How Many Times Do You See A Tongue? Mister X, the top Russian dressage horse this century, returned to competition after a two-year break with Inessa Merkulova riding the Russian-bred Trakehner to victory in the World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle in October 2020. Inessa and Mister X, now 16 years old, scored 78.200% in the […]
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Anky Van Grunsven Schooling Bonfire At The Sydney Olympics
Great dressage horses: Bonfire Bonfire made appearances at 15 major championships, including three Olympic Games (one at which he won individual gold – Sydney 2000) and six World Cup finals, five of which he took gold at. Anky remembers that the horse would stand in his box like a hackney, with his front legs out […]
Tokyo Top 20: Juliette Ramel & Buriel K.H Grand Prix Dressage
They started at the bottom now they are here! Julliette Ramel and Buriel KH were off to a shakey started when their Grand Prix debut ended in a complete disaster in which the bridle came off at the tack check and Buriel went galloping off on the show grounds. With that debut, there is definitely […]
Suppenkasper: Who Did It Better? Steffen Peters VS Helen Langehanenberg
Suppenkasper: Who Did It Better? We often watch dressage horses progress through the Grand Prix with one rider. On the rare occasion, we get to do a comparison video of how two different top riders navigate the same horse through the Grand Prix. This is one of those rare occasions! Steffen Peters VS Helen Langehanenberg […]
Watch Dr. Reiner Klimke Warm-Up In A Snaffle Bridle For The Grand Prix At Aachen
Warm-Up Wednesday It’s Warm-Up Wednesday here at Dressage Hub and today we have an extra bit of surprise and delight. We found footage of Dr Reiner Klimke schooling in Aachen in a snaffle bridle! Dr. Reiner Klimke is the most successful dressage rider in the world. Reiner Klimke won a total of six gold and […]
Tokyo Top 20: Victoria Max-Theurer & Abbeglen Grand Prix Dressage
Victoria Max-Theurer made her Olympic debut at just 18 years of age! After four Olympics she is no stranger to the games! We have done the math and Victoria Max-Theurer are officially in the top 20 combinations in dressage that may be headed to the Olympics in Tokyo! We want you to know which combinations […]
The Rising Star In Dressage That Nobody Is Talking About! Check Out Ryan Torkkeli!
We are moments away from the Canadian Dressage Team being announced but the one rider that is missing from the team contention is the one that everyone should be talking about! I get a lot of people asking why I am so hard on the Canadian dressage riders and the reality is, I am hard […]
The FEI Abandons Rule Book: Inessa Merkulova Not Eliminated For Illegal Bit
The FEI Rules No Longer Apply This year we have talked a lot on Dressage Hub about the corruption happening behind the scenes in dressage. While some people choose to ignore it, that does not mean it is not happening. Today we are going to take a closer look at an article by Euro Dressage. […]
Dr. Reiner Klimke The Most Successful Dressage Rider In The World
His Impact on the International Dressage Scene The success and reputation of German riding is closely linked with one name: Reiner Klimke. The lawyer from Münster was already a riding legend in his lifetime. Together with his horses Dux, Mehmed and Ahlerich Reiner Klimke became one of the most successful riders in history. At the […]
ELIMINATED: Marlies van Baalen & Ben Johnson In Grand Prix Dressage Freestyle
Elimination For Marlies van Baalen Olympian Marlies van Baalen and Ben Johnson were eliminated this weekend in Exloo during the Grand Prix dressage freestyle. Marlies has been campaigning Go Legend out of Totilas for the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. Ben Johnson (Johnson) headed down centerline to begin what should have been an amazing freestyle with […]