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 […]

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 […]

Some of Canada’s top Dressage riders travelled to Saugerties, NY, USA, from September 13-16 for the CDI-W/Y/J NDEA Fall Festival, where they earned many high placings. Grand Prix 3- David Marcus / Chrevi’s Capital / 67.957% 4- David Marcus / Don Kontes / 67.532% 7- Ashley Holzer / Degas / 65.128% Grand Prix Special 3- […]

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, […]