This weekend’s Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event (22-25 April) could not be a more gripping start to the 2010 HSBC FEI Classics™ season of five 4* events. As a host of US and Canadian riders gear up for what will be a crucial showcase for selection for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games at Kentucky […]

Ottawa, Ontario—The future of Canadian dressage is in good hands following results at recent US West Coast CDI competitions. Three of our country’s junior and young riders, Esmee Ingham, 18, Jennifer Wood, 20, and Monica Houweling, 17, kept Canada’s name at the top of the scoreboard in two separate events. At the CDI 3* YJ […]

Germany’s Marcus Ehning will celebrate his 36th birthday tomorrow as the newly-crowned 2010 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping champion. In the Palexpo arena in Geneva, Switzerland this afternoon he kept the coolest head despite an early mistake and won through when those ahead of him faltered. This was his third time to take the prestigious […]

An urgent appeal/protest was lodged this morning by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), McLain Ward (Person Responsible) and Dr Tim Ober (USEF Team Veterinarian) against the disqualification of Sapphire from the FEI World Cup™ Final. The FEI Tribunal heard the case for emergency relief to allow the horse to compete today. Following the hearing, […]

Boston, MA – April 19, 2010 – Two-time Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward’s horse Sapphire was disqualified after the second round of the Rolex FEI World Cup Finals in Geneva, Switzerland, this past weekend after being deemed, ‘unfit to compete’.  Sapphire had two fault-free performances, putting her in the lead going into Sunday’s Final round […]

All horses show normal nerve sensation or sensitivity. Where that sensation is increased beyond normal limits it is called hypersensitivity. Hypersensitivity can be produced by a range of normal occurrences, such as an insect sting or accidental self-inflicted injury.   Hypersensitisation is the term used to define the artificial production of hypersensitivity and is contrary […]

Geneva (SUI), 18 April 2010
  After a thrilling competition, Australia’s Boyd Exell has won the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Driving Final in Geneva, presented by Brasserie A. Egger. Being the title defender, winner of three World Cup™ Driving events this season and top favourite, Exell felt the pressure on his shoulders but kept his head […]

Sapphire, the horse ridden by McLain Ward (USA), has been eliminated from the second round of the FEI World Cup™ Final last night (16 April) and disqualified from the rest of the event following a positive hypersensitivity test. The horse was selected for thermography testing on its legs yesterday and US Team Vet Dr Tim […]

Title defender Boyd Exell has won the warm up competition of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Driving Final in Geneva on Friday evening, leaving his fellow competitors far behind. Sweden’s Tomas Eriksson came second, ahead of Koos de Ronde from the Netherlands. Despite the late night hour, the four-in-hand drivers were cheered by a large […]

Steve Guerdat sent Swiss hearts soaring with a superb victory in the second leg of the 2010 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Final in Geneva tonight riding the feisty stallion Tresor.  The cream really came to the top in this class, and the 27 year old rider from Zurich set the early target in the jump-off […]