Ottawa, Ontario — Jump Canada is pleased to announce the ten young athletes who have been named recipients of the Jump Canada Bursary for 2006. In recognition of the difficulty that young riders’ face as they strive to continue their education while also competing at high levels of equestrian sport, Jump Canada developed the Bursary […]

Following the fatal accident, involving Mr Kim Hyung-Chil (KOR), which occurred yesterday 7 December 2006 during the Eventing competition at the 15th Asian Games in Doha (QAT), a full mandatory investigation was conducted. A report from the Technical Delegate for Eventing, Andrew Griffiths (GBR), examining all aspects of the tragedy in respect to the course […]

It is with the deepest regret that the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) and the Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC) announce that Mr Kim Hyung-Chil (KOR) suffered a fatal accident while competing at the 15th Asian Games, Eventing competition, Doha (QAT) on the morning of 7 December 2006. Mr Kim, 47, on the horse Bundaberg […]

Horses Escudo Fox, the vaulting horse used by Sissi Jarz (AUT) and lunged by Julia Nöbauer (AUT), bronze medal in the Individual Female Vaulting event, was selected for sampling on 26 August 2006. Analysis of the horse’s initial urine sample revealed the presence of metabolites of acepromazine, a sedative. Acepromazine is a prohibited substance according […]

Wellington, Florida – The Young Horse Championships got underway on Thursday, November 30, at the CSI-W National Horse Show in Wellington, FL, with the Canadian-owned entry of Sandhya, owned by Mill Creek Stables, emerging as the winner of the Six-Year-Old Division. Having only been partnered together for two short weeks, Sergio Campos of Brazil piloted […]

Ottawa, Ontario— Wendy Southam of Stoufville, ON earned the United States Eventing Association Advanced Master Amateur Rider of the Year Award, after a successful season competing in the United States. Open to amateurs over the age of 40 who are current USEA members, riders accumulate points for placings earned in the Advanced division at events […]

Mark your calendars! Can-Am All Breeds Equine Emporium, March 15-17, 2007. Join us for the EquiMania! Education Centre, Presentations and Annual EquiMania! Quiz Challenge. Be prepared to test your knowledge of horse health and safety! The EquiMania! Quiz Challenge – Saturday March 17, 2007, from 9:30am to 3:30pm (Registration begins at 9am with awards 4:30pm) […]

Wellington, FL – The Board of Directors of Stadium Jumping Inc., in a unanimous vote taken late yesterday, rejected a proposed tendered lease offer by Mark Bellissimo on behalf of the Wellington Equestrian Partners for the show grounds and facility at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club on Pierson Road in Wellington. At the same […]

Ottawa, Ontario — The Canadian Eventing Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2006 Canadian Eventing Athlete Development Scholarship Program. The 2006 Scholarship recipients are Lisa Marie Fergusson of Langley, BC, Allison Truesdell of Lansdowne, ON and Kendal Lehari of Uxbridge, ON. Designed to recognize and encourage Canadian riders in the pursuit of […]

Ottawa, Ontario — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing changes to the amount of compensation paid to owners of animals ordered destroyed for disease control purposes under the authority of the Health of Animals Act. The proposed animal categories and maximum compensation amounts have been published in Canada Gazette, Part I, for a […]