Ottawa, Ontario — Equine Canada is pleased to introduce the Susan Jane Anstey Media Award, to be presented at the Equine Canada National Awards Banquet on February 10, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ottawa, ON. In memory of Susan Jane, and in recognition of her invaluable contributions to Canadian equine interests, Equine Canada […]

Ottawa, Ontario— Canadian Endurance rider Myna Cryderman of Boissevain, MB will be featured in a documentary on CBC Country Canada in January, 2007. An Endurance rider for the past 25 years, Cryderman has been a Canadian Equestrian Team member since 1998, representing Canada at Pan American Games, and World Championships. In 2003 she won the […]

A press conference on the Equine Herpes virus outbreak in Wellington, Florida was held on December 16th. On hand, to discuss all aspects of the virus was a representative of the Florida Department of Agriculture, the USDA Assistant Area Vet in charge and several others. The outbreak originated with a shipment of horses from Europe […]

Ocala, Florida – Peter Gray, co-organizer with Paul Delbrook of Ontario’s Stonehill Horse Trials for the past 20 years, has announced they will no longer be holding the annual event. Gray, the past National Coach (1995-2000) of Canada’s Three-Day Event Team, has competed in three Olympic Games; two World Equestrian games and was the individual […]

On Saturday February 3, the University of Guelph Equestrian Club will host its first inter-Ontario horse show at Halton Place, in Halton Hills. The aim of this horse show is to provide university students with the opportunity to represent their schools in competition. The show is the second-ever Ontario horse show geared exclusively towards university-level […]

Wellington, FL – On Saturday, December 16, USDA Government Veterinarian, Dr. Julie Gauthier, will meet with equestrians, community members, and members of the media to discuss the Equine Rhinopneumonitis Virus. The disease, also known as Equine Herpes Virus or EHV, is a highly infectious viral disease that may be affecting the Wellington community. Early reports […]

Ottawa, Ontario — Canadian Eventing is pleased to announce the Canadian Eventing High Performance Riders and Coaches Clinics with David O’Connor, to take place in January 2007. Coaches and riders are encouraged to register as auditors. Acting as the demo riders will be the High Performance Development Team Riders, with the focus being on one […]

Ottawa, Ontario–Equine Canada, in partnership with the Provincial Equestrian Federations, is working on the implementation of UNCART, a new competition system for Canada. Slated for implementation in January 2008, the concept behind UNCART is to have the current levels of competition evolve into a new system, enabling participants, from competitors to coaches to follow a […]

Ottawa, Ontario— Alexandra Duncan of West Vancouver, BC contested the CDY-CDJ Kreuth Dressurgala, held in Kreuth, GER from December 8 – 10, in preparation for the FEI Young Rider World Cup, which began on December 12 in Frankfurt, GER. Riding Elektra, her 11-year-old Holsteiner mare, Duncan kicked off her first ever German competition in the […]

“Every major sporting event professes to be an ‘athlete’s’ event and to provide the best atmosphere and infrastructure to ensure that competitors are able to focus on their event rather than other factors,” said Jack Kelly, CEO of the World Games 2010 Foundation. “To try to ensure that we can do this at the highest […]