Canadian dressage competitor Chris Von Martels recently returned to North America following six months of training and competing in The Netherlands. As a recipient of a $20,000 High Performance European Training and Competition Grant from the Canadian Dressage Athlete Assistance Program (C-DAAP), Von Martels was able to apply the funding towards his training and competition […]
Reigning world and FEI World Cup™ Driving champion Boyd Exell (AUS) won his third consecutive series event of the season in Geneva (SUI) yesterday. Exell drove to victory an alternative team of horses in the Palexpo arena ahead of the very strong wildcard driver Jérôme Voutaz (SUI) and Christoph Sandmann (GER). Enthusiastic fans Home driver […]
Roly Owers of World Horse Welfare addressed the FEI General Assembly on the weekend. His address questions whether the FEI and all the national federations are doing enough to ensure equine welfare is paramount in sport. To follow is his speech. Your Royal Highness, Mr President, colleagues from across the Federations. Thank you for the […]
Delegates from 131 National Federations were represented at the 2014 FEI General Assembly in Baku, Azerbaijan, December 11-14. The highlight of which was the election of Belgium’s Ingmar de Vos, as president. De Vos claimed the presidency with 98 out of a possible 131 votes, then resigned from the role of secretary general. He announced […]
The International Jumping Riders Club Top 10 Final is an elite competition for the best of the best and an opportunity for the Top 10 riders and horses in the world to compete for end-of year supremacy. And after two rounds of intense competition, it was the rider who has dominated the World Rankings throughout 2014, Great […]
AD Camille Z, Athina Onassis’s 11-year-old Belgian-bred Zangersheide mare, was involved in an accident on December 11th during the Credit Suisse Grand Prix in Geneva, SUI. The pair fell at an oxer and the mare shattered her upper hind leg. It took 45 minutes to tranquilize the horse and remove her by ambulance to a […]
Equestrian sport is proving very popular with fans eager to take in the thrill of top-class international competition at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. Tickets for the dressage, evening and show jumping events went on sale starting at 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Monday, December 8th, and they are almost all gone. The finals […]
Just in time for holiday gift giving, tickets for the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games are now being sold on a first-come, first-served basis! Now’s the time to get your tickets to be part of the Pan Am Games action. Sales in the early access period were strong, but great seats are still available for […]
Canadian Eventing Committee is pleased to announce the 2015 Canadian National Eventing Team. Short List The 2015 Short List is comprised of horse/rider combinations that have proven through their results at CCI/CCIO/CH 3 star and 4 star competitions within the time period designated under general regulations. They are successfully representing Canada in international competition as […]
Endurance Canada is seeking candidates for a pool of Endurance Canada team officials for 2015 through to 2018 to support the athletes selected to participate on the Endurance Canada Team(s). The Team Official positions are: chef d’équipe and assistant team veterinarian and assistant technical advisor/coach The job descriptions and position requirements along with the selection […]
