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The 2020/21 winter season is building to its exciting second stage with Regional Championships and Petplan Equine Winter Area Festivals getting underway this Friday and running into early June. Many have worked hard to secure their qualification spot and are hoping their performance earns a coveted place at the NAF Five Star Winter Championships, 28 June – 2 July, at Hartpury College. But what’s required to qualify? All the detail you need is provided here – plus there’s exciting news for our under 21 riders in the Area Festivals! Read on…

The year’s seven-fixture Premier Leagues series continues tomorrow at the popular Lancashire venue of Myerscough College, which is hosting 26 classes across six days (30 April – 05 May 2021). Although taking place behind closed doors, Horse & Country TV will be live streaming for you to be a part of the action from the comfort of home.

The multi-purpose Sentower Park in Belgium played host to the Opglabbeek CDI3* last weekend and the senior competition was dominated by riders from the Netherlands who were out in force to lay their claim to a place on the Dutch Olympic team for Tokyo. However, Gareth Hughes made sure they didn’t have it all their own way with his newest GP star.

With Tokyo on the horizon, it was thrilling to see British riders on form at Horses and Dreams Hagen CDI4*, the first international of the outdoor season in Germany (21 – 25 April 2021). Charlotte Dujardin attained three wins, Charlotte Fry and the Van Olst breeding stallions were outstanding, whilst Carl Hester and En Vogue showed the makings of a world class combination and Sonnar Murray-Brown impressed with Erlentanz amongst many of Europe’s best.

Olympia, The London International Horse Show’s 2021 edition will relocate to ExCeL London and take place from Thursday 16 to Monday 20 December 2021, organisers announced recently.

One of the most successful British horses of recent years, Rubin Al Asad, has been retired from competition at the age of 19 following a long and illustrious career.

In the latest round of updates, the First Ministers for Scotland and Wales delivered positive news which will facilitate the full resumption of British Dressage activity in both regions, with earlier dates than originally anticipated for further relaxation in lockdown restrictions.

We’re on the final countdown to the 2021 Premier League season opener at Keysoe which is just a few days away! There are some changes to the ever-popular series this year which features a seven-fixture strong calendar across some of the sport's most adored venues.

British Dressage is proud to launch a new series of freestyle to music tests written specifically for our bronze and silver para rider community. This remarkable step forward is key for developing athletes as they provide the foundations for international competition as well as giving riders a new aim.

The build up to Tokyo has begun for our senior riders with the following horse and rider combinations selected to represent Great Britain this week at two international fixtures, Hagen 21 – 25 April in Germany and Opglabbeek 22 – 25 April in Belgium.