The Homes and Acreage Boneo Park Summer Dressage Championships took place Friday and Saturday (17-18 January), with riders across the levels taking the opportunity to kick-start their competition year and vie for championship titles.
Australia was well represented, with eight-time Olympian Andrew Hoy and FEI Technical Delegate Geoff Sinclair both guest speakers at the forum.
Glamourdale has been voted the KWPN Horse of the Year for 2024, finishing ahead of Indian Rock and Hermes in a public vote.
Sophie Scott aboard Benrose Stellar won the FEI World Cup (NZ League) Series final, however it was Julie Davey riding LT Holst Freda who claimed the overall series title.
The AEIE 6YO Dressage Futurity is an exciting new initiative set to run at the Sydney CDI (30 April to 3 May, 2025).
Royal Windsor Horse Show will not host a dressage competition in 2025, as the running of CDI classes at the multi-discipline show has become financially unviable.
New Zealand’s most prestigious international showjumping competition has turned into a tight three horse race, and it would be a brave person to pick either the winner of the FEI World Cup (NZ League) final or the victor of the series.