By Suzt Jarratt

Travelling a horse from New Zealand to Australia might only be a hop, skip and a jump compared to flying to Germany – but it still requires extensive preparation.

Gaylene Lennard and Jax are shortly embarking upon their trip to the CDLite.

“When I got an MER of 69.804% in Taupo recently it was only my second time riding GP,” said the former show rider, who lives on a dairy farm in Te Aroa in the Waikato on NZ’s North Island.

• Read more about Crossing the ditch with Jax

By Suzy Jarratt

This new Grand Prix combination is preparing to make its mark at the CDLite in Sydney – and later upon dressage arenas around Europe.

• Read more about Elliot Patterson and Santiago

The FEI Dressage Performance Dashboard, a unique platform for Dressage and Para Dressage athletes to review their past sporting performances, has been launched today by the FEI in partnership with SAP and Black Horse One.

• Read more about Data impacts performance through FEI Dressage Performance Dashboard

KATRINA WUEST 

By Suzy Jarratt

 The Sydney CDLite, sponsored by Helgstrand at Turnberry, is delighted to welcome several international judges to this year’s event.

• Read more about Spotlight - Katrina Wuest , FEI 5* Germany

By Suzy Jarratt

Helgstrand at Turnberry is Australia’s newest centre for elite equestrian breeding and sales.

It is based on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula at an elite training facility formerly known as Statene Park, home to Olympian Mary Hanna.

Stud Manager, Lyndall Kramer, explains: “Helgstrand at Turnberry is a fifty-fifty partnership between Andreas Helgstrand, Denmark, and Australian businessman, Bruce Dixon, who owns the property.

• Read more about Introducing Helgstrand at Turnberry, 2022 Sydney CDLite Naming Sponsor

Photo Caption: Germany’s golden girls - the Olympic and European champions Jessica von-Bredow Werndl and her 15-year-old mare TSF Dalera - were the undisputed winners of today’s sixth and last qualifying leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2021/2022 Western European League at ’s-Hertogenbosch in The Netherlands. (FEI/Leanjo de Koster)

FEI Dressage World Cup^™ 2021/2022     Western European League

By Louisa Parkes

• Read more about Dalera does it again for Jessica at Den Bosch

Photo Caption: The star German partnership of Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and her fabulous mare Dalera reigned supreme at the fifth leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2021/)

• Read more about Dynamic Dalera takes Neumünster honours for von Bredow-Werndl