Madrid, Spain – Olympic Champions Eric Lamaze and Hickstead closed out the CSI5* Madrid International Show Jumping Tournament in Spain by finishing second in the €100,000 King’s Cup on Sunday, May 24. Earlier in the week, Lamaze and Hickstead placed second in Thursday’s €20,000 Altae Banco Privado Trophy and were again second in Saturday’s €150,000 […]

Madrid, Spain – For the second year in a row, Canada’s Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Hickstead placed second in the €150,000 Grand Prix of Madrid held Saturday, May 23, at the CSI5* Madrid International Show Jumping Tournament in Spain. A total of 44 horses attempted the first round track in the feature event […]

Ottawa, ON—Karl Slezak of Tottenham, ON, and Jessica Phoenix of Cannington, ON, contested top finishes in the 2009 edition of the Jersey Fresh CCI 3* Three Day Event, held May 7–10, 2009, in Allentown, New Jersey, USA. The competition experienced heavy rainfall requiring the dressage to be moved indoors followed by warm and humid conditions […]

Ottawa, Ontario—The Canadian Eventing Coaching Committee is pleased to announce the 2009 Canadian National Coaching Symposium will be held on November 21–23, 2009 at the Royal Canadian Riding Academy in Cedar Valley, ON.   Symposium presenters are   • George Morris—the chef d’équipe for the United States Equestrian Team 2008 Olympic Gold medal jumping team, and […]

Madrid, Spain – Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze, 41, of Schomberg, ON, opened competition in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday by winning two classes and placing second in another. For the third year in a row, Lamaze is competing at the CSI5* Madrid International Show Jumping Tournament running May 21-24. In the first competition of the day, […]

Jacksonville, Florida – Nicole Shinton of Uxbridge, ON, won several classes during the Horse Shows in The Park Spring Dressage Classic held May 16-17 at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center in Jacksonville, FL. With her two horses, GB Marko and GB Classic, Shinton dominated the Prix St. Georges division. On Saturday, Shinton won the Prix St. […]

Palgrave, ON – Out of a field of twenty five riders, including three of Canada’s 2008 silver medalists, 24 year old Kimberley Farlinger of Annan, Ontario emerged victorious in the $50,000 Grand Prix at Palgrave Phase I this past Sunday.  Four riders successfully completed world renowned course designer Conrad Homfeld’s first round course. Toronto’s Courtney […]

The Sandra Sillcox Memorial Awards are in recognition of the Canadian Pony Club’s 75th Anniversary and of long-time supporter, Sandra Sillcox. These awards are for 2009 only. Sandra Sillcox started her Pony Club career in the Eglinton Pony Club in 1946, where she later achieved her A.  As an adult, she was DC of Toronto North […]

Lisa Lazarus has joined the FEI as General Counsel to manage and oversee the organisation’s legal activities. Lisa, who holds Canadian and US citizenship, comes to us after almost ten (10) years at the National Football League (NFL), where she was based primarily in New York (USA) as in-house counsel and then more recently in […]

In a fantastic fight to the finish, the Swiss team pipped the feisty Swedes for the very first Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ honours at La Baule in France today. After two gruelling rounds, the countries were tied on a score of eight faults each, so it came down to a thrilling jump-off between Swiss veteran […]