Dr. Wilfried Bechtolsheimer has passed away in Ascona, Switzerland, on 8 April 2020, he was 71 years old. Bechtolsheimer was a board member of the Global Dressage Foundation

Aachen - Top trainers, riders, officials, scientists and other stakeholders including the FEI, from all over the world met Friday during the CHIO Aachen as the Global Dressage Foundation organized an internal seminar

 Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark, President of the Global Dressage Foundation, will open the second Global Dressage Foundation Stakeholder meeting. This meeting will be dedicated to a discussion of horse welfare and the future of our sport. 

Aachen, 20th July 2018
The President of the Global Dressage Foundation, Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark, welcomed everyone and said that the goal of the Foundation is to improve communication between stakeholders in dressage.

The Global Dressage Forum (GDF) will start a new formula in 2018. It will take place on Friday 20th of July during the CHIO Aachen as an internal seminar for stakeholders, clubs, organisations and committed individuals in the dressage world.

 Unfortunately we have to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances the Global Dressage Forum 2017 on October 9-10 the has been cancelled. 
The Global Dressage Foundation is in close contact with the stakeholders of the Forum to discuss future activities.

Hagen - never so many Olympic medaillist winners have been together in one edition of the Global Dressage Forum. They all have given impressive and inspiring demonstrations.

⯑ Olympic dressage rider Judy Reynolds from Ireland will take a look with us "Behind the Scenes" of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She will join us at Hof Kasselmann in Germany for the 16th Global Dressage Forum, directly after travelling back from the United States, 

The youngest Pony triple European Champion so far - the 12 year old Lucie-Anouk Baumgürtel from Germany - will be part of the topic

Spanish A team member Borja Carrascosa Martinez will show us a future Grand Prix prospect under the supervision of riding master Jean Bemelmans at the 16th Global Dressage Forum at Hof Kasselmann in Hagen a.T.W., Germany. 

Promising young dressage riders represent themself within the topic "The Olympic future of dressage sport - training from Children up to U25" 

We are happy to welcome Kristina Bröring-Sprehe, the FEI World Individual Dressage Ranking Number 1 and Olympic Team Gold medallist and individual Bronze winner of Rio at the 16th Global Dressage Forum 

• Sina Aringer (Professional rider at Hof Kasselmann)
  Ekaterina Aristova (Children European Team Champion 2016)
• Johannes Augustin (Professional Dressage Trainer)
• Axel Balkausky (1st German television channel „ARD” Sports coordinator)    
  
  

The Organizers of the Global Dressage Forum are going to offer tickets for the 16^th Global Dressage Forum in Hagen (with two days of program, full catering and the Gala Dinner on Monday evening) for the early bird price in the period of time from Friday the 23^rd of October 12.00 pm until Sunday the 25^th of September 10 pm.

PROGRAM PREVIEW: *as of 22nd of September 2016

During the board meeting at CHIO Aachen Mrs Elisabeth Juliano has been appointed by the board of the Global Dressage Foundation as a new board member.

Use our early bird discount and save your tickets for the 16th edition of the GLOBAL DRESSAGE FORUM at 10th & 11th of October 2016 at Hof Kasselmann in Hagen a.T.W./Germany!

FEI Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage Director Trond Asmyr has left the FEI due to health reasons.

The Global Dressage Forum 2016 will take place on October 10-11th 2016 in Hagen, Germany.

At the 15th anniversary of the Global Dressage Forum at Academy Bartels in Hooge Mierde the stories of seven the greatest dressage horses ever were presented.