As the fate of the 2013 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage title hangs in the balance ahead of tomorrow’s deciding Freestyle, the big question on many lips is whether Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg can prevent double-champion, The Netherlands’ Adelinde Cornelissen, from making it a back-to-back hat-trick of wins with the great Jerich Parzival. However gone are the days of easily predicting the winning combination in this sport which has experienced an extraordinary transformation in recent years. A decade ago the battle would be fought between just a couple of red-hot contenders, with the rest trailing a long way behind. However rising standards of professionalism and horse-power have changed all that, as was demonstrated by a host of super-competitive performances in yesterday's Grand Prix.

Thousand Oaks, CA - The Horse Radio Network provides the equestrian world with an entertaining and impressive line-up of radio shows for multiple disciplines. Executive Director of the Horse Radio Network, Glenn the Geek, makes it his goal to provide informative yet enjoyable radio shows for everyone in the equestrian industry. On April 25, 2013 the Dressage Radio Show, featuring regular hosts Reese Koffler-Stanfield and Philip Parks, handed the reins over to United States Para-Equestrian Association's (USPEA) Lindsay McCall and para-dressage rider Susan Treabess. McCall and Treabess had two outstanding guests including Kristi Wysocki and Gil Merrick on the show speaking about topics in the para-equestrian world. To listen to the show please click here.

For Dressage, the Reem Acra FEI WC™ Final in Gothenburg marks the 28th Dressage Final this year. Queen of the FEI World Cup™ series of course still is Anky van Grunsven. She won no less than nine Finals with two horses, five times with the unforgettable Bonfire and four times with her two fold Olympic gold medallist Salinero. Nevertheless remembering all those amazing Finals, Gothenburg has a special place in Van Grunsven's heart. Not because of her win in 1996, but especially because of the very first final she was riding with Prisco. Anky van Grunsven says: "I will never forget the first time that I competed in a FEI World Cup Final showing Prisco in Gothenburg in 1989. I was able to watch Corlandus showed by Margit Otto Crépin at that time. What a special horse! Goosebumps! This power, energy and control combined with an easy elegance! I'll never forget Corlandus. He really marks a special highlight for me in the World Cup history."

For Debra Wiedmaier making the trip to Rosebrook Farm in Georgetown Mass to participate in the Young Horse Training session with USEF Young Horse trainer Scott Hassler was a break from her busy schedule running her facility DW Dressage in Millbrook New York, yet an opportunity for her to present Guy Wildenstein’s, Freibeuter, a 5-year-old Oldenburg gelding by Florencio x Fabrice to Hassler. Wiedmaier has trained multiple young horses to FEI who then achieved long listed status to the US Team, and like “Fried Butter” many of hers and her clients’ horses she selected as foals in Europe. A professional who has trained and competed in Europe under the tutelage of some of the world’s top dressage mentors, Wiedmaier came away from her session with Hassler enlightened and inspired.