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Werth Suspended from Competition

The FEI has suspended Isabell Werth from competition following a positive doping test. Werth’s horse Whisper was tested at Wiesbaden on May 30 and Fluphenazine was found, a forbidden tranquilizer. The FEI has scheduled a hearing on June 25. Werth issued the following press release on the matter: Yesterday I was informed by the FN that during a medication test on May 30, […]
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Global Champions Tour: Monte Carlo Preview

An event both spectacular, and thrilling, Monte Carlo brings together the best riders of the Global Champions Tour for a three day meet of unparalleled calibre. The Monaco competition is a gold-standard event, with highly distinguished riders vying for success on courses perfectly groomed and meticulously prepared by equally eminent designers and marshals. This event, featuring […]
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Canadians Sweep all Divisions at CCI Bromont Three-Day Event

Ottawa, Ontario—Canadian riders won all of the international and national divisions at the 23rd annual Bromont CCI Three Day Event, The Todd Sandler Challenge held in Bromont, QC, June 10–14, 2009. One hundred top international competitors from Canada, United States, Belgium and Australia competed in five divisions — including one of only three CCI 3* […]
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Vesicular Stomatitis Invokes Import Restrictions for Horses from Texas Entering Canada

Ottawa, ON—The Breeds & Industry Division of Equine Canada would like to inform all stakeholders that due to the reported finding of a horse infected with vesicular stomatitis (VS) in Texas, US, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has asked the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to suspend the issuance or endorsement of export […]
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Piroplasmosis—Import Restrictions Announced for Horses from Missouri Entering Canada

Ottawa, ON—The Breeds & Industry Division of Equine Canada would like to inform all stakeholders that due to the outbreak of equine piroplasmosis in the state of Missouri, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has asked the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to suspend the issuance or endorsement of export certificates for horses and […]
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Results from the ConocoPhillips Canada Cup

It was a vintage Leopoldo Palacios (VEN) course design, 17 jumping efforts, 580 metres in distance and it all had to be done in under 87 seconds.  The course was every bit as hard as looked as it got the best of 40 of the 43 entries in today’s ConocoPhillips Canada Cup. The first to […]
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Cheryl Meisner Dances to Freestyle Victory at CDI-W Blainville

Blainville, Quebec – Cheryl Meisner of Blandford, NS, closed out the CDI-W Blainville Summer Classic by winning the Grand Prix Freestyle on Sunday, June 21, at the Blainville Equestrian Park north of Montreal, QC. Meisner used powerful, emotional piano music to highlight the strengths of John Risley’s Paganini. The 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion was at […]
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Spruce Meadows Skyliner/Continental Saturday

It was a vintage Leopoldo Palacios (VEN) course design, 17 jumping efforts, 580 metres in distance and it all had to be done in under 87 seconds.  The course was every bit as hard as looked as it got the best of 40 of the 43 entries in today’s ConocoPhillips Canada Cup. The first to […]
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Lee Tubman Makes it Two-for-Two at CDI-W Blainville Summer Classic

Blainville, Quebec – For the second day in a row, Lee Tubman claimed victory riding De La Rosa at the CDI-W Blainville Summer Classic held June 18-21 at the Blainville Equestrian Park north of Montreal, QC. Having won the Prix St. Georges on Friday, Tubman of Dunnville, ON, and De La Rosa followed up with […]