Events

The FEI Para Dressage European Championships begin Wednesday in Ermelo, The Netherlands, with Grade II, I and III contests deciding the first individual medals. World and Paralympic champions headline a stellar line-up across five days of elite competition.

Australian eventer Sammi Birch and Finduss PFB are set to tackle their sixth CCI5* at the 2025 Defender Burghley Horse Trials. Facing a star-studded international field, the pair bring valuable five-star experience into the challenge.

The AELEC Tamworth World Cup Show delivered four thrilling days of competition, from Trans-Tasman team victories to exciting tour finals, with New Zealand’s Sophie Scott and Normandy GHP among the standout performers in a packed program.

Belgium’s Justin Verboomen and Zonik Plus clinched Freestyle gold in a thrilling Crozet finale, edging Denmark’s Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour into silver and Germany’s Isabell Werth into bronze, with a career-best 89.964% sealing the historic triumph.

New Zealand’s Sophie Scott and Normandy GHP claimed victory in the Tamworth World Cup Qualifier, producing a lightning-fast clear in the jump-off to edge out Australia’s Sam Overton and Cha Cha Blue GHP in a thrilling finale.

Belgium’s Justin Verboomen and Zonik Plus made history at the FEI Dressage European Championship in Crozet, winning the Grand Prix Special with 82.371% — securing the nation’s first-ever major championship medal, a glittering gold.

Germany claimed their 26th European Championship team gold in Crozet after a thrilling battle with Great Britain, while Denmark’s Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour produced the highest score of the competition to secure bronze for her team.