Jump Canada is pleased to announce the young athletes who have been named recipients of the Jump Canada Bursary for 2011. In recognition of the difficulty that young riders face as they strive to continue their education while also competing at high levels of equestrian sport, Jump Canada developed the Bursary program for athletes aged […]
Rebecca Howard and Selena O’Hanlon led the Canadian team at the 2012 CCI /CIC Jersey Fresh Three Day Event, held May 10–13, in Allentown, New Jersey, USA by placing first and third in their respective divisions. The competition also featured top ten performances by Hawley Bennett-Awad, Michele Mueller, Jessica Phoenix and Shandiss Wewiora. Fresh off […]
Reigning Olympic champion Eric Lamaze finished in sixth place in the 200,000 € La Baule Grand Prix Longines at the CSIO 5* La Baule, FRA, riding Derly Chin De Muze. Lamaze also finished in second place in the 23,000 € Prix EADS and seventh in the 23,000 € Prix Generali with Coriana van Klapscheut. The […]
The Canadian Show Jumping Team, comprised of Yann Candele, Tiffany Foster, Jill Henselwood and Ian Millar, finished in third place in the Nations’ Cup competition held Friday, May 11, at CSIO 4* Linz, AUT, held from May 10-13. Henselwood, riding George, finished in ninth place in the 80,000 € Linz Ebelsberg Sprehe Grand Prix, while […]
A number of Canadian eventers earned great results at Jersey Fresh CCI3* held in Allentown, NJ, May 9-13. Top honours in the CIC 3* division went to Rebecca Howard and Riddle Master. The pair had a score of 52.8 for the win. Selena O’Hanlon and her longtime partner Colombo finished in third place in the […]
Developer Mark Bellissimo has withdrawn plans to build a hotel at the proposed Equestrian Village in Wellington, Florida, in response to ongoing public outcry and clear lack of support from the community. The recently elected council, including new Mayor, Bob Margolis, was not likely to support the land-use request, so Bellissimo has opted instead to […]
There has been one confirmed case of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) in Colorado, and a Douglas County facility has been placed under quarantine. Reports indicate that the horse was shipped from Iowa by a private owner and was euthanized after showing severe neurological signs associated with the disease. Three other facilities in Colorado received horses from […]
McLain Ward’s golden Olympic partner, Sapphire, has been retired. Together the pair won two Team gold medals (in 2004 and 2008), Team silver at the 2006 World Equestrian Games, the 200 CN International and the 2010 Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix, among many other victories. Sapphire competed at the Winter Equestrian Festival this year following […]
The La Baule Organising Committee Veterinary Advisors and the FEI have been constantly monitoring horses at the French event following a confirmed case of Equine Influenza in a horse that was competing in Le Touquet (FRA) last weekend. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) swab testing, a “super-sensitive” forensic type test for viral infections. PCR looks for […]
In a super-tight fight to the finish, the Belgian team came out on top at the opening leg of the FEI Nations’ Cup™ 2012 series in La Baule, France this afternoon. It took three tough rounds of jumping to decide the result however, as The Netherlands chased them all the way to a third-round jump-off […]
