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Werth edges Dujardin in exciting second World Cup leg at Lyon

It’s three-in-a-row at the French fixture for the defending series champion Germany’s Isabell Werth showed exactly why she is known as The Queen of international dressage when, on her debut in the 2019/2020 FEI Dressage World Cup™ Western European League at the second leg in Lyon, France today, she produced yet another of her right-royal […]
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FEI releases horse monitoring research findings from Tokyo test event

The results of a major research study commissioned by the FEI, aimed at identifying best practices and management of horses training and competing in hot and humid environments, have been published. Conducted at the Ready Steady Tokyo Test Event in August 2019, and led by the FEI’s climate expert Dr David Marlin, the study monitored […]
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Charlotte Dujardin and Mount St John Freestyle win Grand Prix at Lyon

British rider Charlotte Dujardin was the fourth rider to enter the dressage arena for the FEI Dressage World CupTM Grand Prix presented by CREARA, and she managed to put in a great performance to hold off the competition. Taking first place in the provisional ranking with 79.978%, she held on to her lead throughout the […]
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Top Vet Challenges UAE’s ‘Mixed-up’ Endurance Research

Professor Tim Parkin, a world authority on athletic injury in horses, has publicly rebutted research circulated by the UAE in its bid to counter the FEI’s stricter new rules for endurance. Prof Parkin said many of its conclusions – such as that horses “constantly involved in endurance events develop fewer injuries” – were “mixed-up,” confusing […]
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New Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act in Ontario

On October 29, 2019, the Ontario government tabled The Provincial Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) Act, which, if passed, would establish an enforcement team made up of a chief inspector, locally deployed provincial inspectors and specialized inspectors for agriculture, zoos, aquariums and equines. Inspectors would conduct outreach and education on animal care, proactive, risk-based inspections, reactive […]
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Royal Horse Show set to feature Indoor Eventing and Dressage Derby

Indoor eventing and a dressage derby are two of the unique events highlighting the schedule during the 10-day Royal Horse Show, held as part of of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, from November 1 through 10, 2019, at Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto, ON. The $20,000 Horseware Indoor Eventing Challenge headlines events in the Coca-Cola […]
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Phone Scam Alert issued by Equestrian Show Venues

Organizers at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California, have issued a warning regarding a phone scam where exhibitors are receiving phone calls asking for credit card information for feed/bedding orders. These phone calls are coming from unknown individuals who are posing as show representatives; they note that one phone number people have received […]
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Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze to Compete at Royal Horse Show

Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze will compete in the international show jumping division at this year’s Royal Horse Show, held as part of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, from November 1 through 10, 2019, at Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto, ON. Lamaze, who claimed the individual gold medal as well as team silver at the […]
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Remembering Ecogold founder John Da Silva

“As a company we try to make horses as happy as possible so they perform as well as possible.” – John Da Silva It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Ecogold Founder and President John Da Silva. He died peacefully on Monday October 28, 2019, after a recent diagnosis of Stage […]
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Equestrian Canada Jumping Committee Announces New Members

Equestrian Canada (EC) is pleased to announce that Lynn Macyk of Edmonton, AB, and Karen Sparks of Nepean, ON, have joined the Equestrian Canada Jumping Committee for a three-year term from 2019-2022. The Jumping Committee (an operational committee of EC) is responsible for providing strategic guidance and counsel to EC management to support the development […]