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WEF Update: Week 5

Another wash out! This week the downpour only delayed the FEI dressage jog for a half hour. Dozens of spectators waited in anticipation to view the impressive dressage horses up close during the jog while enjoying wine and appetizers put out by some of the vendors. The skies opened up after only a handful of […]
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David Marcus Flies Canadian Flag in CDI4* Wellington

Canadian Olympian David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, represented Canada in the CDI4* Adequan Global Dressage Festival held February 5 to 9 in Wellington, Florida. In Friday’s Grand Prix competition, Marcus and Chrevi’s Capital were the top Canadian combination, earning a score of 68.74% to place fifth overall among an 18-horse starting field. Lars Petersen of […]
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Foster Top Canadian in WEF World Cup

Scott Brash and Ben Maher proved once again why they are the number one and two ranked riders in the world on Saturday night as the British superstars battled it out for top prize in the $370,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI-W 5*, presented by Rolex, at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI […]
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Royal Horse Show Recognized by North American Riders Group

The North American Riders Group (NARG) released their hotly anticipated annual rankings yesterday, and The Royal Horse Show has received the honour of being named the top indoor event of the 2013 season. Ranked fourth overall, The Royal received a total score of 90%. Categories evaluated include footing, stabling, courses, ceremony, the quality of all […]
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Diane Creech and Diana C Continue Winning Ways in Wellington

Diane Creech and Diana C showed their hard work at home is paying off as they put in another standout performance in competition. The pair earned a score of 72.838 percent to take first place in Fourth Level Test 2 on Saturday at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival 4 National show, held at The Stadium […]
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Swiss Question FEI Commitment to Endurance Reform

In the lead-up to the endurance conference on February 9, 2014, the Swiss Equestrian Federation (SEF) is concerned about the quality of the data to be used as a basis for the upcoming discussions. The endurance strategic planning group has compiled the data based on responses from national federations to a questionnaire sent out by […]
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Weekend WEF Update

Steady rain throughout the night and morning prompted officials to cancel Thursday’s horse show. The 1:00 p.m. International class, the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup, was postponed until Friday morning at 8:00 a.m., still managing to attract 67 entries. Rescheduling was the order of the day; the Grand Prix riders had to school […]