For the second day in a row, Ireland’s Conor Swail emerged victorious to win the $35,000 CSI2* RAM Equestrian Caledon Cup, Phase II, presented by Aviva, and claim the coveted Caledon Cup trophy at the CSI2* Canadian Show Jumping Tournament held September 18 to 22 at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON. On Saturday, […]
Ireland’s Conor Swail prevailed over an international starting field to take victory in the $35,000 CSI2* RAM Equestrian Caledon Cup, Phase I, presented by Peel Maryborough, on Saturday, September 21, at the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament held at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON. Heavy rains diminished the starting field to 22 entries but […]
Peter Herchel, FEI International Jumping Judge, Steward and Course Director for FEI Jumping Judges, passed away on 11 September following a battle with cancer. He was born on 29 August 1945 in Veľký Biel, in the Senec District of western Slovakia, close to Bratislava. As a youngster, he dedicated his time to athletics and downhill […]
In her first appearance in Great Britain since representing her country at the London Olympics in 2012, Jessica Phoenix finished top ten in a field of 84 international athletes at the renowned Fidelity Blenheim International Horse Trials, held September 12 – 15 near Oxford, GBR. Phoenix of Cannington, ON and Pavarotti, her individual gold medalist […]
Las Vegas has been officially confirmed as the host city for the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping and Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Finals in 2015. Las Vegas has already hosted the FEI World Cup™ Finals five times – in 2000 and 2003 when it staged the Jumping Finals, and in 2005, 2007 and […]
Ontario’s riders brought home the hardware at the 2013 Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships, which took place from Sept. 13-15 in Calgary, AB. and saw riders from across Canada vying for a place on the podium. Ontario took home gold medals in team competition in both Jumping and Dressage and also secured a bronze in Reining. In individual competition, […]
Wingberry Farms welcomes Yann Candele to its world-class facility in King City, ON. The three-time Canadian Show Jumping Champion will act as Head Trainer of Wingberry Farms year-round.The partnership sees Candele responsible for the training of all Wingberry Farms horses and clients, along with Candele’s current students who will move to Wingberry Farms to continue […]
France claimed the Junior Individual and Young Rider Team titles at the FEI European Eventing Championships for Juniors and Young Riders on home turf at Jardy (FRA). And last year’s silver medallists from Ireland claimed Junior Team gold, while Finland’s Elmo Jankari topped the Young Rider Individual podium. Nothing was easily won at these 2013 […]
Equine Canada is pleased to announce that Desi Dillingham, MBE, Special Advisor (Dressage), has graciously agreed to spearhead building and leading a team of experts to design and implement programs for Canada’s current and future international dressage stars. After an in-depth review and interview process to fill the role of Technical Advisor/Chef d’Equipe for dressage, […]
The first piece of upbeat news to emerge from the FEI’s new Endurance Strategic Planning Group has been undermined by revelations today that Jaume Punti Dachs, a member of the FEI endurance committee, was raided by a UK government agency who seized 124 medicinal products in August. Punti Dachs is married to 2010 endurance world […]
