John Quirk (USA), equestrian journalist, breeder, novelist and publisher, passed away on 12 April. John was a man of many talents. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and flew fighter jets on and off the navy carriers, before starting an automotive engineering business in Detroit, the then epicentre of car manufacturing. […]
FEI TV, the official FEI video platform, will be LIVE from ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NED) for the Finals of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping and Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage. The live action opens on April 19th, as follows: Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final I – April 19th at 19.10 CEST Reem Acra […]
Riding Zareno, Canadian Paralympian Eleonore Elstone earned a score of 70.450% to win the Grade 4 Freestyle at the CPEDI3* Moorsele in Moorsele, Belgium. Full competition may be found at http://www.quadrille.bz/
Nicole Parkin riding Lexus topped the CCI 2* division at the Ocala Horse Properties International 3 Day Event at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala, FL this weekend. To see how well Parkin and the rest of the Canadian eventers fared, please visit http://www.equiventures.com/ for complete results.
Canadian dressage riders David Marcus, Chris Von Martels and Diane Creech finished in first, second and third in the Intermediaire I class at the WEF Wellington Dressage Nations’ Cup CDIO3* in Wellington, FL. Complete results are available at http://www.globaldressagefestival.com/
FEI Honorary Vice President and Honorary President of the German Equestrian Federation Count Dieter von Landsberg-Velen has passed away at the age of 86. Count Maximilian Dietrich von Landsberg-Velen was born on December 17, 1926 at Wocklum castle in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. He took over his parents’ agricultural and forestry business when he […]
Eric Lamaze will be Canada’s representative at the 2012 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final held at The Brabanthalle, in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, at the Indoor Brabant from April 19–22, 2012. For the Final, Lamaze will be partnered with his 2011 Pan American Games mount Coriana van Klapscheut, a 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare sired by […]
John Quirk, a dynamic force on the US equestrian scene as a writer, journalist, publisher and breeder, has died. Quirk had multiple careers during his life, including Navy fighter pilot, entrepreneur, novelist and owner of an automotive engineering business in Detroit. In the 1960s he was a part-owner of the San Diego Chargers football team. […]
Amy Tryon, team bronze medallist for the USA at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, passed away yesterday (April 12th). Born in Redmond, Washington State on February 24, 1970, Amy and her older sister got their first pony when Amy was just one. She started competing at the age of five and rode at her […]
U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe George Morris will be undergoing treatment for prostate cancer this spring. Morris will remain in his position of Chef d’Equipe and will stay closely involved with the program, the selection process and the riders even though he will be unable to travel to the Observation Events. Morris has asked Robert […]
