Ottawa, Ontario— Selena O’Hanlon of Elgin, ON  contested her first CCI 3*, placing seventh overall at the 2007 Jersey Fresh CCI 3* Three Day Event, held May 31 – June 3 at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown, New Jersey, USA. Paired with Elaine and Michael Davies’ 13-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding Colombo, O’Hanlon […]

Calgary, Alberta — Jill Henselwood of Oxford Mills, ON, moved into top spot in the Pan American Games Selection Trial standings with a clear round in Wednesday night’s $25,000 ATB Financial Cup at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, AB. The Canadian Show Jumping Team is hosting its final three of five Selection Trials during the Spruce […]

Ottawa, Ontario — Following 5 days of intense competition, Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the 2007 Pan American Games Dressage Team who will be traveling to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Rider                Hometown             Horse    Owner Andrea Bresee  Brockville, ON        Raffles   Gina Smith & Faith Berghuis Diane Creech   Caistor Centre, ON Wiona     Doug & Louise Leatherdale Tom Dvorak     Hillsburgh, ON        Beaumarchais […]

Blainville Equestrian Park, the host to the Blainville Dressage International and Blainville Jumping International, has unveiled new plans

Ottawa, Ontario  — Equine Canada certified coach Marie-Helen Lessard of Orangeville, ON accompanied three Canadian university student riders to the International Student Riding Nations’ Cup in Buchs ZH, Switzerland, April 19-22. An Equine Canada English Level 2 coach, Lessard coaches with the Canadian University Riding Club Associations (CURCA), and was the chef d’equipe for the […]

Ottawa, Ontario — Canadian Olympian Chrisilot Boylen scored great results despite oppressive heat at the CDI 3* Mariakalnok, held May 25-28 in Hungary. A current resident of Rottingen, Germany, Boylen traveled to Hungary with two Grand Prix mounts, Alec Murray’s 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding Don Valentino 5, as well as Gachino, a 13-year-old Baden-Wurttemberger gelding owned […]

The Bromont Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that work is well underway on a completely new, redesigned course for the 2007 Bromont CCI**/CCI*/ CIC**/CIC* Three Day Event The Todd Sandler Challenge – being held from June 8 – 10th 2007 – in Bromont, Quebec. Internationally renowned course designer, Derek Di Grazia, USA has put […]

  With Patricia and George Hatch’s eleven year old KWPN gelding Orion, Leslie Reid was the top ranked finalist for the Pan Am dressage team when the list was announced on May 23rd. Just a week before the first and only scheduled trial was due to begin at CornerStone Farms in Palgrave, Dressage Canada announced […]

Ottawa, Ontario — Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the following eight combinations who will be vying for one of only three positions on the Canadian Pan American Games Dressage Team:   Rider                           Hometown                Horse              Owner Karen Pavicic               Richmond, BC              Lionheart          Karen Pavicic Diane Creech               Caistor Centre, ON        Wiona               Doug & Louise Leatherdale Gillian Sutherland        Unionville, ON              Great Tyme       […]

International show jumping competitor and renowned sire, the most influential sport horse sire standing in Canada, Rio Grande died suddenly at the age of 21