Ottawa, ON—Dressage Canada is pleased to announce that five Canadian dressage riders are ranked in the top 85 in the Federation Equestre International (FEI) World Dressage Rankings from June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008. The top Canadian in the rankings is Olympian Ashley Holzer, a current resident of New York, NY, who is currently […]

Following the decision of the FEI Tribunal in the positive medication case involving the horse Castle Forbes Maike ridden at CSIO 5* La Baule in May 2007, the person responsible – Jessica Kürten (IRL) – filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on 5 June 2008. She also requested that the […]

Ottawa, Ontario – The horse world suffered a major loss last week with the death of Equine Canada senior judge and Federation Equestre International (FEI) veterinarian, Dr. John Gilray, 78, of 100 Mile House, BC, who succumbed to cancer on June 5.   A horse lover from the age of 13, Dr. Gilray graduated from […]

The Equestrian Company and China Travel Service (CTS) at a press briefing on June 10th gave an update on the latest “Games-Time” ticket sale arrangements for the Olympic Equestrian Events. Speaking at the briefing, the Chief Executive Officer of the Equestrian Company, Mr Lam Woon-kwong, said, “All of the 40,000-odd tickets for the Equestrian Events allocated […]

Ottawa, ON—Para-Equestrian Canada has received notification from the Federation Equestre International (FEI) that they have achieved an additional rider spot for the 2008 Paralympic Games. Canada had already qualified to send a team of four riders to the 2008 Paralympic Games in Hong Kong this summer, and will now be sending a total of five […]

Ocala, FL- Internationally renowned driving champion Chester Weber, has been featured in a new television series, The Ocala Horse Show. Weber is based in Ocala, Florida during the winter season.  The rest of the year, he travels with his team internationally to compete in the world’s premier driving competitions. Weber is well respected for his outstanding […]

As Canada’s Olympic show jumping team selection enters the final stretch, Eric Lamaze won what might be the toughest test on Canada’s road to the Beijing Games. In cool, windy conditions, in a torrential downpour, Lamaze came up the victor in the $200,000 grand prix at the Spruce Meadows National tournament. Facing competitors from six […]

The IOC and the FEI Bureau have approved the proposal of the FEI Eventing Committee and Safety Sub-Committee regarding a change of rule for Eventing to apply for all events as of 1 August 2008 including the Olympic Games. The new rule states that horses AND riders will be eliminated after ONE fall at fence […]

Jack deWit, President of the Ontario Equestrian Federation (OEF), has announced the planned retirement of OEF Executive Director, Marcia Barrett, effective December 31, 2008. “It is with much disappointment that the Board of Directors has accepted the decision to retire by its Chief Executive Officer at the end of the year”, reported deWit, “as Marcia […]

The deadline for nations to confirm their participation at the 2008 Olympic Games was 31 May 2008. In light of the confirmations from the National Olympic Committees, the latest list of qualified nations per discipline (team and individual) attending the 2008 Olympic Games is presented below. Cancellations in both Dressage and Eventing have meant that […]