The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) has confirmed to the FEI that it is withdrawing from the bid process for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018 and will not now be putting in a formal bid. The FEI had received four formal Expressions of Interest by the 30 September deadline, one from Britain, two from the […]
Francis Michielsen, a former member of the FEI Jumping Committee and one of the most respected international Jumping judges, passed away peacefully in hospital on 24 October after suffering a brain haemorrhage. He was 72. Born on 7 August 1941, Francis Michielsen started judging at national level in Belgium in 1967 and became an FEI […]
Canadian Eventer Sophie Kalpin of King City, ON brought home the win in the CC1*-B Division, at the Hagyard Mid South Three Day Event held at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington KY, USA. Standing in seventh place after dressage on a score of 53.7 penalties, Kalpin and Rolex, her 14-year-old Thoroughbred gelding by Polish Pro, […]
Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) would like to offer their sincerest condolences to the family of Clifford Blain Haines, official ringmaster of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Cliff had the esteemed job of presenting ribbons and winning trophies and coolers to all of the horse show champions and top competitors in Wellington. In […]
Canadian eventing athletes converged south of the boarder to compete against a record number of competitors at the 25th Anniversary edition of the Dutta Corporation Fair Hill International Three Day Event, held October 16-20 in Elkton MD, USA . In their first trip to Fair Hill, Colleen Loach of Dunham, QC piloted Freespirit, Peter and […]
If you’re a junior OEF member between the ages of 14 and 17, don’t miss your opportunity to apply for an OEF Youth Bursary. The deadline closes Friday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. The Ontario Equestrian Federation is a strong supporter of young equestrians and proudly offers a minimum of five $1,000 youth bursaries each […]
French rider, Thomas Carlile, made history yesterday when clinching both the 6 and 7-Year-Old titles at the FEI World Breeding Eventing Championships for Young Horses on home turf at Mondial du Lion. This important annual fixture, which brings together many of the most talented and promising young horses in the sport, was abandoned 12 months […]
Eric Lamaze, 2008 Canadian Olympic Champion surprised long-time girlfriend Alexis Stein by finally popping the question in Wellington, Florida
Danish rider, Anna Kasprzak, secured her first-ever Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Freestyle victory on home ground at Odense in Denmark today where the 2013/2014 Western European League got underway. Already strongly tipped for a top placing following their convincing win in yesterday’s Grand Prix in which they pipped Germany’s Isabell Werth and Don […]
Patrice Delaveau produced a stunning victory with Orient Express HDC at the second leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Western European League 2013/2014 series in Helsinki, Finland this afternoon. Second-last to go in the eight-horse jump-off against the clock, the French partnership snatched victory from London 2012 Olympic champions Steve Guerdat and Nino […]
