Ocala, Florida – One year after suffering a life-threatening riding accident that could have ended his competitive career, Olympic Bronze Medalist Darren Chiacchia was celebrating victory. Chiacchia of Springville, NY, and Ocala, FL, won an advanced division of the Rocking Horse Spring Horse Trials in Altoona, FL, riding his 2003 Pan Am Gold Medal mount, […]

Wellington, Fla. – Jessica Springsteen rode Papillon 136 to capture George H. Morris Excellence in Equitation Friday night before the entire 2008 USA Olympic gold medal team that judged the event at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. A crowd estimated at about 1,000 spectators and another 1,000 on a live Internet telecast watched the […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Following the 2009 Equine Canada (EC) Annual Convention, Jump Canada is pleased to announce several new board members. John ‘JT’ Taylor of Orangeville, ON, is the new Chair of Jump Canada.  A Jump Canada Board member for more than four years, Taylor was Chair of the Competitions Committee from 2005 until 2008.  In addition […]

Wellington, FL – The George H. Morris Excellence in Equitation, an invitational exhibition event, will be broadcast live on the Internet on Friday, March 13 from the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. The entire 2008 U.S. Olympic team of Beezie Madden, McLain Ward, Laura Kraut, Will Simpson and Anne Kursinski, the reserve are joining George Morris […]

Wellington, FL – Already assured of a trip to the FEI World Cup Final in Las Vegas, Canada’s Ashley Holzer took advantage of a last chance to ride Pop Art under the lights by winning the Grand Prix for the musical freestyle at the WEF Dressage Classic CDI-W Thursday. Holzer, who lives in New York and […]

Wellington, FL – Nearly 300 riders, trainers, and owners of the hunter/jumper/equitation disciplines attended the North American Riders Group (NARG) Opening Reception on Tuesday, March 3. The event was held at the Wanderer’s Club in Wellington, FL, and was deemed a success.   The North American Riders Group is led by an executive board that lists […]

Caledon, ON – The Town of Caledon, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and the Equestrian Management Group (EMG) were notified on March 9, 2009 by the 2015 Pan American / Para Pan Games Bid Corporation that the Caledon Equestrian Park was added to the Bid Corporation’s venue plans. Since 1986, EMG has operated […]

Richmond, Ontario – It was announced at the Canadian Sport Horse Association Annual General Meeting, March 7th in Calgary, Alberta that the National Foal Championship will proceed for 2009 with the possibility of more locations. Barbara Jackson has agreed to take over as Chair of the National Foal Championship (NFC) committee for a 5 year […]

Wellington, FL – McLain Ward and his two-time Olympic gold medal partner Sapphire claimed their second Grand Prix victory in a row Saturday night by winning the $200,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix CSI 4* presented by CN at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. In an exciting six-horse jump off before a near packed […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Equine Canada is pleased to announce that a new committee has been appointed within the Equine Canada structure for the discipline of reining.  The Canadian Reining Committee (CRC) is now responsible for the development and implementation of reining programs in Canada.  This initiative aligns reining with the other FEI disciplines, which are each managed […]