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 […]
Thermal, California, USA. – Sunday, February 9, 2020 – Lisa Carlsen (CAN) and Livestream 2 led the victory gallop in the $200,000 Valencia Sport Saddlery Grand Prix during the fourth week of the Desert Circuit at the Desert International Horse Park (DIHP), finishing with a jump-off time of […]
Wellington, Florida, Sunday – February 9, 2020 – Competition during week five of the 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) came to a close under perfect conditions for Canada’s Tiffany Foster (CAN), who claimed victory in the $73,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m CSI 5* on Sunday at the Palm Beach […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 26, 2020 – Canadian Olympian Tiffany Foster (CAN) guided new mount Northern Light to a win in the $37,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Classic CSI 3* to close out week three of the 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Sunday, January 26. From a […]
Thermal, California, USA – January 20, 2020 – Ali Ramsay (CAN) and Lutz flew to the top of the leaderboard in the $100,000 Horseflight Grand Prix at The Desert International Horse Park. The Canadian and the 11-year-old chestnut Westphalian gelding (Lordanos x Pilot) halted the jump-off timers at 36.649 […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 15, 2020 – Mario Deslauriers (CAN) and Cloud 39 were the winners of the $8,000 Douglas Elliman CSI 2* yesterday during the second week of competition of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). The Canadian and […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 1, 2019 – The 2019 ESP Holiday & Horses CSI 4* show wrapped up yesterday afternoon with more exciting hunter and jumper competition. The highlight class of the day was the $25,000 Omega Alpha National Grand Prix, which was ultimately championed by Erynn […]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – November 06, 2019 – Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze (CAN) made a triumphant return to Toronto by winning the first international show jumping competition of this year’s Royal Horse Show CSI 4*-W on Wednesday, November 6, at the 97th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, […]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – November 02, 2019 – Beth Underhill (CAN) claimed the Canadian Show Jumping Championship on Saturday night, November 2, at the Royal Horse Show CSI 4*-W, held as part of the 97th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The $125,000 Henry Equestrian Canadian […]
Toronto, Canada – November 01, 2019 – Olympian Amy Millar (CAN) scored victory on opening night of the Royal Horse Show CSI 4*-W, winning the $25,000 Speed Class, the first phase of the $125,000 Henry Equestrian Canadian Show Jumping Championship on Friday, November 1, at the 97th Royal […]
Columbus, Ohio – September 29, 2019 – Ali Ramsay (CAN) rode Lutz to a blazing win over a large jump-off field to take the $50,000 Grand Prix CSI 2* at the Split Rock Jumping Tour’s Columbus International CSI 2* at Brave Horse Show Park in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Two […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – September 05, 2019 – Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Chacco Kid won the $133,700 Cana Cup CSI 5* yesterday during the ‘Masters’ CSIO 5* at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Province of Alberta, Canada. The CANA Cup has been part of the Spruce Meadows collection since […]
Bridgehampton, New York, USA – September 1, 2019 – The 44th edition of the Hampton Classic Horse Show CSI 4* ended in spectacular fashion Sunday, with two-time Canadian Olympic veteran, Mario Deslauriers (CAN), capturing the $300,000 Doha Inc. Grand Prix CSI 4* on his mount Bardolina. An annual […]
Rockwood, Ontario, Canada – August 24, 2019 – Super talent Sam Walker (CAN) continued his winning ways last week at the during Angelstone Tournaments’ International CSI 2* in Rockwood, Province of Ontario, Canada. Coming hot off of a silver medal at Young Riders a few weeks ago, Sam and […]
