Calgary, Alberta – Canadian Olympian John Anderson and Foxdale Farm’s Terrific won the Canadian Championship title awarded at the CSI5* Spruce Meadows “National” Tournament in Calgary, AB, on June 14, 2009. Competing against the biggest names in show jumping during the five-day international competition, Anderson of Calgary, AB, and Terrific enjoyed numerous top placings to […]

Blainville, Quebec – Jacqueline Brooks opened the CDI-W Blainville Summer Classic with a win in the Grand Prix on June 19. Brooks of Mount Albert, ON, bested a starting field of 11 horses to win the Grand Prix test on her 2008 Olympic mount Gran Gesto, a 14-year-old bay Oldenburg gelding owned by Brinc Ltd. […]

The following Pony Club members from across Canada will form the team for the 2009 International Mounted Games (PPG) competition to be held at the Calgary Polo Grounds, July 6th: Meghan Midwood, Toronto/North York Branch, Central Ontario Region Nicole Robinson,  Guelph Branch, Western Ontario Region Kelsey Van Brabant, Sturgeon Valley Branch, Alberta North Region Kara […]

Bromont, PQ – Mr. Pierre Paradis, Member of Parliament for Brome-Missisquoi and President of the Commission de l’agriculture, des pêcheries et de l’alimentation, announced today on behalf of Vice-Premier and Minister of Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire, Mrs. Nathalie Normandeau, that the Société d’agriculture du comté de Shefford will benefit from $966,790 […]

The best certainly came out to play tonight at Spruce Meadows for the Husky Energy Cup.  There were 42 competitors who looked to finish ahead of the rest over the Leopoldo Palacios (VEN) designed course. The first round of competition saw 14 horse/rider combinations get the best of the 15 jumping efforts that spanned over […]

Sweden is drawn first of the 10 teams, and Switzerland will be last into the ring for the fourth leg of the 2009 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ series in Rotterdam, The Netherlands tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. The draw took place at the Kralingse Bos showground today (thursday) and the order of go is as follows –  […]

Podcasts from the three legs of the Meydan FEI Nations CupTM which have already taken place – La Baule, Rome and St-Gallen – are available on iTunes (click here) where they can be listened to and downloaded. Listen to the latest audio updates and stay iTuned!

The junior/amateurs took centre stage today at Spruce Meadows with the 1.40 metre Paramount Resources Prix des Nations.  There were eight teams competing in the Nations’ Cup style competition.  There was more than pride on the line as teams looked to win tonight and to earn a spot in Sunday’s Final Four competition. Just like […]

Ottawa, ON—Canadian Reining Committee (CRC) is pleased to announce the teams that will represent Canada and their provinces at the 2009 Adequan FEI North American Junior/Young Rider Championships. Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 21-26 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, also the site of the 2010 Alltech FEI […]

Douglas Bunn, founder and owner of The All England Jumping Course, Hickstead, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Tuesday, June 16, surrounded by his family. He was 81 and had been ill for only a short time. Although some records show his birthday as March 1, 1928, Douglas was in fact born on Leap […]