Dressage
Read the latest dressage news from Australian and international events, discover training tips from the experts, and find out more about what's happening in the sport.
Australian dressage rider Kate Kyros has been selected as one of four participants in the prestigious CHIO Campus Programme of Excellence 2025/26, becoming the first non-European dressage rider chosen for the exclusive Isabell Werth-led program.
The tenth edition of Willinga Park Dressage by the Sea is set to make history, introducing Australia’s first-ever CDI2* Medium Tour division.
The FEI General Assembly 2025 has approved a key modification to the FEI Dressage Rules, allowing riders the option to compete in a snaffle bridle up to CDI3*/CDIO3* Big Tour level from 1 January 2026.
Belgium’s Justin Verboomen and Zonik Plus have continued their sensational form at the FEI Dressage World Cup in Lyon with a convincing win in the CDI-W Grand Prix Freestyle.
Belgium’s Justin Verboomen and his nine-year-old stallion Zonik Plus impressed at Longines Equita Lyon, winning the FEI Dressage World Cup Grand Prix with a stunning performance that earned them a personal best score of 81.195%.
The FEI is proposing a pivotal change in tack regulations: for the first time, riders at international Grand Prix level up to and including CDI3* and CDIO3* may be permitted to choose between a snaffle bridle or the traditional double bridle.
Australian dressage rider Alex Vodermair has kicked off Germany’s indoor season in spectacular form, claiming both first and second place in the six-year-old class at Gut Ising, a picturesque venue nestled on Lake Chiemsee beneath the Bavarian Alps.