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 […]
The first week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) wrapped up on Sunday afternoon with the highlight class of the week, the $75,000 Rosenbaum Mollengarden PLLC Grand Prix. A large starting field of 52 entries contested the first round course, and 17 of those advanced to the jump-off. It was the always speedy Laura Chapot […]
Men and Women were pitted against each other for the eighth annual $75,000 Battle of the Sexes in front of a crowd of more than 5,000 spectators during the first “Saturday Night Lights” of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). After three rounds of competition that ended in […]
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 […]
The Asheville Regional Airport Wellington Eventing Showcase, Presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty will be held at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), on February 5-6, 2016. Approximately twenty top Eventing riders representing the USA, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand are expected to attend this unique event that highlights the Olympic sport at […]
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 […]
Sophie Walker (nee Coppedge), an accomplished and popular rider in the amateur jumper ranks, was killed on Sunnydale Drive in Wellington Jan. 4th.
Mexico City will join the Longines Global Champions Tour, incorporating the new Global Champions League, in 2016 as part of a spectacular calendar of 15 events. The new 2016 calendar sees the circuit make a further strategic expansion across the American continent with the addition of a spectacular new event in Mexico City. Mexico City […]
Today, three stallions, 21 broodmares and more than three dozen youngsters live at the breeding farm on 150 acres in Pakenham, ON.
You should never get to a point where you can take anything for granted – not your position, your horse, or the level you jump at.
