The Alberta Equestrian Federation (AEF) is thrilled to announce that all three disciplines (Dressage, Jumping & Reining) taking part in the Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships (CIEC), Sept 11 – 15, 2013, will now be held at one facility. “We have recently been informed that an additional new arena at RMSJ will be available in time […]

On August 2nd, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and other horse protection groups achieved a minor victory in their battle to prevent the reopening of horse slaughter plants in the US by obtaining a restraining order against New Mexico’s Valley Meat Co. The order prevents the company from commencing operations, which were […]

Supply of Adequan® IM and Adequan® IA – the only (PSGAG) approved by the FDA was interrupted last year, resulting in shortages

Great Britain won the fourth and last leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Dressage 2013 pilot series at Hickstead today. But they had to settle for third place, behind Sweden, in the final rankings as The Netherlands claimed the series title. Germany finished on the same final scoreline as the British at the end of […]

It was a case of the student beating the teacher as Jordan MacPherson of Toronto, ON, beat out Ian Millar to win the $35,000 CSI2* Ram Equestrian Grand Prix held August 3 during the CSI2* Summer Festival at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON. The Caledon Equestrian Park will host the equestrian events for […]

Germany won the penultimate leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Europe Division 1 series at Hickstead, Great Britain this afternoon. But it is still uncertain whether the most formidable of Jumping nations will make the cut for the inaugural Final in Barcelona, Spain in September. With just one qualifying leg remaining, in Dublin, […]

Equine Canada has announced that there have been 14 applications received from highly qualified individuals interested in fulfilling the role of Dressage Technical Advisor/Chef d’Équipe. All applications will be put forward for consideration and evaluation by a five member hiring panel. Preliminary interviews are being scheduled for early August. Following those initial interviews a short […]

Eizo Osaka (JPN), retired FEI International Dressage Judge and Jumping course designer, died in July after a long illness. He had celebrated his 80th birthday on May 1st. Born in 1933 in Akita Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan’s largest island Honshu, he majored in Law at the prestigious Chuo University where he also […]

Young riders facing challenges that may prevent them from reaching their equestrian goals can get a leg up from the Ontario Equestrian Federation through its OEF Youth Bursary program. Each year the OEF proudly offers a minimum of five $1,000 bursaries to junior members and is currently accepting applications. The OEF Youth Bursary program is […]

Lisa Marie Fergusson of Langley, BC and Gina Fiore’s 14-year old Irish Sport Horse gelding, Feral Errol sired by Errolgal Flight, won it all in the CCI2* division at Rebecca Farm Three Day Event; one of the largest eventing competitions held in the USA, July 24-28 in Kalispell, MT. This year’s attendance set an all-time […]