Ottawa, ON – Canadian Olympians Ashley Holzer and Belinda Trussell are the top Canadian riders at CDIO 5* Aachen, in Aachen GER, being held this week July 13 – 18, 2010. On the fourth and final stop of the Dressage Canada European Tour, Holzer of Toronto, ON and her 2008 Olympic partner Pop Art (Amsterdam […]

Ottawa, ON – Dominique Shone, 17, of Langley, BC, will represent Canada at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore from August 14-26, 2010. The Youth Olympic Games will see 3,000 athletes representing 205 nations competing in 26 sports.  The show jumping events, the only equestrian discipline included, will take place at the Singapore Turf […]

The Irish team claimed the Mercedes-Benz Prize, Part of the Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ when storming to victory in Aachen, Germany tonight.  This sixth leg of the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ series was a classic contest, with five top teams tied for the lead at the halfway stage.  But it was the men in […]

Traverse City, MI – Week one competition continued in the Grand Prix Ring at the beautiful Flintfields Horse Park today for the 2010 Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival.  The Five-Year-Old, Six-Year-Old, and Seven & Eight-Year-Old Young Jumpers completed their second day of competition this afternoon and were presented with top honors. The divisions […]

The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) is delighted to announce that nominations for the FEI 2010 Awards are now open. The awards, which were launched last year, acknowledge outstanding achievement in the following five categories:   • Athlete of the Year, for the rider, driver or vaulter who has shown exceptional sportsmanship and prowess; • Rising Star, supported […]

East Dorset, Vermont – Canada’s Lisa Balaz, 18, made her first trip to the Vermont Summer Festival worthwhile, winning the High Children’s Jumper Championship during the opening week of competition in East Dorset, VT. Competing in the High Children’s Jumper Division with her horse, Athens, Balaz placed seventh in Friday’s competition before winning on Saturday […]

FEI Presidential candidate Henk Rottinghuis today said that he was pleased and very encouraged at the response to his ‘100-day Listening Programme Survey’.   Says Mr. Rottinghuis: “This was a new way of communicating and I always had a very open mind about it. I wanted to test opinion and see if FEI National Federations […]

The horses for the equestrian events of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) arrived safely in Singapore at 11.50 local time this morning. After an eight-hour flight from Brisbane, Australia all the horses are reported to be in good health and have now been transported to their new home, the YOG Equestrian venue at the […]

The Irish have the unenviable task of being first into the ring when the sixth leg of the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ series gets underway in Aachen, Germany tomorrow evening.  The draw took place this afternoon, and it was Sweden, the surprise winners of last Friday’s fixture on their home turf in Falsterbo, who […]

Ottawa, ON – Jump Canada has announced the Long List of candidates in consideration for the Canadian Show Jumping Team at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games taking place September 25 to October 10 in Lexington, KY. In alphabetical order, the riders and horses are: Athlete – Hometown – Horse – Owner John Anderson […]