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Equestrian Australia has confirmed new Chef d’Equipe appointments in dressage, jumping and vaulting, locking in the leadership teams that will steer Australian athletes through the forthcoming 2026 FEI World Championships in Aachen and the lead-up to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Australian Olympian Thaisa Erwin and mare Hialita B have finished on the podium in the $215,000 NetJets CSI4* Grand Prix, producing a double-clear performance during week three of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida.

After an electrifying series of eight qualifying legs, the six drivers who have qualified for the FEI Driving World Cup final in Bordeaux, France (7-8 February) have been confirmed. Four of them are former champions and the other two have been runners-up.

Australia’s future dressage stars impressed at the 2026 EBM Group Australian Youth Dressage Championships with standout performances across all age groups.

Jack Barker headlined Boneo Park’s first jumping event of 2026, piloting Cornets Prinzess to a commanding Grand Prix win as the Browns Sawdust World Wetlands Day Jumping Championships delivered three days of competitive, crowd-pleasing action.

Australian jumping queen Lauren Balcomb and her beloved Verdini D’houtveld Z lit up a packed Ocala arena, flying to victory in the $120,000 CSI3* Ascentѐ Aviation Grand Prix with a daring, pathfinding jump-off performance.

Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale thrilled a sell-out RAI Amsterdam, defending their FEI Dressage World Cup Freestyle title with an electrifying 89.305%, as Isabell Werth and Becky Moody completed a déjà-vu podium battle under Saturday lights.