The Edmonton Area Alberta Dressage Association (EAADA) has been approved by Equine Canada to run a CDI/Y/J/P/CH** show in August 2009.  A competition of this magnitude has never been offered in before in Alberta. The competition will be held August 20th- 24th in Edmonton. Visit  www.albertadressage.com to check for updates as they become available, or […]

The Dressage Committee has issued their reply to the President of the FEI. Dressage Committee Reply

Ottawa, ON—Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to announce that Andrea Taylor, of Langley, BC, has been awarded the Petro Canada Coaching Excellence Award in recognition of her achievements at the 2008 Paralympic Games.  As the national team coach of Para-Equestrian Canada, Taylor coached rider Lauren Barwick to individual gold and silver medal finishes in the sport […]

Read the letters of coorespondence between the Dressage Committee and the president of the FEI. Dressage Committee Letter Reply from the President of the FEI

The World Games 2010 Foundation recently announced it will hold a series of test competitions to prepare for the world championships coming to the Kentucky Horse Park in 2010 at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The competitions, each named “The Kentucky Cup,” will begin in 2009 and run through the 2010 Rolex Three-Day Event. […]

The FEI Executive Board has requested the immediate resignation of the entire FEI Dressage Committee. The FEI Executive Board has taken this decision following a series of issues indicating the current Committee’s lack of flexibility on certain key matters. The Committee has been seen to work in isolation, not fully representing the interests of the […]

The German Equestrian Federation (GEF) has announced their intention to pursue stronger sanctions against Christian Ahlmann. The Tribunal of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) fined Ahlmann CHF 2,000 ($2,133 Cdn) and suspended him from competing for 120 days which expires on December 18th, 2008. The GEF believes that the Tribunal’s decision is not punishment enough […]

Hooge Mierde, The Netherlands – At the eighth Global Dressage Forum in Hooge Mierde a record amount of countries of 25 was represented, more than ever. Old and new nicely came together when highlights in the program from earlier years Dr Hilary Clayton and Hubertus Schmidt were brought back again at the GDF, while a […]

The German National Federation has expressed their intention to appeal the decision of the independent FEI Tribunal in the case against Christian Ahlmann, calling for stronger sanctions. It is entirely within the rights of the German National Federation to appeal this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The FEI continues to take […]

The Royal Horse Show Committee will again present the “Best Groom Award” and the “Sportsmanship Award”. Groom Award should be presented to a groom that shows true horsemanship, top notch grroming abilities, able to deal with clients, and goes above and beyond their everyday duties. Sportsmanship award should be presented to an individual who shows […]