After three horse carcasses, of six recently flagged for testing in the UK as the result of the European horsemeat scandal, tested positive for trace amounts of phenylbutazone (bute), British Food Standards Agency testing protocols have been changed. From now on, horsemeat can only be shipped out of abattoirs after it has been proven to be […]
Three men were arrested on Thursday, under the Fraud Act, at two meat processing plants in the UK in relation to the European horsemeat scandal. The plants – Farmbox Meats and Peter Boddy Slaughterhouse – were toured by British Food Safety Standards inspectors last Tuesday, and have had their permits suspended. Meanwhile, in France, investigators […]
Eric Lamaze picked up a new mount at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington. Artisan Farms purchased the seven-year-old grey gelding, Check Picobello Z (Cardento x Orlando), for Lamaze to ride. Last year, under Lowie Joppen, Check Picobello Z finished eighth in the World Championships for six-year-olds in Lanaken. Immediately afterwards, he was sold by […]
According to reports as yet to be confirmed by the FEI, Austria failed to submit its Host Agreement to the FEI by the Dec. 15th deadline, thus negating their bid for the 2018 World Equestrian Games. This means that the Bromont Equestrian Olympic Park in Bromont, QC, is now the only remaining bidder of the […]
Show jumper Robert Whitaker found himself in hot water with British Showjumping recently for kicking a security guard during the Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham in October. The 29-year-old son of John Whitaker violated Rules 82.1 and 82.11 in doing so and, following a steward’s meeting, has been fined £2,500. Further, Whitaker has […]
Blue Loyd, the 12-year-old German-bred gelding, has been sold to Austrian-Canadian businessman Frank Stronach and will be ridden by his granddaughter
Internationally renowned trainer and personal coach, Chris Irwin, has joined Horse-Canada.com’s stellar line-up of bloggers. Fans can find him at horsesport.com/the-dark-horse-speaks where, in the spirit of iconic books such as Black Beauty and Misty of Chincoteague, Irwin will share weekly musings on all manner of current events expressed from the perspective of a horse. Irwin, […]
Olympic show jumper Ben Maher was injured on Monday while leading a horse in his Essex yard. The horse fell, knocking Maher to the ground, squashing his leg. As the horse scrambled to get up, a hoof struck Maher on the top of his head. Maher has said that is just fine, however, reporting via […]
Developed by two dedicated “dressage moms” the Ontario Has Talent program was designed to provide training and financial support to young dressage riders, who aspire to compete at the North American Junior & Young Riders’ Championships. Nathalie Lawson of North Bay and Gabrielle Sutton of Drumbo, both have daughters who compete in the discipline of […]
The owners of famed dressage stallion, Totilas, engaged in a bidding war at the 2012 Oldenburg autumn elite auction in Vechta, Germany, on October 6th, to bring home one of his own. Paul Schockemohle and Ann Kathrin Linsenhoff paid €200,000 for the Totilas foal, Total Recall, bidding against American Jamie White-Welling, who is married to […]
