Dressage riders all across Western Europe are polishing up their pirouette, piaffe and passage ahead of the opening leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2015/2016 League which gets underway at Odense (DEN) this weekend. The series, sponsored by Beirut-born New York fashion designer Reem Acra, will see the best riders from the […]
The FEI World Cup™ Jumping series celebrates its 38th season as the 2015/2016 Longines-sponsored Western European League gets underway in Oslo (NOR) this weekend. The race for this title is always guaranteed to produce the best of top-quality sport, and reigning Olympic champion, Steve Guerdat, was only the third Swiss rider to claim the treasured […]
The Canadian Eventing Committee (CEC), a sub-committee of Equine Canada, is pleased to announce the results of the 2015 election for committee positions. The following CEC positions have been confirmed: Name/Position/Term Peter Gray/Chair/Elected by acclamation Peggy Hambly/Competitions/Elected by acclamation Both positions are currently held by the incumbents. This will be the second term for Gray […]
Equine Canada has announced a positive voting outcome for their proposed bylaws and articles of continuance. The released the following statement to members on September 26, 2015: Dear Member, Equine Canada is pleased to inform you that the proposed By-laws and Articles of Continuance have been officially accepted by the EC membership. After tallying votes cast […]
The legendary show jumping stallion and sire Quito de Baussy (Jalisco B x Prince du Cy) died on October 6th at the age of 33.
The 2015 FEI General Assembly will take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from November 10-13. The General Assembly on November 13th, when voting on major FEI decisions and governance of the sport will take place, will be livestreamed on FEI TV free of charge.
Ireland scored their first ever win in the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing in superb style at Boekelo (NED), final leg of the 2015 season, after four fine Cross Country performances over an influential track. The USA finished second, which was also their best result since the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing began in 2012. New Zealand […]
Michel Vaillancourt announced on his Facebook page that he was not chosen as the course designer for the 2018 Bromont WEG. Vaillancourt, a level 4 course designer who was born in Quebec and earned the individual silver medal at the 1976 Olympics at the Bromont venue where the WEG will be held, was shocked by […]
The FEI is to form a working group to thoroughly review Annex XIII of the Dressage Stewards Manual, which deals with training methods. The composition of the working group has not yet been finalised, but it will include representatives from the International Dressage Riders Club and the International Dressage Trainers Club, the FEI Steward General […]
With the sun actually peeking out from behind the clouds, the rescheduled FEI Grand Prix Freestyle took place Sunday morning. It was ladies day with female riders claiming the top three places. My Lady, a bay Danish Warmblood owned by Janne Rumbough, danced into first place under the guidance of her rider, Mikala Gundersen. My […]
