Ottawa, Ontario  — Equine Canada would like to remind associations and coaches that the remaining deadline is September 21, 2007 for the grants offered by General Motors of Canada (GM) in partnership with the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) through their ‘Making Dreams Possible’ initiative. Initiated in the spring of 2007, each year the program […]

Ottawa, Ontario — Jump Canada has announced the Canadian Show Jumping Team that will contest the $350,000 BMO Nations’ Cup at the CSIO Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament to be held September 5-9, 2007, in Calgary, AB. Jill Henselwood of Oxford Mills, ON, Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, Ian Millar of Perth, ON, and John Pearce […]

Ottawa, Ontario — Canadian rider Shannon Dueck, a current resident of Loxahatchee, FL, USA earned top placings at the CDI 3* Centerline Events at HITS on the Hudson, held August 17-19 in Saugerties, NY, USA. Riding Evan Lindsay’s 10-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding Control (x Comeback II), Dueck kicked off the competition with a strong win […]

In a unique marketing technique applied by the Vermont Summer Festival, the six-week horse show not only caters to Canadian competitors, it actually rewards their patronage with cold, hard cash. Introduced last year as a means to thank Canadians for choosing to spend their summers in the picturesque town of Manchester, $10,000 in cash bonuses […]

The fourth annual CARD luncheon during Tournament of Champions is taking place on Thursday, September 20, 2007 at Caledon Equestrian Park, Palgrave, ON. The VIP tent opens at 11:30. Come and have a superb lunch and see a demonstration with the Knights & Horses from Medieval Times.  Terry Liebel from CBC Sports will host and […]

COLLINGWOOD, ONTARIO  Ian Millar may be the most famous name in Canadian show jumping, but his son, Jonathon, showed him how to win a jump-off today. The second generation of show jumping Millars, 32-year-old Jonathon and 30-year-old Amy, have been dominant on this summer’s eastern Canadian circuit. Today, even with the senior Millar back in […]

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Aug. 8 announced a voluntary recall of Stubben Steeltec SEQ Stirrups. The stirrups are imported by Stubben North America Inc. of Troy, Va. The safety commission reported that hinges on the stirrups can break, posing a fall hazard to riders. Stubben has received two reports of the stirrups breaking. […]

Ottawa, ON — The 2008 Dressage Canada Board Election is now underway, with the call for nominations having started on August 3 and continuing until September 7, 2007. The Dressage Canada Board develops and manages its programs through a number of technical committees. The objectives of Dressage Canada are to foster the growth of Dressage […]

Ottawa, ON — Darrin Dlin has lengthened his lead in the Canadian League World Cup standings after scoring his second consecutive victory of the season in the $100,000 Caledon Equestrian Park World Cup Qualifier at the CSI 4*-W Summer Festival held August 5 in Palgrave, ON. Dlin, a native of Spruce Grove, AB, who now […]

Yesterday’s post-Cross Country trio composed of Frank Ostholt, Dirk Schrade, and Shane Rose suffered no changes after today’s Jumping test at the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Germany’s Frank Ostholt and After the Battle finished on their Dressage score of 53.4 and won the Good Luck Beijing – HKSAR 10th Anniversary Cup Eventing Competition. Another German, […]