With the election generating voter turnout from across the country using a new online voting system, election results are in for the 2011 Dressage Canada Board.  Elections have been held on a yearly basis for the Dressage Canada Board. Each Director-at-Large position elected by the DC affiliate membership will serve either a two or a […]

Nicole Walker of Aurora, ON, won the Jump Canada Medal Final held during the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON, on Tuesday, November 9. Following the completion of regional and provincial Jump Canada Medal Finals, the top finishers from across Canada were invited to contest the Jump Canada Medal Final Championship at the Royal.  […]

FEI Secretary General Alex McLin addressed the Sport Accord International Federations Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland, speaking on the topic of “Sharing Control: working with event owners within your sport”. In one of six key addresses at the fourth IF Forum, Alex McLin focused on the specific challenges faced by Federations that regularly work with different […]

Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, was named ‘Rider of the Year’ for 2010 during a special presentation held November 20 during the CSI4*Maastricht show jumping tournament in The Netherlands. The ‘Rider of the Year’ title is given by the equestrian publication yearbook, L’Annee Hippique, published in The Netherlands. Publisher Eric Bruger made the […]

A superbly-judged round against the clock secured victory in the fifth leg of the 2010/2011 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series today for Carsten-Otto Nagel.  Riding the lovely grey mare Corradina, the 48 year old rider from Hamburg set the pace in this afternoon’s 13-horse jump-off and none of the rest could match his speed […]

Boyd Exell (AUS) flew to his second victory of this season in the FEI World Cup™ Driving competition in Stuttgart. The World Cup and World champion drove an impeccable and extremely fast round with his new indoor marathon carriage and new harness, cheered by the enthusiastic crowd in the Schleyer Halle. Dutch Force Dutch drivers […]

Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, won the €20,000 Milcon Prix on Friday night, November 19, in Maastricht, The Netherlands. Lamaze was the first of 63 competitors to contest the €20,000 Milcon Prix and posted a clear round with Coriana van Klapscheut to advance to the jump-off. He would eventually be joined by 21 […]

Goldika 559, the 18-year-old Westphalian mare owned and ridden by McLain Ward, was retired during a special ceremony at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA, on October 23rd. Since 2003, Ward and Goldika have won an incredible 400 classes, including the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, NY, in June of […]

Long-time supporter of the Canadian Eventing community and organizer of Checkmate Horse Trials in Feversham, Ontario, Russell Smith, has passed away after a brief battle with cancer. The Smith family are holding a visitation from 2:00pm to 4:00pm on Thursday November 18th. This will be held at Humphrey Funeral Home at 1403 Bayview Avenue in […]

Tani Zeidler of Calgary, AB, is currently the top Canadian in the North American World Cup League standings following the $50,000 World Cup Grand Prix