A number of Canadian eventers earned great results at Jersey Fresh CCI3* held in Allentown, NJ, May 9-13. Top honours in the CIC 3* division went to Rebecca Howard and Riddle Master. The pair had a score of 52.8 for the win. Selena O’Hanlon and her longtime partner Colombo finished in third place in the […]

Developer Mark Bellissimo has withdrawn plans to build a hotel at the proposed Equestrian Village in Wellington, Florida, in response to ongoing public outcry and clear lack of support from the community. The recently elected council, including new Mayor, Bob Margolis, was not likely to support the land-use request, so Bellissimo has opted instead to […]

There has been one confirmed case of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) in Colorado, and a Douglas County facility has been placed under quarantine. Reports indicate that the horse was shipped from Iowa by a private owner and was euthanized after showing severe neurological signs associated with the disease. Three other facilities in Colorado received horses from […]

McLain Ward’s golden Olympic partner, Sapphire, has been retired. Together the pair won two Team gold medals (in 2004 and 2008), Team silver at the 2006 World Equestrian Games, the 200 CN International and the 2010 Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix, among many other victories. Sapphire competed at the Winter Equestrian Festival this year following […]

The La Baule Organising Committee Veterinary Advisors and the FEI have been constantly monitoring horses at the French event following a confirmed case of Equine Influenza in a horse that was competing in Le Touquet (FRA) last weekend. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) swab testing, a “super-sensitive” forensic type test for viral infections. PCR looks for […]

The Canadian Show Jumping Team comprised of Yann Candele, Tiffany Foster, Jill Henselwood and Ian Millar, finished in third place in the Nations’ Cup competition held Friday, May 11, at CSIO 4* Linz, AUT, which is being held from May 10–13, 2012. Out of 15 countries represented, Canada finished the two-round competition with a total […]

In a super-tight fight to the finish, the Belgian team came out on top at the opening leg of the FEI Nations’ Cup™ 2012 series in La Baule, France this afternoon.  It took three tough rounds of jumping to decide the result however, as The Netherlands  chased them all the way to a third-round jump-off […]

The FEI today launches the FEI Awards 2012 and invites the international equestrian community to contribute to this annual celebration of outstanding talent.   For the fourth consecutive year, the search is on for five individuals who have demonstrated remarkable ability and commitment in the following categories: – Reem Acra Best Athlete, for the athlete […]

The Swiss team will be first into the ring when the FEI Nations’ Cup™ 2012 series gets underway in La Baule, France this afternoon (May 11th), while the host nation has drawn the coveted last-to-go spot. The draw took place this morning, and the eight competing nations will enter the arena in the following order: […]

Following the recent announcement of Headley Britannia’s forthcoming retirement from top-level competition, Lucinda and Clayton Fredericks will offer embryo transfer from the worlds’ best-known event mare. Embryo transfer involves inseminating a donor mare with fresh, chilled or frozen semen of a stallion of choice around the time of ovulation to create an embryo. At eight […]