Lexington, Kentucky, USA – January 11, 2021 – The second session of the Competitions & Conversations: Opportunities for All Levels discussion has been rescheduled to take place after the 2021 US Equestrian Annual Meeting. It will be hosted in conjunction with the third session of the series, Competitions & Conversations: […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 12, 2021 – Darragh Kenny (IRL) announced the retirement of Go Easy de Muze. Easy was a horse of first for the Irishman at the top of the sport, with Kenny roding the gelding to his first CSI 5* victory and participation in […]
Ludo Philippaerts (BEL) starts riding again. Later this week, he’ll participate at some shows in Oliva, where our family traditionally prepares for the new season. Ludo prefers not to use the word comeback. After his physical transformation, he decided not only to pass on his experience by theory, but also […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 10, 2021 – Canada’s Erynn Ballard won the first Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award of the 13-week 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Sunday, January 10 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Ballard accumulated the highest number of points among […]
Paris, France – January 07, 2021 – The French Equestrian Federation (FFE) has issued a statement announcing the long-list of showjumping team members for the upcoming Olympic Games this year. The list is used for the pre-selection of the French team for Tokyo and can evolve to include […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 30, 2020 – The United States Equestrian Federation (“USEF”) and World Equestrian Center – Ocala (“WEC”) are pleased to announce that they have agreed to work together on a plan for WEC to host USEF sanctioned competitions in the future. USEF and WEC […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 21, 2020 – The FEI would like to warn the equestrian community that some batches of Marstall feed containing apple pomace were contaminated with caffeine, a Controlled Medication and Specified Substance on the FEI Equine Prohibited Substances List. Bernhard Kreiling GmbH, the manufacturer […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 18, 2020 – The FEI Tribunal has issued its Final Decisions in a number of equine and human anti-doping cases. In the following Jumping case, the athlete has been provisionally suspended until the FEI Tribunal renders its decision. The horse has been provisionally suspended […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 15, 2020 – The CEO of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF / US Equestrian), William J. Moroney, has issued a statement about the COVID-19 pandemic and thanking the equestrian community and USEF member for the resilience in such a year of hardship. […]
Meeuwen-Gruitrode, Belgium – December 12, 2020 – Team Philippaerts and the Philippaerts family have released a statement announcing that Forever Darco ter Linden is officially retired from the noble sport. Their official announcement states the following: “Today, time has come for Forever Darco ter Linden to say goodbye […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 04, 2020 – US Equestrian is pleased to share the complete schedule for the USEF Annual Meeting, which will be held virtually from January 13-17, 2021. The virtual format and the meeting being free for all members will allow a larger amount of […]
Crans-Montana, Switzerland – December 8, 2020 – The Jumping Longines Crans-Montana (JLCM) will no longer take place in the future. Indeed, its organizers were unable to renew their agreement with the Association of the Communes of Crans-Montana (ACCM), which brings together the three High-Plateau municipalities, namely Crans-Montana, Lens […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – November 30, 2020 – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has released a statement (letter) announcing that it will hold a live interactive series, Competitions and Conversations, with USEF President-elect, Tom O’Mara and CEO, Bill Moroney to answer members’ questions and address their concerns. […]
Rising U.S. talent Butchard grows her professional Career in Europe. Panningen, The Netherlands – November 21, 2020 – The sun has set on another full day of work at Nagata Sport Horses in Panningen, The Netherlands. But Emma Butchard (USA) and André Nagata (BRA) can still be found […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – November 19, 2020 – Tops International Arena in Valkenswaard makes a spectacular return to grass with a completely new world class surface, it can be announced today. The new grass footing has been installed in the expansive 125m x 85m main competition arena. This […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – November 09, 2020 – As we near the beginning of the 2021 competition year, it is evident that the effects of the pandemic will be ongoing for some time. In its continuing efforts to provide necessary flexibility without sacrificing safety and welfare, US Equestrian […]
Riesenbeck, Germany – November 12, 2020 – The International German Show Jumping Championships will take place at Riesenbeck International – at a later date! The national championships for women and men will be held from December 3rd to 6th, the mode and international participation will remain changed! Host […]
Geneva, Switzerland – November 03, 2020 – Over the last few days, the Federal Council and the Canton of Geneva have presented new health measures aimed at controlling the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic. Following on from these announcements, the CHI Geneva organising committee decided to cancel the […]
Mechelen, Belgium – November 01, 2020 – The Organizing Committee of Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W have released a statement announcing that the 2020 edition of the event is cancelled due to health safety concerns as a result of the recent surge in Coronavirus cases in Europe. Theofficial announcement […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – October 25, 2020 – The organizers of the Live Oak International CSI 3*-W have issued a statement announcing that the 2021 edition of the event has been cancelled. Their announcement on Facebook states the following: We have made the decision that in order to […]
Chantilly, France – October 27, 2020 – In the midst of the Covid crisis and the subsequent cancellation of the Masters Series, Christophe Ameeuw, President and Founder of EEM, called on the equestrian world to reinvent itself and imagine the world of tomorrow. No sooner said than done! […]
Verona, Italy – October 27, 2020 – The organizers of the traditional Fieracavalli di Verona have issued a statement announcing the cancellation of the edition of the event this year. Their announcement on Facebook states the following: “In light of the constraints imposed by the DPCM (Decree of […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – October 22, 2020 – The FEI has committed made the decision to allocate 2021 European Championships in two Olympic disciplines – Jumping and Dressage, both to German venues. The FEI Board has confirmed allocation of the 2021 FEI Jumping European Championships to Riesenbeck, home-base of […]
Brussels, Belgium – October 19, 2020 – Casino Calvin has joined Eric Lamaze’s Torrey Pines Stable as the 2008 Olympic champion continues to build an impressive string of international show jumping horses. Casino Calvin is Lamaze’s latest acquisition, purchased in partnership with owners Mark Rein and Tara Dow-Rein. The […]
Sandra Dalman and Heather Wasilausky pose for a win photo with G-Force following a victory in the 1.10m Jr/Am Final at the Columbus International. Photo Courtesy Dalman Show Jumping. Wellington, Florida, USA – October 11, 2020 – The word “force” took on a double meaning for Dalman Show […]
Thermal, California, USA – Oct. 5, 2020 – Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) and West Palms Event Management (WPEM) have combined forces to create an exciting fall for jumper riders on the West Coast with over $500,000 in prize money. Earlier today WPEM announced an innovative new jumper […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – October 10, 2020 – Mark Bellissimo, CEO of Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) and managing partner of the Wellington Equestrian Partners (WEP), announced today that Equestrian Sport Productions has undertaken a complete re-engineering and construction of three very important arenas at the Palm Beach International Equestrian […]
Lanaken, Belgium – September 29, 2020 – Studfarm Zangersheide has confirmed the news that FEI World Cup winner Utamaro d’Ecaussines has been retired from the sport and is already at the the renowned stallion stables in Belgium for breeding. For the past four years, the 16-year-old Belgian Sport […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – September 22, 2020 – Mark your calendars! The 2021 Spruce Meadows Tournament dates have been released, and there’s no better time to start planning your 2021 competition season. Along with our 5* tournaments with the Summer Series and the ‘Masters’, Spruce Meadows is proud to […]
Brussels, Belgium – September 22, 2020 – Stephex Stables has issued a statement announcing that Michael Hughes (USA) has joined the renowned stables and will be riding their colors from now on. The organization made the following statement on Facebook. “Welcome to Team Stephex! Michael Hughes joined the […]
