Calgary, AB – There were 28 horse/rider combinations that started the $20,000 Cargill Jumper Cup on Saturday evening at Spruce Meadows.  The course, set by Germany’s Christa Heibach, was cleared by seven who then moved onto the jump-off round. The first to go in the jump-off was BC native Andrea Strain.  Strain rode her 9 […]

Wellington, Fla., – The $75,000 CSI2* Grand Prix on Sunday, Mar. 15 and the $400,000 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Finale Grand Prix on Saturday night, Mar. 21 will be broadcast live on the Internet from the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Sunday’s live broadcast begins at 1 p.m. and is available for $9.95. Viewers can log […]

Wellington, FL – Canada’s Ashley Holzer and her Olympic mount Pop Art secured their place at the FEI World Cup Final with a victory Saturday night in the WEF Dressage Classic Grand Prix musical freestyle at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Holzer, who lives in New York and Wellington, scored 77.350 percent to beat […]

Ocala, Florida – One year after suffering a life-threatening riding accident that could have ended his competitive career, Olympic Bronze Medalist Darren Chiacchia was celebrating victory. Chiacchia of Springville, NY, and Ocala, FL, won an advanced division of the Rocking Horse Spring Horse Trials in Altoona, FL, riding his 2003 Pan Am Gold Medal mount, […]

Wellington, Fla. – Jessica Springsteen rode Papillon 136 to capture George H. Morris Excellence in Equitation Friday night before the entire 2008 USA Olympic gold medal team that judged the event at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. A crowd estimated at about 1,000 spectators and another 1,000 on a live Internet telecast watched the […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Following the 2009 Equine Canada (EC) Annual Convention, Jump Canada is pleased to announce several new board members. John ‘JT’ Taylor of Orangeville, ON, is the new Chair of Jump Canada.  A Jump Canada Board member for more than four years, Taylor was Chair of the Competitions Committee from 2005 until 2008.  In addition […]

Wellington, FL – The George H. Morris Excellence in Equitation, an invitational exhibition event, will be broadcast live on the Internet on Friday, March 13 from the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. The entire 2008 U.S. Olympic team of Beezie Madden, McLain Ward, Laura Kraut, Will Simpson and Anne Kursinski, the reserve are joining George Morris […]

Wellington, FL – Already assured of a trip to the FEI World Cup Final in Las Vegas, Canada’s Ashley Holzer took advantage of a last chance to ride Pop Art under the lights by winning the Grand Prix for the musical freestyle at the WEF Dressage Classic CDI-W Thursday. Holzer, who lives in New York and […]

Wellington, FL – Nearly 300 riders, trainers, and owners of the hunter/jumper/equitation disciplines attended the North American Riders Group (NARG) Opening Reception on Tuesday, March 3. The event was held at the Wanderer’s Club in Wellington, FL, and was deemed a success.   The North American Riders Group is led by an executive board that lists […]

Caledon, ON – The Town of Caledon, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and the Equestrian Management Group (EMG) were notified on March 9, 2009 by the 2015 Pan American / Para Pan Games Bid Corporation that the Caledon Equestrian Park was added to the Bid Corporation’s venue plans. Since 1986, EMG has operated […]