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Wellington Equestrian Partners Acquires International Polo Club

Mark Bellissimo, CEO of Wellington Equestrian Partners (WEP), has announced that he has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wellington’s world-renowned International Polo Club (IPC). The purchase includes the core IPC club facilities and surrounding properties, totalling 248 acres. The transaction will close in late April. Wellington Equestrian Partners owns the Palm Beach International Equestrian […]
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Eric Lamaze Third in $35,000 Illustrated Properties 1.45m Classic

Competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) continued on Friday during week ten of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) with a win for Jessica Springsteen (USA) and Stone Hill Farm’s Davendy S in the morning’s $35,000 Illustrated Properties 1.45m Classic. The pair bested Eduardo Menezes and Caruschka 2, who settled for second […]
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Eric Lamaze Second in WEF Challenge Cup Round 10

Week ten of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continued on Thursday with a win for Margie Engle (USA) and Elm Rock LLC’s Abunola in the $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 10. Competing at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, Engle and Abunola bested a field of 83 […]
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Nominations Open for the 2015 Equine Canada Media Award

Due to a high level of public interest, Equine Canada has opened the 2015 Equine Canada Media Award – The Susan Jane Anstey Trophy to external nominations. Created in memory of the late Susan Jane Anstey (1946-2005), a talented publisher and working journalist who provided invaluable contributions to Canadian equine interests, the Media Award is presented […]
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Top Five Finish for Selena O’Hanlon at Red Hills

Veteran Canadian eventing team member, Selena O’Hanlon of Kingston, ON, earned a top-five finish in the CIC 3* at the Red Hills International Horse Trials, held March 10-13 in Tallahassee, FL. O’Hanlon took fourth place aboard Foxwood High, the 13-year-old Canadian Sport Horse gelding she partnered with at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games […]
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Tokyo to Host 2016 FEI General Assembly

Tokyo, host city for the 2020 Olympic Games, has given the best possible endorsement for equestrian sport by inviting the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) to hold its General Assembly in the Japanese capital in November 2016. The allocation of the 2016 FEI General Assembly to Tokyo was approved by the FEI Bureau during its monthly […]
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Southlands Riding Club Closed Due to Strangles

Southlands Riding Club, in Vancouver, British Columbia, has closed after a newly arrived rescue horse tested positive for Strangles – a serious upper respiratory tract disease. Strangles is highly contagious and is transferable through direct contact. It is not airborne and does not affect humans. In horses, it causes high fever and swelling around the jaw […]
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FEI Open Bids for European Champs & World Cup Finals

The bid process opened March 15th for bid cities seeking to host the FEI European Championships 2019 and the FEI World Cup™ Finals in four disciplines for 2019 through to 2021. Bids are invited for the FEI European Championships 2019 across all FEI Disciplines – Jumping, Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage, Eventing, Driving, Endurance, Vaulting and Reining […]
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Canadian Team Named for CDIO 3* Wellington Nations’ Cup

Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the riders who will represent Canada in the Stillpoint Farm Nations’ Cup, taking place during the CDIO 3* Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) from March 29 through April 2, 2016 in Wellington, FL. The CDIO 3* Wellington represents week 12 of the prestigious AGDF, which takes place at the […]