Over 120 government representatives, veterinarians, equestrian sport and racing experts from across the Middle East, Africa and around the world, embraced the High Health, High Performance Horse (HHP) concept at a three-day Regional Conference for the Middle East and North Africa on the Facilitation of International Competition Horse Movement, which concluded at The Meydan Hotel […]

The Canadian equestrian community is saddened to learn of the loss of Marie-Helen Lessard, 49, and her husband Steven Ratz, 57. On September 28, 2014 they passed away in a traffic accident. Marie-Helen, commonly referred to by her nickname MH, was a strong advocate in the development of the Canadian coaching program, a keen participant […]

It is with great sadness that the Ontario Equestrian Federation announces the death of Marie-Helen Lessard, a respected competitor, coach, judge, official, horse show organizer and volunteer. Lessard, 49, and her husband, Steven Ratz, 57, were killed in a car crash on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014 on Dufferin County Road 10 near their home in […]

Marie-Helen Lessard, 49, owner and operator of Equus 3D Equestrian Centre near Orangeville, Ontario, and her husband, Steve Ratz, 57, were killed

The 2014 FEI World Endurance Championships for Young Horses, held in Slovakia for the first time, boasted one of the highest completion rates for a seven-year-old horse Endurance competition on a day of extraordinary sport. From a total of 44 combinations, 20 successfully finished the challenging ride, with the UAE’s Mansour Saeed Mohd Al Faresi […]

Frank Di Giulio Jr.’s Goodoldhockeygame skated up the rail to capture Saturday’s co-featured $125,000 Bull Page Stakes, at Woodbine. It was a breakthrough performance for the Bob Tiller trainee, earning his first-added money score in his first attempt to remain undefeated through two lifetime starts. Seffeara, a track record setter on debut and winner of […]

After four exciting days with seventy-seven drivers from 24 nations at the eighth FEI World Single Driving Championships in Izsák (HUN) at the weekend, Dutch driver Wilbrord van den Broek won individual gold and Germany took team gold for the third time in a row. Hats off Four-time Dutch champion Wilbrord van den Broek won […]

An in-form German team reigned supreme at Waregem (BEL), the eighth and penultimate competition in the FEI Nations Cupâ„¢ Eventing 2014. They scored a fifth successive victory in the series and have now extended their lead to 10 points over Great Britain, who finished second at Belgium’s premier event. Andreas Ostholt, riding Pennysylvania 28, Anna-Maria […]

Alexandra Dvorak, from Hillsburgh, Ontario, rode to the top of Dressage at Devon’s FEI Young Rider Grand Prix on Fling, a Westfalen gelding on September 27th. Her father and trainer, Olympian Tom Dvorak, purchased Fling in Germany, intending to resell him. When it was time for Alexandra to graduate from a pony to a horse, […]

For the second year in a row, Ireland’s Conor Swail stood in the winner’s circle following the $50,000 World Cup Grand Prix, presented by Peel Maryborough and Aviva Insurance, held Sunday, September 28, at the CSI2*-W Canadian Show Jumping Tournament at the Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON. While Swail was the winner […]