World No1 and 2013 LGCT Champion Scott Brash won the Longines Global Champions Tour of London Grand Prix presented by Qatar in spectacular fashion in front of a rapturous home crowd who would have raised the roof of Horse Guards Parade Ground if there had been one. From the very beginning, Brash was hailed as […]
Definite entries for the five disciplines of Dressage, Para-Dressage, Reining, Endurance and Eventing, which take place over the first week of competition at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy, have now been finalised. The number of entries is exceptionally high and breaks the previous participation records. Dressage, Endurance, and Reining have all […]
The feature class of Friday’s Longines Global Champions Tour of London, the Sapinda Prix, was won by Harrie Smolders (NED) and Regina Z who put in their usual unbeatably speedy performance to take the honours in this €90,500 class. Second went to McLain Ward (USA) with Rothchild, winners of the Longines GCT Antwerp Grand […]
Equestrian sport will take to a new international stage as global broadcaster CNN International plans to feature hugely increased coverage of equestrian sport over the next three years. The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), world governing body for equestrian sports, welcomes this increased coverage under the new CNN Equestrian banner, as part of its extensive international […]
Canada’s Tatiana Dzavik claimed the top spot in the grand prix competition at the Baltica Equestrian Tour in Poland last weekend. Dzavik and her mare, Delphine DH (by Triomphe de Muze), bested the 22-horse field, going clear with a jump-off time of 35.76 seconds. Dzavik has said previously of her mount, “She came from Ilan […]
The CSI5* Maybourne Hotel Group Cup was won by legendary horseman Beat Mandi (SUI) with Antares F who set the field alight from near the very start of the 21-horse jump-off with a time of 31.67s. In second was fellow Suisse Jane Richard Philips with Quister de Guldenboom in a time of 32.15s and third […]
Portuguese photographer Filipa Scarpa has won the top prize in the FEI Solidarity World Photo Grand Prix for her stunning image of the Lusitano stallion Xisto. The FEI Solidarity World Photo Grand Prix competition, aimed at uncovering photographic talent around the world in 2014, the Chinese Year of the Horse, was launched in May by […]
Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized for their contributions to the equestrian community? Nominate them for an award through the Ontario Equestrian Federation to celebrate their accomplishments! Applications are due on Friday, Sept. 5 and are being accepted in the following award categories: Yvonne Collard Award – Awarded to an Adult member […]
It is with great pleasure that Equine Canada announces Mr. Paul Cote as the newly appointed CEO for the recently awarded 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™, which will held at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park in Bromont, Quebec. As Chair of the Bromont Bid Committee, Cote’s leadership was integral to the bid process over the […]
In a rare alignment of the stars, all of the Top 18 show jumping riders in the world have arrived in London and are ready to compete in the 11th round of the 2014 Longines Global Champions Tour, hosted by Horse Guards Parade Ground. Not even at major international championships do we usually see such […]
