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With the Summer Area Festivals now well under way, we've caught up with some competitors to learn more about what they love about dressage and how important the Area Festival series is for them and the development of the partnership with their horse.

British Equestrian and the British Dressage Selectors can today confirm the four dressage athlete and horse combinations that will be submitted to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) as our definite entries for the FEI Dressage European Championship 2025, set to take place in Crozet, France, from 26–31 August.

To continue a week of LeMieux Nationals announcements, Phoebe Peters will be the guest rider at this year’s KBIS Young Horse Championships. The Dutch-based British rider will ride the top three horses in the five and six-year-old category, giving a rider’s opinion in the judging to decide the champions.

Team and individual gold medals were duly won by British athletes taking part in the Virtus Para Equestrian World Championship, showcasing the talent of those with intellectual impairments excelling in the sporting sphere.

British Dressage is pleased to announce Anna Ross as the LeMieux Nationals Masterclass host for 2025, with an exciting, new-look format for two days of weekend entertainment.

Buckinghamshire’s Bury Farm hosted the third BD Summer Regional last week, with some returning champions coming back for more success, alongside some exciting newcomers adding their names to the LeMieux Nationals start list.

As eight British combinations gear up for the FEI Dressage European Championships for Juniors and Children on Horses in Le Mans, France (29 July - 3 August 2025), we wish our teams the best of luck and turn our attention to following the action live.

The following horses and riders have been selected to represent Great Britain at the Longines FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Verden, Germany, 5 – 10 August 2025.

British Dressage is excited to unveil plans for our training event of the year, BD Presents, which returns in November to showcase relatable, top-quality dressage coaching.

With championship season in full swing, two Petplan Summer Area Festivals opened a busy spell of 17 fixtures, with standard and freestyle qualification action deciding the line-up for the Petplan Summer Area Festival Championships in October.