Ottawa, Ontario—Equine Canada has named Pam Asheton the recipient of the first-ever Equine Canada / Just Add Horses Environment Award.   Asheton is a former riding instructor with the British Horse Society and lives on a ranch outside Cochrane, Alberta. She is a regular trail rider and a backcountry aficionado. Her writing have appeared in […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Equine Canada has named Mike Gallagher of Saint John, NB, the 2008 Volunteer of the Year. Over the years Gallagher has shown enormous commitment to equestrian sport in Canada. He has taken on a remarkable number of roles over the years—including competitor, coach, horse show organizer, judge, eventing technical delegate. He has also been […]

Ottawa, Ontario—David Ballard of Tottenham, ON, was named the recipient of Jump Canada’s ‘Official of the Year’ Award for 2008 during the Equine Canada National Awards Banquet held February 7 in Ottawa, ON. Starting 1986, Ballard was the Jump Canada Officials Course Design Committee Chair. He reviewed and approved all the national applications for course […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Lisa Cieplucha of Georgetown, ON, was honoured with the 2008 Jump Canada ‘Volunteer of the Year’ Award in recognition of her dedicated support of Canadian show jumping at the Equine Canada National Awards Banquet in Ottawa, ON, on February 7. Cieplucha was selected as the recipient of the prestigious award for her countless hours […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Jump Canada is pleased to announce that Greenhawk Harness and Equestrian Supplies has been named its 2008 ‘Sponsor of the Year’. Created in 2005, the ‘Sponsor of the Year’ Award recognizes the significant impact that corporate sponsorship has on the Canadian show jumping sport.  Greenhawk Harness and Equestrian Supplies is the largest retailer of […]

Wellington, Florida – Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, earned his second major show jumping victory of the 2009 season by winning the $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup held on Thursday, February 5, in Wellington, Florida. The $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup is held each Thursday during the 12-week FTI Winter Equestrian Festival where the best […]

The focus groups formed by FEI Anti Doping and Medication Commission members, selected experts and FEI staff have begun their work. Four working groups were created: Lab Group; Legal Group; List Group; and Communications and Education Group. Three groups – Lab, Legal and List – met on 29 and 30 January and 4 February respectively. […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Three-time Canadian Olympian Ashley Holzer of Toronto, ON, finished in fourth place in the Grand Prix Freestyle on January 30 with her 2008 Olympic mount, Pop Art, at the $130,000 Exquis World Dressage Masters, held January 29–31 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, in Wellington, FL, USA. Holzer and Pop Art (Amsterdam x […]

Ottawa, Ontario—It is with regret that Equine Canada announces the departure of the Manager of Coaching, Danielle Boily.  During Boily’s time with Equine Canada, she was able to advance many aspects of Equine Canada’s coaching department. In collaboration with the volunteer coaching committees, she continued Equine Canada’s National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) transition, the revision […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Keean White of Cambridge, ON, continues to lead the Canadian League World Cup standings with a total of 56 points. White’s World Cup season began with an 11th place finish, for 11 points, in the $60,000 World Cup Qualifier at the Classic Internationale de Blainville in Blainville, QC, riding Celena Z, a nine-year-old Zangersheide […]