Ottawa, Ontario— Dressage Canada is pleased to announce that new Terms of Reference for the Dressage Canada High Performance Committee is complete and is now available here. In July, the Dressage Canada Board appointed a High Performance Steering Committee—comprised of John Harris, Pauline Bosman, Elizabeth McMullen, Liz Steacie and Karen Pavicic—to review the objectives of […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Equine Canada is pleased to announce that a Competition Coach Pilot Training Session will be held in Duncan, BC, at Queen Margaret School and Avalon Equestrian Center on October 30 to November 1, 2009. Uncertified coaches who are working with students competing at the bronze/silver or silver/gold competition who are interested in becoming certified […]

Kreuth will be in the spotlight this weekend, marking a first for Germany hosting an FEI European Reining Championship – and in this case for Seniors, Juniors and Young Riders. The event attracts eleven nations who sent their teams and / or individual riders in three divisions. Competition began today at 11:00 with the Junior […]

The FEI awards will be presented at a glittering dinner in Copenhagen on 19 November 2009. Anyone can nominate their choice for one of the five awards — and it is hoped that riders, grooms, owners, sponsors and fans all over the world will cast their votes. The five categories are: Athlete of the Year […]

Salzburg, Austria – Olympic Show Jumping Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, won the €20,000 OWD Trophy on Thursday, October 8, at CSI4* Salzburg, Austria. From a starting field of 53 horses, Lamaze and Take Off posted a clear round in a time of 48.71 seconds. Germany’s Lars Nieberg was second with a time of […]

The 2009/2010 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series has a distinctly Swiss flavour to it.  Devised by Swiss journalist Max Amman, run under the rules of the Lausanne-based Federation Equestre Internationale and sponsored by the world’s leading watchmaking company, Rolex, which is headquartered in Geneva where this season’s final will take place, the popular series […]

Ottawa, On – Dressage Canada is pleased to announce that six-time Olympian Robert Dover has been named as Dressage Canada Technical/Coach Advisor for Dressage Canada’s high performance program. The announcement comes after an extensive search and selection process which began in July of this year and was led by the Dressage Canada Own the Podium […]

More than 4,500 fans were in attendance to see Canadaʼs top equestrians face off in a two-round event. The top ten finishers from the first round came back to compete in a jump off to determine the winner in the $150,000 class. Yann Candele, riding Piterusa, handily won the first Equestrian All-Star Grand Prix that […]

Ottawa, ON—Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to announce the return of the 2009–2010 Video Competition Series. After taking a break to enjoy the summer sun, both the “Coast-to-Coast” Introductory Video Competition Series and the “Sea-to-Sea” Para-Dressage Video Competition Series will resume with the following deadlines: November 15, 2009, December 15, 2009, January 15, 2010, February 15, […]

Ottawa, ON—Equine Canada, in partnership with Sport Canada, is pleased to announce that two series of grants will be available to Therapeutic Riding Centres in Canada, totaling $5,000.  Five grants of up to $500 will be awarded in each series to Therapeutic Riding Centres that offer new competitive opportunities, or enhance their current competitive program […]