If you missed the chance to see the Big Ben Challenge and K9-Equine Relay live during the Royal Horse Show, don’t despair. TSN 9 is broadcasting these exciting events several times between Friday December 9th and Saturday December 17th. The Big Ben Challenge, presented by GroupBy, and TSN broadcast sponsored by OLG, was held November […]
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Headwaters Tourism has been awarded The Visa Canada Innovator of the Year Award for the Headwaters Parade of Horses. The team was recognized on November 30th, in Gatineau, Quebec, among tourism industry leaders from across the country. The Canadian Tourism Awards are presented annually by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada to recognize success, leadership […]
The FEI has been declared International Sports Federation of the Year at the International Sports Awards 2016. The award, which recognises the work of the international governing body for equestrian sport, including its leadership in integrity and governance, was presented yesterday, 8 December, at the International Sports Convention (ISC) in Geneva (SUI). Voted for by […]
The Alberta Equestrian Federation (AEF) is sending 1,500 bales of hay to Fort McMurray on December 16, 2016, to help support Fort McMurray equine owners through the winter. The hay will help alleviate some of the feed costs over the winter months, but also replace hay that was lost in the fires. The price of […]
Social media platforms have become indispensable communication channels for the Olympic movement and international sports federations. The recently-released document “The 2016 Social Media and Olympic Sport Ranking,” assembled by Burson-Marsteller / TSE Consulting, analysed the social media footprint of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its 35 international sports federations. This includes 62 institutional Twitter […]
The $30 million theatrical extravaganza will be presented under the White Big Top next to the Hershey Centre in Mississauga.
During the opening of the Longines Masters of Paris event on December 1st, a new competition for 2017 was announced. Presented by EEM and the European Equestrian Federation (EEF), the Masters Riders Cup will premiere next December. Inspired by the Ryder Cup in golf, established by American Samuel Ryder in 1927, this event will see […]
Equestrian Canada (EC) is now accepting applications from individuals interested in volunteering on EC’s Eventing Committee and Dressage Committee. The Eventing and Dressage Committees (formerly Dressage Canada and Eventing Canada) are responsible for defining the mandate of the discipline at the national level of the sport, as well as developing the strategic direction, and supporting […]
The Equine Foundation of Canada (EFC) has donated $127,000 to the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown, PEI, toward the purchase of 10 pieces of veterinary equipment including an equine overground endoscope, wireless EKG, portable digital radiology system, portable shockwave system, therapeutic laser and an equine surgical table. This is the most recent such gift by […]
Dutch four-in-hand driver Koos de Ronde experienced a superb start of his FEI World Cup™ Driving season in Budapest. The bronze medallist of the World Championships in Breda set the fastest times in the third leg of this season’s series and won the competition with seven seconds advantage to home driver József Dobrovitz and Belgium’s […]
