Ottawa, ON—The Breeds & Industry Division of Equine Canada would like to inform all stakeholders that due to the outbreak of equine piroplasmosis in the state of Missouri, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has asked the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to suspend the issuance or endorsement of export certificates for horses and […]

It was a vintage Leopoldo Palacios (VEN) course design, 17 jumping efforts, 580 metres in distance and it all had to be done in under 87 seconds.  The course was every bit as hard as looked as it got the best of 40 of the 43 entries in today’s ConocoPhillips Canada Cup. The first to […]

Blainville, Quebec – Cheryl Meisner of Blandford, NS, closed out the CDI-W Blainville Summer Classic by winning the Grand Prix Freestyle on Sunday, June 21, at the Blainville Equestrian Park north of Montreal, QC. Meisner used powerful, emotional piano music to highlight the strengths of John Risley’s Paganini. The 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion was at […]

It was a vintage Leopoldo Palacios (VEN) course design, 17 jumping efforts, 580 metres in distance and it all had to be done in under 87 seconds.  The course was every bit as hard as looked as it got the best of 40 of the 43 entries in today’s ConocoPhillips Canada Cup. The first to […]

Blainville, Quebec – For the second day in a row, Lee Tubman claimed victory riding De La Rosa at the CDI-W Blainville Summer Classic held June 18-21 at the Blainville Equestrian Park north of Montreal, QC. Having won the Prix St. Georges on Friday, Tubman of Dunnville, ON, and De La Rosa followed up with […]

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 […]