With one week to go before the opening of the 2015 Royal Horse Show, tickets are selling fast. Held as part of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair from November 6 to 15 at Exhibition Place, the Royal Horse Show welcomes hundreds of competitors to Toronto, ON, for the final event of the Canadian competition season. […]
Riding the crest of the wave that saw them take Freestyle bronze at the FEI European Championships in Aachen, Germany two months ago, Spain’s Beatriz Ferrer-Salat and Delgado registered a convincing victory at the second leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2015/2016 Western European League at Lyon, France this afternoon. They sent […]
The pulse quickened at the Royal West in Week Two as the big names began gearing up for the weekend’s big prizes. On Wednesday, Canada’s Erynn Ballard sharpened her game in the $45,000 GGT Footing & Whiteline Structures Classic 1.45 m with a dramatic win in an all-Canadian 11-horse jump-off. In what was an all-female […]
As of January 1, 2016, draw reins will no longer be permitted in show jumping competitions in Switzerland. Currently these artificial aids, used to put a horse into a flexed poll position, are allowed in the warm-up ring until the first jump, at award ceremonies and on competition grounds. The Swiss Equestrian Federation (SVPS/FSSE) said […]
Beth Underhill of Schomberg, ON has been selected as the Jump Canada Young Rider Development Program Advisor. After opening the newly created position of Young Rider Development Program Advisor for application, Jump Canada performed an extensive interview and assessment process. Underhill was ultimately chosen as the successful candidate. A Canadian show jumping icon, Underhill was […]
Bahrain stole the show when claiming both the Team and Individual Championship titles at the FEI World Endurance Championships for Juniors and Young Riders 2015 staged in Parque Tricao, Santo Domingo in Chile at the weekend. Representatives from across the globe were in attendance, with a total of 59 starters and 11 teams in action. […]
Over 30 equine, veterinary, and footing specialists from three continents gathered at a special two-day equine surfaces forum held in Switzerland.
A wide-open jump-off in the $35,000 Tractorland Royal West International Championship Phase 3 1.45 m was won in a heart-stopper by Samuel Parot of Chile aboard Atlantis. As it was the night before, Saturday’s jump-off was a very competitive field, seeing ten riders vying for the coveted top three spots. In the tightly contested field, however, […]
An amazing round against the clock clinched victory for Switzerland’s Romain Duguet and Quorida de Treho at the second leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2015/2016 Western European League in Helsinki, Finland today. It seemed young British star, 19-year-old Jessica Mendoza, had maximum points in the bag when setting a super-fast target-time with […]
Astier Nicolas (FRA) had an excited French crowd on the edges of their seats as he scored his first ever CCI4* win in fantastic style at Les 4 Etoiles de Pau (FRA), opening leg of the FEI Classics™ 2015/2016. With the hopes of his home country resting on his shoulders and Pau’s Jumping course proving […]
