Twenty-seven-year old Belgian show jumper, Nick Motmans, has died after sustaining a head injury when he fell from his horse during a training exercise in Lanklaar, Belgium, on December 5th. After the accident, in which he fell off and was struck in the head by one of his mount’s legs, Motmans was taken to hospital. […]
British show jumper Ben Maher is being sued by long-time backers Mike and Emma Phillips, who allege the rider siphoned funds off transactions he made on their behalf. The couple is suing Maher for approximately £700,000, and are further demanding the sale of Maher’s 2012 London Olympic Team gold partner, Tripple X, whom they own […]
Donald Trump and Mark Bellissimo announced today that they will host the second annual Trump Invitational on Sunday, January 5, 2014, at the beautiful Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, FL. The $125,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix presented by Rolex will showcase 35 of the world’s top riders in an FEI world ranking competition. Once again, […]
Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) and Rolex SA signed an unprecedented 10-year sponsorship agreement to make Rolex the “Official Timepiece” of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) and of the world-renowned FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). The FTI WEF serves almost 6,000 horses and 2,000 riders from 50 states and over 30 countries. […]
Spruce Meadows has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence and recognized for the second consecutive year as #1 of 220 Calgary and Area attractions by the world’s largest travel site. TripAdvisor has more than 1.6 million followers on Google +, is followed by more than 1 million on Twitter, and has 10 million monthly users […]
The Ontario Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the 2013 recipients of the People Make a Difference Awards, which are presented to individuals for their efforts behind the scenes within their breed or discipline association. Congratulations to this year’s recipients: Brenda McKibbin – American Saddlebred Horse Association of Ontario Paul Rutherford – Arabian Horse Association of Eastern Canada […]
Trainer Edward Allan Buck has filed a lawsuit against the American Quarter Horse Association and seven current or former officers/agents of the organization
The International Horse Show (CHI) of Geneva has been voted “Best event in show jumping of the year”. Voted on by the International Jumping Riders Club (IJRC), the results will be published in this year’s L’Annee Hippique. In other categories, Aix-la-Chapelle in Germany was awarded best dressage show, and Burghley, in Great Britain, the best […]
The Ontario Equestrian Federation would like to congratulate the 2013 OEF Award recipients who were recognized for their outstanding contribution to equestrian sport at a ceremony in their honour during the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Meagan Maloney of Stouffville, ON. was the recipient of the OEF Coach of the Year Award, which is presented to the […]
Carlene and Andy Ziegler’s Artisan Farms has acquired Zigali P S for Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze. The Ziegler’s generous patronage of Canadian show jumping was recognized earlier this month at CSI4*-W Toronto, Canada, where they were presented with the prestigious Jump Canada “Owner of the Year” Award for the second time in appreciation of […]
