Ottawa, Ontario— The success of Canadian Dressage riders on the Florida winter circuit continued at the CDI-W/Y Zada WEF Dressage Classic, held March 22-25 in Wellington, FL. Three Canadians earned consistent placings in the CDI Prix St Georges and CDI Intermediaire I divisions, coming up against a tough field of 42 competitors. Ashley Holzer, a […]

Ottawa, Ontario — Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to announce Andrea Taylor, 36, from Langley, BC has accepted the position of ParaEquestrian Canada National Coach. Taylor is a certified Level 3 Coach, who has competed for Canada up to the Grand Prix level. In 1989 she was a member of the gold medal team at the […]

Ottawa, Ontario — ParaEquestrian Canada is pleased to announce Isabel Reinertson of Salmon Arm, BC has been elected as the ParaEquestrian Board of Directors Chair for the 2007-2008 year.  A retired educator, Reinertson has been working with para-equestrians for several years, and assisted in the process of Para-Equestrian Canada becoming recognized as an official discipline […]

Florida – Canadian Olympian Beth Underhill of Schomberg, ON, won the $50,000 Ocala Jumping Classic held Sunday, March 25, at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala, Florida. Having enjoyed a successful competition circuit at HITS Ocala that saw her win the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix on February 18 followed by a second place finish in […]

  Ottawa, Ontario — Jump Canada is pleased to announce the dates and criteria for the 2007 Talent Squad Series. Open to Canadian riders who have not ridden on Nations’ Cup Teams within the past five years and who have never competed at the Olympic Games, World Championships or World Cup Finals, the Jump Canada […]

Ottawa, Ontario — Jill Henselwood of Oxford Mills, ON, has overtaken top spot in the Canadian League World Cup standings following the final week of the HITS Desert Circuit VI held March 6-11 in Thermal, California. Success throughout the six-week California circuit has catapulted Henselwood to the top of the standings with a current total […]

Ottawa, Ontario — ParaEquestrian Canada is seeking a Team Leader for Canada’s Team heading to the 2008 Paralympic Games in Hong Kong, China. With the Paralympic sports to be based in Beijing, China, the equestrian events are an exception, being held with the three Olympic equestrian disciplines of Dressage, Eventing and Show Jumping in Hong […]

Tampa, FL – March 29, 2007 – The ninth edition of this year’s $25,000 WEF Challenge Cup Series was held this afternoon at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center during the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Canada’s Eric Lamaze and Narcotique de Muze II, owned by Ashland Stables, were the first to go in the jump-off and […]

At the eleventh hour, more than four months after she first filed a protest against Jacqueline Brooks competing in the Dressage World Cup Canadian League Final, Evi Strasser won her case. Binding arbitration was handed down by the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC) on March 21st, overturning Equine Canada’s previous decision in favour […]

Ottawa, Ontario— Equine Canada announces that on March 21 the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada released a binding decision on the complaint lodged by Canadian Dressage rider Evi Strasser of Saint-Adele, QC. The complaint was in regards to the Dressage Canada Selection Committee’s decision to allow an exemption from the published criteria for fellow […]