Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, was named ‘Rider of the Year’ for 2010 during a special presentation held November 20 during the CSI4*Maastricht show jumping tournament in The Netherlands. The ‘Rider of the Year’ title is given by the equestrian publication yearbook, L’Annee Hippique, published in The Netherlands. Publisher Eric Bruger made the […]
A superbly-judged round against the clock secured victory in the fifth leg of the 2010/2011 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series today for Carsten-Otto Nagel. Riding the lovely grey mare Corradina, the 48 year old rider from Hamburg set the pace in this afternoon’s 13-horse jump-off and none of the rest could match his speed […]
Boyd Exell (AUS) flew to his second victory of this season in the FEI World Cup™ Driving competition in Stuttgart. The World Cup and World champion drove an impeccable and extremely fast round with his new indoor marathon carriage and new harness, cheered by the enthusiastic crowd in the Schleyer Halle. Dutch Force Dutch drivers […]
Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, won the €20,000 Milcon Prix on Friday night, November 19, in Maastricht, The Netherlands. Lamaze was the first of 63 competitors to contest the €20,000 Milcon Prix and posted a clear round with Coriana van Klapscheut to advance to the jump-off. He would eventually be joined by 21 […]
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 […]
