Ottawa, ON—For the third week in a row, Canadian Olympians Christilot Boylen and Evi Strasser and Olympic hopeful Cheryl Meisner competed the CDI3* Sunshine Tour held March 13–16, 2008, in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain. In a large class of 46 entries, Boylen, riding the 14-year-old Baden-Wurttemberger gelding Gachino (Gardez x China Town), owned by […]

American eventer Darren Chiacchia was airlifted to hospital following a disasterous tumble at the Red Hills Horse Trials in Tallahassee, Florida on March 15th. Riding seven-year-old Baron Verdi over the Preliminary cross-country course, Chiacchia was negotiating the Preliminary cross-country course when the pair shockingly somersaulted. Chiacchia has admitted to the neuro intensive care unit with […]

Following the completion of the USEF Selection Trials for Show Jumping in Wellington, Fla., the United States Equestrian Federation’s Ad Hoc Committee on Selection has approved naming the following ten horse/rider combinations to the Show Jumping Short List for the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong August 8-24, 2008.   As per the Selection Procedures, […]

New York, NY – During a meeting on Monday, March 10, 2008, the Board of Directors for the National Horse Show Association of America, Ltd. approved with a unanimous vote for the move of the 125th National Horse Show to the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament in Syracuse, NY. The show will run from October 29 to […]

The President of the Fédération Equestre Internationale, HRH Princess Haya, has announced the appointment of Alex McLin to the position of Secretary General, effective immediately. The appointment follows an extensive consultation period, with the National Federations, and the interviewing of a number of external candidates. Mr. McLin, who joined the FEI in March 2005, is currently […]

Ottawa, ON—Canadian Olympians Christilot Boylen and Evi Strasser and Olympic hopeful Cheryl Meisner competed at the second week of the CDI3* Sunshine Tour held March 6–9 in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain.   Strasser of Sainte-Adele, QC, rode her longtime partner Quantum Tyme, a 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Quattro x Argentinius), to a score of 65.042%, […]

Wellington, Florida-The Canadian Show Jumping Team, comprised of Mac Cone of King City, ON, Karen Cudmore of Victoria, BC, Mario Deslauriers of Bromont, QC, and Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, finished second in the $75,000 FEI Nations’ Cup, Presented by CN, at the CN OPEN CSIO 5* in Wellington, FL, last night. The only annual […]

WELLINGTON, FL. – Canada’s top-ranked show jumper, Eric Lamaze, claimed victory in the competition that was intended to be the first that the Canadian Equestrian Team Selection Committee was officially observing for Olympic team selection.  However, the win came under the most unusual circumstances due to  powerful storms tracking through the southern U.S.. Originally scheduled […]

Ottawa, Ontario-It was a banner weekend for Canada during the CDI-W/Y Palm Beach Dressage Derby, held February 29 to March 2, in Loxahatchee, FL, USA which saw Canadian riders complete a hat trick in the Grand Prix division. Canadian double Olympian Ashley Holzer, a current resident of New York, NY, started the competition off with […]

Ottawa, ON-Canadian Olympian Christilot Boylen and Olympic hopefuls Evi Strasser and Cheryl Meisner enjoyed solid results the CDI3* Sunshine Tour held February 29 to March 2 in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain. In the Grand Prix, Boylen and the talented 14-year-old Baden-Wurttemberger gelding Gachino (Gardez x China Town), owned by Mr. and Mrs. Hermosilla, were […]