In a September 4th health alert from the Equine Disease Communication Center, it was reported that Eastern Equine Encephalitis had been confirmed in two horses, that were subsequenly euthanized. One case was in the Greater Sudbury area. A six-year-old mare showed clinical signs starting on August 15th. These included: ataxia, circling, fever, head pressing, somnolence, […]
Joris Vanspringel has been suspended for nine months after being accused of abusing a pony while giving a clinic in South Africa last November. He was also fined 3,000 Swiss francs and ordered to pay 3,000 Swiss francs in costs. The decision was handed down on August 15th, though only published this week. Vanspringel, 56, […]
Mother Nature brought clear skies and sunshine to opening day of the 2019 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ CSIO5* Tournament. The TELUS Cup was the first FEI competition of the day and 67 horse/rider combinations took to the International Ring hoping to make it into the winner’s circle. The TELUS Cup is a qualifying competition for both […]
The deadline for submission for the fifth leg of the 2019 Para-Dressage Video Competition Series is coming up quickly on October 15, 2019. The Series features an online portal that allows athletes to upload video entries for online review and evaluation from an EC certified para-dressage judge. The portal features the ability to pause, rewind […]
The 2019 Equestrian Canada (EC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) has been set for Sept. 25, 2019 at 7 p.m. ET, and will be held via teleconference with the EC Board of Directors and the 27 EC Voting Members in attendance. As per EC’s By-laws, the AGM follows a very specific agenda. Therefore, while the community […]
On Sept. 4th at the Spruce Meadows Masters, 51-year-old Olympic champion Eric Lamaze expressed his opinions about the changes to the Olympic show jumping team format in 2020. “It’s the worst thing that could have happened to our sport,” he said in a CBC interview. “The Olympics are the biggest thing we have in our […]
Equestrian Canada (EC) extends heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Mary Anne Laframboise of Ottawa, ON, who passed away on Aug. 31, 2019, at the age of 90 after a short illness caused by a stroke. With an abundance of passion and determination, Laframboise worked tirelessly over many decades to raise the profile, […]
Scoring for the new Olympic jumping format in Tokyo is to change after the three-rider/no drop-score team test confused spectators and suggested it was even vulnerable to “manipulation.” But the proposed amendments have not placated top riders. London 2012 champion Steve Guerdat said the inevitable “mess” at next year’s Games would be squarely down to […]
One of the Maktoum family’s longest standing trainers has been suspended for two years by the FEI for a banned steroids offence involving Shaddad, who was the world number-one ranked endurance horse at the time. Ismail Mohammed, 56, was also fined 7,500 Swiss francs and ordered to pay 2,500 Swiss francs towards costs. The same […]
The popular and ever-gracious Ingrid Klimke (GER) thrilled her mass of cheering, flag-waving supporters by conjuring a faultless Jumping round from her wonderful horse SAP Hale Bob OLD to clinch both the team title for Germany as well as her second successive individual gold medal at the Longines FEI European Eventing Championships, held in her […]
