The pressure is intense ahead of this Friday’s seventh leg of the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ series in Hickstead.  The Sussex venue has staged the British Nations Cup since taking on the mantle of the Royal International Horse Show in 1992, but the atmosphere is expected to be more highly-charged than ever before as […]

American actor and director Robert Duvall has given his support to the annual awards organised by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the governing body of horse sport. The FEI launched the “Oscars of the equestrian world” last year to reward outstanding dedication to horse sport in five categories. Calls for nominations for the 2010 awards […]

Riders from the U.S. and Eastern Europe have rocketed up the HSBC FEI World Cup™ rankings following competitions at Kalispell (USA) and Minsk (BLR) this weekend. Karen O’Connor (USA) shoots into equal 10th place with just three events to go after a convincing victory at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Montana. Her mount, Mandiba, travelled to […]

Ottawa, ON – Jump Canada has announced the show jumping riders that will represent Canada at the 2010 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championship.  Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 28-August 1 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, which is also the site of the upcoming 2010 […]

Ottawa, ON – Equine Canada Sport Council is pleased to announce that Drive Canada is the newest of its discipline committees. Drive Canada, formerly a National Association, now joins Sport Council as a discipline committee similar to Jump Canada, Dressage Canada, Endurance Canada, Canadian Eventing Committee, Canadian Reining Committee, Vault Canada and Para-Equestrian Canada. Details […]

Calgary, AB – The expression ‘good neighbours’ took on a whole new meaning as the Anderson and Selinger families of Calgary, AB, worked together to present the second annual $20,000 Derby Day held July 15 in support of the Alberta Children’s Hospital. In 2009, the Selinger family’s St. George’s Stables was celebrating its 50th anniversary, and […]

Bromont, PQ – The 35th Edition of the International Bromont ended its first week of competition with the 1.60m $65,000 World Cup Qualifier made possible by the support of BonjourQuébec.com. The World Cup North American League presents six Canadian competitions, two of which taking place in Québec: The first one was held in Blainville, Sunday July 18. Many […]

Ottawa, ON – Canadian Olympians Ashley Holzer, Belinda Trussell and Bonny Bonnello finished in fifth place in the Nations’ Cup Team competition at CDIO 5* Aachen, in Aachen GER, held July 13 – 18, 2010. In the team competition, which was tallied by combining the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Special scores of all […]

For the seventh round of the Global Champions Tour 2010 a new venue was added, France’s capital of the horse, Chantilly. The Honorary President of Jumping Chantilly, Edouard de Rothschild has recently sponsored the creation of a brand new jumping arena with specially laid grass in the centre of the racecourse and the GCT was […]

Calgary, AB – Calgary’s Breanne McAllister topped a field of 87 starters, including her older brother Tye, who finished second, to win the $25,000 Full Meal Deal Grand Prix held July 18 during the Mid Summer Classic III produced by Rocky Mountain Show Jumping at Anderson Ranch in Calgary, AB. Run in a unique format, […]