Toronto, Ontario – Waylon Roberts of Port Perry, Ontario, proved tonight he is no “one-hit-wonder”, taking the Good Crop Services Indoor Eventing Championship for an incredible fourth time in five years.  The Championship was part of the opening weekend lineup at the 88th Royal Horse Show, and it’s exciting, energetic format is rapidly becoming a […]

William Fox-Pitt (GBR) is in line for a memorable double – and a big pay cheque – having leapt into a commanding lead after Cross-Country at Les Etoiles de Pau (FRA), the final leg of the valuable HSBC FEI Classics™, in which he also holds top position. Fox-Pitt showed just why he is one of […]

At Jumping Verona 2010 the riders had another opportunity to win a share of Euro50,000 prize fund when competing in today’s headline class, the Premio Antonio Carraro Small Grand Prix. Fences fell all over Rolf Luedi’s course in the first round with the first jump and the last (both oxers) probably causing as many problems […]

The current world n°1, British William Fox-Pitt, took the lead in Pau with the cross-country on Saturday that he started off without taking any risks: “I might have taken chicken ways, but my priority was to return home in one piece.” This strategy proved to be successful as the Briton took command in this class, […]

This is no news; women always were entitled to one’s say in eventing competitions. Once again, they proved their talent by taking the lead on Friday’s dressage test. But the biggest challenge is yet to come. With 41,8 points, Belgian Karin Donckers and British Ruth Edge are sharing the first place ahead of another British, […]

Jumping Verona began the jumping proper today with a 1.45 speed class that might have been treated by some as a warm up class but not luckily not everyone. The class proved an exciting opener as it should have with a Euro 5000 first prize. The money in the end went to Switzerland’s Werner Muff […]

The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the governing body of equestrian sport, announced on 5 November the winners of the 2010 FEI Awards at a ceremony in Taipei. Organised for the second consecutive year, the FEI Awards reward outstanding dedication to horse sport in five categories. The winners of the 2010 FEI Awards are: – Edward […]

It was a jam-packed opening day at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair today, with official visits by a raft of political dignitaries (The Honourable David C. Onley, Lt. Governor of Ontario; The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture & Agri-Food and The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry) and one Duff Goldman, host of The […]

Two of the world’s best exponents of the Dressage phase are sharing the lead at Les Etoiles de Pau (FRA), the eagerly awaited finale to the 2010 HSBC FEI Classics™. Karin Donckers (BEL), who only just missed an individual medal at the recent Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky, was the first of the […]

Below is a series of quotes from today’s FEI Press Conference involving HRH Princess Haya, who has been re-elected as FEI President in a landslide victory. Q. What plans do you have for the next four years? “The plans that I outlined to the National Federations in my programmes are that I would like the […]