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The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) is today announcing that its CEO Nick Fellows is to step down from the organization.BEF Chair, Mohamed Elsarky commented “On behalf of the Board I would like to thank Nick for the work he has undertaken since he joined the BEF, and I wish him well for the future”.

The following horse and rider combinations have been selected to represent Great Britain at the Deauville CDI, 18 – 21 July.

The first regional championship of the 2019 summer season took centre stage last week at Hickstead in West Sussex (12 – 14 July 2019).

Joseph Bright (25), owner of Bright Dressage in Kent, has been awarded the 2019 British Dressage YPP bursary of £3,500. This is an additional opportunity offered to the dressage participants in the cross-discipline Sport England-funded Young Professionals Programme (YPP) and candidates were required to submit a career plan and attend an interview to apply for the bursary.

British Dressage and Forces Equine is proud to present the Forces Equine Associated Championships for a fourth year. With dressage originally developed by the military to make horses more obedient and responsive in battle and on parade, the very special link between the sport and the Forces is captured in this special series.

The Hartpury Festival of Dressage staged five days of top class Premier League competition alongside its annual CDI3* (3 - 7 July 2019). Spectators were treated to a high quality entry of British dressage talent as Hartpury brought the curtain down on the 2019 Premier League season.

On the most exciting sporting weekend of the year so far, the action at Somerford Park didn’t fall short as fourteen new North West Regional Champions were crowned across two packed days of competition (13 – 14 July 2019).

It was billed to be the battle of Britain’s dressage heavyweight and the action didn’t disappoint. With places in Team GBR’s senior team for the Rotterdam Euros at stake and the long awaited debut of Charlotte Dujardin’s new music with Mount St John Freestyle it was a treat for spectators, judges and riders alike.

With the Summer Regionals getting underway today, please find below the information about qualification for the LeMieux National Championships from the Regionals.

A competitive line up of future stars made the journey to the Hartpury Festival of Dressage last week to do battle for the prestigious direct qualifier tickets to one of the summer’s highlights, the Shearwater Young Dressage Horse Finals taking place once again at the LeMieux National Championships in September.