Gerrit-Jan Swinkels (67), President of Indoor Brabant, the world-famous equestrian event in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NED), died suddenly yesterday at the age of 67 while riding on the Belgian coast at Knokke-Heist in West Flanders. A passionate horseman, racing driver and diplomat, Swinkels was highly respected as a visionary and renowned for his ability to bring athletes, […]
An initial meeting between the FEI and representatives of the United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee and National Federation was held at FEI Headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) on May 26th to discuss the actions that need to be undertaken by the UAE National Federation before the FEI Bureau can consider lifting the suspension currently imposed […]
Recognizing the importance of understanding concussions, Equine Canada’s National Coaching Committee has amended the list of basic coaching pre-requisites to include the free National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Making Head Way in Sport concussion module, effective June 1, 2015. All existing certified instructors and coaches will have to complete this free module by December 31st, […]
Equine Canada (EC) would like to advise all stakeholders that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is seeking input on a proposed strategy for future Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) control in Canada. The deadline for comments is June 1st. Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA, Swamp Fever) is a persistent and incurable viral disease of equines (i.e. […]
Team Great Britain produced a superb back-to-back double in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 Europe Division 1 League when following up their success at La Baule, France a week ago with another extraordinary victory at Piazza di Siena in Rome, Italy today. It was another nail-biting competition that came down to a fierce […]
The FEI has appointed IMG, the world’s largest independent producer and distributor of sports programming, as its production partner. The new five-year partnership, which starts on July 1, 2015 and runs until June 30, 2020, covers post production services for the FEI’s entire portfolio of broadcast products across the FEI-named series and championships. The partnership […]
The president of SportAccord, the union of 92 Olympic and non-Olympic international sports federation and organizers of international sporting events, has ruffled some feathers. During his speech last month at the Sport Accord General Assembly, Marius Vizer openly criticized the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in his address, stating that the IOC system is “expired, outdated, […]
Equine Canada’s Recreation Division and provincial partners are thrilled to announce an exciting development for Horse Day 2015, taking place June 6, 2015. Youth ages 3-16 are invited to enter the Horse Day 2015 National Drawing Contest for the chance to win a pair of tickets to a sold-out equestrian event at the TORONTO 2015 […]
The Horse Experience 2015 team is pleased to announce that our website is now live! Visit www.horseexperience.ca to view a calendar of exciting events, from a Standardbred Racing Dinner and Tour to an exclusive Movie Night featuring the award winning documentary THE POWER OF 2 ON THE ROAD TO GOLD. Watch for more and more […]
Sara Sellmer of Kamloops, B.C. pulled off a remarkable feat close to home at the Mustang Powder Horse Trials, held May 16-19 in Chase, B.C. In the CCI 1* division, Sellmer proved unbeatable, riding two mounts to the top of the standings to take first and second place. Sellmer’s win came aboard her 10-year-old Canadian […]
