Newly-crowned Olympic show jumping champions Nick Skelton of Great Britain and Big Star will headline international show jumping competition at the CSI4*-W Royal Horse Show, held November 4-13, 2016, as part of the 94th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON. Skelton will be among the world’s best riders competing in the $130,500 Longines FEI […]
Germany’s Isabell Werth and Weihegold Old are now top of the world Dressage rankings thanks to their stellar win at last week’s FEI World Cup™ Dressage in Lyon (FRA), where Werth produced a personal-best Freestyle score of 90.09. The 47-year-old athlete and her 11-year-old mare, who won team gold and individual silver at the Rio […]
Harold Chopping (CAN) and Basje won the Equis Boutique Best Presented Horse Award during CSI 3* competition at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) Fall VI, held October 26 – 30 in Mill Spring, NC. International competition at TIEC concluded on Sunday. Equis Boutique sponsored the Best Presented Horse Award at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) […]
A brilliant bit of last-minute decision-making helped Germany’s Daniel Deusser clinch victory in the third leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2016/2017 Western European League at Lyon in France today. The 35-year-old rider who won the World Cup title at this venue two years ago found the fastest route home in the dramatic […]
A mix of veteran riders and up-and-coming talent advanced to the final round in the third leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2016/2017 North American League Eastern Sub-League. And with the advantage of riding at the end of the order, Lauren Hough (USA) delivered the fastest, double clear performance aboard 12-year-old mare Ohlala […]
It appeared to be ladies’ night in the fourth leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2016/2017 North American League Western Sub-League when six of the seven riders to advance to the jump off were female competitors. Over the deciding, short course, Jenni McAllister (USA) and 10-year-old gelding Legis Touch The Sun ultimately proved […]
A horse was shot and killed in her paddock on an Elmworth, Alberta farm on October 21st. Tassie’s owner, eight-year-old Shelby Ireland, was devastated upon hearing the news, when only moments before she had been admiring her mare through a window in her home. Shelby’s mother, Ashley Ireland, noticed the mare lying down, feet in […]
Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) Chief Executive Officer Chris Overholt today outlined a bold new vision for the future of Team Canada by announcing more than $132 million in funding for the Canadian sport community. During an address to the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto, Mr. Overholt announced that the COC would be renewing its […]
German superstar, Isabell Werth, produced a personal-best Freestyle score of 90.09 to win today’s second leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 Western European League at Lyon in France. The 47-year-old rider and her 11-year-old mare simply blew the competition away with an outstanding performance that seemed to take even this multi-medalled athlete by […]
The $20,000 Horseware Indoor Eventing Challenge and the $20,000 Royal Invitational Dressage Cup, presented by Butternut Ridge, return to highlight the 2016 Royal Horse Show, held from November 4 to 13 as part of the 94th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, in Toronto, Canada. Headlined by reigning Olympic Champion Michael Jung of Germany, the $20,000 Horseware […]
