The former Equestrian Canada CEO was invited due to his experience in equestrian sport, sport integrity, and international affairs.

Equine Canada is pleased to announce that Canada will compete at the Asian Tent Pegging Championships, to be held 23-27 March 2012 in Delhi. A 2500 year-old cavalry sport, tent pegging was created to develop and to test the skills of mounted warriors, and it is now an FEI Regional Discipline. In addition to teams […]

It is with sincere regret that Equine Canada reports that Akaash Maharaj has announced his decision to stand down from his post as our Chief Executive Officer.  Akaash accepted the position of CEO in 2008, stating that he would remain in the role for one quadrennial cycle. “The years have rushed by faster than I […]

The Constitutional Task Force, which was set up in April of this year to identify an optimal governance structure for the FEI, presented its findings and recommendations to the National Federations at the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) today at a session moderated by Executive Board member Richard Nicholl (USA).   Constitutional […]

The FEI Bureau has approved the mandate for a Constitutional Task Force to oversee the establishment of an optimal governance structure for the FEI. The Task Force will present its findings and proposals on restructuring to the 2011 General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) in November. The National Federation-led Task Force will be headed […]

Equine Canada, Canada’s national governing body for equestrianism, has issued its response to the FEI’s opening consultations on statutory changes to restructure the international federation. Canada’s submission replies to the five questions posed by the FEI on potential changes to the FEI statutes.  However, the submission goes further, offering proposals to reform the FEI’s organizational practices, […]