At 12:30 a.m. today, a barn fire of unknown cause destroyed eventer Boyd Martin’s barn at True Prospect Farm in Pennsylvania. Eleven horses were in the barn at the time. Lillian Heard, Caitlin Silliman and Ryan Wood were able to evacuate five horses. Four are currently in treatment at The University of Pennsylvania-New Bolten Center; […]

Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, continued his impressive winning streak in Europe with a victory in Rome, Italy, on Saturday, May 28. The Canadian anthem has played in Spain, France and now Italy with Lamaze’s victory in the €23,000 Trofeo Marine and Aviation riding Coriana van Klapscheut. With 46 entries vying for victory, […]

Through the Path to China initiative led by Equine Canada’s Export Market Development program (EC Export), Canadian endurance riders have been invited to participate in an 80 km endurance race taking place in Zhaosu Xinjiang, China, this June. “Canada’s participation in the Zhaosu endurance race is one of many opportunities that came as a result […]

The Netherlands secured a convincing victory in the second leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™ series in Rome (ITA) today where the Belgians were runners-up ahead of the Irish in third. This was only the second time for a Dutch side to come out on top at the Piazza di Siena, and two of […]

In what can only be described as a phenomenon, Olympic Champions Eric Lamaze and Hickstead captured yet another major grand prix victory, the €200,000 Loro Piana Grand Prix of Rome on Sunday, May 29, in Italy. An exciting jump-off to determine the winner saw the world’s best vying for victory. France’s Michel Robert held the […]

The Irish team are hot favourites to win the second leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™ series in Rome (ITA) tomorrow, but they got the worst of the draw today and so will be first into the ring as the action gets underway in the stunning surroundings of the Piazza di Siena.  A total […]

Joaquín Pérez de las Heras double bronze medallist at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and with a professional jumping career spanning over 30 years, passed away

The 2011 Jump Canada Young Horse Series opened at the Bow Valley Classic II show jumping tournament held May 18-22 at Anderson Ranch in Calgary, AB. It was a one-two finish for Canadian-bred horses in the Five-Year-Old-Division. Eric Martin aboard Expecting Friday emerged victorious. The pair went double clear with a time of 39.07 seconds […]

The second leg of the FEI Nations Cup™, which will take place this Friday May 27  in beautiful Rome (ITA), will be broadcast LIVE on the official FEI video platform FEI TV.   The broadcast will begin at 13.55 GMT (1.55pm). The first round will end at 15.15 GMT (3.15pm); the competition will resume at […]

A week after nominations opened for the FEI Awards 2011, Michelle Tipper, the British winner in last year’s Best Groom category, has called on athletes and horse-owners to make their nominations. “I highly recommend that employers nominate their staff,” said Tipper. “It is such a boost to your motivation to have this recognition and it’s […]