Ottawa, ON—The Equine Canada Canadian Reining Committee (CRC) is pleased to announce that West Coast Classic, organized by the Western Canadian Reining Association (WCRA), will host the Canadian Reining Committee World Equestrian Games Selection Finals. The West Coast Classic, British Columbia’s premiere reining competition, will be held July 16-18, 2010, at the Chilliwack Heritage Park, […]

America’s Rich Fellers stormed to victory with the brilliant Irish-bred gelding Flexible in the opening speed leg of the 2010 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping final in Geneva, Switzerland tonight.  And US riders have a firm grip on the leaderboard going into tomorrow’s second test, with four in the top ten.  Starting eleventh from last […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Erin Josey of Dartmouth, NS, will represent Canada at the Sydney CDI3*/CDI–Y International Dressage Derby being held in Sydney, Australia, April 28–May 1, 2010. The event, hosted at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park, site of the 2000 Olympic Games, is the only CDI3* held in Australia each year. Josey, who has […]

Ottawa, Ontario—For the second year in a row Delta, BC, native Wendy Christoff won the Grand Prix at the CDI 3* YJ Golden State Dressage Festival, held April 9–11, in Rancho Murieta, CA, USA. Riding Pfalstaff, her 16-year-old Hanoverian gelding sired by Palladium, Christoff scored 67.064% in the Grand Prix test, which earned the pair […]

Lausanne (SUI), 14 April 2010  Historically, a substantial percentage of positive cases have been for banned substances. This means that, under the new Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations that came into force on 5 April 2010, those riders would have faced a possibly career-ending two-year suspension.   This fact demonstrates how important it is […]

The FEI and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) have both initiated charges under their respective rules against Michael Morrissey (USA), following an incident in class 101 at the Wellington CSI 2* held on 27 February 2010. The FEI will also be investigating the role of the Ground Jury in this incident.   Given the […]

Ottawa, ON—Canadian National Eventing Team members Stephanie Rhodes-Bosch, Selena O’Hanlon and Hawley Bennett-Awad all recently finished in the top 10 in CIC 3* competitions leading up to the CCI 4* Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, which will be held April 22-25, 2010 in Lexington Kentucky. Competing in the CIC 3* The Fork Horse Trials in […]

Ottawa, ON— Karen Cudmore originally of Victoria, BC, and now based in Omaha, NE, will be Canada’s representative at the 2010 The Rolex FEI World Cup™ Final in Geneva, SWI, from April 15–18, 2010. After the final North American World Cup League qualifying event was held in Tampa, FL, on April 4, 2010, Cudmore finished […]

Geneva (SUI), 13 April 2010  “If your horse is found to have a banned substance in its system, you are looking at a two-year suspension,” FEI Veterinary Director Graeme Cooke warned riders competing at this week’s Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final.   The warning came at the riders’ briefing before the start of five […]

The FEI is to freeze the Rolex Rankings points for Jumping riders on maternity leave, starting with the April Rankings issued today. Under the new system, female riders will now lose only 50% of their Rolex Rankings points during their absence from competition while on maternity leave.   The new ruling means that former world […]