The FEI is pleased to announce the launch of the refreshed and renewed www.fei.org, designed to provide greater flexibility in terms of content, display and usability.   A new hub for all information relating to FEI disciplines, series and events in terms of results and rankings, dates and locations, as well as qualification requirements. You […]

Ottawa, ON – Canadian Olympians Ashley Holzer, of  Toronto, ON, and Belinda Trussell, of Stouffville, ON, topped the scoreboard this weekend at the Wellington Spring Classic CDI3*, in West Palm Beach, FL.  Holzer, on her Olympic mount, Pop Art, won Saturday’s Grand Prix for Special with 72.170%, while Belinda Trussell, on Anton, came second, with 67.574%. […]

Equine Canada is pleased to announce Paul Popiel of Carleton Place, ON as the recipient of the 2009 Equine Canada Lifetime Achievement Award.

Wellington, FL – Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, won the $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round V on Thursday, February 11, at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. It was Lamaze’s second major win of the 2010 season, having also won the $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round III two weeks earlier riding […]

Ottawa, ON – Canadian Eventing Olympian Hawley Bennett of Langley, BC, had the honour of being a torch bearer for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. Bennett carried the flame on February 9 in Richmond, BC, and as part of her final steps, lit the torch of the next torch bearer beside the Olympic Oval, […]

Ottawa, ON – Equine Canada has named Lauren Barwick of Aldergrove, BC, as the inaugural recipient of the Equine Canada President’s award. As an individual gold and individual silver medalist at the 2008 Paralympic Games, Barwick is not only Canada’s most successful para-equestrian athlete in history, but is also a powerful ambassador for equestrian sport. A […]

Ottawa, ON – Equine Canada proudly announces that the recipient of the 2009 Equine Canada / Just Add Horses Environment Award is Hayes Co. The Equine Canada / Just Add Horses Environment Award recognizes a member of Equine Canada who practices and promotes outstanding and environmentally-friendly stewardship practices. With the inception of the Collingwood Horse Show […]

Ottawa, ON – Equine Canada is proud to name Ashley Holzer the 2009 Equestrian of the Year Award. As one of Canada’s most successful international dressage riders, Holzer won many Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle classes in 2009 with her talented 2008 Olympic mount Pop Art, a Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Rusty Holzer […]

Ottawa, ON – Equine Canada has named Maura Leahy of Dugald, Manitoba, as the 2009 Volunteer of the Year. Leahy became involved in the sport of endurance in 1997 and rides at the local level. She organizes and manages two to three endurance rides per year in her home province of Manitoba. Leahy has been involved […]

Ottawa, ON – Equine Canada has named Conley Driediger, 17, of Chilliwack, BC, the 2009 Junior Equestrian of the Year. The Gillian Wilson Award is given annually to the Junior Equestrian of the Year in recognition of a junior competitor who has made outstanding contributions to equestrian competition and who has exemplified exceptional talent, sportsmanship, […]