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Two Bid Cities Sign Host Agreements for 2018 WEG

The FEI has received signed host agreements from two of the Canadian and US cities bidding to host the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018. The bid teams from Bromont/Montreal (CAN) and Lexington, Kentucky (USA) have both confirmed their continued interest in hosting the Games in 2018. Lexington, host city for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian […]
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Equine Guelph Launches Research Radio

Equine Guelph is proud to announce the launch of a new audio podcast on their popular web site. Equine Guelph has teamed up with Trot Radio’s Norm Borg and SSG Gloves to produce Research Radio, an online podcast updating you on the latest equine research by scientists at the Ontario Veterinary College and University of […]
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Eric Lamaze and Artisan Farms’ Zigali P S Honored at 2014 WEF

Eric Lamaze and Zigali P S, owned by Carlene and Andy Ziegler’s Artisan Farms, were honored during the final event of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL, on Sunday, March 30. Two special ceremonies were held in the International Arena prior to the start of the $500,000 CSI5* FTI Consulting Grand […]
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Dressage Canada Announces Recipients of the Travel Assistance Support Program

Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the athletes selected as recipients of the Dressage Canada Travel Assistance Support Program. The Dressage Canada Travel Assistance Support Program was designed to help support both youth and senior High Performance athletes with their travel expenses representing Canada at the following competitions and development opportunities: • International youth events […]
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WEF Update: Week 12

Sunday began with the surprising announcement by Mark Bellissimo “regretfully” announcing the withdrawal of ESP’s bid for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games. Bellissimo, while confident that they could have run a very successful WEG stated that ” the marketing conditions would have precluded us from honouring our commitments to a valued sponsor.” The season […]
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First Meeting of the International Horse Sports Confederation

At the first meeting of the International Horse Sports Confederation (IHSC), the FEI and the IFHA confirmed that they share the same core values of protecting horse welfare and discussed in detail the different models under which both organisations operate. The two organisations came to the conclusion that there are many commonalities and opportunities for […]
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Canadians Score on the Final Day of the AGDF

Ashley Holzer (CAN) and Marissa Mastranardi’s Tiva Nana picked up their second win of the weekend in the FEI Grand Prix Special CDI 3*, presented by Diamante Farms, during the AGDF 12 CDI 3*/5* at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Fellow Canadian Chris Von Martels and his own Zilverstar concluded competition for […]
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Scott Brash Wins the $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix CSI 5*

The 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival concluded on Sunday with an exciting line-up of world-class show jumping and the presentation of special awards to round out a very successful winter circuit at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. Although inclement weather caused Saturday night’s classes to be postponed, the final afternoon […]
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The Central Park Celebration Is Coming to New York City

The Central Park Celebration of the Horse presented by Rolex will be held on Sept. 18-21, 2014, at the Trump Rink (Wollman Rink) in New York City’s Central Park. This event will feature the best equestrian sport in the world along with daily exhibitions featuring different breeds and disciplines. Remember the glory of the National […]