Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the dates for the inaugural Canadian Fortnight event which will celebrate, develop and support our talented Canadian athletes while also providing education and networking opportunities for officials, owners, sponsors and dressage enthusiasts. The inaugural Fortnight event has been scheduled for January 19th – February 2nd, 2014, in Wellington, Palm […]
Equine Canada is pleased to announce that Desi Dillingham, MBE, Special Advisor (Dressage), has graciously agreed to spearhead building and leading a team of experts to design and implement programs for Canada’s current and future international dressage stars. After an in-depth review and interview process to fill the role of Technical Advisor/Chef d’Equipe for dressage, […]
Saturday, October 5th is the day we will witness the combination of the horse power of vintage cars and the horse power of dancing equestrian athletes. Odd bedfellows to be sure but the event, which will take place at the beautiful Oakcrest Farms, will be co-hosted by Ontario Has Talent (OHT), Equine Canada (EC), and […]
Dressage Canada is pleased to announce an exciting clinic opportunity with two-time Canadian Olympian and certified Equine Canada Competition Coach Specialist, Jacqueline Brooks. Generously hosted by Brookhaven Dressage Inc. of Newmarket, Ontario, the clinic is scheduled for October 10 – 11, 2013, with a special focus on youth and development riders looking to represent Canada […]
Equine Canada has announced that there have been 14 applications received from highly qualified individuals interested in fulfilling the role of Dressage Technical Advisor/Chef d’Équipe. All applications will be put forward for consideration and evaluation by a five member hiring panel. Preliminary interviews are being scheduled for early August. Following those initial interviews a short […]
Dressage Canada has received a generous private donation of $500,000. Offered in annual donations of $125,000 over the next four years, the money is to be used towards the High Performance Priorities identified at the High Performance Summit held in Florida this past March. The first ever summit of its kind for Dressage Canada brought […]
Dressage Canada is pleased to introduce four new High Performance 1 Coaches who successfully completed Equine Canada’s National Coaching Certification Program. Obtaining certification is an important life-time achievement. Certified Equine Canada Coaches adhere to recognized coaching best-practices and have achieved the highest standards in Canada for equestrian coaching. Dressage Canada wishes to congratulate Sandra Verda […]
All riders wishing to be considered for selection to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games must declare their interest to the Equine Canada Dressage Office, in accordance with the selection criteria. The criteria can be found here. The qualification period runs from July 1st, 2013 – June 29th, 2014. During this time, rider/horse combinations […]
Equine Canada is now accepting applications from qualified candidates interested in fulfilling the role of Dressage Technical Advisor/Chef d’Equipe. Overview: The successful candidate will provide leadership in working with Equine Canada and the Dressage Canada Committees to design and develop a sustainable high performance program resulting in the achievement of specific performance targets in World […]
The focus of the 2013 Symposium will be “Improving your Test Scores” – Get a leg up on riding and understanding what the judges will be looking for with the FEI Dressage Tests (FEI 5 Year Old to Grand Prix). Ashley Holzer will warm up each rider for their test. Lorraine MacDonald will judge each […]
