Tim Hadaway, London 2012 Equestrian Competition Manager at Greenwich Park and the man widely credited for the success of last year’s Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events, has joined the FEI staff as Director of the newly created Games and Championships Department. The new Director’s role will be mainly to ensure that all FEI technical requirements […]
The key Chinese media always refer to Ludger Beerbaum as the “Father of the German equestrian sport”. Even if the German equestrian sport is actually quite a few years older than the successful sportsman and entrepreneur from Riesenbeck, Westphalia, this reverent title clearly underlines the fact that the role Beerbaum is primarily playing at the […]
Canadian Olympian Jessica Phoenix of Cannington, ON, led a large contingent of Canadian competitors at the CCI 2*/CCI 1* Ocala Horse Properties International Thee Day Event held April 11-14, 2013 at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala, FL. Phoenix took three of the top ten spots in the CCI 2* division. Partnered with Erodium, Kirk […]
Alberto Valdés Ramos, Olympic team gold medallist at the London 1948 Games, has died at the age of 93. He was the oldest surviving member of Mexico’s 1948 Jumping “dream team”. His fellow team mates were Humberto Mariles, who also won individual gold – a feat unequalled by any other Mexican sportsman at the time […]
The highlight event of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) crowned its victors Friday afternoon at The Stadium of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Ten teams competed in the Wellington Nations Cup CDIO 3*, presented by Stillpoint Farm, including two from both the United States and Canada. Team USA 1 finished first with […]
Canada’s Christilot Boylen rode Dio Mio to 73.789% for another victory in the FEI Intermediaire-1 Freestyle CDIO 3* and ended up as the top individual rider of the week. Boylen had a picture perfect end to the Wellington Nations Cup CDIO/CDI 3*, wrapping up a banner season at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), which […]
Ed Whitfield (R-KY) introduced the Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2013. The bill is intended to strengthen the Horse Protection Act to prevent soring.
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) has announced that starting Saturday, April 20, the launch of the 133-date 2013 live Thoroughbred racing season, Woodbine will offer a Win takeout of 14.95%, the lowest in North America. “We have to continue to take care of the loyal horse-playing customer and this is a great way to do it,” […]
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has unveiled the eight ambassadors of its global sport development programme, FEI Solidarity, in a specially commissioned composite portrait. The FEI Solidarity Ambassadors, who include Olympic, Paralympic, world champions and national heroes, have formed a unique partnership to promote and develop the global equestrian disciplines governed by the FEI. The […]
Congress could once again ban the use of federal funds to inspect horse slaughter plants in the United States if it follows the lead of the White House—a move that is strongly supported by The Humane Society of the United States, the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and the […]
