World Championships for Young Dressage Horses Return to Verden Between 2025 and 2027, Verden will once again host the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses. From August 4 to 10, 2025, the international dressage scene will gather at the traditional showgrounds on Lindhooper Straße to present and award prizes to the world's best five- to seven-year-old young horses. The return to Verden is of particular significance: the first championship of this kind was held here in 1997 and has since developed into an internationally renowned platform for promising dressage horses. Many careers, both of horses and riders, began right here. … Continued

Dressage training with Anja Rietbrock at the Verden Training Center September 26–27, 2026, at the Verden Training Center Dressage training with cavaletti training For the first time, the Verden Training Center is offering a course with renowned trainer Anja Rietbrock. She completed her apprenticeship with Hans-Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen. Other trainers included Fritz Ligges, Peter Luther, and Uwe Schulten-Baumer. This was followed by successes in competitions up to class S in dressage and jumping. She was awarded the Golden Riding Badge in both disciplines. Cavaletti work is included in the dressage training. It is an effective method of horse training … Continued