All riders wishing to be considered for selection to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games must declare their interest to the Equine Canada Dressage Office, in accordance with the selection criteria. The criteria can be found here. The qualification period runs from July 1st, 2013 – June 29th, 2014. During this time, rider/horse combinations […]
Great Britain won the second leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Dressage 2013 series at Rotterdam, The Netherlands where team member, Charlotte Dujardin, produced the biggest score of the competition with a strong performance from her London 2012 Olympic Games double-gold medal winning partner, Valegro. Just over 1.5 percentage points gave the British the edge […]
Canadian Para-Equestrian Dressage riders, Jody Schloss and Robyn Andrews, secured top finishes at the Golden State Dressage Classic CPEDI3* held in Rancho Murieto, CA, June 14-16th, 2013. On day one of the competition, Schloss of Milton, ON, guided Inspector Rebus, her 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding sired by Sambertino, through their Grade la Team Test where […]
International coaching legend George Morris is coming to Canada as part of ‘A Weekend with George Morris’, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity presented by DMF Productions. Hosted by Angelstone Farms at its facility in Rockwood, Ontario, the three-day clinic running August 3-5 will showcase the master at work as he puts some of Canada’s top grand prix […]
The Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships, presented by Gotham North, will be held July 17-21, 2013 in Lexington, Kentucky.cThe Canadian Reining Committee has announced the declared riders for this competition: Young Riders Georgia Yozipovic – AB Pearl Aebly – AB Stephanie Thomson – AB Madison Steed – AB Junior Riders Hannah […]
The Spruce Meadows Summer Tournaments has started out as a major success this year, with increased entries and riders from 11 nations competing at the first two five-star Tournaments. The ‘National’ Tournament CSI-W 5*, held June 5-9, saw top action in the International Ring, including a repeat performance for Kent Farrington and Uceko in the […]
Just two weeks after launching the FEI Awards 2013, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the world governing body of equestrian sport, has already received dozens of nominations. Many of these are for the Development category, which rewards an individual or organisation dedicated to making equestrian sport accessible to a wider public. Past recipients of the […]
Canadian Olympian David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, made a clean sweep of the grand prix division at the CDI3* Angelstone International Dressage Tournament held June 14 through 16 in Rockwood, ON. Riding his 2012 London Olympic mount, Chrevi’s Capital, Marcus won both the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle while Don Kontes stood in […]
There were emotional scenes when Andrew Nicholson and Mr Cruise Control triumphed at Luhmühlen, presented by DHL Paket, the penultimate leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™. It was the 51-year-old New Zealander’s fourth CCI4* victory in a year, but the first for his long-time loyal owners, Robin and Nicky Salmon, who have often seen their […]
John C. Oxley’s Northern Passion was up in the final stride to collar Why Katherine in Saturday’s $125,400 Zadracarta Stakes, at Woodbine. Northern Passion, trained by Mark Casse and confidently ridden by Luis Contreras, saved ground near the back of the nine-horse field in the seven furlong turf stake and needed every inch of the […]
