Cross-Country @ Home

With a little imagination and a few props, you can create - in your ring at home - reasonable facsimiles of many of the obstacles you and your horse will encounter on a cross-country course.

Movin’ On Up

How can you tell if it's time for you to move up to the next level of your particular discipline? Here's what three experts have to say on the subject.

The Evolution of Eventing

Eventing has come a long way since its humble beginnings centuries ago as a test by mounted soldiers to show off the abilities of their horses. Since then, it has evolved into a discipline that is enjoyed by thousands, questioned by countless, and often fraught with controversy.
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Ukraine Leads FEI Nations’ Cup™ European Promotional League

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 […]
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Dalma Rushdi Malhas Will Not Compete at London 2012

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 […]
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Lamaze and Foster Nominated to Canadian Olympic Committee

Canadian Olympic Show Jumping Champion Eric Lamaze and his student, Tiffany Foster, both of Schomberg, ON, have been nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee for review and naming to the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team for show jumping. Lamaze, 44, made his Olympic debut in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, becoming the first Canadian equestrian athlete […]
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Hungary Withdraws Bid to Host 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™

Hungary, one of five countries confirmed as official candidates to stage the FEI World Equestrian Games™ in 2018, has withdrawn from the bidding process. The Hungarian capital Budapest had been named as one of the five 2018 bid cities earlier this month, but in a letter to FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos this week, […]
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Nominated Entries for London 2012 Paralympic Equestrian Events

The FEI has today published the list of nominated entries for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The list is now available on the FEI website here. The list details the athletes and horses that have achieved the minimum eligibility standards required for London 2012, and qualified National Federations will make their final selection of teams […]
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Canadian Paralympic Team Nominations

Equine Canada announced today that Para-Equestrian athletes Lauren Barwick, Eleonore Elstone, Ashley Gowanlock, and Jody Schloss have been nominated to the Canadian Paralympic Committee to represent Canada at the 2012 Paralympic Games, August 29-September 9 in London, England. Barwick, Elstone, and Gowanlock are each returning Paralympians, while Schloss will be making her Paralympic debut in […]