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.

• Read more about Highest entries ever in FEI sanctioned competitions

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%).

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

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.

• Read more about Third consecutive title and fifth overall for the German legend

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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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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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.

• Read more about German legend must hold back a rising tide of top talent

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

By Louise Parkes

• Read more about Werth wins, but Reynolds prevents German whitewash in Neumünster

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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FEI PRESS RELEASE

Lausanne (SUI), 13 February 2019 

While 2019 is set to be another busy year for international horse sport, potential bidders are already vying for the possibility of hosting FEI World Championships in 2022. The FEI has already received some exciting expressions of interest for 2022, with more submissions expected before the 28 February deadline. 

• Read more about Opportunity knocks with FEI World Championships 2022 bid process