Ontario’s Emma Webb, double-silver medal-winning member of the Canadian Endurance team that competed at the 2013 FEI Adequan North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), had a plan from the start of the race. It was to stay behind the early front runners, maintain a steady speed and, most importantly, keep her mount happy. […]
Germany’s Ulla Salzgeber’s famed mount, Rusty, has passed away at the age of 25. One of Germany’s most notable partnerships, the duo had numerous successes, including winning team gold and individual bronze at the 2000 Olympic Games and team gold and individual silver medals at the 2004 Games, after which Rusty was retired. In a […]
The British put in a storming performance to win the last leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Europe Division 1 league in Dublin, Ireland today and earn a qualifying spot for the inaugural series Final in Barcelona, Spain next month. Lying second-last on the league table as the competition began, they needed to […]
Carl-Heinz “Charly” Boess, FEI International Eventing Judge, FEI Technical Delegate and Jumping course designer, died suddenly on 5 August aged 58. Born on 14 October 1954, in Lauf an der Pegnitz near Nuremberg (GER), he started his Eventing career early. During 1976 and 1977, he completed his military service at the Armed Forces’ Sports School […]
The International Equestrian Organisers Alliance (IEOA) has become the first of the former FEI Associate Members to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the FEI, following the removal of the Associate Member status from the FEI Statutes at the 2012 FEI General Assembly. The MOU, which was signed by IEOA President Peter Bollen and […]
Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) and the 16-year-old Jerich Parzival will be heading to the Blue Hors FEI European Dressage Championships, part of the ECCO FEI European Championships, in Herning (DEN) later this month as world number one. The Dutch rider and her striking chestnut KWPN gelding now lead the FEI World Dressage Rankings by 97 points, […]
The Alberta Equestrian Federation (AEF) is thrilled to announce that all three disciplines (Dressage, Jumping & Reining) taking part in the Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships (CIEC), Sept 11 – 15, 2013, will now be held at one facility. “We have recently been informed that an additional new arena at RMSJ will be available in time […]
On August 2nd, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and other horse protection groups achieved a minor victory in their battle to prevent the reopening of horse slaughter plants in the US by obtaining a restraining order against New Mexico’s Valley Meat Co. The order prevents the company from commencing operations, which were […]
Supply of Adequan® IM and Adequan® IA – the only (PSGAG) approved by the FDA was interrupted last year, resulting in shortages
Great Britain won the fourth and last leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Dressage 2013 pilot series at Hickstead today. But they had to settle for third place, behind Sweden, in the final rankings as The Netherlands claimed the series title. Germany finished on the same final scoreline as the British at the end of […]
