New Challenges New Format For 2021 The road to the Olympics in Tokyo 2021 has been riddled with changes due to Covid and the EHV-1 outbreaks. Dressage will have some other changes that are new for 2021 and we are here to show you all about it. The new format changes the teams from 4 […]
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Tokyo Top 20: Hunger Games Grand Prix Freestyle – Simone Pearce & Destano (AUS)
International Grand Prix rider Simone Pearce left her home country Australia in 2010 to pursue an education and professional career as a dressage rider in Europe. After wandering round Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands and Denmark collecting experience and expertise, she found a base at Gestut Sprehe in North Germany as the number one competition rider in […]
Ashley Holzer (Nicoll)Team Dressage Bronze Medal Winning Ride 1988 Olympic Games In Seoul
The entire Canadian dressage team for the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, is made up of students of Ashley Holzer (Nicoll). We decided to take a look back for Throwback Thursday and see where Ashley Holzer had her Olympic berth in Seoul Korea in 1998 at the Olympic Games. For the first time ever […]
Tokyo Top 20: Henri Ruoste & Kontestro (Fin) With Changes To Die For In Grand Prix Freestyle
We have done the math and Henri Ruoste & Kontestr are officially in the top 20 combinations in dressage that are headed to the Olympics in Tokyo! We want you to know which combinations are the ones to watch so hit that subscribe button as we count down the days to Tokyo where history will […]
Tokyo Top 20: João Miguel Torrao & Equador Grand Prix Dressage Freestyle
We have done the math and João Miguel Torrao and Equador are officially in the top 20 combinations in dressage that are headed to the Olympics in Tokyo! We want you to know which combinations are the ones to watch so hit that subscribe button as we count down the days to Tokyo where history […]
New Look – New Horses – Edward Gal Is On Top At The Dutch Dressage Championships With Team Totilas!
Edward Gal and Total U.S. have become the overnight leaders in the Grand Prix division at the 2021 Dutch Dressage Championships which are taking place behind closed doors at the KNHS headquarters in Ermelo, The Netherlands, on 4 – 6 June 2021. Just like in Balve the scores were heavily inflated in Ermelo as is […]
Dressage Disaster: Heartbreak For Howington & Putten At Tokyo Olympic Dressage Trials
The countdown is on to the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo! The German, Dutch and United States dressage teams have all had team selection trials this week. The top riders in each nation go head-to-head in hopes of grabbing a coveted spot on the Olympic dressage team. The Olympic trials are what dreams are made of, […]
Adrienne Lyle & Salvino Score Second In the World This Week -Grand Prix Dressage Highlights
The Results Are In! Olympic dressage team trials are happening all over the world this week as we are counting down the days to the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Here at Dressage Hub, we took the scores from the Grand Prix test for the Dutch, German, and United States team trials, and here is what […]
How Many Times Do You See A Tongue? Is It Blue? Inessa Merkulova & Mister X Grand Prix Freestyle
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 […]
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 […]