Victoria-Saanich Cadora was delighted to host a two-day clinic on September 26-27 featuring FEI Judge General Stephen Clarke at Nikky Hannam and Samantha Reid’s brand new facility, Fairlawn Farm in Brentwood Bay, BC. Clarke is a highly-respected senior international dressage judge and trainer who travels worldwide judging major competitions and teaching. This was the first […]
Eventing coach and former Canadian Eventing Team member Lorraine Laframboise was renting at Venturing Hills Farm, caught fire and was totally gutted.
German superstar, Michael Jung, steered Fischerincantas to victory in the 6-year-old division while Great Britain’s Laura Collett clinched the 7-year-old title with Mr Bass at the FEI World Breeding Federation Eventing Championships for Young Horses 2015 at Le Lion d’Angers, France at the weekend. These Championships have been staged annually since 1992, and the 30th […]
The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency has issued a memo on the elimination guidelines for methylprednisolone, which will change effective January 1, 2016. Methylprednisolone is a steroid that prevents the release of substances in the body that cause inflammation. Elimination from the horse can take an extended period of time. As such, owners and trainers should govern themselves […]
The stirring action of this year’s Royal West — featuring the prestigious Longines FEI World Cupâ„¢ Jumping Calgary — kicks off this Thursday night at the Agrium Western Event Centre on the Stampede grounds. Championship jumping, musical entertainment and events such as jousting, falconry and wild ponies will highlight nine days of heart-stopping action from […]
British eventer, William Fox-Pitt is in hospital and under observation for a head injury. It is reported that Fox-Pitt fell off his mount, Reinstated, during the seven-year-old CCI** at the FEI WBFSH Championships, a world championship competition for young horses, in France on October 17th. British Eventing posted an update on his condition on October […]
Dutch star, Edward Gal, made it a back-to-back double when coming out on top at the opening leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cupâ„¢ Dressage 2015/2016 Western European League at Odense in Denmark today. Last season he rode to victory at this event with the gelding Glock’s Undercover, but this time around he triumphed […]
French riders ran rampant at the opening leg of the Longines FEI World Cupâ„¢ Jumping 2015/2016 Western European League in Oslo, Norway today where Penelope Leprevost came out on top with Flora de Mariposa. In a thrilling 15-horse jump-off, the 35-year-old rider and her fabulous 10-year-old mare pinned her French counterparts, Simon Delestre and Patrice […]
Against a field stacked with seasoned, international competitors, Beezie Madden (USA) reinforced her ranking as the USA’s number one Jumping athlete, and the world number two in the Longines Rankings, by riding the fastest clear in an eight-man jump off. The stands in the indoor venue were packed as Madden strategically maneuvered 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood […]
Equine journalist and photographer, Barbara Sheridan, received second place honours at the 2015 Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation (CFWF) Awards Banquet this past Sept 26th. Founded in 1955, CFWF serves the common interests of agricultural journalists, including reporters, editors and broadcasters as well as those in business and government whose primary responsibility is agricultural communications. The […]
