Germany pipped France at Hickstead today when, for the fourth time during this thrilling 2009 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ season, the result was decided in a two-way jump-off against the clock.  And Germany has discovered a new star in 28 year old Janne-Frederike Meyer, who not only completed the single double-clear of the competition but […]

The 2009 HSBC FEI World Cup™ Eventing moves to North America for the first time this year, with this weekend’s seventh leg at Kalispell in Montana (23-26 July). The annual event at Rebecca Farm has attracted 19 entries from US and Canadian riders, including dual Olympian Amy Tryon (USA), who this time rides Leyland, 13th […]

Ottawa, ON—The Ontario Junior Dressage Team won the gold medal in the FEI Junior Team Competition today at the 2009 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Riders’ Championships, held July 21-26 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. The Ontario Gold Medal Team, comprised of Zachary Ball of Mountain, ON, Alexandra Dvorak of […]

Ottawa, ON—The Canada East Young Riders Dressage Team finished in fourth place in the Team Competition on July 22 at 2009 Adequan FEI North American Junior/Young Riders’ Championships, held July 21-26 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Canada East finished with a total score of 191.843 and was comprised of Jaimie Holland of […]

The 2009 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Riders Championships (NAJYRC) presented by Gotham North kicked off on Wednesday 22 July at the Kentucky Horse Park. Despite the fact that rain showers, and eventually a downpour, plagued the first day of competition, some stunning rides in the USDF/Platinum Performance NAJYRC Dressage Championships Team Test […]

The Italian team will be first to go when the seventh leg of the Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ series kicks off at 10.30 local time in Hickstead, England tomorrow. It’s the toughest of draws for the country that already looks destined for relegation at the end of the season.  The order of go for the […]

The 2009 Canadian Young Horse Development Finals, originally scheduled for week three (September 9-13) during the Halton Place “Canadian Country Classic” series has been moved to week one (August 26-30) at the request of the Young Horse Jumper Development Committee. As the series was unfolding this year, it was quickly recognized that many of the […]

Ottawa, ON—Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to announce that Jessica Rhinelander of St. John’s, NL, will continue as a development coach in Eastern Canada for the upcoming year. An accomplished rider and coach, Rhinelander will fill a crucial role in the sport by working to transition talented para-dressage riders to higher levels of competition. “We are […]

Ilya Anisin, a 20-year-old member of Belarus’s Young Rider squad, went one better than last year and secured his place at the 2009 HSBC FEI World Cup™ Eventing Final at Strzegom (POL) next month with a convincing win in the sixth qualifier, at Minsk (BLR).   Anisin, riding the 13-year-old Russian Trakhener stallion Arbat, made […]

Ottawa, ON—Diana Burnett of Blackstock, ON, earned a top five finish in the 2009 edition of the Maui Jim Horse Trials CIC 3*, held July 9–12, 2009, in Wayne, Illinois, USA. Riding Manny, a nine-year-old Canadian Thoroughbred gelding owned by the rider and John & Nadia Lennox, Burnett was sitting in third place after dressage […]