Following the tragic events in Paris on November 13th, the EEM Team immediately shared in the sorrow of the families of the victims and the national mourning declared by the President of France. As organizer of international equestrian events, the EEM team was particularly moved by the demonstrations of solidarity and empathy expressed all over […]
Following an in-depth review, Equine Canada (EC) has embarked on reforming the Canadian Eventing High Performance Program, with the focus of creating a stronger 2016 Rio Olympic Games high performance program. To meet these goals, EC recently initiated a comprehensive third-party review of the Canadian Eventing High Performance Program, centred on athlete feedback, to evaluate […]
Puslinch Firefighters’ were dispatched to a public assistance call for a horse stuck in a horse trailer on October 12th, 2015 around 09:30 hours. Ten firefighters were in attendance for the nearby horse farm on Wellington Road 34 in Puslinch Township. The crew responded quickly; and were at the scene within 7 minutes from the […]
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must answer why they allowed hundreds of wild mustangs to be sold for slaughter over a four-year period. It has come to light that the BLM sold nearly 1,800 horses to Colorado rancher Tom Davis, between 2008 and 2012, who resold most of the horses for slaughter. The BLM […]
College of Veterinarians of Ontario (College) is releasing the final report on a project which studied antibiotic stewardship and veterinary medicine in Ontario. “With antibiotic resistance clearly identified as an important animal and public health concern, this report is a compilation of the expertise that exists among food animal veterinarians in Ontario,” said Dr. Jennifer […]
Luciana Diniz and Fit For Fun took the 2015 Championship tonight after winning the final Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of the season in sensational style. The incredible sporting action went right down to the wire in Doha, Qatar, and the top three contenders had fans on the edge of their seats until the […]
Laura Robertson of Toronto, ON, topped the $5,000 Royal Pony Jumper Final, presented by William Tilford and Marion Cunningham of Marbill Hill Farm, on Sunday, November 15, at the Royal Horse Show®. The competition officially closed out The 93rd Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in downtown Toronto, ON. In a fairytale ending to the Royal Horse […]
An enthusiastic crowd in Las Vegas cheered each rider who entered the arena at the South Point Hotel and Casino, but it was the American Peter Lutz and Robin de Ponthual that claimed the final winning praise by beating a field of 30 to claim the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League […]
McLain Ward of the United States scored yet another victory in the $75,000 Big Ben Challenge, presented by Hudson’s Bay Company, on Saturday night, November 14, to close out international show jumping competition at the Royal Horse Show®, held as part of The 93rd Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in downtown Toronto, ON. A total of […]
The five winners of the FEI Awards 2015, the “Oscars of the equestrian world”, were tonight presented with their awards by Hollywood actress Bo Derek, at a Longines sponsored glittering gala dinner in the Puerto Rican capital city of San Juan. Saluting the heroes of today and tomorrow for their outstanding contribution to equestrian sport, […]
