ai Rüder (GER) and his powerful stallion Le Prince des Bois held an appropriately regal lead at the close of Dressage at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR), the second leg of the HSBC FEI Classicsâ„¢.   Rüder, 39 and making his Badminton debut after a 20-year quest, has a 5.8-penalty lead over first […]

Ottawa, ON – Equine Canada is pleased to introduce two new faces to the equine community.   With the recent departure of program coordinator—dressage, Peggy Olivier, to maternity leave, Equine Canada is pleased to announce the hiring of Kari MacGregor to fill the position. With a passion for dressage, MacGregor has an extensive knowledge of […]

It was no surprise to see Ruth Edge (GBR) at the head of affairs after the first day of Dressage at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, the second leg of the HSBC FEI Classicsâ„¢.   Edge, a three-times British National Champion, is not only greatly respected on the dressage circuit in Britain, where she […]

A $7,500 Open Jumper division Jumper division, will be the main attraction when Angelstone Farms hosts a two-day jumping competition

The Swedish Equestrian Federation has filed a nomination for Sven Holmberg as President of the FEI. Sven Holmberg currently holds the position as 1st Vice President of the FEI as well as being the Chairman of the International Jumping Committee. The election is to take place at the FEI General Assembly in November 2010. Sven […]

East Dorset, Vermont – The Vermont Chamber of Commerce has named the Vermont Summer Festival horse show one of the ‘Top Ten Summer Events’ in the state of Vermont. The Vermont Summer Festival, which this year runs for six consecutive weeks from July 7 through August 15, 2010, is the richest sporting event based on purse […]

When Andrew Nicholson (NZL) goes into action at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR), the second leg of the 2010 HSBC FEI Classicsâ„¢, he will find – perhaps nerve-rackingly – that he is viewed as the red-hot favourite to win. The first horse inspection takes place this afternoon, and the evergreen New Zealander’s many […]

Ottawa, ON – Four Canadian riders, Stephanie Rhodes-Bosch, Selena O’Hanlon, Hawley Bennett-Awad and Michele Mueller finished in the top 10 at the 2010 edition of the CCI 4* Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, held April 22-25, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, USA, the site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Competing […]

Ottawa, ON – Jump Canada is calling for nominations for induction to the Hall of Fame. The Jump Canada Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala, presented by BMO Financial Group, will be held as part of a black-tie gala on Sunday, November 7, 2010, in Toronto, ON. Current categories recognized by the Jump Canada Hall […]

William Fox-Pitt (GBR) said he did not come to the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event with the expectation of winning, but, once in the driving seat, he was clearly not going to relinquish the golden opportunity without a fight and he now has his first Rolex watch to complement his seven other 4-star wins.   […]