Competing in Normandie France , at the venue for the 2014 World Equestrian Games – Eventing Championship , Canadian Olympian Rebecca Howard took fourth place against a strong international field at the CIC3* in Le Grand Complet, Haras du Pin. Howard, of Salmon Arm, BC, who currently lives and trains near Marlborough, GBR, was competing […]
Michael Jung (GER) was in a class of his own in the Dressage arena at the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships at Malmö (SWE), effortlessly taking the lead on an outstanding mark of 28.8 with his exciting new team ride Halunke FBW. The defending European Champion was awarded a 10 for his riding from Christian […]
Germany’s title defence of the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships has got off to the best possible start with a typically brilliant performance from Ingrid Klimke, this time on a new young star, FRH Escada JS. Klimke, who scored the only sub-40 mark on the first day of Dressage in Malmö (SWE), has produced an […]
Calling all artists! The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is holding a design contest for their 2013 poster. The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is all about the 4Fs – farm, fresh, fun and family. And they’re also home to the prestigious Royal Horse Show. They are looking for a design that reflects what they’re all about. […]
In the course of a round table discussion with the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), a decision was taken to form an independent commission of experts to address and resolve the serious doping and animal welfare problems in endurance sport. The Swiss Equestrian Federation does not agree with the FEI proposal concerning the composition of this […]
It is with great please that we introduce Kalie McKenna in her new role as Manager, Coaching and Audrey Lapointe, as Manager of Recreation, Trail and Tourism. McKenna began her new position at the Equine Canada office on July 8, 2013. Lapointe will join the team on a full time basis as of September 3rd, […]
On August 16, 2013, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) was notified of a confirmed case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in one horse in Simcoe County. The 11-year-old gelding had an incomplete vaccination history and no history of travel outside the county. The horse exhibited acute onset of depression and fever, with some neurological […]
Judge Mary Lou Robinson has issued a final judgment in the cloning lawsuit in which she awarded close to $900,000 in attorney fees to the plaintiffs in addition to entering an injunction requiring AQHA to immediately begin registering clones and their offspring. AQHA will file a motion to stay the enforcement of the judgment pending […]
Chester Weber (USA) came out on top at the Driving test event for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy, the third of the FEI disciplines to be tested this month. The American driver, who made a strong start with an impressive Dressage mark of 34.63 points, finished the three days on 108.24, […]
Olympic double gold medallists, Charlotte Dujardin and the wonderful gelding Valegro, produced another magical performance to win Freestyle gold at the Blue Hors FEI European Dressage Championship 2013 in Herning, Denmark today. It has been quite a week for the 28-year-old rider who began by breaking the world record Grand Prix score to help the […]
