The world’s leading breeders gathered in the city of Geneva Saturday night to be honoured for their extraordinary breeding products. The winners of the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses Rolex Breeder Rankings in dressage, show jumping and eventing received their WBFSH diplomas presented by Jan Pedersen, president of the WBFSH, and an exquisite Rolex watch […]
Canada’s Eric Lamaze closed out the 2015 season with a top three finish in the Rolex Grand Prix on Sunday, December 13, in Geneva, Switzerland. One of three legs comprising the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping, Geneva attracted 40 of the world’s best riders looking to claim the coveted title and a portion of […]
Reigning FEI World Cup™ champion, Boyd Exell from Australia, won the FEI World Cup™ Driving Leg in Geneva for the eighth time in his career this morning. He finished over 11 seconds faster than runner up Sébastien Mourier from France who competed with a wild card while Dutch driver, Koos de Ronde, claimed the third […]
When the Top 10 riders in the world gather under one roof to battle it out to be crowned champion, excitement, tension and world-class competition are guaranteed. The crowds watching the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final at CHI Geneva were privileged to have experienced a thrilling encounter in this year’s competition, with Rolex Testimonee Kent […]
Equine Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 Para-Equestrian Canada/Sport Canada grants. For nearly a decade, Para-Equestrian Canada and Sport Canada have worked in partnership to fund programs that encourage increased participation in competition from the demographic of riders with a disability. The following therapeutic riding centres were provided grants up to […]
The 55th edition of CHI Geneva kicked off December 10th in Switzerland at the Palexpo event centre, and was attended by show jumping’s elite. Eric Lamaze placed third in the Credit Suisse Grand Prix aboard Fine Lady 5, with a fault-free performance and jump-off time of 38.49 seconds. France’s Roger Yves Bost and Sydney Une […]
Deepest sympathies are expressed to the friends and family of the late Doug Leatherdale, who passed away peacefully on his 79th birthday, Dec. 6, surrounded by loved ones. He was an integral part of the Canadian dressage scene, well-respected as both a breeder of high quality horses, and as an owner of numerous grand prix […]
Canadian show jumping athlete Wesley Newlands of Toronto, ON, concluded a six-month European tour with a strong placing at the Gucci Masters, held December 3 to 6 in Paris, France. Riding Evita van de Veldbalie, Newlands was one of seven riders from a 34-horse starting field to advance to the jump-off in Sunday’s €25,000 Land […]
HITS, Inc., home of the Triple Crown of Show Jumping, is pleased to announce the return of the Federation Équestre Internationale (FEI) Furusiyya Nations Cup™ CSIO-4* to the Ocala Winter Festival, February 16-21, 2016, the fifth week of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit. Boasting a $100,000 prize purse, the namesake Nations Cup, presented by Edge […]
Germany’s Isabell Werth and Don Johnson FRH produced one of the finest performances of their career together to win today’s fifth leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2015/2016 Western European League at Salzburg in Austria. From a distinguished field of starters that included many of the sport’s top stars, they emerged for […]