As reported by Karen Robinson in her Straight-Up blog yesterday, Eric Lamaze has threatened to stop riding for Canada. He has publicly announced that he will not represent Canada in any team competitions until Equine Canada (EC) takes a more supportive stand and issues a new statement regarding Victor’s disqualification. Robinson also comments on the […]
Three horses died during the chuckwagon races at the 100th edition of the Calgary Stampede on Thursday. Critics demanding an end to the dangerous sport
State and local health authorities have alerted the public that Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is active in Palm Beach County, in Florida. The most recent confirmed case resulted in an infected horse being euthanized last week. Reports indicate that the horse was not vaccinated against the virus, and had not travelled in the month leading […]
English Riding Supply has issued a recall of eight models Happy Mouth of wire mouth bits. Anyone who has purchased one of these bits should discontinue use and be aware that it is illegal to sell or attempt to sell any of the affected models. More than 3,000 bits are involved in the recall, including […]
Developer Mark Bellissimo has withdrawn plans to build a hotel at the proposed Equestrian Village in Wellington, Florida, in response to ongoing public outcry and clear lack of support from the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 […]
Chatsworth Horse Trials, slated for May 11-13, has been cancelled due to extremely wet weather. Following the cancellation of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials last weekend, this is of particular concern to Great Britain’s Olympic hopefuls looking to secure a spot at the Games. William Fox-Pitt, Mary King, Piggy French and Nicola Wilson were […]
McKee-Pownall Equine Services of Ontario will award two deserving equestrian athletes with the Aspen VanWalraven Memorial Scholarship in 2012. Each rider will receive $1,200 in the form of a Guaranteed Investment Certificate, which will be put aside on behalf of the recipients. In order to receive the funds, the recipients must use them for post-secondary […]
Captain Mark Phillips is set to divorce his second wife, Sandy (nee Pflueger), after starting a relationship with US show jumper, Lauren Hough. Capt. Phillips, 63, became close to Hough, 35, through his work with the US Eventing Team. He has served as team trainer for 20 years, but will be leaving his post after […]
