Equestrian









New equestrian centre to form London 2012 Olympic legacy

By Tom Degun

Greenwich_Park_04-07-11August 26 - The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) have announced that they will invest £250,000 ($410,500/€282,000) into a £1.6 million ($2.6 million/€1.8 million) new training and rehabilitation centre in South-East London in order to create an enduring physical legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.





Record entries for 25th FEI European Dressage Championships

By Emily Goddard

Edward_Gal_and_Totilas_who_carried_off_double_gold_in_Windsor_2009_but_the_world_famous_black_stallion_will_be_representing_Germany_with_Matthias_Alexander_Rath_in_the_saddle_21-06-11July 31 - The 25th FEI European Dressage Championships are set to be the biggest yet, with a record 21 nations aiming to compete in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on August 17-21, and tickets for the Freestyle-to-Music, which will decide the individual medals on the final day, already being sold out, while tickets for the other three days are selling rapidly.

Cornelissen takes dressage world number one slot

By Emily Goddard

Adelinde_Cornelissen_NED_13-07-11July 24 - Adelinde Cornelissen of the Netherlands and her 14-year-old gelding, Jerich Parzival, have knocked compatriot Edward Gal and his super-stallion Totilas off the world's number one slot in the dressage rankings after a supreme reign of 19 months from December 2009.