The Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Association (CWHBA) will be hosting a cross-Canada stallion licensing tour. Successful stallions will receive a two-year breeding license and will be eligible for participation in the Canadian Stallion Performance Test (SPT). more...

Hap Hansen completed a brilliant week at the Memorial Day Classic at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center with an exciting third place finish in the $25,000 Memorial Day Classic Grand Prix on Monday. Partnered with Linda Smith’s ABC Lanzelot, Hansen was one of eight clear and recorded his sixth top twelve finish in a row. Con Caletto, owned by the Signature Farms and ridden by Mandy Goosen, were the Monday winners. more...

Pippa Funnell is proving unstoppable this spring, with victory at the Windsor International Horse Trials following hot on the heels on her Badminton win with the up-and-coming former racehorse Blue Horizon. more...

St Gallen in Switzerland plays host to the third leg of the 2005 Samsung Super League series next Friday and the Swiss team will be keen to keep the home supporters happy with a good result here. Lying fifth on the leaderboard after the first two legs of the series more...

The Equine Canada Breeds and Industry Division is pleased to announce the introduction of the Canadian Warmblood Online Foal Auction, to be held in the fall of 2005. This concept allows breeders the opportunity to market horses through one of our newest mediums: the internet. Creating a hybrid between the traditional auction format and an electronic bidding environment, is ground breaking,” said Barbara Daley, CWHBA Marketing Chair. “I’m very excited about the potential growth and expansion this offers for both domestic and export marketing of Canadian bred horses.” more...

Quality and charm, said chairman Christine Stückelberger, should be the brand of the Swiss CDI*** Berne. The Cavalry-regiment did a wonderful show giving the history of Berne. Thus the second CDI in Berne combined sport, arts, show and hospitality, all being explored in the traditional old military Ridingschool in Berne. more...

The USDA announced the Draft Strategic Plan for implementation of the NAIS (National Animal Identification System).The NAIS is a national program intended to identify specific animals (including horses) in the United States and record their movement over their life spans. The plan is being developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and State agencies, in cooperation with industry, to enable 48-hour trace back of the movements of any diseased or exposed animals. more...

Eurocommerce Caresino was approved last week for the Italian Studbook, UNIRE more...

Due to suddenly occurring palatial problems in his mouth, which combined with the warm temperatures kept him out of breath, Swiss tophorse Salieri was withdrawn. Shortly before his entering time as last horse to go in Grand Prix, his rider Silvia Ikle decided to withdraw the 11-year old gelding. This cleared to way to victory for Swiss teammate Marie-Line Wettstein. more...

The 14-year old KWPN licensed stallion Amsterdam has passed away in Spain last weekend. The chestnut stallion was found dead in his stall in Spain. He was by Argentinus out of Touch of Class (by Tin Rocco x Barsoi xx). more...

Heraldik xx, one of the most popular Thoroughbred sires for warmblood breeders has passed away at his home base Gestut Birkhof in Donzdorf, Germany. The black Thoroughbred stallion was by Caramel xx out of Heraldika xx (by Cale xx x Marsel xx). more...

For the first time in more than a decade, the Spanish Riding School of Vienna will make a once-in-a-lifetime tour of the United States, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of U.S. General George Patton’s rescue of Europe’s beloved Lipizzaner stallions. more...

This morning 12 ridinghorses finished their stallion performance test succesfully. 19 horses took part on the final presentation. Under the 12 stallions that got the approval was one thoroughbred stallion. A large crowd saw more...

The Irish Horse Board is delighted to announce the sponsorship of this years’ Breeders Championship at the Fàilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show 2005, which will take place from Wednesday the 3rd to Sunday the 7th August.
A substantial prize fund of €20,000 is on offer from the Irish Horse Board, with a first prize of €5,000 more...

At the May-auction of Hanoverian riding horses and foals, 57 prospects were sold at an average auction sales price of Euro 10.363,00. Nearly 50% of them found new owners abroad. Spain heads this export statistics with seven horses, followed by France with five and Austria and Sweden with each four horses more...

Ulrich Kasselmann of PSI Events was very happy with his first CDI after eight years step by step building up his wonderful showgrounds towards this international CDI/CSI. more...

The United States Equestrian Federation announced today that, after a thorough search and evaluation process, Mr. George H. Morris of Pittstown, New Jersey will become the new Chef d’Equipe for the United States Show Jumping Team more...

Double-clear performances from Britain's Nick Skelton and Michael Whitaker sealed victory at the second leg of the 2005 Samsung Super League series in Rome today and the British now share the lead on the 2005 Samsung Super League leaderboard with first-leg winners USA who slotted into runner-up position. more...

The month of May was a very busy and exciting one for the FEI Eventing World Cup with no less than four qualifiers held on 12 through 15 May in Chatsworth (GBR), Warwick, QLD (AUS), Rome (ITA) and Lagoa Santa (BRA). more...

Last week-end at CSIO Linz (AUT), a brilliant Spanish team won the second leg of the Samsung Nations Cup Series of the season in front of the home team. Sweden, Netherlands and Germany, three strong nations, which were among the favourite contenders for the title, had to settle for a joint third place. more...

Judges at the SHB (GB) grading gave strong support to the Barr's Welton Stud as three of the six stallions passed for inclusion in the studbook had Welton bloodlines more...

A new prize has been introduced for the breeder of the highest placed British-bred horse in each age section at the WINERGY Burghley Young Event Horse final at this year's Burghley Horse Trials (1-4 September). more...

The NIHB Foster Mare/Orphan Foal Bank continues to be a great success and is still very much in demand.
Charlotte Kirkpatrick of the NIHB said: "The tables have now turned, during April we had quite a number of mares on the website, now we have more foals needing foster mothers, so if any mare owners have lost a foal and are willing to put their mares onto our website we would be delighted to have them. There are great benefits more...

For the first time in the history of Connemara Pony shows the title of All-Ireland registered Connemara Pony Champion Foal will be chosen north of the border where the finals are being staged in Portadown, Co Armagh on Saturday, September 17, 2005. more...

The Holsteiner breeding stallion Cheenook passed away last weekend after a severe colic attack. The bay stallion by Caretino out of Trika (Romantiker x Herbstglanz) underwent colic surgery, but couldn't be rescued. He was humanly put down. more...