Subsequent to the recent diagnosis of equine neurological disease in Ontario due to Equid herpesvirus‐1 (EHV‐1), in cooperation with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture & Food and Ministry of Rural Affairs, the University of Guelph’s Animal Health Laboratory (AHL) will be providing complimentary PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing on blood, nasal swabs and tissues of horses […]

Canadian eventer Anne Zander died today, May 24, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer. Anne was a staunch supporter of the Ontario Horse Trials Association  serving as a director of the association. As a competitor Anne was very successful. Starting with Dr. Broom  (who was banned from the race track for being badly behaved), […]

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, will enact legislation to ban the import, selling and buying of banned performance-enhancing drugs in horse racing and equine sports. The announcement comes following a doping scandal at the end of April, which saw Godolphin […]

Roberta Sheffield, who began competing for Canada earlier this month at a CPEDI 3* event in Mannheim, GER, continued her success for her new country at the CPEDI 3* Roosendaal in the Netherlands, held from May 16 to 18. Sheffield, who currently resides in Lincolnshire, GBR, started out the competition with a seventh place finish […]

Two Canadian riders took part in the prestigious CSI 5*/CSI 2* Wiesbaden, which took place in Wiesbaden, GER from May 17 to 20 as part of the world-renowned Global Champions Tour, a series created to provide some of the world’s top show jumping riders with the chance to compete at unique venues around the globe. […]

Both veteran and up-and-coming jumping riders flocked to Calgary, AB from May 15-19 for the CSI 2* Bow Valley Classic II-one of multiple CSI-level competitions to be hosted by Canadian Olympian John Anderson’s Rocky Mountain Show Jumping facility this season. Top results were as follows: $25,000 Grand Prix 1- John Anderson / Terrific 2- Tamie […]

Canada’s Rebecca McGoldrick (currently residing in West Tisbury, MA, USA) continued her European competition schedule with the CSI 2* Balmoral, held May 15 to 17 in Belfast, IRE. Riding Cuba Libre, an 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse stallion owned by Debbie McGoldrick, she went up against a solid field of international riders, taking eighth place in […]

Canadian veterans Kyle Carter (who is currently living in Citra, FL, USA) and his 15-year-old Thoroughbred gelding Madison Park made an incredible comeback at the CIC 3* Chattahoochee Hills Horse Trials, which took place May 17-19 in Fairburn, GA, USA. Madison Park had been on hiatus since sustaining a serious leg injury while competing in […]

Canada was host to a CDI 3* Dressage competition during the Angelstone Spring Dressage Tournament, held May 17-19 in Acton, ON. The highlight of the competition was the Ogilvy Equestrian FEI Grand Prix Freestyle, held in front of a packed audience on Saturday night. Gary Vander Ploeg from King City, ON, came out on top […]

Rodrigo Pessoa will no longer be the principal rider for Double H Farm, after seven years. After an extremely successful partnership, Rodrigo will move on and Double H Farm will focus on other aspects of their business. “We have had a great relationship and friendship with Rodrigo and have enjoyed being able to support him,” […]