At this year’s USEF Annual Meeting held January 13-17, 2010, an important rule change was approved affecting the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in competition horses. Over the years, ongoing veterinary research has revealed that not only is there little or no benefit to administering more than one NSAID to a horse for most […]

Ottawa, ON – Jump Canada is pleased to announce the young athletes who have been named recipients of the Jump Canada Bursary for 2009. In recognition of the difficulty that young riders’ face as they strive to continue their education while also competing at high levels of equestrian sport, Jump Canada developed the Bursary program […]

Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Eventing Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 Canadian Eventing Athlete Development Scholarships.  The 2009 recipients are Emily Daigneault of Gatineau, QC, Micheline Jordan of Ottawa, ON, and Leahona Rowland of Mississauga, ON. Designed to recognize and encourage Canadian riders in the pursuit of international competition, this […]

On the occasion of its Executive Board (EB) meeting held at the FEI Headquarters on March 9, the FEI announced further steps in relation to the debate on in-competition use of a limited number of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) under strictly prescribed limits and set the relevant timeline.   A central point in the debate […]

Thermal, CA – With riders from all over the world competing in the $50,000 HITS CSI-W Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, Joie Gatlin made sure that this time around the blue ribbon and the first-place check stayed in Southern California when she captured the top prize aboard Camaron Hills Quick Dollar at the HITS Desert […]

Mara Dean (USA) has become the first rider to post a winning score on the HSBC FEI World Cup™ Eventing leaderboard, following an emotional pillar-to-post victory in the Florida sunshine at the Red Hills International CIC***-W at Tallahassee (USA).   Riding her veteran 15-year-old Irish-bred Nicky Henley, who was coming back into competition after sustaining […]

The line-up for the final of the 2009/2010 FEI World Cup™ Dressage series which will take place at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands from 25-27 March has been revised.  The USA and Canadian Federations have confirmed that, due to health issues for either horses or riders, there will be no representatives from the North American League, so […]

Wellington, FL – Laura Kraut and Cedric, owned by Happy Hill Famr, won the $150,000 CN U.S. Open Grand Prix, CSIO 4*. Second place went to Beezie Madden (USA) and Danny Boy, owned by Abigail Wexner, while Nicole Shahinian-Simpson was third with Tristan, owned by Ilan Ferder and Tal Milstein. Canadians Mac Cone with Ole […]

Wellington, Florida – The Canadian Show Jumping Team claimed victory in the $75,000 Nations’ Cup, Presented by CN, held Friday night, March 5, in Wellington, FL. The Canadian Team comprised of Mac Cone of King City, ON, Yann Candele of Nobleton, ON, Beth Underhill of Schomberg, ON, and anchor rider Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, […]

Ottawa, ON — Sharon Merkel-Beattie of Sturgeon County, AB, won the Grand Prix Special at the CDI 3* Y/J  Burbank Mid Winter Dressage, held February 26–28, 2010, at Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA.   Riding Essence of Glory (Evergreen x PB Goodwill), a 14-year-old Canadian-bred Hanoverian mare co-owned by Merkel-Beattie and Donna Scott, […]