Equestrian Canada (EC) has announced John Wightman has been appointed Director of Finance and Administration, effective Oct. 29, 2018. Wightman brings extensive knowledge to the position, developed over 10 years of management experience covering all facets of finance and corporate services. He is intimately familiar with the mechanics of not-for-profit national sport organizations, having previously held the same role of Director of Finance and Administration with Speed Skating Canada. Wightman also offers insight gained from working in the private sector, as well as public Crown companies, and holds two professional accounting designations (CPA, CGA) through the Chartered Professional Accountants…

  The inaugural meeting of the 2018-19 Equestrian Canada (EC) Board of Directors took place on Oct. 19 and 20, 2018, where the appointments of President and Vice President were made. EC is pleased to announce that Meg Krueger (ON) has been re-elected as President after first taking on the post in October 2017. Chris Sorensen (ON) was elected First Vice President, while Doug Orr (AB) was voted in as Second Vice President. Krueger, Sorensen and Orr join returning Directors, Dominique Chagnon (QC), Charles Cue (NS), Robert Mitchell (BC), Carla Robin (BC), Craig Collins (ON), and new Directors, Dr. Wayne…

  The Ocala Jockey Club International 3-Day Event organizers and the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ & Owners’ Association have teamed up to announce a new award created to highlight the success of retired racehorses in second careers. The $1,000 award will go to the top-placed Florida-connected horse and rider competing in the Three Day Event at Ocala Jockey Club on November 15 through 18. The Event presents a stepping stone for Ocala to the world stage of equestrian sports and 3-day eventing, attracting world-class riders to the OJC 3-Day Event as a qualifier for top-level competitions, such as the just-completed 2018…

Connect with all of the Fair Hill action: [Website] [Results]   Frankie Thieriot Stutes’ trek from California to The 2018 Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Three-Day Event proved to be worth every mile Sunday as the amateur rider was crowned The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI3* Eventing National Champion. She is joined in the winners circle by Boyd Martin who was both winner of the CCI2* and Reserve Champion of the CCI3*. Thieriot Stutes, who juggles being a mother to two young sons alongside managing her own businesses, dominated the competition from start to finish with Chatwin, a 10-year-old Oldenburg owned by…

  Connect with all of the Fair Hill action: [Website] [Schedule] [Draw Order] [Results]   he 2018 Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International (FHI) was buzzing with excitement yesterday as International competitors and young horses performed their dressage tests. By day’s end, Bobby Meyerhoff led the way in The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI2* Eventing National Championship with his own Almanac. Meyerhoff piloted the 9-year-old Hanoverian straight to the top of the leaderboard on a score of 26.3. Nicknamed “Maniac” in the stables for his occasional erratic behavior, Almanac impressed the judges, and his rider, with his relaxation despite the blustery weather. “I…

  Connect with all of the Fair Hill action: [Website] [Schedule] [Draw Order] [Results]   Fair Hill International celebrates 30 years of eventing excellence this weekend with the start of the 2018 Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Three-Day Event (FHI). Held at the idyllic Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area in Fair Hill, Md., the iconic autumn competition draws top riders from across country to contest The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI2* and CCI3* Eventing National Championships. Competition began with the first horse inspection yesterday afternoon. In the CCI3*, thirty-eight pairs were approved by the Ground Jury and will continue to the…

  Connect with all of the Fair Hill action: [Website] [Schedule] [Draw Order] [Results] U.S. Olympic veterans Phillip Dutton, Boyd Martin and Lauren Kieffer head the list of entries for the 2018 The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International, October 18-21 at the Fair Hill Natural Resource Area in Elkton, Maryland. The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Three-Day Event celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and will host the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) CCI3* and CCI2* Fall Eventing Championships as well as the U.S. Eventing Association (USEA) Young Event Horse East Coast Championships. Considered one of the most prestigious international three-day…