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 […]

Wellington, Florida – The Young Horse Championships got underway on Thursday, November 30, at the CSI-W National Horse Show in Wellington, FL, with the Canadian-owned entry of Sandhya, owned by Mill Creek Stables, emerging as the winner of the Six-Year-Old Division. Having only been partnered together for two short weeks, Sergio Campos of Brazil piloted […]

Ottawa, Ontario— Wendy Southam of Stoufville, ON earned the United States Eventing Association Advanced Master Amateur Rider of the Year Award, after a successful season competing in the United States. Open to amateurs over the age of 40 who are current USEA members, riders accumulate points for placings earned in the Advanced division at events […]

Mark your calendars! Can-Am All Breeds Equine Emporium, March 15-17, 2007. Join us for the EquiMania! Education Centre, Presentations and Annual EquiMania! Quiz Challenge. Be prepared to test your knowledge of horse health and safety! The EquiMania! Quiz Challenge – Saturday March 17, 2007, from 9:30am to 3:30pm (Registration begins at 9am with awards 4:30pm) […]

Wellington, FL – The Board of Directors of Stadium Jumping Inc., in a unanimous vote taken late yesterday, rejected a proposed tendered lease offer by Mark Bellissimo on behalf of the Wellington Equestrian Partners for the show grounds and facility at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club on Pierson Road in Wellington. At the same […]

Ottawa, Ontario — The Canadian Eventing Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2006 Canadian Eventing Athlete Development Scholarship Program. The 2006 Scholarship recipients are Lisa Marie Fergusson of Langley, BC, Allison Truesdell of Lansdowne, ON and Kendal Lehari of Uxbridge, ON. Designed to recognize and encourage Canadian riders in the pursuit of […]

Ottawa, Ontario — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing changes to the amount of compensation paid to owners of animals ordered destroyed for disease control purposes under the authority of the Health of Animals Act. The proposed animal categories and maximum compensation amounts have been published in Canada Gazette, Part I, for a […]

Ottawa, Ontario – Dressage Canada is pleased to announce that CBC Country Canada is the recipient of the inaugural Dressage Canada Media Award of Excellence in recognition of their outstanding television coverage of the 2006 World Equestrian Games (WEG) held in Aachen, Germany. CBC Country Canada’s Assistant General Manager, Jane Fairly and Executive Producer, Francis […]

Toronto, Ontario – For the first time in her career, Jacqueline Brooks of Mount Albert, ON, won the FEI World Cup Canadian League Final, Presented by Yamana Gold, at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON. A hometown favourite at the Royal Horse Show, Brooks has competed at the Royal Horse Show on four […]