The equestrian community was left reeling following the tragic deaths of Marie-Hélèn Lessard, 49, a well-loved competitor, coach, judge, official, horse show organizer and volunteer, and her husband, Steven Ratz, 57, vice-principal of Westside Secondary School in Orangeville, ON.
Have you ever wondered how a perfectly healthy stallion bred to a perfectly healthy mare can produce a foal with a serious genetic illness?
You've practiced dressage, jumped some stadium courses, and schooled over cross-country obstacles. But are you and your horse ready to compete at a horse trial?
The FEI will be hosting its presidential election on December 14th in Baku, Azerbaijan as part of the General Assembly. After serving the FEI for two terms, HRH Princess Haya opted not to serve a third term and six candidates declared interest in the position (Javier Revuelta del Peral of Spain withdrew his candidature on […]
World No1 Scott Brash (GBR) has successfully defended his title and been crowned 2014 Longines Global Champions Tour Champion! The 2012 Olympic Gold medallist took 4th place in Doha Grand Prix giving him a one point advantage over four-time Olympic medallist Ludger Beerbaum (GER) and finishing on the same points as rival Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE), […]
The initial track of 16 jumping efforts set at 1.60m by course designer Guilherme Jorge of Brazil, was set with a tight time allowed of 79 seconds. The first two riders in the ring (Canada’s Ian Millar and Quentin Judge for the United States) both jumped clean, but for one single time fault. Fortunately American […]
Clean rounds were hard to come by in tonight’s $50,000 Weston Canadian Open at the CSI4*-W Royal Horse Show in Toronto, Canada, but American legend Beezie Madden, (Cazenovia, NY), who can always be counted on in a footrace, came out on top yet again. She stopped the clock with Coral Reef Via Volo in a […]
The inaugural ‘A Royal Canadian Evening’, held November 6th at the historic Casa Loma in the heart of Toronto, proved to be an extremely successful fundraising event for the Canadian Dressage Athlete Assistance Program (C-DAAP). Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield entertained the audience as the keynote speaker at the black-tie affair, auctioning off the Canadian-made […]
The College of Veterinarians of Ontario has revised its policy document which facilitates the administration of the rabies vaccine to as many animals as possible. “The College recognizes that the vaccination of animals against rabies is an important public health measure and supports initiatives which reduce the risk of human exposure to the rabies virus,” […]
Dressage rocked the house at the Royal Horse Show, with the Grand Prix Freestyle portion of the $20,000 Royal Invitational Dressage Cup presented by Butternut Ridge part one of a fantastic double-bill which also included the $34,000 MNP Top Score Challenge “Gambler’s Choice” presented by MNP International. Although Jacqueline Brooks (Cedar Valley, ON) and D Niro […]
