NED) for the Finals of the Rolex FEI World Cupâ„¢ Jumping and Reem Acra FEI World Cupâ„¢ Dressage.    The live action opens on April 19th, as follows:   Rolex FEI World Cupâ„¢ Jumping Final I – April 19th at 19.10 CEST Reem Acra […]

FEI Honorary Vice President and Honorary President of the German Equestrian Federation Count Dieter von Landsberg-Velen has passed away at the age of 86.   Count Maximilian Dietrich von Landsberg-Velen was born on December 17, 1926 at Wocklum castle in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. He took over his parents’ agricultural and forestry business when he […]

Amy Tryon, team bronze medallist for the USA at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, passed away yesterday (April 12th).   Born in Redmond, Washington State on February 24, 1970, Amy and her older sister got their first pony when Amy was just one. She started competing at the age of five and rode at her […]

Adelinde Cornelissen will be hoping to reclaim the Reem Acra FEI World Cupâ„¢ Dressage series title on home turf in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands next week. This Dutch city, which played host to the very first FEI World Cupâ„¢ Dressage Final back in 1986, will welcome 18 competitors from 11 nations to the 2011/2012 finale which […]

Camilla Enemark, the 31-year-old Danish Jumping rider, passed away on Tuesday (10 April) after losing her battle against an aggressive brain tumour first diagnosed in 2006.   Born on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1980, Camilla started riding competitively when she was 12 years old, going on to claim the Danish national championship in 1996.   […]

The 2011/2012 North American FEI World Cupâ„¢ Jumping qualifying leagues concluded last weekend at Tampa in Florida (USA), yielding a star-studded selection of contenders for the 34th Rolex FEI World Cupâ„¢ Jumping Final at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands which is now only two weeks away. Two separate leagues take place on the North American continent. The […]