Erin, Toronto – August 22, 2020 – The 2020 Kubota Triple Crown kicked off last night with 21 of the top Canadian athletes from across the country. The Triple Crown will award $50,000 for each of the three phases, plus a $50,000 bonus split amongst the top 5 […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada – August 16, 2020 – Twenty-four horse and rider combinations took to the Fort Grand Prix field in the $40,000 ATCO Cup at Thunderbird Show Park on Sunday. But only one stood on the podium. Canadian Olympian and local favourite Tiffany Foster (CAN) swept […]
Toronto, Canada – July 25, 2020 – Keean White (CAN), the founder and organizer of Angelstone Tournaments, released a statement yesterday regarding the use of masks at horse shows in Canada during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. He urged Equestrian Canada (Canada Équestre) to take tighter measures for […]
Lier, Belgium – July 24, 2020 – Eric Lamaze (CAN) released a statement on Friday addressing the need for all equestrian community members to follow COVID-19 Safety Protocols more seriously. He believes it is the only way for the sport to continue without putting its stakeholders at risk, […]
Rules will be updated as Provincial Regulations Change 1) Angelstone Farms has implemented COVID measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. Under current rule 82/20, the care of horses at a boarding stable or place that houses horses is an essential business. We will be […]
Nonprofit JustWorld Launches New Interactive Platform to Raise Funds for Children Around the World For more than seventeen years, nonprofit JustWorld International has been a vehicle of change for global equestrians to positively impact thousands of children living in impoverished communities around the world through carefully-vetted programs that have proven models of success. […]
Brussels, Belgium – June 29, 2020 – 2008 Olympic champion Eric Lamaze (CAN) has welcomed a new Olympic show jumping prospect to his Torrey Pines Stable. In partnership with Mark and Tara Rein, Lamaze has purchased Dieu Merci van T&L, an 11-year-old Belgian Sport Horse stallion (Toulon x […]
Toronto, Canada – June 08, 2020 – Angelstone Tournaments and Equestrian Canada have been working diligently to finalize the requirements under the COVID-19 protocols to ensure we run safe and successful Sanctioned competitions for our industry. We have made the decision to operate the Erin Welcome and Headwaters […]
May 27, 2020 – When the North American Riders Group last sent a release about plans for the return of the NARG Top 25, the terms COVID-19 pandemic, shelter-in-place order, social distancing and face masks were not rampant in our daily vocabulary. As we dealt with the challenges […]
Calgary, Alberta – May 27, 2020 – 2008 Beijing Olympic show jumping champions Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Hickstead will be inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2020/21. The announcement was made in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on May 27, 2020. Together, Lamaze […]
Alexander & Holly Grayton Join Team Millar Perth, Ontario, Canada – May 2, 2020 – The Millar family has announced the opening of its U.S.-based satellite operation, Millar Brooke South, as well as the addition of Alexander and Holly Grayton to Team Millar. As Millar Brooke Farm continues […]
Ottawa, Ontario – May 21, 2020 – Equestrian Canada (EC) is pleased to announce the launch of the Return to Competition Guidelines for the Sport Horse Following a Break in Training Due to COVID-19. Many sport horses across the country have been partially or fully out of training due to […]
Brussels, Belgium – May 19, 2020 – Canadian entrepreneur Mark Rein and his wife, Tara, have doubled their investment with 2008 Canadian Olympic champion Eric Lamaze (CAN) and his Torrey Pines Stable. Having partnered with Lamaze in March to purchase three international show jumping prospects, the couple’s Rein […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 14, 2020 – Equestrian Canada has named FEI Vice President Mark Samuel the recipient of the 2019 Gold Medal Award, the highest and most prestigious of the governing body’s national honours. The award is only given when the Equestrian Canada President and Executive believe […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 17, 2020 – Big crowds enjoy all the action at the 2019 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final in Barcelona. With the global sporting calendar decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the FEI has made drastic changes to the 2020 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 08, 2020 – The FEI Board has approved a number of resolutions proposed by the Jumping Calendar Task Force aimed at minimising the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the FEI Calendar and the equestrian community. In a specially expedited approvals process, the FEI […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – The Jumping Calendar Task Force, one of eight discipline-specific task forces created by the FEI to evaluate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the FEI Calendar and propose ways of mitigating its effects, held its first meeting via teleconference last week. The meeting was […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 01, 2020 – As part of its measures aimed at minimising the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the FEI Calendar, the FEI has put in place a new policy for calculating the world rankings from 1 April until the Calendar returns to normal. The […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 04, 2020 – Steve Guerdat (SUI) continues at the top of the leaderboard in the standings of the Longines FEI Jumping Individual Rider Ranking. The Swiss leads all FEI-ranked riders, now accumulating a total of 3577 points. The “Battle of the top of the Everest” […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 25, 2020 – The FEI – Féderation Equestre Internationale has created a series of discipline-specific task forces to evaluate the impact on the FEI Calendar of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has resulted in multiple Event cancellations and the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic […]
Tokyo, Japan – March 30, 2020 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC), The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), The 2020 Tokyo Organizing Committee, The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan today agreed new dates for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in 2021. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada – March 27, 2020 – Thunderbird Show Park is a family-run business. In times of duress, like the global one we’re currently experiencing due to COVID-19, families come together to support one another. Ironically, the best way we can support you at this exceptional moment […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 24, 2020 – The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, held a conference call this morning to discuss the constantly changing environment with regard to Covid-19 and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, […]
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Canada – March 23, 2020 – As the world moves to contain the COVID-19 virus, we are witnessing a remarkable collaboration of nations, provinces, communities, public health and medical professionals and governments around the globe working together to try to contain, test and treat COVID-19. […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 17, 2020 Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) continued its consultations with all the stakeholders of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The first took place with the International Olympic Summer Sports Federations. Those with the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), the athletes’ representatives, the International […]
Las Vegas, Nevada – Thomas & Mack Center – March 13, 2020 – The International Equestrian Federation (FEI), United States Equestrian Federation and Las Vegas Events have announced the force majeure cancellation of the 2020 FEI World Cup™ Finals in Las Vegas. The annual equestrian competition, featuring the […]
Wellington, Florida – March 9, 2020 – Canadian entrepreneur Mark Rein and his wife, Tara, have partnered with Canadian Olympic champion Eric Lamaze (CAN) in acquiring three prospects for the international show jumping market. The Reins and Lamaze, who first met over 30 years ago when Lamaze was […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 8, 2020 – Forty-four entries contested Sunday’s $73,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Jumper Classic CSI 5*, and it was the first to go in the jump-off that set an unbeatable time. Tiffany Foster (CAN) and Brighton, owned by Artisan Farms LLC, blazed to the […]
Thermal, California, USA – February 22, 2020 – Friday welcomed back the FEI Ruby and Diamond Tour in the Grand Prix Stadium for the Diamond Speed Stake CSI 4*, sponsored by The Equine Platform. Ali Ramsay (CAN) and Lutz landed in first place in the $40,000 Diamond Tour […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – Saturday, February 16, 2020 – Canada’s Vanessa Mannix (CAN) won a career-first Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award on Friday, February 14, during week six of the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida, USA. Two top-10 finishes during week six guaranteed Mannix […]
