Patrik Kittel

Secured final spots for herself and the team

The national team captain Bo Jenå brought out his blue-yellow applause gloves and took a little extra. Clearly, he was pleased. Therese Nilshagen gallantly led the Swedish dressage riders to Saturday's team final – and herself to the individual final.

Kittel: "Tokyo was a very dark cloud"

There were only days left until the Olympic Games premiere in Tokyo. Then Well Done got injured – and Patrik Kittel's planned fourth Olympic Games were over before they even started. Three years later, the dressage rider can put the trauma behind him.

"People simply couldn't handle the heat"

The summer offered one of its warmest days, the sun was scorching and not the slightest breeze was blowing. It sounds hot – and it was in the gigantic sandbox where dressage riders Juliette Ramel and Patrik Kittel were. Very, very warm, says Ramel.

Kittel: "What she did is completely unacceptable"

Dressage star Patrik Kittel condemns colleague Charlotte Dujardin's actions in the film clip that has shaken the sport. What she did in the video is completely unacceptable, he says.

Swedish investigator reacts to new scandal: "Disappointment"

Charlotte Dujardin's animal abuse further undermines the credibility of dressage – a sport in crisis. Göran Åkerström, chief veterinarian at FEI, the international equestrian federation, reacted strongly to the images of the world star whipping a horse. The first reaction is disappointment, he says.

The Olympic dressage team is complete – Ramel took the last spot

Tokyo Olympic Heroes to Compete in Versailles?

Henrik von Eckermann, Peder Fredricson and Malin Baryard Johnsson won the Olympic team gold in Tokyo. With Rolf-Göran Bengtsson as reserve. Much suggests that the same quartet will stable their horses in Versailles later this summer.