The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Board of Directors (BOD) elected Murray S. Kessler as its next President at the Mid-Year BOD Meeting in Gladstone, N.J. on Tuesday. The President ultimately presides over the volunteer leadership structure of the USEF. Since 1917, only 13 individuals have served in the presidential role. Kessler will officially take […]
Equine Canada will officially announce the riders competing for Canada at the summer Olympics in Rio on July 14th, but the FEI has just released the list of riders that are qualified. The final list of confirmed riders will be announced by the FEI on July 18th. The following Canadian horse and rider combinations are […]
Samples taken at the 80km CEI*1 in Amman (JOR) on May 21, 2016 from the second-placed horse Obama Al Aswad (FEI ID 104DF50, ridden by Nayef Al Fayez (FEI ID 10066952), have returned positive for the banned substance Boldenone, and the controlled medications Dexamethasone, Meloxicam, Phenylbutazone and its metabolite Oxyphenbutazone. Boldenone, an anabolic steroid, is […]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in partnership with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Equine Canada and its equine sector organizations has developed a National Farm and Facility Level Biosecurity Standard for the Equine Sector. This new guidance document can be used by horse owners and custodians as a cost effective way to limit the […]
The FEI has today published the long lists (FEI nominated entries) of athletes and horses for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The full nominated entries are available at these links (see the “Nations Participating” section at each link): Rio 2016 Olympic Games Rio 2016 Paralympic Games The 43 nations that have earned their […]
Please be advised that the Equine Canada Rules, Section C, Driving, have been reformatted and are now available on the EC website in English and French. The complete rules of Equine Canada can be found on the EC website here. An extraordinary rule amendment (ERA) has been approved for incorporation in to the Rules of […]
Lisa Hossack-Scott has been named the Dressage Canada Volunteer of the Month for May.Hossack-Scott has been a long-time supporter of dressage in Canada.
Last month former Daily Show host Jon Stewart and his wife Tracey adopted Lily, a senior mare that gained fame for having been shot more than 100 times at close range with a paintball gun. They brought Lily from Pennsylvania, where she was rescued from an auction, to their animal sanctuary in New Jersey. Sadly, […]
There have been questions about the horse’s ownership which is listed in the FEI database since 2012 as Caledonia Stables, which is a Leduc, Alberta
The Manitoba Horse Expo, It was a successful event, which met its aims, however, it is reported that vendors did not receive compensation
