News

Losing a horse, having to take a step back from competing, accepting that your mount won't make the grade can all take its toll on a rider.

As the 2025 Red Gorilla Combined Training qualifiers have drawn to a close, we caught up with three inspiring riders who with their wonderful equine partners have earned their tickets to the Championships, which is fast approaching at Weston Lawns Equestrian (10–11 May).

British riders impressed at last week’s Horses & Dreams CDI in Hagen, Germany (22 – 26 April 2025), where Susan Pape took top honours in the CDI4* Grand Prix Special.

Becky Moody and Jagerbomb delivered a commanding performance at CDI Fontainebleau (21 – 27 April 2025), claiming double victory at the prestigious 5* event in France.

British Dressage is pleased to announce a partnership with Sytner BMW, set to bring luxury vehicles to the dressage audiences.

How can patience affect positivity? Patience is a virtue, it ’s said, something certainly true when training horses. Andrea oakes looks at its challenges and how riders can benefit from taking a step back.

It is with great sadness that British Dressage has learned of the passing of Sydney Smith, who was a dedicated, long-standing supporter of development and training activity from her centre, The Unicorn Trust.

International dressage is set to be hosted on home soil this week as Addington Equestrian in Buckinghamshire promises an exciting week of competition and a full schedule of CDI and CPEDI classes (30 April - 5 May 2025).

We're pleased to announce the team representing Great Britain in the CDIO5* Nations Cup competition taking place in Compiègne later this week.

Introducing the first ever digital edition of the BD Magazine, enjoy our training special featuring some outstanding contributors and over two hours of video content.