British Dressage News

Charlotte narrowly misses number one position

Just 0.05% stood between Charlotte Dujardin and the 70,000 Euro top spot at the Palm Beach World Dressage Masters Freestyle, Saturday 28 January. With Roly Luard's Valegro, the 26 year old rode into second place on 83.650%, just behind the USA's Steffen Peters and Ravel who clinched the title with 83.700%.


Nine World Cup points for Richard

Richard Davison and the Countess of Derby's Florestan sired 13 year old Hiscox Artemis added a further nine points to their Reem Acra FEI World CupT Dressage tally at Amsterdam CDI-W, 20-21 January. Richard and the German gelding scored 71.255% in the grand prix to take up tenth position and earn themselves a place in the freestyle, where their score of 75.975% boosted them into eighth.

Eilbergs on top at Addington
Photo for British Eventing of Maria and Micheal
The Eilberg siblings made a flying start to the year as they totalled seven wins at the Addington Manor EC High Profile Show, 20-22 January. Michael was on great form with five plus 70% wins from medium to grand prix level. With his father's twelve year old Corland bred gelding Torino, Michael stole the show in the Friday and Saturday prix st georges classes with 71.674% and 73.377% respectively.
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British Dressage Awards 2012
Each year British Dressage acknowledges people who've made an outstanding contribution to the sport by presenting awards at the AGM in June.

If you would like to nominate a show centre or a volunteer for their hard work and dedication please   visit www.britishdessage.com or contact  Angela Green, British Dressage, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2RJ by 1 May 2012.

Farewells and welcome
British Dressage is delighted to announce our new North West Regional Development Officer; Louise Jones who replaces Elaine Gray. Lou, as she prefers to be known, is based in Fazeley which is not far from Tamworth in Staffordshire.

The sport lost one of it's great Grand Prix stars over the New Year break. Dr Wilfried Bechtolsheimer's Giorgione was put to sleep after a major attack of colic just short of his 31st birthday on 29 December.


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