Nominations open on Dec. 1, 2014 for the 2015 Equine Canada Director Election. Each year the Equine Canada Nominations Committee has the responsibility of presenting a slate of candidates to the membership for election to the organization’s Board of Directors. The Nominations Committee is composed of a chair who is appointed by the Board of […]

Dutch driver Koos de Ronde won his first FEI World Cup™ Driving qualifier of the season in Budapest (HUN) today. Thanks to his wonderful fast and clear round, De Ronde put fellow countryman IJsbrand Chardon, who was just under two seconds ahead of him, under pressure. Chardon recorded the fastest time in the Laszlo Papp […]

Canada’s Grace Clairmont has qualified to compete at the FEI Children’s International Classic Final which will take place at the Valle de Bravo, MEX, January 26–31, 2015. Clairmont of Fonthill, ON, won the FEI Children’s International Classic Qualifier held at the Jumping Blainville Week 2, from July 2–6. The 14-year-old posted four clear rounds aboard […]

Canadian endurance riders, Kathy Irvine of Blackfoot, Alta. and Jessica Manness of Dugald, Man., have been honoured with an invitation to compete in His Highness Sheik Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s 8th annual Endurance Cup being held January 10, 2015. This invitation-only event will be a FEI 3* 160km race across the Dubaï desert. As […]

The new 2015 national dressage tests, Training – Fourth level, are now available January 1, 2015, and can be found on the Dressage Canada website here

On Nov. 24–25, 2014, Equine Canada’s Chief Executive Officer, Eva Havaris led a productive, two-day national strategic workshop in partnership with P/TSO

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is currently undertaking a consultation with its member countries on amendments to the OIE Code chapter 4.16 that relates to the High Health Status Horse Subpopulation and that was adopted in May this year. The current web link for that chapter is: http://www.oie.int/en/international-standard-setting/terrestrial-code/access-online/?htmfile=chapitre_high_level.htm Only one will be voted […]

As the result of a sponsorship conflict, the FEI Nations Cup originally set to take place at the Winter Equestrian Festival, March 3-8, 2015 in Wellington, Florida, will now be run by HITS in Ocala, Florida. The Ocala Winter Festival has been sanctioned by the FEI as a CSIO-4* event and will be held February […]

Manuel Bandeira de Mello (POR) has been appointed as FEI Endurance Director to replace Ian Williams, who is due to retire at the end of December. The new Director takes up his post at FEI Headquarters next Monday, 1 December 2014. Bandeira de Mello was selected following an intensive assessment process led by Odgers Berndtson […]

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has become the first recipient of the FEI Lifetime Achievement award in recognition of her leading role as supporter of equestrian sport throughout her reign as British monarch. The award was presented to Her Majesty by FEI President HRH Princess Haya at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace this afternoon in […]