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Solid Rock, a newly licensed 3-year-old KWPN stallion by McLaren x Tuschinski, has been partly sold to American investor David Wilson. The colt will remain in The Netherlands as he begins his breeding and competition career. Solid Rock, which was bred by E. Reemst, was originally named Sirendo KH. He is out of a Tuschinski x Rousseau x Inspekteur dam.

Earlier this week, Nicola Philippaerts made an impression with H&M Luna van 't Ruytershof in Wellington. Today, the Philippaerts family announced the sale of the 13-year-old mare. Bred by Bert Van den Branden, she is a daughter of Levisto Z and was trained by Elise Van den Branden. The mare joined Nicola Philippaerts' stables in 2021.

Marcus Orlob partnered with the 11-year-old Jane to achieve their fourth straight win at the CDI4* Grand Prix Special held in Wellington, Florida, as part of the 2025 Global Dressage Festival. Despite showing scores near 75%, a spook and mistakes in the two-tempi changes dropped their score to 67%, before they recovered to finish with a score of 70%.

Just one month after signing a six-year sponsorship agreement with Al Shira’aa Stables, the Falsterbo Horse Show has announced the termination of the deal. Al Shira’aa was set to become the title sponsor of the event and the Falsterbo Derby from 2025 onward.

The Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI), in collaboration with #WeRideTogether, has launched an online safeguarding training course for everyone involved in equestrian sport.This course provides essential knowledge about protecting participants from harassment and abuse, emphasizing that safeguarding is a shared responsibility.

The 2025 FEI Sports Forum will take place on March 31 and April 1 in Lausanne, with Monday’s session dedicated to a full review of the FEI Jumping Rules.

DAZN has secured multi-territory rights to stream the entire 2025 Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL season live and free of charge. The deal, facilitated by SPORTFIVE, brings the world’s premier show jumping series to a broader global audience than ever before.

US Equestrian brought together 28 top veterinarians this week at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida, for a two-day summit dedicated to improving standards in the care of performance horses. Held on Monday and Tuesday, the event focused on enhancing horse welfare across all equestrian disciplines by developing science-based, practical solutions for everyday veterinary challenges.

A memorial service commemorating dressage rider and national team coach Jonny Hilberath took place on 24 March 2025 in the show jumping hall of the German Equestrian Olympic Committee (DOKR).Approximately 300 attendees, including friends, riders, fellow trainers, and associates from across Germany, came together to remember Hilberath.DOKR Managing Director Dr.

This week marks the final stages of the Winter Equestrian Festival, highlighted by Rolex Finale week, which attracts top competitors.Notably absent is Richard Vogel's trusted horse, United Touch 'S', as he prepares to showcase younger horses. Vogel expresses enthusiasm for Wellington as an ideal starting point for the season, focusing on developing his horses.