Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to announce the 2013 election results for positions on the Canadian Para-Equestrian Committee (CPEC). Victoria Andrew of Ottawa, ON, Elizabeth Quigg of Stouffville, ON, and Sharon Buffitt of Pointe Claire, QC have been elected to the CPEC for a two-year term beginning in February 2013. Andrew was one of Canada’s first […]

Stephen Clarke, the British judge who acted as President of the Ground Jury at the London 2012 Olympic Games, has been unanimously elected as FEI Dressage Judge General. He was elected to the post by the 5* Judges present at the annual FEI 5* Dressage Judges seminar, which was held in Paris January 20-22 . Clarke […]

Equine Canada is pleased to announce the names of the winners selected to receive the federation’s prestigious annual awards for 2012. The winners of the the Equestrian of the Year Award – The Doctor George Jacobsen Trophy; Junior Equestrian of the Year Award – The Gillian Wilson Trophy; the Media Award – Susan Jane Anstey […]

The 31st Annual Horse Breeders and Owners Conference in Red Deer welcomed hundreds of horse enthusiasts for a weekend filled with fun and education. In the largest turn-out since the 25th anniversary in 2007, a total of over 660 people were onsite, hailing from all over Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. The exhibit […]

Canadian Olympian David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, opened the 2013 season with a strong showing at the CDI-W Gold Coast Opener dressage competition held January 24 to 27 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Riding his Olympic mount Chrevi’s Capital, Marcus earned an impressive score of 70.05% to place fourth in the Grand Prix held Friday, […]

There is a high demand for tickets 150 days before the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen 2013: 120,000 tickets for the competitions in five disciplines have already been sold, however, tickets for almost all events are still available. “We are delighted with the advance bookings,” said Michael Mronz, General Manager of the Aachener Reitturnier GmbH. […]

Germany’s Christian Ahlmann showed exactly why he holds No. 1 position on the Jumping World Rankings when trouncing the opposition in the ninth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Western European League series at Leipzig, Germany. In the ten-horse jump-off against the clock he was in a class of his own with the […]

Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg and Damon Hill NRW pipped defending double-champions Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival at the sixth leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Western European League in Amsterdam (NED) today. There were eight Dutch competitors amongst the start-list of 15, but Germany claimed two of the top-three placings when Isabell Werth […]

The North American Riders Group (NARG) announced that its board of directors has voted unanimously to focus exclusively on the sport of show jumping. NARG was formed four years ago to provide a voice for riders, trainers and owners in North America. While many of the efforts and improvements that NARG has helped bring to […]

Last summer, it was reported that the Nepean National Equestrian Park may be shut down after it was revealed that the city-run facility was failing financially and no longer considered a core recreational service. Following this announcement, the National Capital Commission (NCC) sought interest from the public and private sectors, hoping a group would lease […]