British eventer Nicola Wilson has announced that her 2012 Olympic partner, Opposition Buzz, has died at the age of 17 on November 8th. In a statement on her website, Wilson said, “Our beloved Dodi [Opposition Buzz] sadly passed away yesterday after several weeks of enjoying his well-deserved retirement. He had a seizure in the morning […]
The 2015 Horse Breeders and Owners Conference will be held at the Sheraton Red Deer on January 9-11, in Red Deer, Alberta, and features internationally recognized speakers on a wide range of topics of interest to horse owners, breeders and professionals. This year’s line-up of speakers includes: • Dr. Bob Coleman – The Young Horse: […]
The FEI will be hosting its presidential election on December 14th in Baku, Azerbaijan as part of the General Assembly. After serving the FEI for two terms, HRH Princess Haya opted not to serve a third term and six candidates declared interest in the position (Javier Revuelta del Peral of Spain withdrew his candidature on […]
The Horse Publications Group is proud to announce that Liz Brown has won an OEF Media Award for her article “Free Spirits,” which appeared in the March/April 2014 issue of Horse-Canada magazine. The article looked at the remaining wild herds in Canada, their histories, their struggles and their champions. Brown, along with her fellow OEF Award […]
Olympic show jumper Ben Maher has received criticism following an incident at the Horse of the Year Show, CSI3* Birmingham, on October 10th, and rumours have been swirling that the FEI issued a warning over his conduct. The FEI has, however, released a statement in order to dispel these rumours, in which it is made […]
The Equi Cup™ Horse Show Series Finale was held at the Royal Canadian Riding Academy (RCRA) September 27th & 28th. Saturday’s feature classes were the $1000 Henry Equestrian Plan Hunter Classic won by Under the Radar and Carolyn Ussher and the $2000 Niagara Insurance Benefits Consultants Hunter Classic won by Carolina III and Megan Cornwell. […]
Two relatively unknown upstarts used consistent performances and amazing demonstrations of human and horse partnership to place first and second in the first American Horsewoman’s Challenge held at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Okla. Jerusha Steinert, horse trainer, teacher, fine artist and mother of a two-year-old, from St. Paul, Minnesota, garnered consistent scores in […]
Marie-Helen Lessard, 49, owner and operator of Equus 3D Equestrian Centre near Orangeville, Ontario, and her husband, Steve Ratz, 57, were killed
Two journalists have won their protest against the FEI for failing to apply an appropriate sanction in a case of horse abuse. Daily Telegraph columnist Pippa Cuckson and former Horse & Hound editor Lucy Higginson sought harsher penalties for an endurance rider who was seen kicking and hitting his horse in the closing stages of […]
This summer, the Horse Publications Group conducted reader surveys for Horse Sport and Horse-Canada magazines for a chance to win $500. We wish to thank all those people who participated and gave feedback on the content of these titles and shared valuable suggestions for future issues. The winners of the random $500 prize money draws are […]
