International Dressage Horse sales.

Elite Dressage LLP is a sales facility based next to one of the largest stud farms in the UK breeding and producing top quality sports horses from foals through to international Grand Prix horses.

 Anna Ross is an International dressage rider and trainer who has represented Great Britain on teams all over the world including a 10th place individually at the Senior European Championships, and numerous wins and international placings, and she has coached at the Olympic, World  and Pan American Games, helping her pupils achieve medal-winning performances and top ten placings.

The already her busy competition and sales yard has been upgraded to offer beautiful facilities, including a new infinity style international size arena, undercover horse-walker and indoor school.  The aim is to breed train and produce world class dressage horses in the UK to bring to the worldwide market.  The yard is nestled in the heart of rural Devon so the horses also enjoy miles of Devonshire hacking on their doorstep.

“Our aim is to produce sane sensible dressage horses that riders can enjoy..”

All the big name dressage blood lines can be found in the barns of Elite Dressage  including offspring from De Niro, Sandro Hit, Grey Flanell, Blue Hors Zack, Danone and many, more. Youngstock are kept in small same-sex herds, where they enjoy 24/7 field life during the summer months and the comfort of all-weather barns for the winter months. Once they are ready for backing, it’s just a short trip down the road from the nearby stud to Anna’s yard to start their ridden work, where horses from just backed 3yr olds all the way up to Grand Prix reside in training.

“My yard is the school and the Stud is the nursery. The more natural upbringing that the youngsters enjoy  mean they’re so nice and easy to handle once we start working with them.”

Elite Dressage provides the unique opportunity for prospective buyers to view a collection of top-class British-bred dressage horses ranging from 3/4yr olds all the way up to Grand Prix, all under one roof. The horses at Elite Dressage are shown with a full set of x-rays pre-purchase to provide peace of mind for clients. Given the current travel restrictions, extensive video footage of all the horses for sale, both under saddle and in hand, are also available to view so that prospective buyers can get a real feel for each of the horses  virtually.

The horses are cared for by a team of experienced riders working with Anna, and an onsite veterinary and stud team based at Newton. Two of Anna’s long term team members, Beth Bainbridge and Alex Baker are successful Grand Prix riders in their own right, ensuring all the horses are expertly ridden and trained.

The team have worked together for many years and know each horse individually along with the full history for most of their horses, often having ridden and competed their parents or siblings. This enables them to match the right horse with the right home, helping both horse and rider fulfil their potential.

Anna’s passion and commitment to ensuring both horses and riders flourish and have fun along the way shines through as she talks about this venture –  no doubt Elite Dressage will enjoy much success in the years to come.

Details of all the horses for sale at Elite Dressage can be found on their website www.elitedressagehorses.co.uk