by HorseMinute.com | Feb 23, 2026 | Dressage
DV Stenkjers Nadonna, the Donnerschlag mare who marked Gareth Hughes’ championship debut, has died aged 28. Nadonna played a pivotal role in revitalizing British dressage post-London Olympics, helping secure team bronze at the 2013 European Championships and team...
by HorseMinute.com | Feb 23, 2026 | Dressage
The Youth, Elders, Ecology, Horses, and Health (YEEHAH) project, led by UBC Okanagan researchers Dr. Bill Cohen and Dr. Róisín Seifert in partnership with the Syilx Okanagan Nation, is a pioneering equine-assisted therapy initiative that integrates traditional Sqilxw...
by HorseMinute.com | Feb 22, 2026 | Dressage
Lisa Martin and Vilaggio won the stable Ground CDN Intermediate I Freestyle with a strong score of 72.880%, followed closely by Rebecca Rooke and BB Niccolo (71.370%) and Celeste Amezdroz with Sugarloaf Amnesty (70.930%). In the Elementary 3.2, Nicole Tough and...
by HorseMinute.com | Feb 22, 2026 | Dressage
Brazil’s Marlon Modolo Zanotelli won the prestigious CSI5–CHI Al Shaqab Grand Prix at the Doha Equestrian Tour 2026, riding his mare Charly Heart to victory in a competitive 1.60m jump-off event. Zanotelli completed the decisive round in 36.65 seconds to claim the...
by HorseMinute.com | Feb 21, 2026 | Dressage
The Northern Nevada Cattle Works Association held a cutting-horse practice session at the Fifty Horse Ranch in Fallon on February 15. Riders completed 38 works, using cattle provided by Martin Bunyard to facilitate the event. This practice allowed both experienced...
by HorseMinute.com | Feb 20, 2026 | Dressage
Isabell Werth, the world’s No. 2 dressage rider and a five-time World Cup champion, won the World Cup Freestyle at Wellington’s Global dressage Festival riding Special Blend, an 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding borrowed from a student. Scoring 82.660%, this marked her...
