In the final countdown to the London 2012 Olympic Games, the FEI has launched a new online hub http://fei.org/olympic dedicated to all things Olympic and Paralympic, both old and new. In celebration of the centenary of equestrian sport in the Olympic Movement and all the equine and human athletes that have made Olympic equestrian history […]

David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, and Chrevi’s Capital, recently nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee for review and naming to the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team for dressage, have begun their journey to London.  In preparation, the pair will compete at the CDI3* Hartpury international dressage competition in Great Britain from July 6 to 8. Marcus […]

The FEI has today published the list of nominated entries for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The list is now available on the FEI website here. The list details the athletes and horses that have achieved the minimum eligibility standards required for London 2012, and qualified National Federations will make their final selection of teams […]

The London organising committee (Locog) has announced that the eventing horse inspections at the 2012 London Olympic Games will not be open to the public, as is tradition in the sport. As a result, Hugh Thomas, one of Britain’s top officials, has resigned from the committee overseeing the competition. The Locog, who have accepted his […]

Equine Canada is pleased to announce the names of the rider/horse combinations who will be nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) for review and naming to the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team for the sports of Dressage, Eventing and Jumping. The riders and horses nominated have successfully completed the team selection process of their respective […]

Another batch of 900,000 Olympic tickets are going on sale, of which 21,000 will be for equestrian sports. There will be an extra 4,000 dressage tickets, 12,000 for cross-country and 5,000 for show jumping offered starting Tuesday, May 15th. You can find more information at www.tickets.london2012.com. Please note that non-residents of the UK or designated European […]

Captain Mark Phillips is set to divorce his second wife, Sandy (nee Pflueger), after starting a relationship with US show jumper, Lauren Hough. Capt. Phillips, 63, became close to Hough, 35, through his work with the US Eventing Team. He has served as team trainer for 20 years, but will be leaving his post after […]

Today, April 18th, the world celebrates 100 days to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.   This summer the British capital will play host to the Olympic Games for the third time in history. From July 27 to August 12, London will welcome 10,500 athletes representing 204 National Olympic Committees for the […]

Looking to earn a spot on the Canadian Dressage Team at the London Games, Canada’s top dressage riders competed at CDI 3* Loxhatchee-International Horse Sport Champions Cup, held March 22-25 in West Palm Beach, FL. Full results of all FEI divisions are available at http://www.ihspb.com/. All the Canadian scores recorded for the Dressage Canada Olympic […]

The London 2012 Olympic Games marks 100 years of equestrian sport in the Olympic movement, and FEI President HRH Princess Haya is looking forward to celebrating the centenary at Greenwich Park this summer.   “We are really proud to be celebrating 100 years of Olympic equestrian sport at the London 2012 Games and it’s wonderful […]