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Posted by Toni Venhaus on 28/04/2019.

OTTO SPORT AUSTRALIA Sydney CDI starts this week

OTTO SPORT AUSTRALIA Sydney CDI starts this week

Australia's most prestigious international dressage event, the OTTO SPORT AUSTRALIA Sydney CDI3*, is due to begin at Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC) this week. 

The event attracts the cream of the nation's dressage riders and horses - as well as formidable competition from across the ditch – every year to the western Sydney venue, and will take place this year from May 1 to 4.

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Posted by Toni Venhaus on 22/04/2019.

Top shopping announced at Australia's most prestigious dressage event

Top shopping announced at Australia's most prestigious dressage event

Australia's most prestigious international dressage event, the OTTO SPORT AUSTRALIA 2019 Sydney CDI3*, will once again host an extensive shopping village to cater for every equine taste.

The shopping village at this year's OTTO SPORT AUSTRALIA Sydney CDI will open for business from Thursday, May 2 to Saturday, May 4 inclusive next to the indoor arena and surrounding areas at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC).

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Posted by Toni Venhaus on 11/04/2019.

Highest entries ever in FEI sanctioned competitions

Highest entries ever in FEI sanctioned competitions

The OTTO SPORT AUSTRALIA SYDNEY CDI has received the highest number of entries to date with 85 horses entered across the CDI 3*, CDI U25, CDI-Y, CDI-J, CDI-P competitions.  This is a first for a dressage event of its type held in the Australasian region and demonstrates the growth and popularity of dressage.

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Posted by Toni Venhaus on 07/04/2019.

It’s the show where performances = personal bests = record scores = memories are created.

It’s the show where performances = personal bests = record scores = memories are created.

One of those winning riders has her own special place in 2019 - Olympian Ricky MacMillan and her horse Crisp still hold the Sydney CDI GP Freestyle records, from 2004 (75.27%) and 2005 (74.70%).

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Posted by Toni Venhaus on 07/04/2019.

Third consecutive title and fifth overall for the German legend

Third consecutive title and fifth overall for the German legend

By Louise Parkes

In a competition that built to an incredible crescendo, Germany’s Isabell Werth (49) stood firm to win the FEI Dressage World Cup™ title for the fifth time in her extraordinary career. They came from all around the globe to take on the most successful equestrian athlete of all time and gave it everything they had, but she didn’t buckle under the pressure. That’s not her style.

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Posted by Toni Venhaus on 30/03/2019.

Top class KIWI will be the Guest Rider at the Kohnke's Own NSW Young Horse Championships

Top class KIWI will be the Guest Rider at the Kohnke's Own NSW Young Horse Championships

Successful New Zealand rider Wendi Williamson is preparing to travel across the ditch to be young horse guest rider at Australia's most prestigious international dressage event, the 2019 OTTO SPORT AUSTRALIA Sydney CDI. 

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Posted by Toni Venhaus on 28/03/2019.

Strong interest in hosting FEI World Championships 2022

Strong interest in hosting FEI World Championships 2022

A total of 20 countries on four different continents – Europe, North and South America and Asia – have submitted expressions of interest to host the FEI World Championships 2022, with representatives from over 30 different venues attending a workshop for potential host cities in Lausanne (SUI) today. 

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Posted by Toni Venhaus on 28/03/2019.

German legend must hold back a rising tide of top talent

German legend must hold back a rising tide of top talent

By Louise Parkes

She may be the only rider to have qualified two horses for the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final 2019, but Germany’s Isabell Werth has an army of opponents hoping to snatch the crown from her head when the action gets underway at the Scandinavium Arena in Gothenburg (SWE) next week.

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Posted by Toni Venhaus on 18/02/2019.

Werth wins, but Reynolds prevents German whitewash in Neumünster

Werth wins, but Reynolds prevents German whitewash in Neumünster

Irish rider continues to sparkle with another national record-breaking score 

By Louise Parkes

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Posted by Toni Venhaus on 16/02/2019.

OTTO SPORT AUSTRALIA, will once again be the Sydney CDI naming rights sponsor

OTTO SPORT AUSTRALIA, will once again be the Sydney CDI naming rights sponsor

Australia's premium equestrian surface supplier, OTTO SPORT AUSTRALIA, will once again be naming rights sponsor for the nation's premier international dressage event, the 2019 Sydney CDI***.

OTTO SPORT AUSTRALIA debuted as the event's premium sponsor last year following the much-lauded installation of the new surface in both the indoor and warm-up arenas of Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC).

OTTO footings provide customised solutions for every equestrian discipline.

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