As reported previously, American eventer Amy Tryon was accused of abuse following the fatal injury of her Rolex Kentucky Three-Day event mount, Le Samurai. At the FEI Tribunal hearing on June 25th, Tryon was found guilty and suspended from competition from July 20 – September 19. Tryon was waived her right to appeal. The main […]

Ottawa, ON — Y NOT Farms and Equestrian Centre of Meaford, ON was host to the first FEI Young Rider Reining classes ever held in North America.  The young rider classes were part of the FEI CRI 2* Reining event held July 14-15, 2007. Five young riders competed in two classes over the course of the […]

Ottawa, ON — History was made July 13-15 in Meaford, ON, when Y Not Farms and Equestrian Centre hosted Canada’s first ever FEI Reining Steward clinic. Eric Straus, the FEI Steward General for Reining, was the course director for the clinic, which was held in conjunction with the CRI 2* Reining competition at Y NOT Farms […]

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The Canadian Eventing Team of Kyle Carter, Sandra Donnelly, Waylon Roberts and Michael Winter has won the Silver Medal at the XV Pan American Games taking place from July 14 to 29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The third and final phase of competition, show jumping, took place on Sunday, […]

Following a very successful training camp at East Soley, in England, the 7 riders, horses and support staff of 12 moved into the competition venue at Hartpury College in Gloucester for the 2007 FEI World Para-Equestrian Dressage Championships. After two more days of intensive training under the guidance of National Team Coach, Andrea Taylor, the […]

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Following Thursday’s horse inspection at the National Equestrian Centre located 30 kilometres north of downtown Rio de Janeiro, Canadian Eventing Team Technical Advisor David O’Connor announced the team members and individuals that will compete for Canada in the eventing competition taking place July 20 to 22. The four team members […]

Toronto, Ontario – BMO Financial Group has extended its title sponsorship of the Jump Canada Hall of Fame Gala for an additional two years. The title sponsor for the inaugural event in 2006, BMO Financial Group has committed its support for an additional two years, 2007 and 2008. The second annual Jump Canada Hall of […]

 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Tom Dvorak of Hillsburgh, ON, finished fourth in the Individual Dressage competition held Wednesday at the XV Pan American Games. He was edged out of bronze medal position by the smallest of margins, 0.05%, by Yvonne Losos de Muñiz of the Dominican Republic riding the 11-year-old Hannoverian stallion, Bernstein Las […]

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – In the first round of individual dressage competition at the XV Pan American Games, equestrian athlete Tom Dvorak of Hillsburgh, ON, lies in fourth position, only 1.4 points behind the leader, Christopher Hickey of the United States. Fellow Canadians Diane Creech of Caistor Centre, ON, and Andrea Bresee of Brockville, […]

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Canada claimed the Team Silver Medal in the equestrian sport of dressage on Sunday at the XV Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The United States earned Gold while the home country of Brazil claimed the Team Bronze. After a tight race for the Gold Medal in the […]