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Burton Rules Supreme at Burghley

Christopher Burton (AUS) and Nobilis 18 were pure class at the end of a challenging Cross Country day at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), final leg of the FEI Classics™ 2015/2016. They had the second fastest time of the day – finishing just 8 seconds over the optimum time of 11 minutes 11 […]
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Burton Blazes the Trail at Burghley

The stylish Christopher Burton (AUS) is on course to win his first CCI4* on British soil after storming into the lead at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), final leg of the FEI Classics™ 2015/2016, with a stunning Dressage test on the 17hh Nobilis 18. Burton, who also led the Dressage at the Rio […]
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Bettina Hoy has Designs on Burghley

Bettina Hoy (GER) lit up the arena on day one of the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), final leg of the FEI Classics™ 2015/2016, with a beautifully executed Dressage test on Designer 10 that was in a class of its own and may prove hard to beat. The only fault in a show-stopping exhibition […]
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Rider Killed at HITS-on-the-Hudson

Amateur show jumper Rebecca “Becca” Weissbard died after a fall while competing at the HITS-on-the-Hudson VIII in Saugerties, N.Y., on August 31, 2016. The 22-year-old from Manorville, on Long Island, was riding Remember Me in a 1.0m Jumper Classic when her mount tripped after knocking a rail and fell on her. The pair won a […]
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Selena Speaks Out

Selena O’Hanlon declares that Foxwood High continues to be in great form and she is seeking clarity on what led to the removal from Olympic Eventing Team
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Alliston Feed Mill Reopens After Fire

On Friday August 19, 2016, the historic Alliston Feed Mill in Ontario burned to the ground. The fire, which has left damage in the millions, is being treated as a criminal investigation. The owners of Alliston Feed Service Ltd., Peter and Sheila Dockerty, were out of town for a friends’ wedding when they received the […]
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In Memoriam: Dr. Dubro Zerajic

Dr. Dubro Zerajic, a veterinarian and equine acupuncturist, based for many years in Aurora, Ontario, died on August 26, 2016
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Brian Morton Third in Longines FEI World Cup™ at Tbird

The USA’s Karl Cook jumped Tembla to a thrilling win in the $135,600 Longines FEI World Cup™ Qualifier, presented by Noel Asmar, at Langley CSI3*-W. Thunderbird Show Park hosted the first leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League West Coast sub-league on Sunday, August 28. “As Tembla gets older, she gets […]
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Canadian Show Jumping Team Fifth in Nations’ Cup™ at Gijon

The Canadian Show Jumping Team earned a fifth place finish in the FEI Furusiyya Nations’ Cup, held Aug. 27, 2016 at the CSIO 5* Gijon in Spain. Competing for Canada were Kara Chad of Calgary, AB, Elizabeth Gingras of Edmonton, AB, Vanessa Mannix of Calgary, AB, and Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON. The nations’ cup, […]
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2016 Rio Olympics Confirmed Clean

FEI President Ingmar De Vos had double cause for celebration this week after confirmation that all human and equine samples taken during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games had returned negative. “Keeping our sport clean is a central part of our daily work at the FEI, but to have back-to-back clean Games in London and Rio […]