Immediate and sustainable action to safeguard the welfare of horses and reinforce the FEI’s anti-doping and fair play policies at Endurance events globally were the key takeaways from the Endurance Strategic Planning Group (ESPG) session at the FEI General Assembly in Montreux (SUI). The Group had been tasked by the FEI Bureau to develop a […]

Canadian Eventing athletes closed out the international competition season in North America over the weekend competing on two coasts at the CCI Galway Downs International Three Day Event in Temecula, CA, USA and the CCI 1* Virginia Three Day Event held in Lexington ,VA, USA. In California, Kiyomi Foster of Surrey, BC; Canada’s only CCI3* […]

Twenty-four of the world’s best riders along with their 56 horses are set to begin a week of top show jumping when the international division officially opens tonight at the prestigious CSI4*-W Royal Horse Show, Toronto. Between now and Saturday, November 9th, these select riders will have the opportunity to compete in ten matinee and […]

The German Equestrian Federation (FN) has suspended Olympic dressage rider, Isabell Werth, from competition for six-months after one of her mounts tested positive for a banned substance. El Santo NRW tested positive for cimetidine at the Rhineland Championships in June 2012. The drug, which is used to treat stomach ulcers, is not banned by the […]

After nearly 18 months of legal battles and turmoil in Wellington and in the equestrian industry, Equestrian Sport Productions is pleased to announce that it has conditionally accepted the Equestrian Village Resolutions approved by the Wellington Village Council on October 22, 2013. The only conditions to the acceptance are slight modifications to the language of […]

Doug Henry was inducted into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame in a special ceremony, presented by BMO Financial Group at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

A US federal appeals court issued a temporary injunction on November 4th preventing the US Department of Agriculture(USDA) from conducting inspections at would be horse slaughter facilities in New Mexico, Iowa and Missouri. The decision was made by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado, after a lawsuit filed by the Humane […]

The FEI General Assembly 2013, which will be held in Montreux (SUI) on Thursday November 7th, will be broadcast live and free of charge on FEI TV, the FEI’s official online video platform, according to the following timetable: • morning session 09.00-12.45 CET (local time in Switzerland, GMT+1) • afternoon session 14.00-16.30 CET Users who […]

On November 4th, the FEI Bureau held an in-person meeting in Montreux (SUI) prior to the FEI General Assembly 2013. The main decisions taken by the Bureau are outlined here.

Kim Morrison and Margaret “Muffie” Guthrie, were honoured as the 2013 Jump Canada award winners in a special ceremony held during Jump Canada Hall of Fame Reception at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair on November 2 in Toronto, ON. With a distinguished career as an FEI and Equine Canada judge and Steward, Kim Morrison of […]