Margie Gayford of Sharon, ON, emerged the Eastern Division winner of the 2010 Jump Canada National Talent Squad Series while Hayley Alfonso of Calgary, AB, topped the standings in the Western Division. In the Eastern Division Talent Squad competition held at the Caledon Summer Festival in Palgrave, ON, Gayford guided Winston, Wingberry Farm’s 11-year-old Belgian […]
Tickets are now available for the 2010 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala, presented by BMO Financial Group, to be held on Sunday, November 7, 2010, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON. The Hall of Fame Gala has quickly grown into an annual favourite and has been a sell-out in each of its […]
Germany’s Andreas Dibowski dominated the 25th World Eventing Championship for Young Horses, staged at the Haras Nationaux du Lion d’Angers, France from 21 to 24 October. The German Olympian and his much-admired stallion Mighty Magic (Mytens XX/Heraldik XX) which finished second in last year’s 6 year-old class, returned to take the coveted 7 year-old title […]
Germany’s Christian Ahlmann and the stallion Taloubet Z made it two-in-a-row when storming to victory in the second leg of the 2010/2011 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series at Helsinki, Finland this afternoon. “I’m very lucky to have such a quick horse” said the 35 year old rider who, having already taken the main honours […]
German dressage ace Isabell Werth threw down the gauntlet with a clear victory in the first leg of the 2010/2011 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage series in Odense, Denmark. Last to go, and chasing the target set by Denmark’s Princess Nathalie Zu Sayn Wittgenstein who pipped her for the honours in yesterday’s Grand Prix, […]
The 16th annual Fall Classic Breeders’ Sale, offered by the Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Association, wrapped up another great year on October 17th. The barns were buzzing and the seats full with additional viewers looking on via live streaming video. This European format sale allowed buyers a day and a half […]
The FEI has today announced that all urine samples taken from athletes competing at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ have tested negative for prohibited substances. The announcement comes just one week after the FEI revealed that all equine blood and urine samples were also free of prohibited substances. “Clean sport is one of […]
Peter Barry of Dunham, QC was the top Canadian rider in the CCI 3* division at the Dansko Fair Hill International Three Day Event held October 14–17, 2010, in Elkon, MD, USA. Barry finished in fourth place with Kilrodan Abbott, 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by the rider and his wife, Susan Barry. After […]
Henk Rottinghuis, Presidential candidate for the FEI, announced that he would be joined in the Presidency by two of the most respected names in equestrian sport. They are 2000 Olympic gold medallist, current President of the United States Equestrian Federation, Chair of FEI Group IV and FEI Bureau member, David O’Connor, as 1st Vice-President; and […]
In addition to an incredible host city and state, the world’s best athletes, and the friendliest volunteer workforce in the world, it took a lot to stage the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Here’s a look at the 16 days of September 25 through October 10, by the numbers: 507,022 attendees 16,800 feet of bike […]
