Brits ruled out of opening leg of pilot Nations Cup dressage series

Britain was unable to contest the opening leg of the FEI Nations Cup pilot season at Vidauban, France last Saturday (18 May) — after one team member’s horse was spun at the first horse inspection

Early horse shows suffer from low numbers

Empty rings have dogged early spring shows, with even some prestigious qualifiers being contested by just one or two exhibitors. While the long winter is the obvious scapegoat, there are rumblings that it has caused several other factors to come to a head

Olympic event horse King Artus dies

Dirk Schrade’s London 2012 Olympic gold medallist, King Artus, died suddenly at a three-day event in Germany over the weekend

More revelations in endurance steroid scandal

Dubai Equestrian Club axes its sponsorship of Britain’s leading endurance series as the doping record in Sheikh Mohammed’s stables is scrutinised further. And more national federations and a rider join the calls for change

Shetland pony fosters a lamb

A hungry lamb in Powys has found an unusual foster mother — a Shetland pony

New all-weather showring at Hickstead

Hickstead has a new all-weather show ring made from the Greenwich surface

UK and Ireland to do battle at point-to-point fixture

The UK and Ireland will go head-to-head next week in the inaugural Tattersalls Ireland International Point-to-Point Challenge

British Dressage rule changes mooted

Grass-roots riders could find themselves trying to qualify for championships against the likes of Charlotte Dujardin, in one of six proposals being considered by British Dressage