It was written all over Buck Davidson’s face – he was thrilled with Caroline Martin’s Petite Flower and proud to win the $40,000 2014 Adequan USEA Gold Cup Final at the Texas Rose Horse Park. They jumped double-clear over Richard Jeffery’s challenging course, edging out overnight leaders and defending Gold Cup Champions Laine Ashker and […]

Laine Ashker and Anthony Patch came to Texas to defend their title, and are poised to do so following a foot-perfect cross-country round today at the Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships, presented by VTO Saddlery. With Anthony Patch, or ‘Al’ as he is known, they had the fastest Advanced time on Captain Mark Phillips’ cross-country […]

Becky Holder hasn’t had the year she expected with Can’t Fire Me. The 15-year-old Thoroughbred gelding (Fire Maker – Dipped in White) has only run three events all year. Holder’s Rolex Kentucky plans were sidelined when she injured her ankle in the spring, followed by “Teddy” sustaining a hoof injury last fall that was slow […]

Canadian show jumping legend Ian Millar topped an international starting field of 46 entries to win the $35,000 CSI Caledon Cup, Phase I, presented by Peel Maryborough and Aviva Insurance, on Friday, September 26, at the CSI2*-W Canadian Show Jumping Tournament held at the Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON. Hot off his […]

The 2014 Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships, presented by VTO Saddlery, begin today. The competition includes the $40,000 Adequan USEA Gold Cup Final and the USEA Adult Team Championship. Over 400 horses and riders from 33 states across the country have descended upon the Texas Rose Horse Park in Tyler, Texas for an intense competition […]

The 2014 FEI Balkan Endurance Championships took place on September 20th in Meljak in the Barajevo municipality of the Serbian capital Belgrade. Seven National Federations were represented with Croatia stealing the show and scooping two of the three individual medals as well as team gold. The Championship was run over an 80km course made up […]

The importance of understanding concussion as a coach at any level cannot be understated. As part of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Active and Safe Initiative, the Coaching Association of Canada has developed Making Head Way in Sport – your best resource for recognizing concussion and implementing proper return to play protocols. This eLearning […]

Canadian eventers competed at the Plantation Field Horse Trials in Unionville, PA USA from September 19-21 in the CIC3*, CIC2* and CIC1* divisions. Tik Maynard, a British Columbia native currently residing in New Jersey, USA, was the top placing Canadian rider in the CIC3* division. Riding Sapphire, Richard Maynard’s 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, the pair […]

An FEI Endurance ride was held in Millbrook, ON at Cayuse Creek Ranch September 14, 2014, and many Canadian riders earned personal bests and qualifying times. In the CEI2* 120 km race, the top placed Canadian rider was Wendy Benns of Pontypool, ON riding Flirt With Fyre, her eight-year-old Arabian cross mare, in a time […]

Canadian driver Kelly Houtappels-Bruder will represent Canada at the 2014 World Singles Driving Championships, being held September 24–28, in Izsák, Hungary. Combined Driving is comprised of three phases—driven dressage, marathon and obstacle competition—which are scored in penalty points. The final results are determined by the driver with the lowest combined number of penalties throughout all […]