Ottawa, ON—Riding before an appreciative Canadian audience, 2008 Olympic Dressage Team members Ashley Holzer and Pop Art rode to victory in both the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle at the CDI-W Blainville Summer Classic, held in Blainville, QC, June 20 to 22, 2008. Aboard Pop Art, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Amsterdam x […]

Blainville, Quebec — In the opening day’s competition at the CDI-W Blainville International Classic taking place June 26 to 28 north of Montreal, QC, Tina Busse-Irwin of Lakefield, ON, and Amicelli bested a field of six to win the Grand Prix with a score of 64.542%. Busse-Irwin, 27, was pleased with the performance she received […]

Blainville, Quebec  – In her final competitive appearance before the equestrian events at the 2008 Olympic Games, Ashley Holzer showed the Canadian audience what she hopes to demonstrate to the Olympic judges in Hong Kong this August. Riding to music from Disney’s Millennium Celebration and the film National Treasure, she and Pop Art delivered a world […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Equine Canada President Al Patterson is pleased to announce that Akaash Maharaj has been hired as Equine Canada’s Chief Executive Officer.     With a Master of Arts from Oxford University, Maharaj has a very impressive and diverse background in government relations and e-commerce. These skills, combined with Maharaj’s avid interest in equestrian sport, make […]

Ottawa, ON—Following a successful spring training and competition program, the Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee is pleased to announce the names of the Canadian Eventing Team who will compete in the Olympic Games August 9–12, 2008.  Selected according to the qualification thresholds and selection procedure, five rider/horse combinations are named to the Team and nominated to […]

Ottawa, ON—Jump Canada is pleased to announce the Canadian Show Jumping Team who will participate at the 2008 Olympics. The equestrian events will be held in Hong Kong.   In alphabetical order, the riders and horses are   Athlete – Hometown – Horse – Owner Mac Cone – King City, ON – Ole – Sara Houstoun and Larry Evoy Jill Henselwood […]

There were few surprises tonight as Canada’s Olympic show jumping team, which had been widely seen as a foregone conclusion, was announced. Predictions held mostly true, with the exception of a surprise strategic twist that shifts the line-up slightly. The four rider/horse combinations named to the Olympic team are Eric Lamaze on Hickstead; Jill Henselwood […]

Lexington, KY – The World Games 2010 Foundation today announced that Mr. Conrad Homfeld and Mr. Richard Jeffery have been selected as course designers for Show Jumping at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The 2010 Games will feature eight world championships in equestrian sport, and will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in […]

Ottawa, ON—Dressage Canada is pleased to announce that five Canadian dressage riders are ranked in the top 85 in the Federation Equestre International (FEI) World Dressage Rankings from June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008. The top Canadian in the rankings is Olympian Ashley Holzer, a current resident of New York, NY, who is currently […]

Following the decision of the FEI Tribunal in the positive medication case involving the horse Castle Forbes Maike ridden at CSIO 5* La Baule in May 2007, the person responsible – Jessica Kürten (IRL) – filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on 5 June 2008. She also requested that the […]