Gothenburg, Sweden—March 27

In his sixth appearance in an FEI World Cup Dressage Final, Hans Peter Minderhoud wasn’t expecting the butterflies that materialized this week.  

“I’m normally not very nervous,” said the Dutch team veteran, “but I felt I really could win, and I really wanted to.

“I was never on the podium before; twice I was really close,” he added. “So after the Grand Prix [which he won on Friday] were two long days!”

Gothenburg, Sweden—March 24  

Tomorrow the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final kicks off in Sweden, and we’ve compiled all that you could need to know before the first horse canters down centerline.  

Jessica Von Bredow-Werndl and Unee BB. Photo by Kat Netzler

London—Dec. 16  

Carl Hester pipped his superstar protégé, fellow-Olympian and world No. 1 rider Charlotte Dujardin, for victory in the spell-binding sixth leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Western European League at Olympia in London.

Riding Nip Tuck, the 11-year-old gelding with which he helped clinch team silver at this summer’s FEI European Championships in Aachen, Germany, the 48-year-old rider delivered a performance that simply demonstrated why he has long been a legend in this sport.

Salzburg, Austria—Dec. 6  

Germany’s Isabell Werth and Don Johnson FRH produced one of the finest performances of their career together to win the fifth leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Western European League at Salzburg in Austria.

In a surprising about-face, the Fédération Equestre Internationale has reopened host-city bidding for the 2018 Reem Acra Dressage and Longines Show Jumping World Cup Finals.