British Dressage (BD) has released its first set of figures under its equine welfare action plan, fulfilling a commitment made at the 2024 AGM to increase transparency around horse welfare in dressage competitions.

Although the FEI publishes a public list of yellow cards naming the riders and events involved, BD has opted instead to share annual summary data. The figures, presented at this year’s AGM, cover all welfare-related cases, which are handled confidentially. BD does not currently maintain a public register of suspensions, even though at the 2024 AGM the organisation said it was exploring a formal yellow-card warning system for minor offences..

Welfare-related eliminations and disciplinary outcomes

In total, 427 eliminations were recorded for the year to date, 84 of which (

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