The Canadian Eventing Team’s International Technical Advisor, David O’Connor, has submitted his application to coach the US Eventing Team commencing in 2013. O’Connor is held in very high regard for his work with the Canadian Eventing Team, and his five years of service has transformed the high performance program, and left an indelible mark with […]

An FEI Extraordinary General Assembly will be held on 6 May 2011 in Lausanne (SUI) to seek approval of new FEI Statutes. At this meeting, the National Federations will have the opportunity to vote on statutory changes that, if passed, will restructure the current FEI governance model. A comprehensive consultation process, in which input from […]

Show jumper Denis Lynch has quit the Irish team after many years of dedicated and consistent performance, citing irreconcilable differences with team manager, Robert Splaine. In an interview with the Irish Examiner, Lynch said, “The relationship between myself and Robert [Splaine] has broken down, but manager/athlete situations like these occur in all sports. “I have […]

The 2011 Equine Canada Annual Convention has been moved up a week this year, and the Breeds & Industry (B&I) Division Assembly, which will be held on the afternoon of Friday, January 28 and all day Saturday, January 29, includes an exciting lineup of seminars offered as part of the Equine Canada Export Marketing Development […]

The American leg of the Exquis World Dressage Masters CDI5* is back on. Wellington Classic Dressage and the World Dressage Masters (WDM) are working together to host North America’s only CDI5*in Palm Beach Florida, during the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II CDI currently scheduled for March 10-13, 2011. “The Exquis World Dressage Masters would not […]

The 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) held its second day of competition today with the first of 12 weekly WEF Challenge Cup grand prix classes. Canada’s Yann Candele and Redefin, owned by Susan Grange, were the fastest double clear combination to earn the top prize. Held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in […]

Horse Sport magazine has been nominated for an Equestrian Social Media Award by a marketing company in the UK called Abbeyview Equine. The award recognizes Horse Sport’s Facebook page in the category Best Use of Social Media by a Magazine. “This is a bit of an unexpected honour, as our Facebook campaign has only been […]

Equine Canada is very pleased to announce that they are seeking an energetic, well organized professional to fill the newly created position of program coordinator—equine medications at the national office in Ottawa. Reporting to the chief operating officer, the program coordinator — equine medications will work closely with staff, volunteers, technicians and competition organizers to […]

January 13, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST will be the last day to vote in the 2011 Equine Canada Director-at-Large election. Any member of Equine Canada is eligible to vote online for the Director-at-Large position provided that individual is 18 years-of-age or older in the year of election. Members must visit the Equine Canada website […]

The annual Horse Breeders & Owners Conference taking place in Red Deer, Alberta, this weekend, and sponsored in part by the Horse Publications Group, boasts a stellar line-up of internationally known speakers on topics such as health, management, behaviour, training and competition. Just to name a few, regular Horse-Canada contributor, trainer Josh Nichol, will conduct a presentation […]