Para-Equestrian sport will take centre stage this weekend (March 21-22), when experts and athletes from 22 countries will descend on Essen in Germany for the FEI’s first Para-Equestrian Forum. The two-day event will put the spotlight on Para-Equestrian Dressage, a mainstay of the Paralympic Movement since the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta (USA), and Para-Equestrian Reining. […]
Dressage Canada has announced the two teams set to represent Canada at the 2015 CDIO3* Wellington in Florida from March 24-28, 2015. The CDIO3* Wellington acts as week 12 of the prestigious Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). It also represents an exciting opportunity for top competitors from around the world to compete as a team […]
The Netherlands’ Edward Gal and Glock’s Undercover clinched victory at the last qualifying leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2014/2015 Western European League on home ground at ‘s-Hertogenbosch today. Always favourites to take maximum points after their convincing win in yesterday’s Grand Prix, the pair didn’t disappoint this afternoon when producing some […]
Competition for AGDF 10 concluded on Sunday with the FEI Intermediaire 1 Freestyle CDI-W 1* as well as the 2015 Florida International Dressage Youth Championships (FIDYC). Canada’s Tina Irwin and Fancy That have been knocking on the door of the winner’s circle the entire season at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival and today the pair […]
Today World Horse Welfare, international charity and independent welfare advisor to the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), welcomed the suspension of the National Federation of the United Arab Emirates following a catalogue of significant horse welfare issues and non-compliance with FEI Rules and Regulations in the discipline of endurance. World Horse Welfare Chief Executive Roly Owers […]
The FEI Bureau has suspended the National Federation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for an indeterminate period following an investigation by the FEI into major horse welfare issues and non-compliance with FEI Rules and Regulations in the discipline of Endurance. The Bureau, chaired by FEI President Ingmar De Vos, was unanimous in its decision […]
Equine Canada (EC) is pleased to announce Amie O’Shaughnessy has been selected as the successful candidate for the new position of EC High Performance Director, effective March 30, 2015. O’Shaughnessy is an ideal fit for the role, having accumulated 14 years of experience managing and directing EC programs within five disciplines, including her most recent […]
It was reported last week that the UAE allegedly falsified results from two apparently faked endurance rides, supposedly held December 23rd and January 21st. Now, it was been revealed, in an article by Pippa Cuckson in The Daily Telegraph, that 10 more suspicious races have been found in the FEI’s database. Cuckson reports that the […]
Equine Canada and the Canadian Eventing Committee extend deepest sympathies to Kyle Carter, Imogen De Lavis, and the entire Five Ring Stable team on the passing of Conahy’s Courage. The 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, who was owned by De Lavis and ridden by Carter for the past four years, was euthanized on March 7, […]
Ashley Holzer and Dressed In Black danced their way to a top 10 finish at the prestigious Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W, held March 4-8 in Wellington, Fla. as part of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). Riding to a musical arrangement composed by Tamara Williams in the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W on Mar. […]
