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2013 FEI Awards

The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the world governing body of equestrian sport, today opens nominations for its annual awards. For the fifth consecutive year, the FEI Awards will highlight and reward excellence, commitment, dedication and courage within the equestrian community.

ORC EHV-1 Update: Restrictions Lifted

The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has announced that there have been no reports of any further clinical cases in horses stabled in the Lower Barn of the Campbellville Training Centre. ORC Manager of Veterinary Services Dr. Adam Chambers confirms that

Dressage Canada “Give it a Go” Pilot Development Program

Dressage Canada has announced an exciting new program designed to encourage participation and provide a fun, non-competitive, stress free environment to experience Dressage and to support the development of Canadian athletes and certified coaches across Canada. Give it a Go

OLG to Compensate Racetracks to the Tune of $80.6-million

The province has announced that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) will give $80.6-million as compensation to those racetracks that invested in their infrastructure by expanding their facilities to make room for the introduction of slots over a decade ago.

Laugh Track Earns the Applause in Vigil

Laugh Track earned his first stakes score with a determined rally to reel in champion sprinter Essence Hit Man in Sunday’s $156,000 Grade 3 Vigil Stakes, at Woodbine. Laugh Track, trained by Mark Casse for owners Gary Barber and WinStar

Laugh Track

Delightful Mary Makes the Grade in Hendrie

Delightful Mary rallied from off the pace to earn her first graded win in Saturday’s $150,000 Grade 3 Hendrie Stakes, at Woodbine. The five-year-old daughter of Limehouse, trained by Mark Casse for owner John C. Oxley, came into the Hendrie

Delightful Mary

Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping: Round 9

The British recorded their first victory in 24 years at St Gallen, Switzerland where the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ was disrupted by appalling weather conditions. However good sport won through, and despite the fact that the second round was bypassed

British team

OHRIA Concerned by OLG’s Continued Expansion

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) is concerned that the integration of horse racing into the OLG’s Gaming Strategy will be impossible if the existing OLG Modernization Plan continues to go forward. The OLG’s announcement of the RFPQs (Request

Spruce Meadows Summer Tournaments

Spruce Meadows, home to some of the most prestigious and popular show jumping events in the world, is excited to welcome the best riders to their summer tournaments, which begin on June 5 and continue with five tournaments through July

Future of Dressage in Wellington Looks Bright

Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) and Wellington Classic Dressage are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement on the structure of the Dressage calendar for 2014 and beyond and will submit this to the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF).