It was announced in April that Olympic champion Uthopia, ridden by Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin, would be sold through auction with no reserve on May 27, 2016. Soon after, it was reported that Hester was working to secure funding to purchase the 15-year-old KWPN stallion. A statement was issued today, June 28, 2016, by […]
When you are called to “strip for conformation,” you want to make sure you are showing your horse to its best advantage. Randy Roy explains how.
The vet, trainer and owner are gathered around the horse, all eyes focused on the offending limb. The verdict has been decreed – two months' stall rest.
A report by a Quebec media outlet has revealed that burgers represented and sold as “beef” by Montreal-based butcher shop La Maison du Rôti actually contain up to 46 percent horsemeat, and traces of other meats as well. These products are sold directly to consumers as well as to hotels, restaurants and other institutions. Ewa […]
James Fairclough won the CAI2* Horse Four-in-Hand on Sunday June 26th in the 15th edition of the Bromont International Driving, held at the Olympic Equestrian Park. The New Jersey driver started the obstacle phase with an advance of more than 35 points over his closest rival after the dressage and marathon phases. Fairclough was the only […]
The Showjumping Fund of the Netherlands (SFN) Auction will take place on September 21, 2016. All six horses currently under its ownership, including SFN Zenith N.O.P. – Jeroen Dubbeldam’s World and European Championship mount – will go up for sale via an internet auction operated by BVA Auctions in The Netherlands. Formerly known as Springpaarden […]
Invasive plant species are on the move in British Columbia and the Ministry of Agriculture wants to curb that destructive migration. The Ministry is conducting a Weed Free Forage Certification market feasibility study in the coming weeks and Horse Council BC will be contributing to the conversation. (The livestock industry isn’t being singled out: logging, […]
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Board of Directors (BOD) elected Murray S. Kessler as its next President at the Mid-Year BOD Meeting in Gladstone, N.J. on Tuesday. The President ultimately presides over the volunteer leadership structure of the USEF. Since 1917, only 13 individuals have served in the presidential role. Kessler will officially take […]
Equine Canada will officially announce the riders competing for Canada at the summer Olympics in Rio on July 14th, but the FEI has just released the list of riders that are qualified. The final list of confirmed riders will be announced by the FEI on July 18th. The following Canadian horse and rider combinations are […]
Last month former Daily Show host Jon Stewart and his wife Tracey adopted Lily, a senior mare that gained fame for having been shot more than 100 times at close range with a paintball gun. They brought Lily from Pennsylvania, where she was rescued from an auction, to their animal sanctuary in New Jersey. Sadly, […]
