Jump Canada is pleased to announce the distribution of Venue Development Funds to nine competitions across the country. The Venue Development Fund, financed by the Jump Canada Levy, directly impacts hunter, jumper and equitation riders and owners across the country through subsidizing improvements at competition facilities. Since 2004, competitions have been invited to submit applications […]

Christian Ahlmann (GER), the 2003 double European gold medallist, has held onto the world number one spot in the FEI World Rider Rankings for Jumping – now called the Longines Rankings. The 38-year-old German jumped into the top spot in December 2012, and a run of successes in January has kept him out in front […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed that the Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) outbreak in New Mexico has been resolved, and that all restrictions governing horses entering Canada from that state have been lifted. VS was detected in two New Mexico horses on April 20, 2012. These cases were the first confirmed diagnosis of active […]

Canadian riders won four of the eight FEI classes offered at the Wellington Dressage CDI-W presented by The Dutta Corp at the 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival. The CDI-W was held at the Stadium section of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) show grounds January 31-February 3, 2013. David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, kicked-off […]

Hi everyone! The November issue of Horse Sport contains an interview I conducted with Canadian Eventing High Performance Technical Advisor Clayton Fredericks, as he approaches the first anniversary of his position. Below, please find the extended interview, which contains a great deal more than there was room to print in the magazine. Enjoy! On Cultivating Greatness […]

Eventing moved a step nearer to achieving an international vision for the sport when National Safety Officers (NSOs) from 22 nations were able to pool ideas and experiences at their sixth annual Risk Management Seminar, which was hosted by the Italian Equestrian Federation in Rome on January 26-27 . The NSOs were shown a DVD highlighting […]

Canadian Olympian David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, dominated the CDI-W Wellington Dressage, a World Cup qualifying event, held January 31 to February 3 in Wellington, FL. Marcus won both the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle competitions riding Chrevi’s Capital for owner Deborah Miculinic. In the Grand Prix held Thursday, January 31, Marcus topped a […]

Canadian Eventing Committee is pleased to announce the 2013 Canadian National Eventing Team. The 2013 Short List is comprised of horse/rider combinations

The 2013 Jump Canada Talent Squad has been announced. During the 2012 season, 14 Talent Squad qualifying competitions were held in the Eastern Division while eight qualifying competitions comprised the Western Division. The top five riders from each division form the 2013 Jump Canada Talent Squad. They are, in alphabetical order, as follows: Rider / […]

Canadian Olympian Beth Underhill has added Sarah Johnstone to her team at Beth Underhill Stables in Schomberg, ON. Underhill, a Canadian Show Jumping Team veteran having competed in Olympic, World Championship, and Pan American Games competition, operates her show jumping training and sales business out of Kingsgate, a state-of-the-art equestrian facility situated on 100 acres […]