THE International Equestrian Federation (FEI) is trying to remove the top officials who run the Olympic discipline of dressage because it says they are too inflexible.

DRESSAGE officials have hit back at calls from Princess Haya of Jordan (pictured), the president of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), for them to resign.

PETER DURRANT, the chief executive of British Eventing, has been made redundant and is to step down at the end of the month despite the sport enjoying an increasingly high profile thanks to Zara Phillips (pictured).

BELGIUM'S Mariette Withages (pictured) has bowed to pressure and today resigned as head of the dressage committee of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI).

By Duncan Mackay 

October 17 - Irish show jumper Denis Lynch (pictured) was officially disqualified tonight from the Olympics equestrian events for a positive drug test on his horse.