News: Horse Sport

Swiss First into the Ring at La Baule

The Swiss team will be first into the ring when the FEI Nations’ Cup™ 2012 series gets underway in La Baule, France this afternoon (May 11th), while the host nation has drawn the coveted last-to-go spot. The draw took place

John Roche, FEI Director of Jumping, Rémi Cléro, President of the Organising Committee, and Nadia Poirier, Show Director pictured at the draw for the first leg of the FEI Nations' Cup™ 2012. Photo by Jean Morel PSV Photo/FEI

Headley Britannia Embryo Transfer Available

Following the recent announcement of Headley Britannia’s forthcoming retirement from top-level competition, Lucinda and Clayton Fredericks will offer embryo transfer from the worlds’ best-known event mare. Embryo transfer involves inseminating a donor mare with fresh, chilled or frozen semen of

More Olympic Equestrian Tickets to Go on Sale

Another batch of 900,000 Olympic tickets are going on sale, of which 21,000 will be for equestrian sports. There will be an extra 4,000 dressage tickets, 12,000 for cross-country and 5,000 for show jumping offered starting Tuesday, May 15th. You

Chatsworth Horse Trials Cancelled

Chatsworth Horse Trials, slated for May 11-13, has been cancelled due to extremely wet weather. Following the cancellation of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials last weekend, this is of particular concern to Great Britain’s Olympic hopefuls looking to secure

Give Your Input on Competition Rules

The deadline for member submissions for rule change suggestions for inclusion in the January 1, 2013 Rulebooks is May 31, 2012. Download, complete and submit your suggestions using the Rule Change Suggestion form at http://bit.ly/IzyBep.

Roberts and Phoenix Wins at Will O’ Wind

Ian Roberts riding Faolan won the CIC 2* division at the Will O’ Wind Horse Trials at Will O Wind Farm in Orangeville, ON, held  May 6. 2011 Pan American Games Gold medalist Jessica Phoenix won the CIC 1* division

Nice Stephanie Sold Abroad

Enda Carroll and Courtney Vince of Ashford Farm, in partnership with Jos Lansink Horses, have sold the horse Nice Stephanie to Penelope Leprovost of France.   Ashford Farm, based in Lasne, Belgium, bought the eight-year-old Swedish Warmblood mare (Cardento x

Courtney Vince and Nice Stephanie

Canadians Endurance Riders Clean Up in North Carolina

At the FEI/FEI-JYR 100, 75, 50 Biltmore Challenge held at the Biltmore Equestrian Center, Ashville, NC, on May 5th, Misha Green and Vagas won first place in the 50 Mile FEI* and FEI Best Condition. In the 75 Mile FEI**

Manitoba Endurance Race Results

Riding in the CEI 1* 80 at the Spruce Woods Spectacular, held May 5-6 at the Spruce Wood Equestrian Centre, Glenboro, MB, Jessica Manness won the race in a time of 4:12:00. Third place went to Leanna Marchant in a

Watch FEI Nations’ Cup™ Top League Live

The opening leg of the FEI Nations’ Cup™ Top League in La Baule (FRA) and the second leg of the FEI Nations ‘Cup™ European Promotional League in Linz-Ebelsberg (AUT) will be live on FEI TV, the FEI’s official video platform,