hermal, California – John Anderson of Calgary, AB, claimed the $30,000 HITS Grand Prix riding Terrific on Thursday, February 4, in Thermal, CA. Anderson had the distinct advantage of being the final rider from the 42-horse starting field to enter the indoor arena. Using a format that saw the fastest clear first round win, Anderson […]

Ottawa, ON – —Canadian Paralympian Lauren Barwick of Aldergrove, BC, has been chosen as the City of Langley’s torch bearer for the 2010 Olympic Games. Barwick was selected by Langley’s Torch Relay Committee to represent the community and carry the Olympic Flame to the Langley Events Centre (LEC) for its official welcome on Monday, February […]

Germany’s Marcus Ehning has won a few Rolex watches in his time, but he has rarely had to work harder for one of the exquisite time-pieces than he did tonight when winning the tenth qualifying leg of the 2009/2010 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series at Bordeaux in France.  At the end of the toughest […]

In response to the tragic earthquake which rocked Haiti last month, the FEI is inviting the equestrian community to gather financial support. Funds collected will be sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) to assist both organisations in their efforts towards the rebuilding of the sports movement and […]

Wellington, FL – Anky van Grunsven (NED) and Salinero were in top form Saturday night to win their second straight Exquis World Dressage Masters musical freestyle at Palm Beach, beating U.S. favorite Steffen Peters and Ravel and Isabell Werth and Satchmo of Germany. A crowd estimated at 4,300 spectators ignored a chilly South Florida night […]

The President of the UAE Showjumping Cup carried 300,000 Euro total prize money with 90,000 going to the winner. This event is among the richest Grand Prix in the world, exceeded only by the Global Champions Tour shows and the CN Grand Prix at Spruce Meadows in Canada. To make sure this huge prize was well earned Olaf […]

British showjumpers started the 2010 Nations’ Cup Series with a victory in the Longine sponsored CSIO Abu Dhabi.  Leading from the start the team of Ben Maher, Ellen Whitaker, Guy Williams and Robert Smith beat Germany and the Netherlands into second and third. In its first Nations’ Cup appearance, the UAE team finished an astonishing fourth even though none […]

Apopka, FL – In only her second competition at the Grand Prix level with Wallenstein, Canada’s Nicole Shinton won both the Intermediaire II and the Grand Prix Special at the Snowbird’s Paradise Show dressage competition held January 29-31 in Apopka, FL. Hot off her Grand Prix debut one week earlier at the CDI Gold Coast Opener […]

Wellington, FL – The Exquis World Dressage Masters Grand Prix on Thursday was the first act of a replay of the 2009 World Cup Final with the same results – Steffen Peters (USA) and Ravel first, Anky van Grunsven (NED) and Salinero second and Isabell Werth (GER) and Satchmo third. The three top finishers from the […]

The chef d’equipes of the 11 nations competing in the President’s Cup CSIO***** in Abu Dhabi met this morning to make the draw for the running order of Friday’s team contest. The most news worthy occurrence, however, was Irish team manager Robert Splaine’s announcement. He noted that his riders have decided any money they might win in Friday’s […]