The Meydan Group has signed on to sponsor the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™, which will be held August 23- September 7 in Normandy, France. Malih Lahej Al Basti, vice-chairman of Meydan Group, said statement: “We are pleased to demonstrate [our passion for equestrian sports] through our role as an official sponsor of the […]
Last fall, German dressage rider Isabell Werth received a six-month suspension from the German Equestrian Federation (FN) after one of her mounts tested positive for a banned substance. Now, the title sponsor of the international German equestrian teams, AGCO/Fendt, is demanding that the FN end the rider’s suspension. “We do not appreciate the unfair treatment […]
The FEI has received the official report of abuse from the Chief Steward at CEI2* Sakhir in Bahrain, which confirms that this incident was reported.
The BC Horse Racing Industry Management Committee met on February 11th in Vancouver to discuss funding arrangements among the three principal participants in the industry – the track operator Great Canadian Gaming Corp., the Thoroughbred sector and the Standardbred sector. The Committee feels significant progress was made toward a feasible working model for the industry […]
On the same weekend that delegates from around the world met in Switzerland to discuss ways to reform the sport of endurance, in another part of the world – Bahrain (a country on the shores of the Persian Gulf) – the King’s Cup CEI was taking place. Footage from this race shows the winning rider […]
Rebecca Howard of Salmon Arm, BC, has been named Equine Canada’s Equestrian of the Year for 2013. Howard and Riddle Master finished 12th at both the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials and the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials last year. Howard moved to England after the 2012 Olympic Games, and is now based in Marlborough, […]
News has spread rapidly in the Flamborough horse community about Elyse Leduc who was seriously injured in a horrific, head-on car accident. The crash occurred just before 7 a.m., January 27, on the snow-covered northbound lanes of the Highway 6 in Waterdown, Ontario. Elyse Leduc’s compact Ford Focus came into hard contact with a powerful […]
Horse-Canada.com is pleased to present a new blog by equine nutritionist Shannon Pratt-Phillips, Ph.D., a regular contributor to Horse Sport, Horse-Canada and Canadian Thoroughbred. The Equine Health & Nutrition Blog will offer regular updates and insight on current studies and new findings, with information on feeds, supplements and feeding practices. Check it out at www.horsesport.com/health-and-nutrition. […]
Swiss show jumper Steve Guerdat announced on his website that his 17-year-old mare, Jalisca Solier, whom he retired in December, was euthanized on January 26th following a pasture accident. A statement on Guerdat’s website explained, “While she was quietly grazing, a slip caused an irreparable fracture to her right front. So, we had to make […]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is offering horse industry stakeholders the chance to comment on proposed changes to feed labels. “While our feed regulatory modernization project is ongoing, and people are free to submit and discuss issues or provide comments to us at any time, at the moment, we have put a couple of […]
