Some 46 four-in-hand drivers from 17 nations, including world champion and title defender Boyd Exell from Australia, are getting ready for the titanic battle, which will get underway on September 4th at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy. Exell will be facing a tough competition as his biggest opponent Chester Weber form the USA […]
Great Britain’s Joanne Eccles will be bidding for her second consecutive gold medal in the Female Individual Championship when Vaulting gets underway at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in the Zenith Indoor Arena in Caen, France on 2 September. However the big show-stealers may be the host nation’s Male Vaulting super-stars, World and […]
In 1998 the FEI World Equestrian Games™ were held in Rome (ITA). Thanks to the interest of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA), the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and European reining horse associations, the organisers of the Games agreed to offer the sport of Reining the possibility of hosting a demonstration, prior to the […]
Canadian Olympian David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, will be among the world’s best riding at the 2014 Central Park Horse Show, presented by Rolex, to be held in the heart of New York City from September 18 to 21. As part of the Central Park Horse Show, presented by Rolex, the Central Park Dressage Challenge, […]
Definite entries for the three disciplines of Jumping, Driving, and Vaulting, which take place over the second week of competition at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy, were finalised today. As with the disciplines taking place over the first week of the Games, the number of entries remains very high and brings […]
The Ontario Equestrian Federation is now accepting applications for its OEF Youth Bursary Program, which helps deserving youth reach their equestrian goals. Each year the OEF proudly offers a minimum of five $1,000 bursaries to junior members and is currently accepting applications. The OEF Youth Bursary program is aimed at supporting young riders/drivers and horse […]
Endurance will see an impressive number of starters for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy, beating all previous records by almost 10% when the 160-kilometre ride gets underway on Thursday 28 August. The competition takes place in Sartilly, just over 100 kilometres from the main Games venue in Caen and a total […]
Two more euthanized horses have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Ontario – one in Lanark County and the other in Frontenac County. There have been two suspected cases in Frontenac County which have been euthanized. If you suspect EEE, contact your local veterinarian.
Canadian riders won nine of the FEI classes at CDI-W Saugerties, held August 14–17, 2014, in Saugerties, NY. Starting Canada’s winning streak was Olympian Ashley Holzer, formerly of Toronto and now residing in New York. Holzer and Tiva Nana (Metall x Cabochon), P.J. Rizvi’s 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, won both the Grand Prix (70.060%) and […]
The German Equestrian Federation has announced that Totilas has been withdrawn from the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ due to injury. The 14-year-old stallion, who was set to compete under Matthias Alexander Rath next week (August 25-29), was Germany’s best hope for an individual gold medal. In a press release, the German Equestrian Federation […]
