Many international riders in the field of 30 used the night class as a prep for the upcoming $150,000 Nations Cup on Friday.

The FEI has provided the latest information on the outbreak of EHV-1 in Valencia (ESP), and an update on the GCT/GCL event in Doha (QAT).

Other Canadians factor in HITS Ocala action as Harold Chopping, Francois Lamontagne and Sam Walker all grab top-3 placings.

Canada's Ben Asselin is 4th with Luikan Q in the feature class which concluded week V of the Desert Circuit in Thermal, CA.

Ten hard-working young athletes were chosen by the EC Jumping Committee to receive $1,000 Jumping Youth Bursary funds.

International events in 10 countries have been put on hold until March 28th due to the aggressive strain of EHV-1 which originated in Spain.

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic and its related restrictions, organizers plan a series of CSI and CSIO tournaments in September instead.

It was a fantastic finish for Harrie Smolders (NED) and Monaco to win the CSI5* class in an 11-horse jumpoff at WEF.

Top Canadian is Jacqueline Steffens, who places 4th with Cat Ninja in a field of 73 entries at the Winter Equestrian Festival.

The German rider guided Dominator 2000 Z to win the 410,000 euro finale in Doha, edging Olivier Robert (FRA) and Niels Bruynseels (BEL).