Well-known equestrian David Esworthy and former President of Equine Canada, has been inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in recognition of his life-long dedication to equestrian sport in British Columbia, Canada and abroad. “The 2012 Class of Inductees honoured by the BC Sports Hall of Fame is exceptional,” stated Marion Lay, chair […]

Team Ontario took home the bronze in Jumping at the Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships, which took place in Bromont, QC. from Sept. 21-23 The Jumping team, coached by Grant Field, who was also the chef d’equipe, was comprised of two junior and two senior riders. The junior riders included Dillon Sambasivam of Toronto, ON. riding Tradition, and […]

Horses from the Holsteiner, Belgian Warmblood and Oldenburg Studbooks claimed gold at the FEI World Jumping Championships for Young Horses 2012 which drew to a close at Domein Zangersheide in Lanaken, near Maastricht, Belgium today. Open to Five, Six and Seven Year Olds, this event has established itself as a milestone in the careers of […]

Members of Equine Canada (EC) from across Canada recently had an opportunity to vote on draft revisions to the national sports federation’s Bylaws. Although a general meeting to accommodate in-person voting on the Bylaws during the Canadian Interprovincial Championships in Bromont, Quebec on September 22, saw the revisions accepted almost unanimously, an advanced on-line voting […]

Switzerland claimed team gold, while Belgian riders clinched two of the three Individual medals on offer at the FEI European Jumping Championships for Veterans 2012 staged in Dinard, France. Open to female riders of 45 years and older, and male competitors of 49 and above, these Championships are restricted to senior athletes who have not […]

The Plantation Field CIC/Horse Trials took place in Unionville, PA, USA, from September 21 to 23, attracting a large field of top international competitors. Many Canadian Eventing riders finished on the leaderboard: CIC*** 26- Nicole Parkin / Lexus 28- Selena O’Hanlon / A First Romance CIC** 4- Lindsay Beer / El Paso / 48.90 13- […]

Canadian Show Jumping Team finished in fourth place at the 2012 FEI Nations’ Cup™ Promotional League Final at CSIO5* Barcelona, held in Barcelona, ESP, September 20-23, 2012. Spanish course designer Javier Trenor set a long course for the two round Final that resulted in only 12 clear efforts out of the 53 rounds and one […]

The pace is set for another great adventure at Cedar Run Horse Park. More than 100 riders are expected at the 5th Annual Cedar Run Hunter Pace, the park’s season finale scheduled for Saturday, September 29, and there’s still time to be part of the action, says co-ordinator Elizabeth McCowan. “We’ll be accepting registrations up […]

Following an exciting outdoor season with the FEI World four-in-hand Driving Championships in Riesenbeck (GER) as the highlight, the Driving world can expect more thrilling competition as the sport moves indoors for the 12th season of the FEI World Cup™ Driving. Ten top class drivers will battle for the Driving World Cup title and nine […]

Spain, who have really embraced the concept of this inaugural FEI Nations’ Cup™ Eventing, have now moved up into second place in the overall rankings after an emphatic win at Montelibretti (ITA), the fifth leg of the series. The Spanish team riders dominated the final placings in second, fifth, sixth and eighth from a total […]