Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat produced a supremely confident victory in the ninth leg of the 2009/2010 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series on his home turf at Zurich, Switzerland.  Last to go in a thrilling nine-horse jump-off, Guerdat swept the rest aside with a blistering run from Tresor whose natural speed gave him a winning margin […]

Wellington, FL – Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, claimed his first victory of the 2010 season by winning the $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round III on Thursday, January 28, at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. A total of 54 horses were entered in the competition, including three ridden by Lamaze. The […]

Ottawa, ON – Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the first official training session with Robert Dover for Western Canada and California-based Canadian WEG declared riders.   The session is scheduled for February 20–21, 2010 at Dove Hollow Dressage Center (www.dovehollowdressage.com), in Olivenhain, California.  Dove Hollow is owned by Flo Brown, who has graciously allowed the […]

Ottawa, ON – Equine Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of four new FEI Stewards for Jumping.  Patricia Chalmers of Pincourt, QC, Allan Ehrlick of Campbellville, ON, Susan Hawes of Okotoks, AB, and Richard Smith of Abbotsford, BC, have all been appointed as FEI Stewards for Jumping, effective January 1, 2010.  All four stewards […]

The FEI investigation into the training methods used by Patrick Kittel on his horse Watermill Scandic in Odense, Denmark on 18 October 2009 has been concluded. Witness statements and video evidence have been thoroughly reviewed and the investigation findings are that there is no reliable evidence that the warm-up techniques used by Mr Kittel were […]

Ottawa, ON – Toronto native and three-time Canadian Olympian Ashley Holzer, who currently resides in New York, NY, won both the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle at the CDI-W West Palm Beach Gold Coast Opener, held January 21–24, in West Palm Beach, FL, USA. Riding Pop Art (Amsterdam x Cabochon), a 13-year-old Dutch […]

Eleven nations will be sending teams to the first United Arab Emirates CSIO, Febuary 3rd-6th. The five star show, which will be held in the Ghantoot Polo Club, offers a total of 500,000 Euro in prize money and has attracted some of the world’s best riders. The teams include Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Holland and Sweden. Championship […]

Blue Hors Matiné, the Grand Prix dressage mare was humanely destroyed after breaking her off foreleg in a paddock accident. The grey mare had won a silver medal in the Freestyle and a bronze in the Special at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen with Andreas Helgstrand of Denmark. She had been retired to the Blue […]

The Netherlands’ Edward Gal and Moorlands Totilas swept to victory in the seventh leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage series in Amsterdam to rocket up to the top of the series leaderboard. Once again thrilling both judges and spectators alike, the dynamic Dutch duo recorded a score of 87.70% as they high-stepped their way […]

Darren Chiacchia, a former U.S. Olympic rider and 2003 Pan Am gold medalist who recovered from serious head injuries sustained in a fall in March of 2008, has been arrested in Florida on an HIV-related charge. A partner alleged that Chiacchia, 45, had unprotected sex with him numerous times between February and June of 2009 […]