The management of the Kentucky Horse Park is being questioned, with an audit underway to investigate the financial activities and operations of the famed equestrian facility between 2014 and 2016. Kentucky state auditor Mark Harmon has been contracted to determine whether proper policies, procedures, legal and contractual requirements, and appropriate accounting standards were followed during […]
The Headwaters Horse Country Excellence Awards Gala, presented by Terra Cotta Financial Group, will take place Wednesday, May 11th at the Best Western Plus Orangeville Inn & Suites. The evening will honour four equine industry leaders who exemplify excellence and who, through their work and vision, have helped the Headwaters region become a centre of […]
The Olympic champion Uthopia, ridden by Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin, will be sold through auction with no reserve on May 27, 2016. The 14-year-old KWPN stallion contributed to team gold medals at the 2011 European Championships and the 2012 Olympics, as well as team bronze at the 2013 European Championships for Britain. Initially owned […]
Established in memory of Caird Forest Wilson, a horse lover and supporter of equestrian events in Ontario, the Caird F. Wilson Graduate Scholarship consists of $16,800 payable over nine semesters. The recipient is chosen based on academic performance and proposed research projects, and is available to students registered in a graduate program pursuing research in […]
The FEI has suspended international judge Rogier Van Iersal and course designer Rob Jansen, who served as officials during the first two stages of the unsanctioned Global Champions League in Miami and Mexico City, held April 10th and 17th, respectively. The FEI has held firm on its stance against the Global Champions League, which is operated […]
“It is with the deepest sadness that we report to you that Star Power passed away yesterday. It is unjust that what should have been a long and well deserved retirement.
Three closely-spaced endurance rides in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) saw at least two suspected and unreported horse deaths
Columbia’s Roberto Teran scored an exciting victory in the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix at HITS Ocala on March 27th. Riding Woklahoma, Teran bested an impressive field, going clear and fast – more than two seconds faster than the second placed finisher, Cian O’Connor on Good Luck. O’Connor’s trainer, Lillie Keenan, was third with Super […]
A boarding stable near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is under voluntary quarantine following a confirmed case of Equine Herpes Virus 1 (EHV-1). According to the mare’s owner, Alyssa Gartner, the five-year-old Quarter Horse, Sunny, showed signs of instability – dragging her feet, having wobbly legs. After examination by a veterinarian, Sunny was diagnosed with EHV-1, placed in […]
Southlands Riding Club, in Vancouver, British Columbia, has closed after a newly arrived rescue horse tested positive for Strangles – a serious upper respiratory tract disease. Strangles is highly contagious and is transferable through direct contact. It is not airborne and does not affect humans. In horses, it causes high fever and swelling around the jaw […]
