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“With only a few days left until the winter regionals, we had our

"Hi everyone.

There was a repeat of Friday night's Grand Prix results in the

Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin have escaped the

Charlie Unwin, Equestrian Psychology Coach, explains how a simple

Adelinde Cornelissen and the 15-year-old Jerich Parzival stamped

This Monday sees the premiere of a new episode of Getting to

The stallion Totilas and his rider Matthias Rath of Germany will

He may ride the most famous dressage horse in the world, but

For the second day in a row, the British riders took the top four

Charlotte Dujardin spearheaded a British one-two-three-four in the

"Dear H&C, Can you please help me?

Emile Faurie and Elmegardens Marquis (Max) retained their form

Sad news reached us from the Eilberg's yard this week when it was

The best of the best made their way to Stoneleigh Park for the

"The nationals are finally here, so last week we gave Bracks

H&C is giving you the chance to be one of the first people to

Take Britain’s top elite riders, the most talented

“Although I haven’t competed since Sparsholt with Bracken

The name Davison has been synonymous with elite level

“We have been trying to organise ourselves to get qualified for

Carl Hester will be bringing home weighted luggage from Rotterdam

Spectacular rides from each of the British quartet sealed an

“Last weekend, we took Bracks (Headmore Boadicia) to The College

Thanks to stunning performances from the two British riders

Young riders from Burghley Pony Club have enjoyed an exclusive

“We had a very busy week last week as our season is starting to

British Dressage has announced their final horse and rider selection that will represent Britain at the dressage FEI European Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (18 - 21 August 2011). 

Spectators at the World Dressage Masters at Hickstead today were

The sun was shining at Dressage at Hickstead this afternoon as the

H&C was delighted to attend the press conference where three

H&C is always pleased to see one of our bloggers on the

H&C is always pleased to catch up with Richard Davison and

H&C will be at Dressage at Hickstead all of this week to bring

“After Bracks’ (Headmore Boadicia) rather over exuberant

“We had the first of a busy few weeks last week; we were at

The dramatic, orchestral music is familiar.

"With the Regionals looming ever closer, we took Bracks (Headmore

Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) and the 14-year-old gelding Jerich

“With the Internationals at Hartpury and Hickstead looming, we

The FEI Dressage Committee debated several key issues facing riders at its meeting in Paris earlier this month and the following developments were decided, H&C has learned. 

“We made the most out of having qualified all of the horses that

The composer of Matthias Rath and Totilas' first freestyle has

“We’ve had one of those weeks this week where the phrase ‘it never

"I am currently trying to prevent Annabel chasing ducks on a playschool outing to Drayton Manor Park, but that's easy compared to how hectic it is at home!

Nine times Paralympic gold medallist Lee Pearson will miss out on

“As Dream (Headmore Dream On) just missed out on completing her

"May started with a bank holiday for most, but not for us as

It is little surprise to many that Totilas, the wonder stallion

“This week, we took Dream (Headmore Dream On) to Merrist Wood on

British Dressage is going places!

“As Wiz (Wurlizer) and Del (Headmore Delegate) have a quiet few

"Hello, could you please explain to me the method

“We’ve had a fairly busy week this week.

H&C is warmed to hear that Escapado, the stunning gelding who

“With the season now well and truly under way, we set off to

It’s been a fantastic few days with British riders and their young

“As Easter had finished, we thought we would make the most of the

Alice Oppenheimer is a dressage rider and trainer.

We all know how expensive riding and training can be so

“With Keysoe premier league done and dusted, it was back down to

“For the first time at

In the wake of Courtney Dye-King's accident, the riding fraternity

"We had thousands of entries to our At Home With

“After all of the preparation and build up for Keysoe premier

"Well, I am just tidying up the garden with Ben surrounded by

H&C is saddened to learn that Olympic dressage rider

“With the summer season rolling on, we took Bjorn (Headmore

H&C was excited to hear that Mrs Rouse (Rubinstein x Donnerhall) gave birth to the first UK based foal by Totilas on 31 March and thrilled to hear who named him!

The Brits showed top form again during the final weekend of the

If you've never seen the famous

“With Keysoe Premier League drawing ever closer, we took Wiz

Keith is a dressage rider and trainer and H&C’s very

“As he was such a good boy when I took him to regional foundation

The idea of Robbie Williams composing a track for you would send most people weak at the knees, but Richard Davison will be keeping his knees firmly in his saddle despite the cheeky Take That star penning the track for his Olympic freestyle. 

Anna started having a lesson once a fortnight at her local riding school aged nine, and when she was 22 Pammy Hutton and Adam Kemp spotted her talent. She competed on a variety of riding school horses and trained a Cleveland Bay called Mr Bojangles up to intermediaire I level. Anna won her first international grand prix during the 2007 Spanish Sunshine Tour and made her British team debut at the 2007 Saumur CDIO.  

“Now that I am on a mission to get all of my young horses

"Most would envisage stud work lying dormant throughout the Winter

"Before the main competition season gets underway, we have been

"I'm currently in the wagon driving down to Stow-On-Wold with Mr

The date of the much awaited debut in the competition arena of

A training bursary of £500 is being offered to one lucky junior

"Ross and I got back from Australia on the 19 January and neither

“I had a week of firsts last week!

Andrew has been competing in dressage since the age of

“As we had decided not to go to the winter regionals, it meant

"Having got back from my weekend away, it was straight away back

"December to February is the evaluation and forward planning part

Dressage wonder horse Totilas has made his first public appearance under new rider Matthias Alexander Rath at the Schockemoehle Stallion Show in Vechta this weekend.Watch the pair's performance here:

“Following a week that could only be described as ‘one of those

Dressage sensation Totilas will be available to UK based breeders

Didn't win our At Home with Carl Hester DVD competition?

“I’m writing this blog as a distraction from the mounting

H&C is delighted to hear that Totilas is a daddy!

Hi, I have a four year old horse that has been under

"As both Wizard (Wurlizer) and Del (Headmore Delegate) are

This season is set to be very exciting for British breeding, with

“With the New Year now well underway, we took the two now rising

"Happy New Year, everyone!

 "Where have the last 6 months gone?! We're into a New Year, it's only January and already we have suffered from six weeks of no riding due to the snow. At its worst, we had 25 inches and temperatures of -15 BUT to our relief we had no frozen or burst pipes.

H&C are offering three lucky winners the chance to win a copy

With 2010 coming to a close, the horses really took a back seat

H&C caught up with dressage rider and trainer

Dressage star

Leading British dressage rider and dressage darling, Laura

“I’m writing this blog quite stressed out!

"Well getting here to Olympia has been a total nightmare!

This afternoon sees

Having secured her second place in Salzberg, Amy Stovold is set to

"With the winter qualifying season now over, I was looking forward

“Last week was my first foray into being a guinea pig at

"Sorry for the absence, my mother passed away and I have needed

Finally it is official.

Speculation is rife in the dressage world over who will be the

H&C has teamed up with dressage rider Steph Croxford and will

"I am writing this in the half hour window I have in the morning

Despite the

Everyone was after a place at the British Dressage Winter Regional

"As I still hadn’t completed all of my qualifications, and with

"Dear H&C,

The Spanish Riding School of Vienna has announced their

To celebrate the first episode of our fabulous new series

H&C is delighted to have commissioned a brand new

"I have just had a very, very hectic week.

British groom Michelle Tipper, has won the (FEI) Best Groom Award

Did you compete at Oldencraig EC on 5 November 2010?

"Last week was very busy for me, especially considering that I

A fantastic weekend awaits at Addington Manor E.C.

H&C was proud to hold a live chat with dressage rider and

Have you enjoyed our series How to Succeed at Prelim on

“With the winter qualifying season now well underway and nearing

Our superb How to Succeed at Prelim Dressage series is now

The

“As all of my main competitions have finished, I have had more

"The summer Brightwells Auction seems so long ago.

"

“As the main competition season has now wound down, our Regional

“Following our post-Nationals relaxation break, things are

Since being selected as reserve for the World Equestrian Games

“With the summer season now over, we had a chance to relax and

Riders planning to compete or already competing at Preliminary

“Hello everyone, sorry about the lack of blogs but things have

“Well, what a week I’ve had!

Laura B was the big winner at the British Dressage Championships

“The week started not so well, when Mooiman pulled up lame with a knock to his fetlock after a light hearted buck and cavort on the walker, so we have had to pull him from Veirzon & Strassen CDI. Sadly it looks as though our dreams for the WEG are now too far away, but this is the sport and we all have to deal with this type of disappointment sometimes.

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"We were away again last week, this time at Sheepgate for the

H&C is very excited to be teaming up with Olympic dressage rider Carl Hester to create a new series that takes you behind the scenes at Carl's yard. At Home with Carl Hester is a series of five programmes charting the day-to-day life of Carl, and to provide insights into his background, his spectacular facilities, his team, and – of course – his horses.

"I had a very hectic week last week, but for a different reason than

"It’s that time of year again... regionals! We discussed long and hard how we should get them all done, as I had four horses qualified, but in the end we thought it would be easier to just take all four to Kingston Maurward, 3 – 5 August, and get all of my regionals done at one venue.

The organisers of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) have announced that a select group of Britain’s top dressage riders have been invited to compete in Sunday morning’s Grand Prix Freestyle competition on 10th October 2010.

The 13-year old breeding stallion I.P.S Painted Black has been sold to the 18 year old Spanish dressage rider Morgan Barbançon.

Do you think you have the X Factor?

Channel 4 has

"Well it's been an interesting year in the breeding station; all the

Contrary to raised eyebrows surrounding the selection of the Eventing

"Last week was the week of the Hickstead young horse championships

"Yikes the year is fast disappearing!

Adelinde Cornellisen once again stamped her autority on the

Adelinde Cornelissen and her Jazz sired Dutch gelding Jerich Parzival

At H&C we’re keeping our fingers crossed that the sun continues to

“With Hartpury over, my attention moved to preparing for the

"Here we go again...

"It's been a busy year!

Emile Faurie hosted a dressage masterclass at Oldencraig in Surrey

British

“I had a very exciting week last week, it was my first senior

"So it's been a while since my last blog.

"With the summer regionals looming and the winter season having

Enjoy these videos from the Royal Festival of the Horse.

Carl Hester’s new dressage

International grand prix rider Steph Croxford and her husband Simon

Well so much has happened since my last blog where do I start?

Tom Hunt, who studied composition at Leeds College of Music, has

This week H&C caught up with dressage legend Richard Davison at his

"With time running out to complete my Inter I qualification, we took

"I’ve had a very hectic last few weeks.

Para-equestrian dressage riders will have the chance to compete in

Isabell Werth and Warum Nicht FRH stormed to victory in the GP

"Hello and welcome to my blog!

Are you a talented rider wanting to hit the big time?

British Dressage are looking for feedback from regarding the major

Laura Bechtolsheimer and Mistral Hojris made their mark in Germany at

"Well here we are again… another year gone and once again perching

Richard Davison and 11 yr old gelding Hiscox Artemis posted their

Anky will no longer be available for selection on either of her Grand

Dear H&C Experts,

"With most of my horses now qualified, I took Dante (Headmore

One chapter in the legal drama concerning the medal winning FEI

British riders Maria Eilberg and Fiona Bigwood made their mark at the

"I had a very busy week last week.

"Catch up time! Well where do i start?

“Now that I’m on a mission to get my horses qualified, we took Delboy

"Hi, I have a six-year-old ex-racehorse/steeplechaser that I

"With the summer qualifying season well under way and us finally

At some of the recent international shows it’s not just the dressage

"Preparation for Germany has been going very well.

H&C would like to congratulate blogger Alice Oppenheimer and her

"Hi Jo, I thought you'd be a good person to ask for some help

The Royal Festival of the Horse has announced its lune up for this

"With the winter championships out of the way, my attention turned to

"The washing machine has worked on overtime since our trip to the

"After packing all of our equipment and the horses mum and I set off

Dutch dressage rider Anky van Grunsven's top horse Salinero will have

H&C is delighted to partner with the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton

"I had three horses last week at the Winter dressage championships,

"Training has been going well and I am really looking forward to

As the fifth and final day of the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage

"Hi all.

"I was a guinea pig for the first time last week at the National

"Alifra hfd (Obelisk x Jazz), our five year old KWPN Prok mare foaled

Riders through to the tenth Petplan Equine Area Festival Finals at

"This week has been really successful - Brian and Bertie completed

The Netherlands' Edward Gal and the super-stallion Moorlands Totilas

Ellen Whitaker and Richard Davison will be getting on their bikes at

British competitors continued to shine in the third and final week of

This weekend saw the annual PSHP stallion parade at Hartpury College,

Greenwich park has been given the go-ahead to be used for the Olympic

"With the Winter Championships looming ever closer, we took Delboy

The prestigious Pony Club Winter League Show Jumping and Dressage

Anyone wanting tickets for the Olympics can register online from

"Sunday came and with it operation day.

"After Bracken’s (Headmore Boadicia) over exuberant performance at

British riders have continued their winning ways in the second week

"Wow what a busy time of year!

Top dressage riders and judges are planning a June "Dressage

Leslie Morse’s Tip Top 962 whom she has ridden to two victories in

The rider with the highest overall percentage score at the tenth

"Another very busy couple of weeks at Contessa!

The Performance Sports Horse and Pony (PSHP) annual stallion parade -

H&C are proud to announce that the Grand Prix Special and the Grand

"I took Freddie and Rafa down for four days of training to Carl's in

"Click on the link at the bottom to fill out the short questionnaire

Donald McTaggart's Liebling II has been sold to Canadian dressage

"Month end fast approaches and with it comes our March advertising

"With the Regionals now over, it was time to start preparing for the

H&C's blogger Jo Barry went home with three wins under her belt after

"Wednesday evening saw us setting off for the stallion show at

"After a less than perfect performance at the Patchetts winter

All of the stallions presented at the UK Stallion Expo on Saturday

The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has anounced the launch

A once in a lifetime opportunity to spend five days at Brookhouse

"With the snow gone and things returning to some resemblance of

"Hi everyone, sorry its been so long… I have had internet troubles

At the World Dressage Masters in Palm Beach, Florida, the top two

The Grand Prix Special at the World Dressage Masters in Palm Beach

Steffen Peters and Ravel go into Saturday night’s Grand Prix in poll

After much speculation, Kees and Tosca Visser, owners of the dressage

H&C will be reporting live from the World Dressage Masters in Palm

Following the news that the Swedish rider Patrick Kittel will not

Laura Bechtolsheimer and Mistral Horjis kicked off the New Year in

Laura Bechtolsheimer's star made a quick ascension into the dressage

If you get too nervous to take part in shows or struggle with

The sensational dressage mare Blue Hors Matinee has been put down due

"Five inches of snow has put pay to any riding over the last five

H&C photographer Caroline Finch captured these beautiful shots of the

The inimitable combination of the Netherlands’ Edward Gal and the

The Dutch duo of Edward Gal and Totilas were once again unbeatable in

H&C is pleased to announce the following combinations will be

Ahead of next week's London Olympia International Horse Show, British

The 2010 schedule of the Exquis World Dressage Masters, the globe's

Loved dressage sensation Moorlands Totilas' explosion onto the

The British Equestrian Vets Association (BEVA) has added its voice to

"Things happen in 3s, so I hope I have now had my three bad journeys.

The build up for Olympia, The London International Horse Show (15th –

H&C has learned that the FEI General Assembly today voted

"Freddie and I had a great time away training with Carl last week.

"We had an added competition this week as we were unable to get

A group of riders from the British Equestrian Federation World Class

"A very stressful morning turned into a very successful afternoon on

Over two thousand people converged on Addington Manor Equestrian

"This time next week I will be midway through my mini training break

"I had a fairly quiet week this week.

"Another one of my Scottish teaching trips this week; I have been

"The highlight of my week has been giving a dressage display with

"After getting home from the National Championships it was time to

"Another week and another competition, this time with two horses,

"My week that was supposed to be fairly easy in comparison to the

"It's the end of September already, and Christmas preparations will

Edward Gal and the sensational Moorlands Totilas will compete at

"Home from the National Championships and what a week it was!

Carl Hester and Leibling won the 2009 British Dressage Championships

At the British Dressage National Championships, Carl Hester today

The Dressage Deluxe National Dressage Championships at Stoneleigh

"Vivaldi (Freddie) and I had a very successful day at the Scottish

"On Wednesday we took Woody to Diana Barley’s yard to run through our

"Well, what a European Championship that was, the standard was out of

The Dutch proved themselves invincible in the individual grand prix

As the medal winners at the Alltech FEI European Dressage

It seems the Netherlands have more than one secret weapon in their

Maria Eilberg led out the British interest on the first day of the

We thought you would all like to know - the Brits have beaten the

“I am really excited about being a new Horse and Country blogger!

The final day of the FEI European and Open Para Equestrian

With only four days to go to the start of the Championships, and only

Top combinations are now confirmed for the Alltech FEI European

"Please help! My name is Georgina and I am 13-years-old.

We will be bringing to life this superb dressage competition on our

"The week started with a trip to the vets for Joe (Jorrocks Curtis) –

"For the Grand Prix Special, Escapado was quite hot in the warm up.

Today in the World Dressage Masters series Edward Gal and Moorlands

“Today I warmed Escapado up for about 45 minutes before my test.

Not wanting to sound dramatic, but here at H&C, we think we might

"What a day!

“Escapado, or Peanuts as we call him at home, travelled over without

Phew, another amazing day to add to an already amazing season: The

"This year I am bringing Exquis Escapado to the World Dressage

Carl Hester's protegee Charlotte Dujardin looks set to follow in her

The World Dressage Masters (WDM) at Hickstead (22-26 July) will have

H&C is excited to learn that British Dressage has selected three of

H&C has learnt that dressage supremo Isabel Werth is pregnant.

The BEF has announced that the proposed 2009 Foal Show, to which all

The dressage world is reeling from the news that Isabell Werth's

In a key team event before European Championship selection, British

The Baileys Horse Feeds/British Equestrian Federation (BEF) Futurity

H&C is thrilled for German based Brit Emma Hindle, who recorded a

You can pose your question to any of celebrity bloggers; your

Some leading names in the horse world have been implicated in the

"I was up early as I had to work Jasper (Tankers Town) first thing by

America's Steffen Peters and Ravel claimed the 2009 Rolex FEI World

Team GBR is made up of the British Equestrian Teams competing in:

The word ‘dressage’ is a French term, meaning training.