The Jumping Owners Club (JOC) has launched a website – www.jumpingownersclub.com – to raise awareness of the club and provide members with a single source of news and information. The JOC was founded in partnership with the FEI in 2004 to recognize the role of the owners in the sport of show jumping, and to […]
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McKee-Pownall Equine Services of Ontario will award two deserving equestrian athletes with the Aspen VanWalraven Memorial Scholarship in 2012. Each rider will receive $1,200 in the form of a Guaranteed Investment Certificate, which will be put aside on behalf of the recipients. In order to receive the funds, the recipients must use them for post-secondary […]
Last Saturday afternoon, Brazilian show jumper Álvaro Affonso de Miranda Neto, known familiarly as Doda, came fourth in the Valencia GP, going through to the second stage of the Global Champions Tour. Riding AD Rahmannshof’s Bogeno, Doda Miranda was one of the five competitors to make it through, out of a total 37 competitors jumping […]
Captain Mark Phillips is set to divorce his second wife, Sandy (nee Pflueger), after starting a relationship with US show jumper, Lauren Hough. Capt. Phillips, 63, became close to Hough, 35, through his work with the US Eventing Team. He has served as team trainer for 20 years, but will be leaving his post after […]
Spruce Meadows’ Ron and Marg Southern have been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of their contributions and achievements. In a ceremony hosted by His Honour Donald S Ethell, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, the Southerns were each presented with a commemorative medal created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th […]
David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, made the most of his new Canadian citizenship, putting himself in contention for Olympic consideration following a strong winter competition season in Florida. Several weeks of international dressage competition are held in the Wellington, West Palm Beach and Loxahatchee areas, making south Florida a top destination for dressage athletes from […]
Horse Sport’s 2011 scholarship winner, Esmee Ingham, alongside teammate Lindsay Seidel-Wassenar, will be representing Canada at the Sydney CDI 3* Invitational, May 3-5. Follow her adventures at http://eingham.blogspot.ca/ You can learn more about Ingham at https://horsesport.com/scholarship/
The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) will celebrate 150 years of commitment to animal health and wellness this year. To mark the occasion, OVC is planning exciting anniversary events, including the grand opening of the Equine Sports Medicine and Reproduction Centre on June 6th. This centre will focus on the health and performance of equine athletes […]
The 2012 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, slated to run from April 27-30, were cancelled due to poor ground conditions. Organizers released the following statement: “The recent exceptional rainfall has left the ground at Badminton totally waterlogged and partially flooded. Further rain is due this week leaving no chance of the ground drying out. Very […]
Having claimed victory at the 2011 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, former Rolex Kentucky champion William Fox-Pitt (GBR), is now the current live contender for the Rolex Grand Slam prize. Fox-Pitt faces the daunting challenge of following up his Burghley victory with back-to-back wins required at both Kentucky and Badminton, with just one week apart. […]