The American Quarter Horse Association filed an appeal in the ongoing cloning lawsuit on December 26, 2013, with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In the statement on their website, the AQHA said, “Again, we are extremely pleased with the brief and look forward to presenting our case to the Fifth Circuit. The appellees’ […]
Jump Canada fully supports the campaign by Equine Canada to raise funds for the 2014 World Equestrian Games set for Normandy, FRA next summer via the recently announced $20.14 for 2014 campaign. Here is a statement released by JT Taylor, Elizabeth Bordeaux, and Mark Samuel of the Jump Canada Board: Our team needs and deserves […]
As announced earlier today, CHIO Aachen will no longer host a leg of the FEI Furusiyya Nations Cup Series. In a press release, the FEI noted that “at the time of the December 31st deadline for declaration of participation, we were informed by the German National Federation that Aachen was unable to meet the commercial […]
Pedro Oscar Mayorga, former FEI Honorary Vice President and Bureau Member, passed away peacefully on 6 January 2014 surrounded by his family at home in Buenos Aires. He was 93. A Jumping rider, an Olympian, a chef d’équipe, and an official at the highest level of the sport, Mayorga was the longest serving FEI Bureau […]
Equine Canada is pleased to announce that an FEI Event Veterinarian Course will take place February 21-22, 2014 at the Equine Canada head office in Ottawa, ON. The FEI Event Veterinarian Course will be directed by Dr. Yves Rossier and Dr. Gerit Matthesen. This course offers an exciting opportunity to work with highly experienced and […]
Para-Equestrian Canada has awarded grants to five therapeutic riding centres to help fund initiatives that provide new competition opportunities or increase existing competition programs for riders with a disability. In the third grant series of the season, grants were awarded to the following centres: 1. Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association (Duncan, B.C.) 2. Little Bits Therapeutic […]
Please be advised the Annual General Meeting of the Equine Canada Membership will be held Friday, February 7, 2014, at the Radisson Hotel Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB. This meeting will begin at 8:30 am CST. Attendance at this meeting is open to all members in good standing with Equine Canada. For additional details on the meeting […]
Dressage Canada is pleased to announce that Dr. Volker Moritz has been selected to join a growing team of experts working together in the shared goal of helping Canadian high performance dressage riders be successful at the top level of the sport. Desi Dillingham, MBE, Special Advisor to Dressage Canada spearheaded this team of experts, […]
Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the 2013 recipients of the Dressage Canada Bursary Program. Each year, the Dressage Canada Development Committee provides one senior and two junior dressage riders with a bursary of $2,500 to help encourage the accomplishment of personal goals as they relate to the sport of dressage. The 2013 senior recipient […]
Peter Stoessel, long-time president of CSIO5* St Gallen and successful Swiss businessman, passed away on December 26, 2013 after a short illness. He was 69. Born in 1944, Stoessel completed his higher education at the internationally renowned University of St Gallen in 1970 and entered Switzerland’s high-class department store Globus as a personal assistant to […]
