British eventer Mary King has been suspended from competition for two months after receiving her second yellow card, for dangerous riding, within a 12-month period. She received the warning at the Bramham Horse Trials in England, which took place June 6-8. King was riding MHS King Joules in the CCI***, where the pair retired on […]
George Tidball, founder of Thunderbird Equestrian Show Park, died on June 3, 2014, at the age of 83. Tidball is survived by his wife, Dianne and four children, Jane, Laura, Kathy and Stephen. Jane is the president and tournament director at Thunderbird, one of the top equestrian facilities in North America. A driving force for […]
Horse breeders and stable owners should be mindful of the insurance policy and liability insurance that they have. A recent decision on the case Terry Burch et al., vs. Intact Insurance et al., highlights the need to inform brokers of all equine activities that they engage in when they purchase a policy. Additionally, if horse […]
Two princesses, numerous experts and 27 countries will come together under one roof with the same aim – to improve the welfare of 100 million working horses, donkeys and mules – at the 7th International Colloquium on Working Equids 2014, hosted by World Horse Welfare, at Royal Holloway, University of London, July 1-3 2014. It’s the talk […]
British show jumper Ben Maher, along with owner Jane Clark, have announced that Urico will be retired following an injury he sustained at the CSIO5* Nations Cup in La Baule, France. The 13-year-old gelding underwent surgery on May 18th to repair a severe stress fracture to his right front pastern bone. He is recovering well, […]
Her Majesty The Queen was present on the opening day of Royal Windsor Horse Show to watch one of her young horses, Tower Bridge compete in the Novice Heavyweight Hunter Class. The four-year-old gelding, who was bred by Her Majesty, was ridden by Katie Jerram and came second in the class. The opening day, dubbed […]
Private member’s bill C-571, which sought to amend the Meat Inspection Act and the Safe Food for Canadians Act, was defeated in the House of Commons May 14th, with 102 votes in favour and 155 against. Introduced by NDP MP Alex Atamanenko of British Columbia Southern Interior, the bill was intended to place restrictions on […]
Nick Skelton’s London 2012 team gold medal winning horse, Big Star, will make his comeback return to competition from injury at Royal Windsor Horse Show, which takes place May 14-18, 2014. The 11-year-old has been out of action since sustaining an injury last August as he was preparing for the Spruce Meadows Masters. He was […]
British Columbian Karen Pavicic and Grand Prix Oldenburg Don Daiquiri head to Europe Saturday for the next leg in their pursuit of a place on the Canadian team for the World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France. As the only Canadian to compete in Europe’s May and June CDIs, Karen will work with Jan Bemelmans and […]
The Alberta government has reported that the wild horse population in that province has declined since last year, by 10 per cent. Following the 2013/2014 capture season, in which 15 wild or feral horses were rounded up, the Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development says a recent count turned up approximately 880 head compared to […]
