A large contingent of Canadian dressage riders kicked off the winter season at the CDI-W/CDI-1* Adequan Global Dressage Festival 1, held Jan. 9-12 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, USA. Canadian highlights of the week included Megan Lane of Loretto, ON winning the FEI Grand Prix Special with a score […]

Diane Creech of Caistor Centre, ON won the $20,000 Royal Invitational Dressage Cup at the Royal Horse Show tonight, dominating the Freestyle to Music with an outstanding score of 75.417 percent with partner Devon L. From the moment the pair stepped into the ring, it was clear they would be the ones to beat. “Diane’s […]

Fresh off the heels of victory in the Saugerties series, Toronto native Ashley Holzer took top spot in three of four classes on two different mounts at the renowned Dressage at Devon CDI-W/J/Y event held this past weekend in Devon, Pennsylvania. Holzer, currently residing in New York, opened Devon in a big way capturing first […]

Canadian dressage athletes topped the leaderboard in Saugerties, NY at the CDI3*/1*/J/Y/P presented by HITS on the Hudson held at the HITS Show grounds, August 15-18. Four-time Olympian and Toronto Native Ashley Holzer, currently residing in New York, USA took first place in both the FEI CDI Grand Prix and FEI CDI Grand Prix Special […]

Canadian Dressage riders recently travelled to Loxahatchee, FL, USA, where they earned top results across multiple divisions at the International Horse Sports Champions Cup CDI1*-W, held March 21-24. CDI Grand Prix Freestyle 5- David Marcus / Don Kontes / 68.775% CDI Grand Prix Special 1- Diane Creech / Devon L / 69.229% CDI Grand Prix […]

Canadian riders won four of the eight FEI classes offered at the Wellington Dressage CDI-W presented by The Dutta Corp at the 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival. The CDI-W was held at the Stadium section of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) show grounds January 31-February 3, 2013. David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, kicked-off […]

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 […]

Ashley Holzer of Toronto, ON, will advance to the next round of individual competition in dressage at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Competing as a member of the Canadian Olympic Team for Dressage, Holzer earned a score of 71.809% riding Breaking Dawn in the Grand Prix test on Friday, August 3.  The top seven nations, […]