After an amazing competition in which all odds were open, Swiss driver Jérôme Voutaz caused a huge sensation by finishing second behind Boyd Exell (AUS) in the seventh and last Leg of the FEI World Cup™ Driving in Leipzig. The result saw Voutaz claim a last-minute qualifying spot for the Final in Bordeaux, France on […]
Men and Women were pitted against each other for the eighth annual $75,000 Battle of the Sexes in front of a crowd of more than 5,000 spectators during the first “Saturday Night Lights” of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). After three rounds of competition that ended in […]
Reigning European Champion, Jannis Drewell, made it a back-to-back hat-trick of wins when topping the Individual Male competition at the final qualifying leg of the FEI World Cup™ Vaulting 2015/2016 series on home ground in Leipzig, Germany today. And Switzerland’s Simone Jäiser also stamped her authority all over the Individual Female category, with big scores […]
Another barn fire in southwestern Ontario has claimed the lives of more than a dozen horses. The fire broke out around 10:00 p.m. on January 14th at a private facility in Mount Forest, Ontario, killing 13 Arabian horses. While firefighters, and barn staff, attempted to enter the barn to rescue the horses inside, the situation […]
The Asheville Regional Airport Wellington Eventing Showcase, Presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty will be held at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), on February 5-6, 2016. Approximately twenty top Eventing riders representing the USA, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand are expected to attend this unique event that highlights the Olympic sport at […]
The winners of the prestigious Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Awards have been honoured in Dubai (UAE). HE Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdulla Al Khalifa (BRN), FEI 2nd Vice President, member of the FEI Executive Board and President of FEI Regional Group VII, was awarded the Arab Administrator Award – Kingdom of Bahrain. HRH […]
The Canadian Para-Equestrian Dressage Team kicked off 2016 in a big way, claiming many top finishes at the CPEDI 3* held Jan. 8-10 as part of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, FL. In addition to being the first major competition of 2016 for the Canadian Para-Equestrian Dressage Team, the Wellington CPEDI 3* marked […]
In the lead up to the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Bromont, Quebec, the decision to build a permanent indoor arena at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park has been hotly debated. At the January 7th meeting of the town council, however, the project received unanimous support. The proposed concept for the structure will be […]
Sophie Walker (nee Coppedge), an accomplished and popular rider in the amateur jumper ranks, was killed on Sunnydale Drive in Wellington Jan. 4th.
Dorothy Kirby from Nanaimo, BC and George Bloor from Trail, BC were awarded with Honourary Lifetime HCBC Memberships in December 2015. There are few who have worked for as long and with as much passion for the vocation of teaching as Dorothy Kirby has. As a coach, Pony Club examiner, and tireless volunteer at the […]
