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Spruce Meadows North American – Sunday

The final day of the Spruce Meadows “North American” Tournament began with the 1.50 metre Sun Life Financial Reach for the Sun.  The Guilherme Jorge (BRA) designed course featured 16 jumping efforts over 530 metres of course and a time allowed of 80 seconds. There were 30 entries in the competition all looking for a […]
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Spruce Meadows North American – Saturday

Mario Deslauriers has had a Spruce Meadows Summer Series of a lifetime.  He is riding with confidence and on a talented string of horses.    With his 9 year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding, Ardeche Van De Zelm, Deslauriers showed he could win against nay and in any competition taking first place today in the $200,000 ATCO Power […]
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Spruce Meadows North American – Friday

Two days, two victories, Eric Lamaze (CAN) has been on a bit of a winning streak this week.  After some struggles throughout the Summer Series the Canadian Olympic Gold Medalists luck seems to be changing at the most opportune time. There were 26 qualified for the Pepsi Challenge Winning Round.  The first round course featured […]
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Top 10 Finishes for Strasser and Quantum Tyme at Achleiten CDI 3*

Ottawa, Ontario—Canadian Olympian Evi Strasser earned admirable results at the CDI 3* Achleiten, held June 11–14, 2009, in Austria. Strasser, from Sainte-Adèle, QC, contested the Grand Prix qualifier for Freestyle class paired with her longtime partner Quantum Tyme, a 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Quattro x Argentinius). They started the competition in the Grand Prix class obtaining […]
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Equine Canada Announces Two New Additions to its National Office

Ottawa, Ontario—Equine Canada is pleased to introduce two new faces to the equine community. Isabel Aube has been hired as Equine Canada’s Manager of Sport—Coaching. With Aube’s extensive experience and passion for working with coaches and athletes, her strong skills in both official languages and her passion for horses, Aube will quickly make an impact […]
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Selection Criteria for the 2009 Endurance Kentucky Cup CEI 3* Event

Ottawa, Ontario—Endurance Canada and Equine Canada are pleased to announce that the selection criteria for the 2009 Endurance Kentucky Cup CEI3* event has now been posted on the Equine Canada website. Riders who are interested in representing Canada at the 2009 Kentucky Cup must achieve all the required selection criteria during the qualifying period of […]
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Call for Nominations 2010 Dressage Canada Board Election

Ottawa, ON—The 2010 Dressage Canada Board election gets underway, with the call for nominations, starting on July 3 and continuing until July 24, 2009. The Dressage Canada Board (DCB) develops and manages its programs through a number of technical committees. The objectives of Dressage Canada are to foster the growth of dressage and the pursuit […]
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Spruce Meadows North American – Thursday

It has been a season to remember to date for Canada’s Mario Deslauriers.  He has been winning on every horse he brings into the ring, tonight was no different as he faced the International Ring for the Pengrowth Cup on his gelding Paradigm. The first round did not phase the veteran duo as they made […]
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Meydan FEI Nations’ Cup™: Aachen Report

The French recorded a back-to-back double when winning the Mercedes Benz Prize, the fifth leg of the 2009 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ in the hallowed Aachen arena in Germany on July 2nd. Winners in Rotterdam, The Netherlands two weeks ago they secured this second victory with the only zero score of the competition, while Germany […]
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Canadian Equestrian Community Loses Alf Fletcher

Ottawa, Ontario—The Canadian equestrian community is saddened to announce the loss of a long-time member, mentor, official, volunteer and past-president, Alfred “Alf” Fletcher, 77, of Westbank, BC. A member of Equine Canada for many years, Alf was an Equine Canada (EC) Senior National and Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) steward. He was accredited as a FEI—X […]