Ottawa, ON – Three-time Canadian Olympian Ashley Holzer won the Grand Prix Freestyle at CDI 4* Lingen, in Lingen, GER, held June  4 – 6, 2010. On the second stop of the Dressage Canada European Tour, Holzer and her 2008 Olympic partner Pop Art (Amsterdam x Cabochon), earned a score of 76.300%. The 13-year-old Dutch […]

Calgary, AB – The first western event of the 2010 Jump Canada Young Horse Series took place during the Bow Valley Classic II held May 19-23 at Anderson Ranch in Calgary, AB. The top-placed combination in the Six-Year-Old Division was Eric Martin of Oakbank, MB, on Kumano. Owner Jan Ash-Gross imported the dark brown Oldenburg stallion […]

The French team, already leading the series by a considerable margin following their double of wins over the first two legs, swept to victory again today in the third leg of the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ at St Gallen, Switzerland. The competition came down to a two-way battle in the closing stages between the […]

Lexington, KY. – Lynn Palm will be a featured performer at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, September 25 to October 10 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.   Activities provided daily by Lynn Palm include Bridleless Musical Exhibitions with elements of dressage, reining and jumping to showcase the beauty, amazing athleticism […]

Leading experts on Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID) research in equestrian sport will address the FEI Congress on NSAID Usage and Medication in the Equine Athlete in Lausanne, Switzerland this summer. Dr Wayne McIlwraith (USA), Professor Pierre-Louis Toutain (FRA) and Professor Ken Hinchcliffe (AUS) will be part of a high-level panel of speakers at the Congress, […]

Meydan will be supporting the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen, in future as one of its top level sponsors. The company from the United Arab Emirates is thus extending its existing commitment at the Aachen Soers. Meydan’s commitment is proof of the international orientation of the CHIO Aachen. For example last year the event was […]

The City of Gothenburg wants to bring the FEI World Equestrian Games to Sweden once more and plans to make a bid for the WEG 2018. The plans for the bid will be drawn up by Göteborg & Co and Got Event, the city’s event companies, with the support of the Swedish Equestrian Federation. Gothenburg […]

Ottawa, ON – Diane Creech of Caistor Centre, ON, handily won the Grand Prix Freestyle at CDI3* Allentown in Allentown, NJ, held May 28–30, 2010. Riding Devon L (De Niro x Wolkenstein II), Douglas Leatherdale’s 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding, Creech scored 70.000% for the win. “I could not be happier with Devon L. He was a […]

Heavy overnight rain, and further downpours this morning, resulted in the cancellation of jumping events at the Grundenmoos Arena in St Gallen, Switzerland today.  However the weather has now improved significantly, and the third leg of the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ will go ahead as scheduled tomorrow afternoon beginning at 13.30 local time when […]

Ottawa, ON – Equine Canada is pleased to announce that staff support for competition organizers and officials has been expanded to include weekends throughout the competition season. Melanie Blanchard has joined the Equine Canada team as the competitions assistant and the team will receive additional support starting in June from a student intern. Blanchard is […]