Canada was host to a CDI 3* Dressage competition during the Angelstone Spring Dressage Tournament, held May 17-19 in Acton, ON. The highlight of the competition was the Ogilvy Equestrian FEI Grand Prix Freestyle, held in front of a packed audience on Saturday night. Gary Vander Ploeg from King City, ON, came out on top […]
The highlight event of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) crowned its victors Friday afternoon at The Stadium of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Ten teams competed in the Wellington Nations Cup CDIO 3*, presented by Stillpoint Farm, including two from both the United States and Canada. Team USA 1 finished first with […]
Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the rider/horse combinations selected to represent Canada at the CDIO3* Nations’ Cup in Wellington, FL, scheduled for April 11 – 14, 2013 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Organized as a test event for the 2015 Pan American Games, the Wellington Nations Cup will see combined teams of […]
Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the 2013 Dressage Short and Long Lists. The horse/rider combinations were selected based on criteria that considered 2012 competition results. The following horse/rider combinations have been named to the Dressage Canada Short List A: Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner Jacqueline Brooks / Cedar Valley, ON / D […]
Canadian riders dominated at Dressage at Devon, CDI-W, held in Devon, PA, September 27-30, sweeping the Grand Prix and Young Riders divisions, and earning numerous top placings in the Advanced, Junior and Pony divisions. David Marcus of Campbellville, ON had redemption on his mind after a problematic performance in torrential rain with Chrevi’s Capital at […]
Some of Canada’s top Dressage riders took to the ring at the CDI-W/J/Y Dressage at Devon, held September 25-30 in Devon, PA, USA, earning high scores and excellent results: FEI Grand Prix O (OGS) 1- David Marcus / Don Kontes / 68.468% 2- Ashley Holzer / Degas 12 / 67.170% 6- Evi Strasser / Action […]
At the CDI3* Achleiten, held in Achleiten, AUT, from May 31-June 3, Evi Strasser and Action Tyme earned a score of 64.689%, which was good for eightth place, in the Grand Prix Special. More information may be found at http://achleiten.equitaris.info/index.php?id=34&L=1
Canadian dressage riders recently topped the leaderboard at both the Wellington CDI-W Global Dressage Festival, held February 3-5, and Wellington Classic Dressage Spring Challenge CDI 3* West Palm Beach, held February 10-12. At the Wellington CDI-W Global Dressage Festival, Toronto native Ashley Holzer rode her long-time partner Pop Art (Amsterdam x Cabochon) to first place, […]
For the second week in a row, Canadian Olympian Ashley Holzer was the top of the class in CDI competition in Florida. Riding her 2008 Olympic partner, Pop Art, Holzer won both the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Special at Wellington Classic Sunshine Challenge CDI 3*, held January 25–29, in West Palm Beach, FL, […]
Toronto native and three-time Canadian Olympian Ashley Holzer, who currently resides in New York, NY, won both the Grand Prix for Freestyle and the Grand Prix Freestyle at the CDI-W Gold Coast Opener, held January 18–22, in West Palm Beach, FL, USA. Riding Breaking Dawn, a flashy bay 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding sired by Akribori […]
