The FEI is calling on equestrian enthusiasts and designers of all ages around the world to enter its online competition to create new “pictograms” for its disciplines.   The competition, launched today on FEI Facebook and http://www.fei.org/, is open until midnight on 19 April 2012, with no limit on the number of entries per person. […]

Anne Sutherland, of Tornoto, ON, piloted her own 13-year-old Rhinelander gelding, Lancelot Fly, into the winner’s circle at the $50,000 Florida Dressage Classic CDI-W at the Global Dressage Festival. Sutherland and Lancelot Fly won both Adult Amateur Prix St. Georges classes and also rode away with the Everglades Dressage Adult Amateur Achievement Award, sponsored by Everglades […]

Equine Canada, the national voice for the horse industry, strongly supports Ontario horse racing and encourages the province to continue its strong partnership with the industry. For more than 10 years, the OLG Slots at Racetrack Program has been a successful partnership that generates more than a billion dollars a year for the Province and […]

David O’Connor has agreed to oversee the development of a new international calibre eventing course for Cedar Run Horse Park, located just west of Collingwood, two hours north of Toronto. O’Connor, whose many accomplishments include winning Olympic individual gold and team silver medals as a member of the U.S. equestrian team, currently divides his time […]

Halton Place regretfully announces the cancellation of the three-week Canadian Country Classic, scheduled from August 21 through September 9, 2012, due an ongoing dispute with the Niagara Escarpment Commission.   The Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) determines the activities permitted on the privately held lands of Halton Place.  For all prior years up to and including […]

FEI President HRH Princess Haya, 1st Vice President John McEwen and 2nd Vice President Pablo Mayorga today signed the agreement for the formal adoption by the FEI of the Brighton Declaration on Women and Sport, joining an impressive list of signatories that include the IOC, IPC and numerous International Federations.   The FEI member Federations […]

Canada finished third in the $75,000 FEI Nations’ Cup, Presented by G&C Farm, held Friday night, March 2, during the CSIO4* FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. The Canadian Team comprised of Yann Candele of Caledon, ON, Tiffany Foster of Schomberg, ON, Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Ian Millar of Perth, ON, […]

Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, scored his second victory of the week, guiding Wang Chung M2S to the win in the $25,000 ESP Jumper Stake on Saturday, March 3, at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL.   On Thursday, March 1, Lamaze topped a starting field of 82 entries to […]

The Canadians have been a force to be reckoned with this week. Erynn Ballard’s mount, Timber Ridge, started the week off with a Championship in the Regular Conformation Hunter Division. The gelding, by Coriano, is owned by Shane George from Texas and has only started showing at WEF last week. Erynn has shown him several […]

Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, topped a starting field of 82 horses to win the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round VIII on Thursday, March 1, at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL.   Lamaze was the first rider of the day to post a clear round over the course designed […]