The Dressage Selection Committee is pleased to announce the selected athletes who will represent Canada at the 2012 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships. Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 17-22, 2012 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Three complete teams, for a total of 12 […]

In the final countdown to the London 2012 Olympic Games, the FEI has launched a new online hub http://fei.org/olympic dedicated to all things Olympic and Paralympic, both old and new. In celebration of the centenary of equestrian sport in the Olympic Movement and all the equine and human athletes that have made Olympic equestrian history […]

This year marks a significant milestone for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 60 years on the throne is cause for celebration! Festivities are planned all over the commonwealth for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, and Spruce Meadows is proud to be counted among them. The Queen’s visit to Spruce Meadows on June 29th, 1990 was an honour […]

David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, and Chrevi’s Capital, recently nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee for review and naming to the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team for dressage, have begun their journey to London.  In preparation, the pair will compete at the CDI3* Hartpury international dressage competition in Great Britain from July 6 to 8. Marcus […]

Endurance Canada is pleased to announce the riders representing Canada at the 2012 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders Championships. Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 17-22 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.  Riders will compete for top honours in the NAJYRC-CH 4* FEI Championship. The team […]

State and local health authorities have alerted the public that Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is active in Palm Beach County, in Florida. The most recent confirmed case resulted in an infected horse being euthanized last week. Reports indicate that the horse was not vaccinated against the virus, and had not travelled in the month leading […]

An exciting new coaching certification program is now available for English coaches in Canada.  The Competition Coach Specialist is a highly accessible certification program designed for those working with intermediate or more advanced riders in furthering their students’ basic riding, horsemanship and safety skills, as well as advancing competition experience from provincial to national level […]

The Ukraine galloped to the top of the FEI Nations Cup™ European Promotional League 2012 leaderboard following victory at the fifth leg in Drammen, Norway on Saturday June 23rd.  Denmark had been out in front following the previous round on home turf in Copenhagen last month, but an impressive performance at the Norwegian fixture from […]

Ottawa’s Nepean National Equestrian Park may shut down, according to reports that the city-run facility is failing financially and no longer considered a core recreational service. The park has been in operation for 25 years, as a horse show venue and boarding and lesson stable, offering various camp programs. There are seven full-time and 25 […]

Dalma Rushi Malhas, the Saudi Arabian rider who won individual bronze at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010, will not be competing at London 2012, the FEI confirmed today. The 20-year-old had been aiming to achieve the minimum eligibility standard required for the Olympic Games by the June 17th deadline, but her horse was […]