Arezzo, Italy – The Global Champions Tour (GCT) will commence the 2009 season this week with the GCT of Italy hosted by the Arezzo Equestrian Centre. The GCT Grand Prix of Italy features 285,000 Euro and the world’s best riders competing on the famous Arezzo grass arena.   Last year the riders agreed to support […]

The FEI Bureau has awarded the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games to the region of Normandie, France. This will be the seventh edition of the FEI World Equestrian Games and the first one to be held in France. The following quotes come from some key players involved with the 2014 Games: FEI President HRH Princess […]

Valkenswaard, NED – The Global Champions Tour (“GCT”), the most prestigious championship in show jumping today, will commence the 2009 season with the Global Champions Tour of Italy, hosted by the Arezzo Equestrian Centre from 2 to 5 April 2009. The championship is presented by CN and CN WorldWide, Rolex is the official timepiece and Eurosport […]

Ottawa, Ontario – Jump Canada is calling for nominations for induction to the Hall of Fame. The Jump Canada Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala, presented by BMO Financial Group, will be held as part of a black-tie gala on Sunday, November 8, 2009, at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, ON. Current categories […]

St. Lazare, Quebec – North America’s best show jumping riders will meet in St. Lazare, QC, for the 35th Annual Pépinière and St. Lazare Horse Shows taking place from May 20 to 24 and May 27 to 31, 2009. This year’s featured event is the $25,000 Grand Prix of St. Lazare on Saturday, May 30. […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the 2009 Dressage Canada Board (DCB). The DCB is defined as the discipline committee for dressage, charged with governance, support and management of all discipline related activities for the Canadian dressage community. As such, the DCB has some broad responsibilities that encompass different tasks. At the Equine Canada […]

Las Vegas, NV – A showdown of Olympic proportions is setfor this year’s Dressage World Cup Final at the 2009 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals in Las Vegas, as Anky Van Grunsven of The Netherlands and Isabell Werth of Germany head the list of 15 riders from eight countries set to compete. The Rolex FEI […]

Two members of Central Ontario Pony Club Branches have won $1,000 Ontario Equestrian Federation bursaries to pursue further equine training and/or education.  They are Stacy Bootsma of the Rising Star Pony Club and Tracy Ryan of the Whitchurch Pony Club, both 16 years old. Ms Bootsma has been a Pony Club member since the age […]

The Canadian Sport Horse Association would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank You” to all of the stallion owners who generously donated a breeding to the 2009 CSHA Stallion Service Auction.  A total of 34 stallions were offered to mare owners in this year’s auction which fittingly took place over the Valentines Day weekend. The […]

Ottawa, ON—It is with great pleasure that Para-Equestrian Canada announces the return of both the “Sea-to-Sea” Para-Dressage Video Competition series and the “Coast-to-Coast” Introductory Video Competitions series for the upcoming year.  Video competitions provide riders with a unique opportunity to experience competition conditions at their home stable on a familiar horse.  The “Coast-to-Coast” series provides […]