A docile, multi-talented horse commonly used in dressage, general riding, hunting and work activities. They are rather large horses averaging about 1,450 pounds, which makes them great work and ...

Rafalca, a 15-year-old Oldenburg mare, and her rider qualified for the Olympics this weekend. The Romneys' involvement in dressage, often considered the snobbiest of the horse sports, has brought ...

In dressage competitions, the horse and rider complete a series of “figures” or “movements” in a course 20 meters wide and 60 meters long. The riders have a preset time limit to complete ...

The horse, ridden by five-time Olympian Steffan Peters (USA), waltzed in perfect time to an upbeat electronic mix created by musician Taylor Kade at the Olympic Equestrian Park in Tokyo on July 28.

The prospect of a presidential hopeful's horse competing for Olympic gold has brought the nation's dressage lovers from their barns to defend an obscure sport now known, thanks to Stephen Colbert ...

Paris 2024 Olympics - Equestrian - Dressage Individual Grand Prix Freestyle - Chateau de Versailles, Versailles, France - August 04, 2024. General view of the Dressage competition.

Handshy and Joy will be competing this month in the 2005 Lendon's Youth Dressage Festival at the Horse Shows in the Sun on the Hudson in Saugerties, N.Y. It will be their first time in competition.

The main dressage competitions begin on July 30, and that star musical turn is scheduled for Aug. 4. The horse whipping scandal forced Charlotte Dujardin, a top rider on the British team, to withdraw.

Published April 18, 2016•Updated on May 2, 2018 at 11:07 pm This story was originally published in 2016. Watch the 2018 Kentucky Derby live coverage on NBC Saturday beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET.