It’s not over till the fat lady sings.The jumping riders are not going to take the controversial Olympic format changes lying down, whatever the vote of the FEI General Assembly last month. At the end of a sometimes heated couple of hours at Geneva show on Friday morning, the FEI offered to meet a jumpers’ […]
It was a shame the FEI did not live-stream Monday’s final debate on the controversial Olympic format changes, held at its General Assembly in Tokyo. I don’t think, though, that anything said would have changed many voters’ minds prior to Tuesday’s landslide. The controversial three-to-a-team, no drop-score formula was always going to be approved, because […]
The FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018 will be held at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in North Carolina (USA) from September 10-23, 2018.
Equestrian Canada (EC) announced on August 23rd that Jon Garner of Calgary, AB, was joining the national federation as its Director of Sport.
In a scathing decision Equestrian Canada has been ordered to pay $35,000 towards Jessica Phoenix’s legal costs resulting from her appeal
Equestrian Canada (EC) is pleased to announce upcoming clinics and workshops opportunities for Canadian para-equestrian riders and their coaches with internationally renowned Para-Dressage Coach, Mary Longden. Longden is an internationally sought-after Equestrian Australia Level 3 coach, educator and assessor. She is also an international Level 3 coach and British Horse Society Instructor (B.H.S.I.) in para-dressage, jumping […]
The last day capped off with a bronze by Eric and his gutsy little mare, Fine Lady!! What an absolutely incredible way to end these Games. In the history of the Olympic Games, Canada has only won three individual medals in equestrian sport and Eric has won two of them. The third, of course, belonging to […]
On the eve of the Olympic individual Jumping Final at Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) today, the riders are thinking ahead to tomorrow’s big challenge. A total of 35 combinations will tackle the track when the action gets underway at 10.00 local time, and if form is anything to go by then […]
Belinda Trussell of Stouffville, ON, was third in the ring in the Grand Prix Special on a cool and overcast morning at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Riding the 16-year-old Anton, Trussell, 44, had placed 28th in the previous day’s Grand Prix with a score of 71.286%, securing a spot in the Special. They performed a […]
Finally, the entire day’s focus is on the athletes and not bullets! My mood has improved from a combination of great competition, the cease fire, and the beer stand I’ve found that isn’t busy during the break. Belinda was awesome!! She was fun to watch and to it was nice to finally see some Canadian fans in […]
