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Posted by on Apr 22, 2016 in Newsflashes |

National AGM update

Feedback from the AGM   The DSA AGM took place on Monday 11 April 2016 in Gauteng.   There was a lot of encouraging information and feedback from across SA and our Provincial Presidents in terms of how our discipline is doing and plans for the future. Overall our membership numbers are up. DSA is financially in a strong position which is great considering the tough time equestrian sports throughout SA have been in the past few years.   Our International riders go from strength to strength and DSA is the only SA equestrian discipline with not 1 but 2 individuals slots at the 2016 Rio Olympics!! DSA is in good standing with SAEF. Locally the Riding School league has taken off in Gauteng and the Western Cape really well. Bringing an easier access portal for potential Dressage enthusiasts to try their hand at the discipline. The hope is to roll this initiative out across the country as more and more provinces get involved. The Club and Show Holding...

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Posted by on Mar 22, 2016 in Newsflashes |

Intriguing competition in prospect for 2016 Reem Acra title

by Louise Parkes Excitement is mounting as Dressage stars from across the globe polish up their final preparations for next weeks’ Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final in Gothenburg, Sweden.  An intriguing line-up of 18 horse-and-rider combinations from 11 nations will compete in this 31st Final which is always guaranteed to provide sporting entertainment of the highest calibre, and the absence of defending champion, Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin, makes for a wide-open contest for the coveted title.  An ongoing ownership dispute about Uthopia, the horse with which she finished second at the qualifying leg at London Olympia (GBR) in December and fourth in Amsterdam (NED) in January, means the 30-year-old world no. 2 Dressage rider will not compete, so a brand new Reem Acra champion will be crowned in nine days time.  Well-represented The host nation will be well-represented at the Final by three members of the team that finished fifth at last year’s FEI European Championships in Aachen (GER).   Double Olympian, Patrik Kittel, brings the evergreen chestnut stallion,...

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