The prestigious George Morris Excellence in Equitation class highlighted week 11, with the cream of the crop of the nation’s Junior riders competing for top honours. Open by invitation only to the top Junior riders at WEF this season, it was highly contested. An equally impressive group of jumper competitors showed in the $50,000 Artisan […]
Val Sanford has seen first hand the negative effects of respiratory problems on horses’ performance in the show ring and on the trail. Sanford, owner and manager of Copper T Warmblood Stables near Saskatoon, Sask., has a horse that suffers from “heaves” or recurrent airway obstruction (RAO). The horse requires individualized management from feeding to […]
Week eleven of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Artisan Farms LLC, concluded on Sunday with jumper action on the grass derby field at The Stadium at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Sweden’s Alexander Zetterman and Flecu topped the $50,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series Final. […]
Victoria Colvin emerged the winner of the fourth annual Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series (AFYRGPS), presented by The Dutta Corp. in association with Guido Klatte. With four different competitions held throughout the 12-week FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL, the Series attracted more than 50 participants competing for increased prize money […]
Lauren Hough led the victory gallop in an exciting top four finish for the women of USA in Saturday night’s $100,000 Engel & Völkers Grand Prix CSI 4* at the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Hough and Böckmanns Lazio topped a six-horse jump-off over Laura Kraut and Nouvelle (2nd), Lucy Davis and […]
The sun rose over Deeridge Farms as trailers and cars rolled through the opened gateway and down the winding path lined with beautifully manicured banyan and royal palm trees. The fog lifted from the grand prix field to reveal the course that would challenge over 50 horses for the $24,950 Wellington Turf Tour Invitational Grand […]
The 2008 Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, topped a star-studded international field to win the $50,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round XI on Thursday, March 20, at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. A total of 95 horses entered the International Arena in the hopes of becoming the victor, with 19 […]
Canadian dressage riders continued to earn top results at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) CDI-W/1*/U25/Y/J/P in Wellington, FL, USA, March 13-16. Belinda Trussell of Stouffville, ON finished the week as one of Canada’s top performers. Partnered with Robyn Eames’ 14-year-old German-bred gelding, Anton, Trussell achieved a score of 70.900% in the FEI Grand Prix […]
The culmination of the CSI3* competition at CHI Al Shaqab, in Doha, Qatar, featured a completely Qatari field in the 40,000€ grand prix, save for two Jordanian riders. From the 19 starters, just five went clear to force a jump-off. The first four all had rails, and in a thrilling finish it was the final […]
The Dressage Canada High Performance Committee is bringing Las Vegas to the Paramount Conference and Event Centre in Woodbridge, Ontario, on April 28th, in support of Canadian athletes aiming for the 2015 Pan American Games. With a 1970s black/white tie dress code, the fundraising gala will feature funny money casino tables, silent auction, photo booth […]
