Ottawa, Ontario— Alexandra Duncan of West Vancouver, BC represented Canada at the second annual FEI Young Rider Dressage World Cup Final, held December 15-17 in Frankfurt, GER, finishing in fourth place overall. In the opening class, the FEI Young Rider Team Test, held December 14, Duncan put in a solid performance aboard her 11-year-old Holsteiner […]

Ottawa, Ontario — The 2007 Equine Canada Annual Convention is set for February 5 – 12, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ottawa, ON. This year’s convention is packed full of clinics and educational sessions which are an asset to every horse lover. Education sessions range from Equine 911: First Aid for Your Horse, […]

Ottawa, Ontario — The Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee is pleased to announce the Canadian National Team Short List and Long List for 2007. Short Listed National Team riders were selected primarily based on their results at FEI International Eventing Competitions (CCI / CCIO / CH) at the three or four star level in the […]

Ottawa, Ontario— The Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee is pleased to announce the Canadian National Talent Squad Team for 2007. Talent Squad riders were selected based on results at the Preliminary Three Day Event Level and up at FEI International Eventing Competitions (CCI / CCIO / CH) or the National equivilant (CCN) in the 2006 […]

Ottawa, Ontario — Equine Canada is pleased to introduce the Susan Jane Anstey Media Award, to be presented at the Equine Canada National Awards Banquet on February 10, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ottawa, ON. In memory of Susan Jane, and in recognition of her invaluable contributions to Canadian equine interests, Equine Canada […]

Ottawa, Ontario— Canadian Endurance rider Myna Cryderman of Boissevain, MB will be featured in a documentary on CBC Country Canada in January, 2007. An Endurance rider for the past 25 years, Cryderman has been a Canadian Equestrian Team member since 1998, representing Canada at Pan American Games, and World Championships. In 2003 she won the […]

A press conference on the Equine Herpes virus outbreak in Wellington, Florida was held on December 16th. On hand, to discuss all aspects of the virus was a representative of the Florida Department of Agriculture, the USDA Assistant Area Vet in charge and several others. The outbreak originated with a shipment of horses from Europe […]

Ocala, Florida – Peter Gray, co-organizer with Paul Delbrook of Ontario’s Stonehill Horse Trials for the past 20 years, has announced they will no longer be holding the annual event. Gray, the past National Coach (1995-2000) of Canada’s Three-Day Event Team, has competed in three Olympic Games; two World Equestrian games and was the individual […]

On Saturday February 3, the University of Guelph Equestrian Club will host its first inter-Ontario horse show at Halton Place, in Halton Hills. The aim of this horse show is to provide university students with the opportunity to represent their schools in competition. The show is the second-ever Ontario horse show geared exclusively towards university-level […]

Wellington, FL – On Saturday, December 16, USDA Government Veterinarian, Dr. Julie Gauthier, will meet with equestrians, community members, and members of the media to discuss the Equine Rhinopneumonitis Virus. The disease, also known as Equine Herpes Virus or EHV, is a highly infectious viral disease that may be affecting the Wellington community. Early reports […]