HRH Princess Haya, President of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) led the applause as the five winners of the 2013 FEI Awards went on stage in Montreux, Switzerland to receive their honours. Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Edwards, Olympic gold medallist in Triple Jump and the current world record holder, described the accomplishments of the recipients […]
The 2013 FEI General Assembly was held in Montreux (SUI) on November 7th. The quorum consisted of 99 National Federations: 77 represented in person and 22 by proxy. The main decisions taken by the General Assembly are outlined here.
Equine Canada (EC) is excited to announce the official launch of the $20.14 for 2014 campaign. This innovative campaign allows Canadians to feel like they are part of the Canadian Equestrian Team (CET) by directly supporting them on their journey to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Normandy, FRA. Donations of $20.14 […]
Representatives from National Federations on four continents made impassioned pleas for HRH Princess Haya to reverse her decision not to stand for a third term as FEI President during the FEI General Assembly in Montreux (SUI). The calls came after 100 National Federations signed a petition requesting the convening of an extraordinary general assembly as […]
In a masterful display of horsemanship, America’s McLain Ward (Brewster, NY) and Rothchild blazed a path to victory tonight in the Ricoh Coliseum, taking top honours in the $100,000 Hickstead FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix presented by GroupBy for the fifth time in his career. “The Hickstead class” as it is now known, was renamed […]
David Marcus of Campbellville, ON came out on top of the first phase of the $20,0000 Royal Invitational Dressage Cup on Nov. 6 at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON. The Royal Invitational Dressage Cup is a gold-level Equine Canada dressage competition held annually at the Royal Horse Show. Each year the top four […]
Alexandra Perry of Vancouver, BC obtained a hard-fought win on Nov. 5 in the 2013 Jump Canada Medal Final at the CSI4*-W Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON. After smoothly completing the initial over fences phase, which featured 11 obstacles set at the height of 1.10m, and included multiple broken lines, tricky angles, and both […]
Immediate and sustainable action to safeguard the welfare of horses and reinforce the FEI’s anti-doping and fair play policies at Endurance events globally were the key takeaways from the Endurance Strategic Planning Group (ESPG) session at the FEI General Assembly in Montreux (SUI). The Group had been tasked by the FEI Bureau to develop a […]
Canadian Eventing athletes closed out the international competition season in North America over the weekend competing on two coasts at the CCI Galway Downs International Three Day Event in Temecula, CA, USA and the CCI 1* Virginia Three Day Event held in Lexington ,VA, USA. In California, Kiyomi Foster of Surrey, BC; Canada’s only CCI3* […]
Twenty-four of the world’s best riders along with their 56 horses are set to begin a week of top show jumping when the international division officially opens tonight at the prestigious CSI4*-W Royal Horse Show, Toronto. Between now and Saturday, November 9th, these select riders will have the opportunity to compete in ten matinee and […]
