The FEI has announced that the Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials (September 8-11, 2011) will be hosting the London 2012 team Eventing qualifier for Africa, Middle East, South East Asia and Oceania (FEI Olympic Groups F and G). Blenheim, which began in 1990, is firmly established in the Eventing calendar attracting international champions and […]
Mark your calendar, plan the party and get the big screen ready! For the first time in its history, the Rolex Equestrian Championships presented by Land Rover will air LIVE on NBC Sports, Sunday, May 1, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT. With the support of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and Equestrian Events, […]
The FEI World Cup™ Eventing 2011 series kicks off at Kihikihi in New Zealand tomorrow, April 7-10. Australia’s Shane Rose, silver medallist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and Chris Burton, member of the Australia Eventing team at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2010 have confirmed they will be competing along with the cream […]
The Bromont Three-Day Event, The Todd Sandler Challenge, will celebrate its 25th anniversary from June 9 to 12, 2011, in Bromont, Quebec. The Bromont Three-Day Event will offer more than $30,000 in prize money in divisions ranging from the grass roots training level up to the CCI*** international division. Organizers are expecting over 150 horses […]
Eric Lamaze will be Canada’s representative at the 2011 The Rolex FEI World Cup™ Final in Leipzig, GER, at the Leipzig Exhibition Center from April 27–May 1, 2011. Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, accumulated 44 points throughout the 2010–2011 World Cup qualifying season aboard two horses, Atlete Van T Heike, an 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare owned […]
FEI President HRH Princess Haya today announced with regret the resignation of FEI Secretary General and CEO Alex McLin, praising him for bringing new professionalism to the organisation. “I am truly indebted to Alex for his hard work and dedication over the last three years. He brought the FEI into the modern era and made […]
Francois Lamontagne dominated the first week of the Ocala Jumping Classic, winning both the $10,000 Blue Gate Farm Open Welcome on Friday, April 1, and, for the second year in a row, the $25,000 Ocala Horse Properties, LLC Grand Prix on Sunday, April 3. The Sixth Annual Ocala Jumping Classic is being held over two […]
The 2011 FEI Equine Prohibited Substance List comes into effect today, 4 April. The updated List has been publicly available since the FEI General Assembly in Taipei last November when it was unanimously approved. It is also accessible via the easily searchable FEI Equine Prohibited Substances Database, which is free to download for iPhones and […]
As a continuing initiative to improve the safety of the sport of eventing, the Canadian Eventing Committee has adopted new regulations regarding the use of protective headgear. The intent of the rule modification is to require the use of protective headgear while warming up for all tests now—including dressage—and it applies to all competitors. The […]
The competition schedule for the 2011 Jump Canada Young Horse Series has been announced. The Jump Canada Young Horse Series, featuring age categories for Four, Five, Six and Seven and Eight-Year-Olds, is divided into three regions – Eastern, Central, and Western. The final competition in each of the three regions will count for double points […]
