Michael Jung (GER), riding Leopin FST, added yet another accolade to his glittering career when he won the CCI4* at Luhmühlen (GER), the penultimate leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™, much to the delight of a loudly cheering home crowd. Earlier in the day he had won the German national title with Weidezaunprofi’s River of […]
Lucinda Fredericks (AUS) produced a brilliant Dressage test on Flying Finish, a newcomer at CCI4* level, to head the field of 44 after the first day at Luhmühlen (GER), penultimate leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™. The Ground Jury of Jennie Loriston-Clarke (GBR), Christina Klingspor (SWE) and Christoph Hess (GER) awarded her the excellent score […]
At CEI Fort Howes in Fort Howes, MT, which was held June 8-10, Jessica Manness and Greater Glide were pulled in at vet gate one in the FEI 75 mile event. Diane Trundle on Nikki and Angie LaVallee on Okay Spotless won the Gold medal in the 35 mile event. In the 50 mile race […]
Polocrosse Canada has announced their 2012 Canadian Polocrosse team. After a gruelling weekend of tryouts, the team consists of four women and two men, the youngest being 16. The team is in their final weeks of preparation before competing at the International Challenge Match in France, July 22 to August 6, against France, Great Britain, Holland, Germany […]
The FEI Bureau’s spring meeting took place at FEI Headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) on June 8-9. The meeting opened with a minute’s silence for Dr. Craig Ferrell, FEI Medical Committee Chair, and Jane Goldsmith, Member of the FEI Para-Dressage Committee, who passed away recently. The main focus of the meeting was: • to agree on proposed […]
“The road to recovery from an Acquired Brain Injury is a lifetime of small steps. I am luckier than most as I have a horse to carry me on this journey.” So wrote Meg Wade in her acceptance speech for the FEI Against All Odds Award 2011, which she was unable to accept in person […]
Equine Canada, together with the Bromont Bid Committee for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) has received word that Canada is one step closer to hosting this prestigious international equestrian event. The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) reports that five countries have been confirmed as bidders and move to Official Candidate status: Rabat (MA); Bromont […]
The HSBC FEI Classics™ will be LIVE on FEI TV, the FEI’s official video platform, this weekend as follows: June 16th – Cross Country from 13.20 CEST June 17th – Jumping from 13.25 CEST
Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, topped a starting field of 55 entries to win the $32,000 RSA Cup during the Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ tournament on Thursday, June 14, in Calgary, AB. Riding Coriana van Klapscheut, Lamaze posted a time of 68.25 seconds, stopping the clock almost three seconds faster than his closest […]
Many of the world’s top riders are heading to Luhmühlen in Germany for the penultimate leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™, where they will be trying to reduce the significant lead established by William Fox-Pitt (GBR), winner of Pau last year and Kentucky in April. Fox-Pitt misses Luhmühlen after a double of wins in Bramham […]
