Week three of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) got off to a late start due to inclement weather at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) Wednesday and Thursday, but competition was in full swing on Friday with wins for Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Hardin Towell (USA) in the International Ring. Lamaze and Rosana […]
The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) has issued a response to Woodbine’s announcement earlier this week about changes to the Ontario Sired program: Many of you are by now aware of a release made by WEG regarding revisions to the 2016 Thoroughbred racing program/Ontario Sires progeny program. The CTHS Ontario had no participation in the […]
The second week of competition at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) concluded on Sunday with young riders taking the spotlight in the International Arena, followed by the $35,000 Suncast® Championship Classic. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) and Unbelievable 5, owned by Windward Farm and Jessica Siuda, renewed their winning partnership. Victoria Colvin, 18, jumped to victory in […]
The first “Saturday Night Lights” grand prix competition of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival was an exciting one as fans who braved the chilly and blustery weather were treated to a fast jump-off and winning ride from Todd Minikus (USA) on the Quality Group’s Quality Girl. They finished four seconds faster than second place finishers, […]
The Winter Equestrian Festival saw an unprecedented streak of wins last year in the Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series by Olympic Gold Medalist Eric Lamaze of Canada. He took home five victories in the Series in 2015, including four in a row and the top placing in this same class with the same […]
Spruce Meadows’ Ron D. Southern has died at the age of 85. The famous equestrian centre in Calgary, Alberta, made the announcement today, with the following statement: “It is with great sadness that Spruce Meadows announces the passing on January 21, 2016 of its founder and co-chairman, Ronald D. Southern. “In April of 1975 the […]
On Friday, January 15, JustWorld International made the spirit of Rio do Carnaval come alive in Wellington, bringing more than 600 guests together to celebrate and raise funds for the extraordinary work JustWorld is doing around the world to support more than 6,000 children in Honduras, Guatemala, Cambodia and Colombia. Thanks to the generous support of […]
It has been reported that yet another barn fire – this time near Parkhill, Ontario – has killed about 2,100 pigs. The fire broke out around 3:00 a.m. on January 19th. The barn was completely destroyed, but a few silos on the property remain. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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 […]
