US Olympic dressage rider Adrienne Lyle has announced the death of her former top mount Wizard at age 27.
Adrienne and Wizard made their Olympic debut together at London 2012, finishing 35th individually. Two years later the pair helped the United States team to fourth place at the World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France.
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British paralympian Sophie Wells rode her Ontario LC to victory in the Equi-Trek elementary gold at the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships, scoring 72.48% on April 17. The seven-year-old gelding also earned silver in the Spillers medium freestyle gold the previous day. Several other riders claimed top spots in various classes at Addington Equestrian.
Irish Olympic event rider Aoife Clark has paid tribute to her London 2012 horse Master Crusoe, who died in retirement at age 25. The pair achieved seventh place individually at the Olympics. Clark described him as a life-changing partner with immense heart.
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German rider Isabell Werth claimed victory in the Zen Elite Equestrian FEI Dressage World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle at the 2026 Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, scoring 82.66% on Special Blend 3 in their debut. Canadian Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu finished second with a personal best of 79.25% on Jaccardo, while Ecuador's Julio Mendoza Loor took third at 78.165% on Jewel’s Goldstrike. The event featured riders from six nations in the top six places.
British rider Annabella Pidgley and her horse Gio, known as Pumpkin, made their FEI Dressage World Cup debut at Neumunster, Germany, on February 14, 2026. The pair scored 70.70% to place seventh in the grand prix, behind winners Justin Verboomen and Djembe De Hus Old from Belgium who achieved 76.83%. Pidgley described the performance as feeling amazing.
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Danish rider Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour and her horse Mount St John Freestyle achieved a new personal best score of 84.17% to win the grand prix at the Herning CDI5* on 6 March 2026. The pair followed up with a victory in the grand prix freestyle the next day, scoring 90.47%. Laudrup-Dufour described the performances as unforgettable.
Sadie Smith rode Times Rococo to victory in the Baileys Horse Feeds novice freestyle gold on the opening morning of the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships at Addington. Eli Lovell claimed the HorseHage Preliminary Gold title with Parchioness G, while Alice Begg topped the Petplan Medium Silver Area Festival Championship on Noraly. The event on 15 April featured strong performances from young horses and new partnerships.
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Anthea Hartmann's horse Rubinario has passed away. The news was reported by Eurodressage on March 1, 2026. Details surrounding the event remain limited in available reports.