The Equi Cup™ Horse Show Series Finale was held at the Royal Canadian Riding Academy (RCRA) September 27th & 28th. Saturday’s feature classes were the $1000 Henry Equestrian Plan Hunter Classic won by Under the Radar and Carolyn Ussher and the $2000 Niagara Insurance Benefits Consultants Hunter Classic won by Carolina III and Megan Cornwell. […]
Harlequin Ranches’ homebred Llanarmon, ridden by a patient Emma-Jayne Wilson, wore down the leaders in deep stretch to post a 7-1 surprise in the featured $150,000 Carotene Stakes, on the holiday Thanksgiving Monday at Woodbine. Well back on the inside for most of the mile and one-eighth turf stake, as Zazinga, stalked by favoured Final […]
New Zealand scored their second victory of the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2014 season with a fine win in a thrilling and competitive final leg at Boekelo (NED) CCIO3*. An all-female British team ran the Kiwis close to the wire, coming second by just 1.6 penalties, but it wasn’t quite enough to regain their position […]
The newly-crowned world champions from The Netherlands stormed to victory at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2014 Final at Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, Spain tonight. On the crest of a wave following their gold-medal-winning performances at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy last month, they oozed class and confidence as […]
Starting with a clean slate following Thursday’s qualifying round, Canada finished in second, with brilliant, clear rides from both Tiffany Foster and Eric Lamaze during the final round, on October 11, at the 2014 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Final. The prestigious Final is being held at CSIO5* Barcelona, in Barcelona, ESP, October 9-12, 2014. Canada handily […]
Dressage Canada is pleased to announce that Karen Thompson-Harry has been ratified as the new Chair for the Officials Committee. Thompson-Harry will serve a three year term taking office January 1st, 2015. No candidates were nominated for the Officials Committee Chair position during the recent Dressage Canada Committee Election process; therefore, as per the Dressage […]
Team USA won the Challenge Cup at the 2014 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final this afternoon, but it took a second-round jump-off against the clock to place the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 team bronze medallists ahead of a relatively rookie Australian side. In a competition that epitomised the concept of the Furusiyya […]
The Corporation of the Town of Caledon is requesting expressions of interest for donations towards upgrading the entranceway in the internationally-recognized Caledon Equestrian Park. While the impetus for the newly-configured site is the 2015 Pan American Games, and the anticipation of greeting thousands of visitors, it will have a legacy for equestrians and residents for many years. Some of […]
Derek Liebenberg (RSA), FEI 4-star Judge and Technical Delegate, Chief Steward and Course Director, passed away on 8 October after losing his battle with cancer. He was 54 years old. Affectionately known as Zulu, he was appointed as the FEI’s Regional Development Officer for Africa in 1998 and worked tirelessly to develop Endurance throughout Southern […]
Two relatively unknown upstarts used consistent performances and amazing demonstrations of human and horse partnership to place first and second in the first American Horsewoman’s Challenge held at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Okla. Jerusha Steinert, horse trainer, teacher, fine artist and mother of a two-year-old, from St. Paul, Minnesota, garnered consistent scores in […]
