Dressage Canada has announced that the following individuals have been elected by acclamation into the following positions; • Sheila Skene — Rules Committee Chair (term 2015–2018), and • Birgit Valkenborg — Coaching Committee Chair (term 2015–2018). Both Skene and Valkenborg will take office on January 1st, 2015. No candidates were nominated for the Officials’ Committee […]

Eventers Jonathan ‘Jock’ Paget and Kevin McNab have been cleared of doping charges by the FEI Tribunal. Both athletes’ horses – Clifton Promise and Clifton Pinot – tested positive for the banned substance reserpine following the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, in September 2013. During the hearing, it was explained that both men, along with […]

Michael James Bullman (GBR), well-known horse owner and chef d’équipe of the Great Britain and Hungary Jumping teams, has passed away at the age of 72 at his home in Hungary. Michael Bullman was a man who lived for his passion and, in his own words, was a “lover of horses first, and a horseman […]

Researchers in France have been studying “Piro-Like Syndrome” in horses for a decade. And now, leading up the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy, a database has been launched, which will allow veterinarians to report and track cases. This syndrome, recognized as a group of symptoms which consistently occur together, is known to result […]

Officially the world’s longest horse race with a Guinness World Record, the 6th edition of the Mongol Derby is the largest yet with 48 riders taking on the gruelling 1000km course across the Mongolian steppe. It will begin Wednesday August 6th. Follow the race live from 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning local time: Live Tracking Map Twenty-eight […]

Tickets for the Central Park Horse Show, presented by Rolex, the first-ever, outdoor four-day equestrian sporting event coming to New York City from Sept. 18-21, 2014, are on sale now. Tickets will be priced at $30 for matinees and $250 plus tax for evening events, and will be available here and here. The Central Park Horse […]

August 4, 2014 – Sweden’s premier Eventing site at Malmö is proving a lucky venue for Germany. Having swept the medals table at last year’s FEI European Eventing Championships, Germany triumphed impressively in the sixth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2014 held there this weekend. It was Germany’s third consecutive win this season, […]

August 2, 2014 – Team USA sensationally won their second Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2014 qualifier in 24 hours when adding the honours at the Europe Division 2 leg in Gijon, Spain to Aug. 1st’s Europe Division 1 victory at Hickstead (GBR). “We all watched Hickstead yesterday and we were really proud of them, […]

French riders were in flying form when claiming Team and Individual gold in both Jumping and Eventing, while Semmeike Rothenberger led Germany to a clean sweep of the Dressage medals at the FEI European Pony Championships 2014 which drew to a close at Millstreet in Ireland. This was the first FEI Championship to visit the […]

Before a buzzing VIP lounge and packed stands, the final CSI5* class of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard – the Prix VDL Groep – was won by one of the most popular riders on the Tour, Luciana Diniz (POR), with her golden mare Lady Lindenhof. Second went to the experienced combination of Marc […]