2010 World Equestrian Games, Everybody who is a little familiar with American Olympic and Canadian team coach Robert Dover knows that the 53-year old has tireless energy and incredible motivational skills to bring the best out of anyone. "Hi Astrid, we are starting a bit earlier because the van is going to pack and leave around noon and I have six to train," is the email message I find in my inbo » Read More

Great Britain’s Laura Bechtolsheimer on Saturday won her second Grand Prix in two days beating a strong international field on her Olympic and European Championship mount Mistral Hojris in qualifying for the Grand Prix Special after a victory on Andretti H in the Grand Prix qualifier for the Kür at the International Dressage Festival CDI4*. » Read More

Erin Josey of Dartmouth, NS, paired with Hannah Biggs of Great Britain, won the team bronze medal for Team Commonwealth at the Sydney CDI 3*/CDI–Y International Dressage Derby being held in Sydney, Australia, April 28–May 1, 2010. The event, hosted at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park, site of the 2000 Olympic Games, is the only CDI3* held in Australia each year. Due to » Read More

Canadian Olympian Bonny Bonnello of Calgary, AB, has been named the Dressage Canada Red Scarf Equestrian Athlete of the Month for April. At the Kentucky Cup Dressage CDI3* Lexington, held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, April 20–22, Bonnello earned an impressive personal best score of 68.638% in the Grand Prix test to take third place riding Pikardi (Point Maker x Daimont), a 13-year » Read More

Canada claimed victory today over the United States in the Team competition at the WindReach International CPEDI3*. Spectators took advantage of the beautiful weather to watch Canadian Team members Lauren Barwick of Aldergrove, BC, Eleonore Elstone of Langley, BC, Ashley Gowanlock of Langley, BC, and Jennifer McKenzie of Maple Ridge, BC secure the top spot in the Team portion of the competition. » Read More

The WindReach International Para-Dressage CPEDI3* competition came to an end May 30 with riders performing their Freestyle Tests—always a crowd favourite which incorporates music and technical skill. Both Lauren Barwick of Aldergrove, BC, and Ashley Gowanlock of Langley, BC won all of their respective classes over the three-day competition, including today’s Freestyle Tests—a respectable feat wh » Read More

Diane Creech of Caistor Centre, ON, handily won the Grand Prix Freestyle at CDI3* Allentown in Allentown, NJ, held May 28–30, 2010. Riding Devon L (De Niro x Wolkenstein II), Douglas Leatherdale’s 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding, Creech scored 70.000% for the win. “I could not be happier with Devon L. He was a little tense in the Grand Prix test the day before, but he was so relaxed in the Freest » Read More

At least six top American competitors will be in Europe in the next several weeks seeking to improve their results ahead of the U.S. selection trials that will determine the home team for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky beginning in four months. Gunter Seidel on U II, Tina Konyot on Calecto V, Katherine Bateson on Nartan, Susan Dutta on Currency DC, Todd Flettrich on Otto, Chri » Read More