Dressage as a competitive sport in the UK was first organised by the British Horse Society in 1961 under the BHS Dressage Group.

[2] British Dressage as a separate organisation was set up in January 1998, and now has over 18,000 members and organises more than 2,500 days of competition per year.

[2] The current Chief Executive Officer of British Dressage is Jason Brautigam.

[3] The current president is the Jennie Loriston Clarke, and the current vice-president is Desi Dillingham (President of the British Horse Society).

[3] Carl Hester and Lee Pearson are Honorary Patrons of British Dressage.