Equestrian Canada (EC) voted in favour of proposed changes to the equestrian Olympic and Paralympic format for Tokyo 2020 during the FEI General Assembly, held Nov. 19-22, 2016 in Tokyo, JPN. The proposed changes were created by the FEI to address the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommendations within the Olympic Agenda 2020 – which call […]

Equestrian Canada introduced the new FEI Recognized National Passport, available for horses competing at FEI CIM-level (1* and 2*) competitions

Equestrian Canada (EC) is pleased to announce that the Emergency Planning and Action Plan for competitions is now available to download from the EC website. The Plan, which is a guide for competition organizers, is an extremely valuable resource for first-time and veteran horse show managers alike. Covering topics like weather, communications, health and welfare […]

Following an often tumultuous four-year term, Clayton Fredericks’ contract as International Technical Advisor has not been renewed

Equestrian Canada (EC) would like to remind the community that the deadline to provide comments on the Rule Change Proposals (RCPs) for the 2017 EC Rules is Oct. 28, 2016. The 2017 RCPs are available for review on the EC website here. To submit comments on the RCPs, please send an email to Emilie Church […]

In a scathing decision Equestrian Canada has been ordered to pay $35,000 towards Jessica Phoenix’s legal costs resulting from her appeal

Equestrian Canada (EC) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) of members on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 under its new By-laws and governance model. The AGM agenda included three items of business: 1) approve the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016; 2) appoint the auditors for the Corporation; and 3) approve […]

It is the right of every Equestrian Canada (EC) sport license holder to propose amendments to the rules, subject to the current policies, procedures and schedules. Earlier this year EC sport license holders were invited to submit suggestions for 2016 rule changes. These were reviewed by discipline experts and the EC National Rules Committee. The […]

Jorge Bernhard, has filed against Shandiss McDonald The suit involves the 14-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding Rockfield Grant Juan (“Juan”),

Equine Canada officially transitioned to a new and exciting brand, including a new logo and the new name Equestrian Canada (EC).