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.

Detlef Ruddat's 10-year old Hessian branded stallion Rassolini has been sold to the United States. The liver chestnut stallion has been acquired by a syndicate of 10 owners, which has secured the ride on the horse for U.S. Olympian Jan Ebeling. Trained and competed by Kathrin Meyer zu Strohen, Rassolini has been a very successful young horse in Germany. He was initially started by  Klarissa-Alexandra Liss, who gave Rassolini's first claim to fame at the 2006 Bundeschampionate, where the pair finished 8th in the 3-year old stallion division.

Since its inception in 2005 the United States, the Markel/USEF Dressage Young Horse Program has helped develop a depth to American Dressage that benefits breeders, riders, trainers, and a program for the future. The third Markel/USEF Dressage Training Session of 2013 was in New England at the lovely Rosebrook Farm, Georgetown, Mass, April 13 and 14. A well-rounded group of 13 quality young horses selected for the session worked with USEF Young Horse Coach Scott Hassler. "I got exactly what I wanted from the clinic, not only a better understanding of how to better train my horse but how to improve my training and riding techniques with all the young horses that come through my barn,” said participant Dee Loveless. “The clinic was very educational and the selection of horses and riders could not have been better. There was a very good variety of talented horses and riders participating in the clinic, all with different areas that needed improvement."