Ottawa, ON—2007 Pan American Games teammates Jessica Phoenix of Uxbridge, ON, and Michael Winter of originally of Toronto, ON, and now residing in Newnan, GA, contested a top place finish in the CCI 3* division, with Jessica overtaking Mike on the third day and both placing in the top five, at the 2008 Jersey Fresh […]

Horses scheduled to travel to Hong Kong for the 2008 Olympic Games will soon fall within the 60-day supervisory period – and we would like to take this opportunity to remind all concerned that the health certificate which must be used states that the horses must be resident in a country listed by AFCD (the […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Canadian Olympian Christilot Boylen earned admirable results at the CDI 3* München, held May 1–4, 2008, in Germany.   Boylen, a current resident of Rittingen, Germany, contested the Grand Prix division, paired with the talented 14-year-old Baden-Wurttemberger gelding Gachino (Gardez x China Town), owned by Mr. and Mrs. Hermosilla.   They started the competition […]

MADRID, SPAIN –  It was Canada Day in Spain as Ian Millar, of Perth, Ontario, and Eric Lamaze, of Schomberg, Ontario, kicked off the international show jumping tournament in Madrid with back-to-back wins. During the day’s three international competitions, Lamaze also logged a second place. 61-year-old, eight-time Olympian Ian Millar was victorious in the biggest […]

Boston – Darren Chiacchia is making positive progress after a life threatening accident during the Red Hills Horse Trials on March 15.  The Olympic medal winner is showing signs of improvement and is eager to pick up where he left off. Other than having some slight pain in the rib area, Darren doesn’t appear to […]

US Eventing – The organizing committee of the Jersey Fresh CCI3* regrets to announce the death of David O’Connor’s horse, Tigger Too, ridden by Lauren Kieffer, at Fence 28 on the cross-country course. Lauren was uninjured in the fall. Preliminary necropsy findings on the horse “Tigger Too,” a seventeen-year-old gelding, showed that he passed away […]

Most people tailor their activity level to their age, each decade inviting a re-assessment of energy-levels, ability and ambition. But not Hiroshi Hoketsu. At 67, and 44 years after he finished in individual 40th place at the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Japanese horseman is going to give it another shot. Sure why not….. There is […]

St. Lazare, Quebec – The biggest names in show jumping will be competing in St. Lazare, QC, when the Pépinière and St. Lazare Horse Shows take place from May 14 to 18 and May 21 to 25. The $25,000 Grand Prix of St. Lazare held Saturday, May 24, will attract a competitive field of entries, […]

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) is responsible for the allocation of over 7 million tickets for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games including those for the 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events to National Olympic Committees (NOCs) worldwide. Nationals residing outside the territory of People’s Republic of China (except Hong Kong Special […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Equine Canada is pleased to announce that Jan Stephens has accepted the position of Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) Steward General for Canada representing the disciplines of Jumping, Eventing and Reining.  Stephens will also act as Steward General for Driving until a decision is made about who will be chosen as their representative. Stephens, a […]