Palgrave, Ontario – The third event in the 2008 Canadian Young Horse Development Series took place during the Summer Classic horse show held June 11-15 at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON. In the Seven and Eight-Year-Old Division, it was the Canadian-bred entry of Executive Privilege 3E that emerged victorious for owner KingRidge Stables […]

Ottawa, ON—Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the teams and individuals that will represent Canada at the 2008 North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships (NAJYRC), to be held at The Colorado Horse Park in Parker, CO, July 29–August 3, 2008. Teams and Individuals were selected by the 2008 NAJYRC Dressage Selection Committee based on […]

Ottawa, ON—Tina Busse-Irwin of Lakefield, ON, earned a double victory in Quebec, winning the Grand Prix on June 26, and the Grand Prix Freestyle on June 28, at the CDI-W Blainville International Classic, held at the Blainville Equestrian Park in Blainville, QC, June 25 to 28, 2008. During the grand finale of the competition, Busse-Irwin, […]

Blainville, Quebec – Amy Millar, of Perth, Ontario, admits that her 2008 season got off to a slow start, compared to her sensational 2007 season. But she changed all that Sunday in Blainville, Quebec, winning the $50,000 grand prix. It was really a test of speed, as 11 of the 18 entries jumped clean and […]

Calgary, Alberta- In the final stretch to the Olympic Games, Canadian team-mates Eric Lamaze and Jill Henselwood found themselves the only two finalists in a lucrative individual contest today. They topped the field of 42 starters from six nations in the $200,000 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Spruce Meadows. Lamaze was the defending champion in […]

The FEI has awarded the 2010 Final of the Rolex FEI World Cup TM Jumping to Geneva (SUI). This event, which will be held from 14 to 18 April 2010, is the second FEI World Cup Jumping Final to take place in the Swiss city after a first in 1996. “The FEI is looking forward […]

Ottawa, ON – Christilot Boylen has informed the Dressage Canada Olympic Selection Committee that she will not travel to Hong Kong with Gachino as the Reserve Combination for the 2008 Olympic Games.  The Reserve position requires that the combination travel with the three team combinations to be ready to compete at the Olympic Games so […]

Ottawa, ON-Following an injury sustained during training, Exploring ridden by Jessica Phoenix of Uxbridge, ON, has been withdrawn from the Team nominated to compete at the 2008 Olympic Games-Eventing Competition. It is expected that Exploring will make a full recovery for the 2009 season. Following the selection procedure, an alternate/substitute horse and rider combination will […]

Thermal, CA – June 30, 2008 – Since the close of the 2008 HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, CA, the management team of the horse show has been working diligently to make improvements and renovations to the facility. It is now seven months before the 2009 winter show season, and HITS is pleased to announce […]

Ste. Justine De Newton, Quebec – Twenty-eight-year-old Lauren Hunkin, of Caledon, Ontario, is already making a habit of something she had never done  just over a week ago. One week to the day after her first-ever grand prix victory, Hunkin, repeated, scoring her second grand prix victory. The win came in the same venue and […]