Host nation Spain will be hoping to stay out in front after being drawn number one of 16 nations at today’s draw for the starting order in the FEI European Jumping Championships. The Spanish have never won the European Jumping title and are keen to reverse that trend on their home turf at Club de […]

The full weekend of events at the third annual Chicago Hunter Derby presented by CN was a great success. Along with top hunter competition, the event successfully raised money to donate through Chicago Equestrians for a Cause to the Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago and the USHJA Foundation. Erynn Ballard of Tottenham, Ontario, Canada, rode […]

Team Morgan arrived with a title to defend in the TELUS Battle of the Breeds.  They were champions in 2010 and champions and fan favourite in 2009.  They had a three-peat in their sights.  When asked if this was in fact a dynasty in the making, team member Deb Clary of Tofield, AB, smiled and […]

Japan has secured qualification for the Olympic Eventing next year following the London 2012 Eventing Team Qualifier for Asia-Pacific nations which took place at the Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials (GBR) from  September 8-11. New Zealand, led by Clarke Johnstone, finished first in the team competition, but they are already qualified for London 2012 […]

Great Britain claimed team gold along with two of the three individual medals on offer at the FEI European Junior Eventing Championships 2011 at Vale Sabroso in Portugal over the weekend.  However the team silver medallists from Germany put up a spirited fight when the side was reduced to just three riders following last-minute injury […]

A record crowd of 89,632 came out to watch the last day of jumping at the 2011 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament. It was the richest day of show jumping on the FEI calendar. The one million dollar CN International got underway with 35 horse/rider combinations competing for the top 12 spots to advance to the […]

Olympic Champions Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Hickstead won the $1 million CN International for the second time in their career on Sunday, September 11, at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament in Calgary, AB.   An international field of 35 horses tackled the tough two round track set by Olympic mastermind Leopoldo Palacios of […]

Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, continued his impressive run of victories by winning the $80,000 Suncor Energy Winning Round and guiding his student, 16-year-old Caitlin Ziegler, to second place on Saturday, September 10, at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament in Calgary, AB.   A total of 27 riders entered the International Ring to […]

Spain’s record-breaking partnership of Maria Alvarez Ponton and Nobby took their fourth Championship title in a row when putting in another phenomenal performance at the FEI European Endurance Championships 2011 in Florac, France yesterday.  And the host nation had plenty to celebrate too, as Virginie Atger, Julien Goachet, Sunny Demedy and Benedicte Santisteva claimed the […]

Day four of FEI international competition at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” began with the Suncor Energy Winning Round.  Riders had to qualify in competitions earlier in the week in order to compete in this competition. Even though 11 riders jumped clear in the first round of the Leopoldo Palacios (VEN) designed course, only the top […]