A look at the current standings, what the battle at the top looks like and where our top Canadians are standing on the world stage.

Show jumper Von Eckermann has held onto his #1 position for a year; Fry is challenging von Bredow-Werndl for top dressage honours.

Sheffield and Wonky earned their best freestyle score to date; next stop for the pair is the Ottawa CPEDI3* for the team event.

The former CEO of Horse Sport Ireland, "an advocate for change," takes charge of the FEI's fastest-growing disciplines.

There are 500 days to go as 8 countries have earned their berths out of 15 slots; a total of 78 athlete/horse combinations will vie for medals.

The CHI Al Shaqab came to a rousing finale with a rich Grand Prix win for Marcus Ehning and Freestyle victory for Patrik Kittel.

Dutch rider scores victory in dressage, French and German riders top the 5* Jumping, and some images from here and there.

Para-Dressage will feature alongside 21 other sports at the Paralympic Games in Los Angeles; Para Climbing or Para Surfing still under consideration.

EC welcomes Amberlee Brownlie, Wendy Brownlie, Valerie Caron and Heather Owchar as the newest National Para-Dressage Classifiers.

The Canadian, riding Wonky, scored a hat trick of Grade III wins at Keysoe Para International in the UK with some personal best scores.