Canada’s Eric Lamaze scored his third consecutive victory in the weekly $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup held on Thursday, February 4, at the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. Having stood in the winner’s circle the past two weeks with Rosana du Park, Lamaze’s partner for his third consecutive win was Check […]
Belinda Trussell was on fire when she claimed top scores in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle aboard Anton, and again in the Intermediaire II division on Tattoo at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival CDI-W 3*. The Canadian dressage athlete is attempting to earn scores to propel her toward representing her country at the […]
Germany’s Kristina Bröring-Sprehe (GER) and Desperados FRH, team silver medalists at the London 2012 Olympic Games, have taken over the world Dressage number one slot, relegating British duo Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro. Bröring-Sprehe (29) and the 15-year-old Hannoverian stallion Desperados FRH have jumped to the top of the FEI World Dressage Rankings for the first […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) are finally beginning to feel the heat of the spotlight as they are taken to task for horse welfare violations in the sport of endurance. The Emirates Equestrian Federation (EEF) has announced that five endurance rides scheduled to take place over the next few days have been postponed. And, according […]
Equine Canada has announced the athletes who will represent Team Canada in the Artisan Farms Under 25 Team Event Grand Prix, taking place Feb. 5, 2016 as part of the CSI 3* Adequan Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) Week 3 in Wellington, FL. The Canadian team will include the following athletes: Name / Hometown / Horse […]
One horse was killed in a barn fire in Winfield, British Columbia, on February 2, 2016. It is reported that the owner of the private facility was able to free three horses from the blaze, but that one perished. Firefighters say chickens, ducks and two cats also escaped unharmed. Space heaters were being used in […]
The curtain closed for Week II of the HITS Desert Circuit on Sunday with big money classes for jumper exhibitors featuring the $50,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix and the $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper Classic. $50,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix Week II of the HITS Desert Circuit closed out with Sunday’s $50,000 Grand Prix sponsored by Go […]
Horses and Humans Research Foundation (HHRF) announced recently an open call for proposals to investigate the impact of horses on humans.
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is urging farm owners to be proactive in reducing the risk of barn fires, after a recent string of devastating blazes in Ontario. The latest barn fire occurred at Prikken Farm Ltd., south of London, Ontario, on Monday February 1st. It left about 100 dairy cows dead […]
Week three of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Adequan®, concluded on Sunday, January 31, with the $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Held in the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z jumped to victory out of 54 entries and a 13-horse jump-off. […]
