On the final day of the Spruce Meadows Continental Tournament CSIO 5* at the Spruce Meadows Summer Series, the $210,000 CP Grand Prix drew a large crowd to watch top sport. They were treated to an exciting jump-off with McLain Ward (USA) taking the top spot on the leaderboard with Rothchild over Yann Candele (CAN) […]
New Zealand rider Tim Price is enjoying a purple patch of form and he produced an outstanding display of Jumping to win his first CCI4*, at Luhmühlen (GER), presented by DHL Paket, the fifth and penultimate leg of the FEI Classics™ 2013/2014. Riding the Wesko Syndicate’s Wesko, an 11-year-old Dutch-bred gelding by Karandasj, Price was […]
Equine Canada has reported that Jordan McDonald, 30, suffered a fatal injury while competing at the Nunney International Horse Trials held at Southfield House, Whatley, Frome, Somerset, GBR, on Saturday, June 14, 2014. Born in British Columbia, Jordan McDonald resided in Oakville, ON, but was currently based in Great Britain with his wife, Shandiss McDonald. […]
It is with the deepest regret that we confirm that Benjamin Winter (GER) suffered a fatal accident today (June 14th) while competing at the CCI4* at Luhmühlen (GER). Mr Winter (25) and the 10-year-old gelding Ispo, had a rotational fall at fence 20, resulting in fatal injuries to the rider. The horse was uninjured in […]
Michael Jung (GER) produced a typically brilliant performance to take the lead in the Cross Country phase at Luhmühlen, presented by DHL Paket, the fifth and penultimate leg of the FEI Classics™ 2013/2014. But celebrations will be far from his and other riders’ minds following the tragic news that the talented young German rider Benjamin […]
Irish eyes were smiling for the second year in succession as Robert Splaine’s impressive squad reigned supreme in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2014 qualifier at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Canada tonight. Winners of this same leg last year, the boys in green took the lead in the early stages of the competition and, […]
The Canadian Show Jumping Team comprised of Yann Candele, Tiffany Foster, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar placed fourth in the $125,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations’ Cup held Friday night, June 13, at the Spruce Meadows Continental tournament in Calgary, AB. The Calgary event was the third and final qualifying event in the North American, Central American, […]
Canada’s Diane Creech and Devon L claimed the win in the Grand Prix Freestyle with a 75.10 percent at the CDI-W Spring Into Dressage show held at the site of the 2015 Pan American Games near Toronto, Canada, the Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park. Creech and Devon L, a 14-year-old Hanoverian gelding (De Niro-Wibranda, Wolkenstein […]
Lucinda Fredericks (AUS), who has taken the lead after the Dressage phase at Luhmühlen, presented by DHL Paket, is hoping to make it third time lucky at Germany’s premier event, the fifth and penultimate leg of the FEI Classics™ 2013/2014. In 2012, Fredericks finished second on Flying Finish and secured a place in the Australian […]
British eventer Mary King has been suspended from competition for two months after receiving her second yellow card, for dangerous riding, within a 12-month period. She received the warning at the Bramham Horse Trials in England, which took place June 6-8. King was riding MHS King Joules in the CCI***, where the pair retired on […]
