The American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) Board of Directors is expressing anger and disgust following reports of three equine fatalities which occurred at a national Concours Endurance Nationale (CEN) event held in Abu Dhabi January 31, 2015. Horrifying photographs show Splitters Creek Bundy, a 12-year-old Australian-bred gelding, collapsing into the sand with catastrophic fractures of […]

Please be advised the 2015 Annual General Meeting of the Equine Canada Membership will be held as follows: Friday, March 27, 2015 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. EDT Registration: Thursday March 26, 2015, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. EDT Friday March 27, 2015, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. EDT Place: Crowne Plaza Gatineau-Ottawa 2 Montcalm […]

Do you know a person, horse or organization who deserves the honour and recognition of an Equine Canada National Award? If so, be sure to submit your nomination by the deadline of Feb. 16, 2015 at 4 p.m. EST. It’s time to celebrate the impressive achievements of individuals, equines and organizations who have contributed to […]

The Longines Global Champions Tour will launch its spectacular 10-year anniversary season in Miami Beach, Florida from April 2-4 with three days of world-class show jumping. Visitors to this unmissable event will enjoy electric, 5-star sport for free as the very best show jumpers in the sport do battle on the beautiful sands of Miami Beach, […]

Title defender Boyd Exell (AUS) wrote history this afternoon in the dramatic FEI World Cup™ Driving Final in Bordeaux (FRA). Christoph Sandmann (GER) finished second, ahead of Exell’s biggest opponent, IJsbrand Chardon (NED). The Australian won the FEI World Cup™ Driving champion title for the sixth time, once more than the previous record holder Germany’s […]

UPDATE: Contrary to initial reports, the RCMP has announced that they will not be involved in the capture of wild horses from the Ghost Equine Zone east of Banff National Park. ORIGINAL POST FEB 5TH: The Alberta government has authorized the capture of up to 60 wild horses, during a capture season that ends March […]

Chris Von Martels (CAN) and Zilverstar finished the last day of competition at Week 5 of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) with a win in the FEI CDI 1* Intermediaire 1 Freestyle presented by Mission Control. Von Martels and Zilverstar finished the afternoon on a 75.650% followed by Olivia LaGoy-Weltz (USA) and Rassing’s Lonoir […]

Kathleen Raine (USA) and the lovely mare Breanna scored a 73.667% to win the FEI Grand Prix Special CDI 5*, presented by Diamante Farm at Week 5 of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven (SWE) and Divertimento followed in second with a 72.000% and Jill Irving (CAN) and Degas 12 rounded out the […]

Bertram Allen, made it a double of wins when scorching to victory in the thrilling penultimate leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2014/2015 Western European League series at Bordeaux, France tonight. And his result was all the more phenomenal for the fact that the 19-year-old rider was partnering Billy Twomey’s stallion Romanov who, […]

Canada’s Diane Creech is helping bring along another of Leatherdale Farms’ young horses. The eight-year-old Hanoverian mare (Damsey FRH-Belinda, Brentano II), Diana C is showing off her power and potential as she takes big strides forward in her career, with Creech. Diana C made a successful CDI debut in the Gold Coast Opener Festival CDI1* […]