Ottawa, ON—Canadian Olympian, Leslie Reid rode to two top three finishes at Festival of the Horse CDI3* held March 28–30, 2008 in Burbank, California. As one of the official qualifying events for the U.S. Olympic selection trials, the Burbank CDI 3* had several U.S. Olympic team contenders including former Olympians Stephen Peters, Debbie McDonald, as […]

Ottawa, ON—Canadian eventers were competitive in both east and west coast competitions over the March 28th–30th weekend.  On the west coast, Canadian Olympian, Hawley Bennett and her longtime partner, Livingstone, finished in third place in the CIC 3* division at Galway Downs International Horse Trials, in Temecula, California, while Nicole Parkin of Orangeville, ON, and […]

During the month of April Greenhawk has partnered with the Canadian Cancer Society to help raise money for cancer research.   Throughout the month of April paper daffodils will be available for sale at Greenhawk locations across Canada. The daffodils will be available at a cost of $2 each with all proceeds going to the Canadian […]

Ottawa, ON—Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the riders who have declared their intention to vie for a spot on Canada’s 2008 Olympic Dressage Team. Declared riders for the Canadian Olympic Dressage Team: Rider / Horse Christilot Boylen / Gachino Jacqueline Brooks / Gran Gesto Jacqueline Brooks / Balmoral Lorraine Chappell / Carpatino Wendy Christoff […]

HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) has forged a partnership with the international governing body for equestrian sport, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) that will see the world’s local bank sponsor Eventing globally. As part of this ground-breaking engagement, HSBC has not only become the exclusive financial services partner of the FEI but has made a firm […]

Wellington, Fl – The FTI Rider Challenge for 2008 was won by Beezie Madden of Cazenovia, N.Y. who rode her Olympic gold medal mount, Authentic, in the Penta Grand Prix at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center Saturday. Madden won $100,000, the second time in the three years of the FTI Rider Challenge that she […]

Blainville, Quebec — International show jumping returns to the Blainville Equestrian Park, located just north of Montreal, with two weeks of back-to-back competition from July 2 to 6 and July 9 to 13 offering a total of $250,000 in prize money. The ‘Jumping Blainville’ celebrates its 20th anniversary with world-class show jumping held over two […]

Ottawa, Ontario—It was another fantastic weekend for Canada during the CDI 3*–Y/J Zada WEF Dressage Classic, held March 20 to March 23, 2008, in Wellington, FL, USA. Canadian double Olympian Ashley Holzer, a current resident of New York, NY, started the competition off by winning the Grand Prix class riding Pop Art (Amsterdam x Cabouchon), […]

Ottawa, Ontario—The Canadian equestrian community is saddened to learn of the loss of a long-time member, official, volunteer and industry pioneer, Sandra Sillcox, 74, of King City, ON, after a courageous battle with cancer. A member of Equine Canada, when it was known as the Canadian Horse Shows Association, since 1959, Sandra was an Equine […]

Ottawa, ON—For the third week in a row, Canadian Olympians Christilot Boylen and Evi Strasser and Olympic hopeful Cheryl Meisner competed the CDI3* Sunshine Tour held March 13–16, 2008, in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain. In a large class of 46 entries, Boylen, riding the 14-year-old Baden-Wurttemberger gelding Gachino (Gardez x China Town), owned by […]