The 37th annual Pépinière and St. Lazare Horse Shows will be held May 18-22 and May 25-29 in St. Lazare, QC, with a record number of participants. Opening week, Concours Hippique de Pépinière, will feature the Pépinière Grand Prix, Presented by Sandridge Saddlery and System Fencing, which will act as a qualifier for the […]
Roland Désourdy (CAN), known by his many Canadian friends as Monsieur Roland, passed away at the end of last month at the age of 93. A well-known businessman in Québec, he founded Ville de Bromont, which he planned as a city for the 21st century and which has developed into the city of Bromont that […]
The FEI Equestrian Community Integrity Unit (ECIU), which was established in January 2010, has been drafted into the FEI Statutes and will now be a permanent fixture in the structure of the Federation. The revision to the FEI Statutes to officially establish the ECIU as a permanent entity was passed unanimously at the recent […]
Equine Canada announces the loss of 2011 Dressage Canada Long Listed horse and declared 2011 Pan American Games mount for Tom Dvorak, Key West, an 11-year-old bay Trakehner gelding. Equine Canada extends its deepest condolences to Key West’s owners, riders, friends and fans. Please find below a statement released on May 13, 2011, by owner […]
Romania’s Milashkon Bogdan claimed individual gold at the 2011 FEI Balkan Eventing Championships in Shumen, Bulgaria last Sunday. The host nation’s Iliyan Iskarov slotted into silver medal position ahead of fellow-countryman Veselin Petrov in bronze while the only other finisher, Bulgaria’s Svetlin Ivanov, was fourth – thus ensuring a clear-cut victory for Bulgaria in the […]
British riders got their chance to make an impression on the FEI World Cup Eventing™ 2011 leaderboard when, at the third leg, Emily Baldwin (GBR) spearheaded a one-two-three for the home side at Chatsworth (GBR). Baldwin and the Dutch-bred Drivetime have a reputation as CIC3* specialists and won the FEI World Cup™ event at Haras […]
Ireland won the opening leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™ series in a nail-biting thriller at La Baule in France today. On an afternoon when the form-book was turned on its head, Robert Splaine’s side of Shane Sweetnam (Amaretto Darco), Billy Twomey (Romanov), Cian O’Connor (Larkhill Cruiser) and Cameron Hanley (VDL Southwind) produced superb […]
Olympic Show Jumping Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Coriana captured their third victory within a week’s time after winning the €23,000 Prix Groupe Lucien Barriere on Saturday, May 14, in La Baule, France. The Olympic Champion and Coriana van Klapscheut enjoyed two victories the previous week while competing at CSI5* Valencia, Spain. On […]
Olympic Show Jumping Champions Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Hickstead won the €200,000 Longines Grand Prix of La Baule on Sunday, May 15, at CSIO5* La Baule, France. From a starting field of 46 horses, 11 jumped clear to advance to the jump-off. As the third rider back for the jump-off, Lamaze and Hickstead […]
Calgary’s own John Anderson and Lindsay Wendt of High River, AB, rode away the winners following the first event of the season at Rocky Mountain Show Jumping in Calgary, AB. Anderson scored victory in the $31,000 CSI2* Rocky Mountain Grand Prix on Thursday, May 14, while Wendt won the $31,000 CSI2* Cymric Brae Grand Prix […]
