On Friday, September 6, 2019, the Spruce Meadows Leg Up Foundation held its inaugural fundraising event, the Masterpieces at the ‘Masters’ live auction which raised over $100,000. The event centered around paintings which were created by eight talented local artists including: Madison Canyon, Steve R. Coffey, Kindrie Grove, Andrew Kiss, Gena LaCoste, Kim Penner, Jody […]
As the sun set behind the Statue of Liberty and “The Star-Spangled Banner” rang out, Kent Farrington and Creedance flew the flag for the United States of America in the closing 5* thriller in New York. The American champion’s win was a fitting climax to the sensational inaugural LGCT and GCL Finals on Governors Island […]
The modern top foals in this year’s collection for the Fall Elite Auction, which will take place on Saturday, October 5th at the Oldenburg Horse Center Vechta, are thrilling. The best stallions in the world are combined with sporty mare lines. Secure your future star now! The international pedigrees and extra class sires of these […]
Forty-six horse and rider combinations took part in the CSI4* Grand Prix on this last Sunday of September. Eleven combinations managed to qualify for the jump-off on the 1m55 course designed by Louis Konickx, boasting sixteen jumping efforts. Although France was the most represented nation in the jump-off, Italy ended up being victorious, thanks to […]
Canadian dressage riders racked up some big wins at Dressage at Devon, Sept. 26-29, 2019. Lindsay Kellock and Sebastien won Friday’s Grand Prix and then went on to claim the World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle with a personal best score of 75.870%. Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu, back from a maternity break, placed second in the class with […]
The 2019 Equestrian Canada (EC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on Sept. 25, 2019, with the current and incoming EC Board of Directors and EC Voting Members attending via conference call, and the community invited to tune in through Facebook livestream. The AGM agenda included four items of business, as well reports and updates […]
The power pairings of Explosion W and Ben Maher and Clooney 51 and Martin Fuchs propelled London Knights to victory in the GCL New York and the overall 2019 Championship with drama until the final seconds. Four flawless clear rounds were delivered by the unbeatable Knights who secured a historic second GCL title win after […]
In a script worthy of the Broadway stage, today’s GCL New York Round 1 saw the London Knights claim pole position – propelling themselves back into the 2019 title fight as Saturday’s Championship decider rests on a knife edge. London Knights’ formidable combination of Martin Fuchs with Clooney 51 and Ben Maher aboard Explosion W […]
Victory was sweet for Belgium when Constant van Paesschen and his striking 10-year-old black stallion Vendetta Treize took top call in the opening event of the inaugural Longines Global Champions Tour New York. Eduardo Alvarez Aznar (ESP) claimed the runner-up position riding F, while Abdel Saïd (EGY) rounded out the top-three podium finishes on Axel […]
Brazilian athletes dominated the podium once again at the FEI South American Jumping Championships for Children, Pre-Juniors, Juniors and Young Riders 2019 staged at Mariano Roque Alonso in Paraguay from 16 to 22 September. There were seven sets of medals up for grabs, and a total of 68 young people competed. The flags of Argentina, […]
