Goldika 559, the 18-year-old Westphalian mare owned and ridden by McLain Ward, was retired during a special ceremony at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA, on October 23rd. Since 2003, Ward and Goldika have won an incredible 400 classes, including the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, NY, in June of […]

Long-time supporter of the Canadian Eventing community and organizer of Checkmate Horse Trials in Feversham, Ontario, Russell Smith, has passed away after a brief battle with cancer. The Smith family are holding a visitation from 2:00pm to 4:00pm on Thursday November 18th. This will be held at Humphrey Funeral Home at 1403 Bayview Avenue in […]

Tani Zeidler of Calgary, AB, is currently the top Canadian in the North American World Cup League standings following the $50,000 World Cup Grand Prix

The FEI has released a summary of the main decisions made at the General Assembly, held November 1-5 in Taipei. DRESSAGE The GA approved the Technical Committee chairman’s report which included updates on: Education of Judges Education is crucial for the future of the sport. Judging and assessment of judges was restructured in 2009 and […]

One of America’s most successful show jumpers of all time, Margie Engle of West Palm Beach, Florida, won the $75,000 Ricoh Big Ben Challenge in Toronto this evening, closing the week of international competition for another year. A standing-room only, capacity crowd of nearly 5,700 spectators created an electric atmosphere in the Ricoh Coliseum. Engle, […]

With just two International jumper classes left at the Royal, tonight’s $50,000 Weston Canadian Open gave audiences a taste of what is still to come. Tonight was all about going fast and keeping the rails up.  With no second chances, Harrie Smolders from the Netherlands was the one to step forward to collect the silver […]

Ashley Holzer of Toronto, ON debuted a new freestyle at the CDI3* Royal Agricultural Winter Fair November 11, to the surprise of the audience, and perhaps a little to her horse, Pop Art. While the music began with the soundtrack of National Treasure, it was quickly interrupted by the sound of a ring and an […]

The Canadian Show Jumping Team comprised of Samantha Buirs, Lisa Carlsen, Angela Covert-Lawrence and Lauren Hunkin finished second in the Nations’ Cup competition held Friday, November 12, at CSIO4*-W Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Buirs, Covert-Lawrence and Hunkin were all making their Canadian Show Jumping Team debut. From the five countries and six teams represented, Canada finished […]

The fifth annual Jump Canada Hall of Fame Gala, presented by BMO Financial Group, was held on Sunday, November 7, 2010, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON. A deserving slate of six contributors to the sport were inducted into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame in 2010. They included the Canadian Pony Club in […]

Thursday was dressage night at The Royal Horse Show and it was truly a night to remember. Five top lady riders performed as a crowd of enthusiastic fans showed us that the “Kur” or Freestyle to Music is still their favourite. There were performances set to classical, jazz, and even Latin music, but it was […]