Horse-Canada.com is pleased to welcome Pam Asheton, and her new blog, “A Real Western Challenge.” Asheton, of Cochrane, Alberta, was chosen to compete in the North American Horsewoman’s Challenge – one of three Canadian trainers accepted into the formerly all American event – the finals of which will be held in October in Oklahoma. In […]
Sandringham Estate (GBR), the much-loved country retreat of HM The Queen, provided the gorgeous backdrop for the ninth FEI World Para Equestrian Driving Championships which took place last weekend. Germany was the strongest nation taking home the team title as well as individual gold in Grade II thanks to the 27-year old Alexandra Röder. Jacques […]
A powerful German team cruised to an easy victory in the fourth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2014 held at Strzegom, the Polish venue which is still in celebratory mode after being awarded the 2017 FEI European Eventing Championships earlier this month. The winning team included three of the world’s best combinations, notably Michael […]
The FEI Dressage Committee has promoted two Dressage judges from Denmark and the Netherlands to 5* status, the highest ranking in the FEI system. With their new 5* status, which comes into effect on July 1st, Hans-Christian Matthiesen (DEN) and Mariette Sanders-Van Gansewinkel (NED) will now be eligible to officiate at major FEI Dressage events, […]
Canadian drivers, Christina Sully, Eugen Hug and Darryl Billing, all represented Canada at the 2014 Bromont International CAI-2*, held June 20–22, in Bromont, QC. Combined Driving is comprised of three phases— driven dressage, marathon and obstacle-cones—which are scored in penalty points. The final results are determined by the driver with the lowest combined number of […]
Longines Global Champions Tour has announced a new partnership with McCourt Global as the world’s premier show jumping series continues its expansion. Jan Tops, president of the Tour, and Frank McCourt, chairman and CEO of McCourt Global and former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, will work together to bring top-level show jumping to new audiences […]
Endurance Canada has announced the team for the Endurance Championship at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy. The team in alphabetical order rider / home town / horse Kathy Irvine / Blackfoot, AB / Nightwinds Savannah, 16-year Canadian Arabian mare owned by the rider Jessica Manness / Dugald, MB / Greater Glide, 13-year-old […]
At the International Dressage Tournament CDI 3* Cedar Valley, held June 19-22, 2014 in Cedar Valley, ON, Canada’s young dressage talent, Megan Lane, won both the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special. Lane of Collingwood, ON, rode her long-time partner Caravella (Contango x Riverman), a 13-year-old Canadian-bred Dutch Warmblood mare, to first place in the […]
The Canadian equestrian community is saddened to learn of the loss Dianne Tidball, on June 21 at 81 years of age, so shortly after the passing of her husband, George Tidball, also Canadian equestrian industry icon, who passed away June 3 at the age of 83. Dianne was born in 1932, and in her early […]
Order your tickets today to be part of the excitement at the 2014 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Induction Gala. The evening begins at 5:30 pm at the Mississauga Convention Centre with a reception and silent auction filled with racing memorabilia, sports tickets, and racing related art. It will be followed at 6:45pm with […]
