PB performance for Tayla Desmet and Dark Diamond in Verden

Australian Tayla Desmet and homebred gelding Dark Diamond posted a personal best 79.6% in the Small Final for Five-Year-Old Horses at the World Breeding Championships in Verden, improving over 8% from qualifying to finish sixth from 30 combinations.

Australian Olympian Simone Pearce won the recent S*** Intermediaire A in Epfach, scoring 73.728% with nine-year-old mare Daenerys Targaryen 4 in their debut together – marking an exciting milestone in the mare’s progression toward elite level.

Sweden’s championship jumping squad has lost two Olympic and World Championship stars, with their riders announcing the horses are no longer available for championships.

Helgstrand Dressage Germany will relocate to Isabell Werth’s new state-of-the-art facilities from January 1, 2026, with Werth overseeing training and horse development.

Australian Alexandra Vodermair and Exact set another personal best at the 2025 FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses in Verden, placing fourth in the Six-Year-Old Small Final. In the Five-Year-Old class, Alicia Ryan and Tayla Desmet impressed, while Dutch stallion Proud James claimed victory.

Australian Sahara Weil has completed her campaign at the FEI Vaulting World Championship for Juniors in Stadl-Paura, Austria, producing solid results on the world stage in the Female Individual division.