Ottawa, ON – The Dressage Canada Officials Committee and Stewards Sub-committee are pleased to announce the following list of recently certified and upgraded dressage judges and stewards for the 2010 competition season. Judges Name – Home Town – Status  Margaret Ames – Duncan, BC – Recorded Deborah Fox, – Ladysmith, BC – Recorded Melanie Jayne Houston – Victoria, BC – Recorded Marianne Middelveen […]

Your Royal Highness, As a group of senior veterinarians with experience of equestrian competition at international level, we write to express our grave concern at the recent decision of the FEI General Assembly to adopt the so-called ‘Progressive List’ that allows the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in competition horses. This resolution has seriously […]

The shock waves from the FEI’s implementation of the progressive medications list has encircled the globe and sharply divided the equine community. I am very concerned by the rhetoric being used to justify the change. I signed the petition at www.no-fei.com, and stand squarely with the BEVA, many of the FEI’s own present and past […]

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the case involving the horse Camiro ridden by Tony Andre Hansen (NOR) at the 2008 Olympic Games.   The appeal filed by Tony Andre Hansen on 19 January 2009 is dismissed and the decision of the FEI Tribunal rendered on 22 December 2008 […]

At its General Assembly in Stuttgart, November 20th, 2009, the International Dressage Officials Club (formerly IDJC) expressed its grave concern regarding the abusive treatment of horses during the warm-up phase at FEI competitions. The recent publicity has created a public outcry that cannot be ignored and is clearly bringing the sport of dressage into a […]

The FEI has announced that the FEI Bureau has passed a Resolution delaying implementation of the new Equine Prohibited Substances List and the accompanying Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations until 5 April, 2010. This Resolution has been passed in order to allow for broader debate and consultation on the policy change approved at the recent […]

The USEF is supportive of the rule change allowing certain non-steroidal medications included on the “Progressive List” passed at the FEI General Assembly in Copenhagen earlier this month. The list includes medications that would be allowed in FEI competitions and which are already permitted in USEF competitions. These medications are not considered by WADA to […]

The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) applauds the decisions made by the General Assembly of the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) in relation to Clean Sport with one major exception. The leadership shown by the FEI to improve matters in the field of anti-doping over the last eighteen months has been excellent.  In particular the work undertaken […]

Double European gold medallists, Adelinde Cornelissen and Parzival, swept the opposition aside with a convincing victory in the third leg of the 2009/2010 FEI Dressage World Cup™ series in Stockholm, Sweden this afternoon. Pipping runners-up Matthias Alexander Rath and Triviant from Germany by more than a nine-point margin, the crowd-pleasing Dutch partnership firmly declared their intention […]

Ottawa, ON – Amy Jager of Puslinch, ON, will represent Canada at the fifth annual 2009 FEI Young Rider World Cup Finals, which will be held at the CDI-W Frankfurt in Germany on December 17-20, 2009. Jager of Puslinch, ON, was identified by the FEI as the Canadian representative for the World Cup based on her […]