Paul Tapner (AUS), described by fellow riders as one of the hardest working in the sport, rode with focus and determination to achieve the greatest moment of his Eventing career. He went clear in the final Jumping to hold his slim overnight lead at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR), and now lies in […]

Nominations for the FEI Presidential election closed at midnight May 1, 2010, and three candidates have been put forward for the post.   HRH Princess Haya, who was elected to the FEI Presidency in 2006, has declared that she is seeking a second four-year term to take her through to the 2014 General Assembly. The other two […]

Paul Tapner (AUS) was clearly overjoyed as he came through the finish line at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR) on his second ride, Inonothing. His celebrations were more than justified as, after an enthralling and dramatic Cross Country day, he found himself in the lead at a 4-star event for the first time. […]

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 Classics™.   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 Classics™.   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 Classics™, 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 […]