Host nation Germany won the team competition of the FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championships in Greven-Bockholt. German drivers also dominated the podium in the pony pairs class by claiming the gold, silver and bronze medal as well as the gold and silver medal in the four-in-hand class. Singles Dutch individual competitor, 17-year-old World Championship […]

The marathon at the FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championships in Greven, attended by 5000 spectators, has changed the individual and team standings. While the German team is still in the lead, they are being chased by The Netherlands and Belgium. Dutch Arjo van Kekem has taken over the lead in the single pony class; […]

Ottawa, Ontario – It was a victory for France as Marie Hecart raced to the win in the $10,000 The Marshes Open Welcome held Friday, August 14, at the National Capital Show Jumping Tournaments in Ottawa, ON. A total of 30 horse-rider combinations took their shot at victory over the track set by world renowned […]

The German team is going for gold on home ground at the FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championships in Greven-Bockholt. With a winner in the dressage in every class, Germany is 13 points in the lead in the team standings, ahead of Belgium and the Netherlands. Singles Individual competitor for Germany Franz Josef Lehmkuhl won […]

Ottawa, ON—Para-Equestrian Canada is seeking out dressage horse owners, requesting they lease or loan their animals for the upcoming May 2010 WindReach International Para-Dressage Competition CPEDI3* near Toronto. International riders will be looking to lease dressage horses of all levels from walk/trot through to Prix St. George for the event held May 28-30, 2010 in […]

The Stevens Commission (FEI Ethics Panel) has completed its investigation into the doping allegations involving the German Equestrian National Federation, its officials and athletes. The Stevens Commission determined and recommended to the FEI President that the investigation report should be provided to the German National Olympic Committee (DOSB) and to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) […]

St-Justin-de-Newton, Quebec – Nicole Shinton of Uxbridge, ON, concluded her first appearance in FEI sanctioned dressage competition with a fourth placed finish in the Intermediaire I Freestyle aboard GB Classic at the CDI-W Beaulieu International Dressage Classic held August 6-9 in St-Justin-de-Newton, QC. Receiving a score of 65% from the panel of five international judges, […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the four new board members for 2010: Michaela Eisengruber, Courtenay Fraser, Sue Rothgeb and Renée Young. With four positions to fill and four nominations received, all nominations were accepted by acclamation. Michaela Eisengruber, a resident of Kingston, NS, was born in Germany and emigrated to Canada in 1998. […]

Halton Hills, Ontario – Resembling a European-style equestrian estate, Halton Place, located on the outskirts of Georgetown, has ‘stepped up to the plate’ for high stakes show jumping with almost $500,000 in prize money during the three week Canadian Country Classic series August 26-30, September 2-6 and September 9-12, 2009. Businessman/entrepreneur and Halton Place owner […]

From August 13-16, the focus of the Driving World is set on Greven-Bockholt, a small village close to the city of Münster in northern Germany, for the fourth edition of the FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championships. Numbers Ninety drivers from 18 nations will compete in the single, pair and four-in-hand classes for the individual […]