Wellington, FL – On Saturday, December 16, USDA Government Veterinarian, Dr. Julie Gauthier, will meet with equestrians, community members, and members of the media to discuss the Equine Rhinopneumonitis Virus. The disease, also known as Equine Herpes Virus or EHV, is a highly infectious viral disease that may be affecting the Wellington community. Early reports […]

Ottawa, Ontario — Canadian Eventing is pleased to announce the Canadian Eventing High Performance Riders and Coaches Clinics with David O’Connor, to take place in January 2007. Coaches and riders are encouraged to register as auditors. Acting as the demo riders will be the High Performance Development Team Riders, with the focus being on one […]

Ottawa, Ontario–Equine Canada, in partnership with the Provincial Equestrian Federations, is working on the implementation of UNCART, a new competition system for Canada. Slated for implementation in January 2008, the concept behind UNCART is to have the current levels of competition evolve into a new system, enabling participants, from competitors to coaches to follow a […]

Ottawa, Ontario— Alexandra Duncan of West Vancouver, BC contested the CDY-CDJ Kreuth Dressurgala, held in Kreuth, GER from December 8 – 10, in preparation for the FEI Young Rider World Cup, which began on December 12 in Frankfurt, GER. Riding Elektra, her 11-year-old Holsteiner mare, Duncan kicked off her first ever German competition in the […]

“Every major sporting event professes to be an ‘athlete’s’ event and to provide the best atmosphere and infrastructure to ensure that competitors are able to focus on their event rather than other factors,” said Jack Kelly, CEO of the World Games 2010 Foundation. “To try to ensure that we can do this at the highest […]

Ottawa, Ontario — The Jump Canada High Performance Committee is pleased to announce the 20 athletes named to the 2007 Canadian Show Jumping Team Short List. The first ten riders are named to the Canadian Show Jumping Team based on their standing in the FEI Gandini Jumping Riders’ World Ranking List as of December 1, […]

Ottawa, Ontario — Jump Canada is pleased to announce the ten young athletes who have been named recipients of the Jump Canada Bursary for 2006. In recognition of the difficulty that young riders’ face as they strive to continue their education while also competing at high levels of equestrian sport, Jump Canada developed the Bursary […]

Following the fatal accident, involving Mr Kim Hyung-Chil (KOR), which occurred yesterday 7 December 2006 during the Eventing competition at the 15th Asian Games in Doha (QAT), a full mandatory investigation was conducted. A report from the Technical Delegate for Eventing, Andrew Griffiths (GBR), examining all aspects of the tragedy in respect to the course […]

It is with the deepest regret that the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) and the Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC) announce that Mr Kim Hyung-Chil (KOR) suffered a fatal accident while competing at the 15th Asian Games, Eventing competition, Doha (QAT) on the morning of 7 December 2006. Mr Kim, 47, on the horse Bundaberg […]

Horses Escudo Fox, the vaulting horse used by Sissi Jarz (AUT) and lunged by Julia Nöbauer (AUT), bronze medal in the Individual Female Vaulting event, was selected for sampling on 26 August 2006. Analysis of the horse’s initial urine sample revealed the presence of metabolites of acepromazine, a sedative. Acepromazine is a prohibited substance according […]