On an afternoon of pure magic in the jumping stadium at Verona, Italy, today Spain’s Sergio Alvarez Moya produced a stunning victory in the fourth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2012/2013 Western European League. This competition was special for a number of reasons, not least because the Spaniard was riding a horse […]
America’s Kent Farrington (Wellington, FL) took top honours for the second night in a row at the 90th Royal Horse Show, closing out the International jumper division with a win in the $75,000 Ricoh Big Ben Challenge. Farrington was awarded the prestigious Leading International Rider title at the end of the night. In front of […]
The Canadian Eventing Committee is proud and honoured to present to the 2012 Canadian Eventing Symposium on December 1-2, 2012 at the Thunderbird Equestrian Show Park in Langley, BC. This promises to be a not-to-miss, educational opportunity for all riders and coaches regardless of discipline and a great venue for exchanging thoughts and ideas. The […]
Jump Canada has named Brain Gingras of Edmonton, AB, as the Owner of the Year for 2012.
America’s Kent Farrington (Wellington, FL) topped the field of 18 in the $50,000 Weston Canadian Open tonight at the Royal Horse Show, producing one of just five clean rounds of the night and taking home a tidy sum of $16,500 for their efforts. Riding Voyeur, a peppy little gelding, the pair sped around the ring, […]
Celebrating its 90th year of exhibition, The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair has selected FootingFirst, LLC to provide its signature TravelRight footing for its equestrian competition and schooling arenas. The selection of FootingFirst, LLC over many other leading surface providers showcases and exemplifies the unsurpassed quality of the FootingFirst, LLC product. The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair […]
San Patrignano’s “5-star” horse show has been voted “Best Event 2012” by the International Jumping Riders Club and the readers of Horse International. This recognition rewards the event’s “excellent organisation and atmosphere”. Voted the best horse show in the world for the third time. After 2006 and 2010, the “Vincenzo Muccioli Challenge” has once again […]
It was Ashley Holzer’s night to shine, and shine she did, with her long-time partner Pop Art piaffing and passaging to one last victory together at the 90th Royal Horse Show. While the scores for tonight’s $20,000 Dominion Regalia Royal Invitational Dressage Cup Freestyle to Music were closer than might have been expected, the level […]
The equestrian world celebrated its heroes on November 8th at a glittering gala in Istanbul, Turkey. HRH Princess Haya, President of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the world governing body of horse sport, congratulated the winners of the FEI Awards 2012. Addressing an audience of more than 300 guests, including representatives of the FEI’s 132 […]
The FEI General Assembly 2012 took place in Istanbul (TUR) on November 8th in the presence of 252 delegates. One hundred and four National Federations – 80 in person and 24 by proxy – took part in the Assembly’s proceedings. A summary of the main decisions taken by the Assembly is available here.
