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 […]

Another batch of 900,000 Olympic tickets are going on sale, of which 21,000 will be for equestrian sports. There will be an extra 4,000 dressage tickets, 12,000 for cross-country and 5,000 for show jumping offered starting Tuesday, May 15th. You can find more information at www.tickets.london2012.com. Please note that non-residents of the UK or designated European […]

Chatsworth Horse Trials, slated for May 11-13, has been cancelled due to extremely wet weather. Following the cancellation of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials last weekend, this is of particular concern to Great Britain’s Olympic hopefuls looking to secure a spot at the Games. William Fox-Pitt, Mary King, Piggy French and Nicola Wilson were […]

The deadline for member submissions for rule change suggestions for inclusion in the January 1, 2013 Rulebooks is May 31, 2012. Download, complete and submit your suggestions using the Rule Change Suggestion form at http://bit.ly/IzyBep.

Ian Roberts riding Faolan won the CIC 2* division at the Will O’ Wind Horse Trials at Will O Wind Farm in Orangeville, ON, held  May 6. 2011 Pan American Games Gold medalist Jessica Phoenix won the CIC 1* division riding Executive Decision and second place with A Little Romance. Complete results are online at […]