New Contest for Equine Photographers

Equine Canada has announced the launch of an exciting new contest, CHANCE OF A LICENCE-TIME, that provides equestrian enthusiasts with the opportunity to gain nationwide exposure.

The contest opens Sept. 22 at 5:00 p.m. EDT, and invites both amateur and professional photographers in the equestrian community to get into the Olympic spirit by creating and submitting an engaging design around the theme of “Ride to Rio” for the 2016 EC Sport Licence Card. The winner will have their photo featured as the exclusive design on the front of the card, and distributed to over 20,000 Sport Licence Holders across Canada.

Learn how to enter, and find full contest rules at www.equinecanada.ca/contest.

CHANCE OF A LICENCE-TIME entries will be accepted until Oct. 12, 2015 at 11:00 p.m. EDT. The winner will be announced on Nov. 5, 2015, with the design unveiled at the EC booth onsite at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON.

EC looks forward to receiving submissions from coast-to-coast and extends the best of luck to all participants!

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