To promote the thrill of Thoroughbred racehorse ownership and the upcoming CTHS Canadian Premier Yearling Sales, the CTHS of Ontario, and the Thoroughbred Improvement Program hosted a VIP party during The Canadian Millions Sales Stakes Day at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on Wednesday, August 28th. The Canadian Millions Sales Stakes Day VIP party provided the […]

On the heels of a win in Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix with Son of a Gun, John Pearce of Bermuda Dunes, California jumped his way to another blue on Sunday in the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented, by Zoetis, this time aboard Forest View Farm’s Chianto. Celebration, however, soon turned to focus as all […]

The spectators at Malmö (SWE) burst into noisy celebrations as Michael Jung (GER) produced yet another brilliant piece of riding to retain his individual title at the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships and lead his German team mates to a second consecutive gold medal. “I feel wonderful,” said Jung simply. “And the best thing is […]

The Netherlands won through in a close-fought clash with a talented British side at the penultimate leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Europe Division 2 series at Gijon, Spain today. Belgium finished third, but it was the fourth-place Italians who had some of the biggest smiles on their faces at the end of […]

With hopes of million-dollar success, John Pearce of Bermuda Dunes, California made his way east this week and piloted Forest View Farm’s Son of a Gun to the top of the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Saugerties on Friday. Pearce is one of several West Coast riders who are in Saugerties […]

Michael Jung and the German team gave an outstanding display of Cross Country riding at the HSBC FEI European Championships to remain in gold medal position, as all four riders came home triumphantly clear and inside the optimum time. The flamboyant Swedish quartet also made it look easy, flying through the direct routes with confidence, […]

It is the right of every member of Equine Canada (EC) to propose amendments to the rules, subject to the current policies, procedures and schedules.

Spruce Meadows is sorry to announce that Big Star, the top mount of Great Britain’s Nick Skelton, has been withdrawn from the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament CSIO 5* due to an injury sustained while training at home. The ‘Masters’ will be held on September 4-8, 2013. Skelton stated, “This is indeed very disappointing. Big Star […]

In Scotland, Canada’s lone entry into the prestigious CCI 3* Blair Castle Three Day Event, Kathryn Robinson and Let it Bee finished eleventh overall. Robinson, who currently residing in Ketterling, ENG and her own, Let it Bee, the 12-year-old German bred gelding, completed the dressage in ninth place on a score of 55.8. Saturday’s cross […]

Peter Barry of Dunham, QC and Kilrodan Abbott, faced a challenging course and a large field of competitors to finish eighth in the CIC3* at the Richland Park Horse Trials held in Michigan, USA. Barry and Kilrodan Abbott, his own and Susan and Dylan Barry’s 14-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding sired by Clover Brigade, started […]