Ottawa, ON—Olympians Mike Winter and Kelli McMullen-Temple finished first and second in the CIC 2* Chattahoochee Hills Horse Trials, held May 15–17, in Fairburn, GA, USA.   Riding Unsteelable, Jim Walker’s nine-year-old American Thoroughbred gelding, Winter was in eighth place after dressage with a score of 54.6. The pair produced the only double clean performance […]

Ottawa, ON—Dressage Canada and the Domestic Development Committee (DDC) are pleased to announce that the Dressage Canada Levy Program has distributed the first funds through the Dressage Canada Bursary and the Domestic Program Support programs.   The Dressage Canada Levy Program, which began in 2008, requires all Equine Canada-sanctioned Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Dressage […]

Brazil and Germany have for years dominated the soccer world but today on home territory, a Brazilian took a major prize in a sport where the German’s have had no equal for years. Although their riders were knocked off their World and Olympic showjumping pedestal recently, they are still the ones to beat especially on […]

The second edition of the Exquis World Dressage Masters shows was staged in the former Olympic Stadium of Munich has shown great sport with winners representing the leading dressage countries of the world Germany and The Netherlands. Dutch 38 year old Sander Marijnissen took the win in the Moorland Grand Prix Special of the Exquis […]

Marina Köhncke, a member of the German squad at the Sydney Olympics, led from start to finish to win the HSBC FEI World Cup™ Eventing at Malmo Horse Show (SWE) on Calma Schelly. Her compatriot, Olympic gold medallist Peter Thomsen, was second on Parko 4 and, following this fifth leg of the HSBC FEI World […]

The Central Ontario Region of Pony Club held its first Prince Philip Games meet of the season on Sunday, May 24, at Royal Lane Farm between Manilla and Lindsay, just north of Highway 7.  Highlight results are shown below (complete order of finish in the internet version). In the A division, a mixed Uxbridge-Scugog/Simcoe team […]

Madrid, Spain – Olympic Champions Eric Lamaze and Hickstead closed out the CSI5* Madrid International Show Jumping Tournament in Spain by finishing second in the €100,000 King’s Cup on Sunday, May 24. Earlier in the week, Lamaze and Hickstead placed second in Thursday’s €20,000 Altae Banco Privado Trophy and were again second in Saturday’s €150,000 […]

Madrid, Spain – For the second year in a row, Canada’s Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Hickstead placed second in the €150,000 Grand Prix of Madrid held Saturday, May 23, at the CSI5* Madrid International Show Jumping Tournament in Spain. A total of 44 horses attempted the first round track in the feature event […]

Ottawa, ON—Karl Slezak of Tottenham, ON, and Jessica Phoenix of Cannington, ON, contested top finishes in the 2009 edition of the Jersey Fresh CCI 3* Three Day Event, held May 7–10, 2009, in Allentown, New Jersey, USA. The competition experienced heavy rainfall requiring the dressage to be moved indoors followed by warm and humid conditions […]

Ottawa, Ontario—The Canadian Eventing Coaching Committee is pleased to announce the 2009 Canadian National Coaching Symposium will be held on November 21–23, 2009 at the Royal Canadian Riding Academy in Cedar Valley, ON.   Symposium presenters are   • George Morris—the chef d’équipe for the United States Equestrian Team 2008 Olympic Gold medal jumping team, and […]