Maple Ridge Equi-sport Centre (MREC) was home for the 2014 BC Heritage Circuit Finals and all the qualified competitors that travelled from around the province to compete for their share of $10,000.00 in prize money. We were fortunate to have decent weather ( well, a little rain) for a fantastic weekend that had talented horses […]
Eventers Jonathan ‘Jock’ Paget and Kevin McNab have been cleared of doping charges by the FEI Tribunal. Both athletes’ horses – Clifton Promise and Clifton Pinot – tested positive for the banned substance reserpine following the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, in September 2013. During the hearing, it was explained that both men, along with […]
Researchers in France have been studying “Piro-Like Syndrome” in horses for a decade. And now, leading up the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy, a database has been launched, which will allow veterinarians to report and track cases. This syndrome, recognized as a group of symptoms which consistently occur together, is known to result […]
The US team rode out as the winners of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ of Great Britain, held at the All England Jumping Course, Hickstead. The quartet of McLain Ward (Rothchild), Reed Kessler (Cylana), Margie Goldstein-Engle (Royce) and Beezie Madden (Cortes C) led from the start in today’s feature class of the Longines Royal International […]
Great Britain’s William Funnell has won plenty at Hickstead over the years, and today he added another title to his collection on day three of the Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead (July 29 – August 3). Riding Billy Angelo, William took the feature class of the afternoon – the Bunn Leisure Trophy. Drawn […]
Fresh from his win in the Equestrian.com Derby, Trevor Breen was back in pole position at the Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead (July 29 – August 3). Partnering the seven-year-old stallion Classic III, Trevor won the final class in the International Arena, the Winter Grades B&C Championship – a prestigious final showcasing up […]
Nick Skelton’s Big Star, who finished third in the recent Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix in Estoril, has sustained a leg injury which will sideline him for at least a year. The 11-year-old stallion was discovered to have torn his lower suspensory ligament following the competition in Estoril. He will need a considerable rehabilitation […]
Canadian horse trainer, Josh Nichol, and his wife, Cindy, have been faced with an impossible situation, and they are appealing to the horse community to spread the word. The couple, based in Meanook, Alberta, adopted a little boy from Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, last year. The process, which began in August 2012, […]
Forty-one of the top horsewomen in the United States and Canada are headed to Oklahoma City Oct. 3 -5, 2014 to compete in the American Horsewoman’s Challenge and join in the celebration of the Year of the Horse Woman. Tickets are now on sale to see some of the continent’s finest women trainers go head-to […]
Check out Horse Publications Group’s exciting new website – CanadaLovesWEG.com – to keep up to date on the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™. Launched on July 1st, and brought to you by six industry leaders – Alltech, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cavalier, Intercity and Zoetis, this website promises to deliver all the WEG info you need. […]
