The New York City carriage horse trade is facing major changes if a proposal spearheaded by Mayor Bill de Blasio is approved by City Council. De Blasio, who promised to eliminate carriage horses in New York City as part of his 2013 mayoral race campaign, wants to see the number horses currently working in the […]
Chief executive officer of the U.S. Equestrian Federation, Chris Welton, has resigned his post after 18 months on the job. On January 12th, USEF issued a press release announcing Welton’s immediate departure, and named Bill J. Moroney as his interim successor. A founding member of the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association, and president since 2003, Moroney […]
A third barn fire in Ontario, in less than two weeks, is prompting questions about the 20-year-old farm building code, which has not been updated since 1995. On the night of January 15th, a barn in Georgetown burned down killing two cows. This follows the January 5th Puslinch fire at Classy Lane Stables and the […]
Another barn fire in southwestern Ontario has claimed the lives of more than a dozen horses. The fire broke out around 10:00 p.m. on January 14th at a private facility in Mount Forest, Ontario, killing 13 Arabian horses. While firefighters, and barn staff, attempted to enter the barn to rescue the horses inside, the situation […]
In the lead up to the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Bromont, Quebec, the decision to build a permanent indoor arena at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park has been hotly debated. At the January 7th meeting of the town council, however, the project received unanimous support. The proposed concept for the structure will be […]
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must answer why they allowed hundreds of wild mustangs to be sold for slaughter over a four-year period. It has come to light that the BLM sold nearly 1,800 horses to Colorado rancher Tom Davis, between 2008 and 2012, who resold most of the horses for slaughter. The BLM […]
The Canadian dressage community lost a key member with the sudden passing of coach, trainer, mentor, and rider Neil Ishoy
UPDATE: There are still no leads in the butchering of Phedras De Blondel. Last week, investigators released images from surveillance video taken in the early morning hours of October 25th, at a Circle K store, which showed two men and their van whom police hoped would have information on the case. The men have been identified and questioned and have […]
As of January 1, 2016, draw reins will no longer be permitted in show jumping competitions in Switzerland. Currently these artificial aids, used to put a horse into a flexed poll position, are allowed in the warm-up ring until the first jump, at award ceremonies and on competition grounds. The Swiss Equestrian Federation (SVPS/FSSE) said […]
British eventer, William Fox-Pitt is in hospital and under observation for a head injury. It is reported that Fox-Pitt fell off his mount, Reinstated, during the seven-year-old CCI** at the FEI WBFSH Championships, a world championship competition for young horses, in France on October 17th. British Eventing posted an update on his condition on October […]
