CALGARY, September 7, 2007 – Show jumping fan Krista Rivet of Oshawa, Ontario, rode with Canadian show jumping legend Ian Millar on Friday after winning the BMO Financial Group Spruce Meadows contest that included a riding lesson with the eight-time Olympian. The 18-year-old’s name was selected from among 65,793 entries received from across the country. […]

Ottawa, Ontario—- Gary Brewster of West Vancouver, BC, emerged the winner in the Western Division of the Jump Canada National Talent Squad Series following the final event held August 25 at the Thunderbird Show Park Summer Festival in Langley, BC. In the opening event of the Western division, the $10,000 Spring Welcome Grand Prix at […]

Ottawa, Ontario — Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the riders that will contest the 2007 Dressage Canada National Youth Championships, to be held September 15-16 in Red Deer, AB. The following is the list of rider/horse combinations that will compete for the national championship: FEI JUNIOR DIVISION Region            Rider                           Hometown                  Horse                          Owner Pacific             Sara Regehr             […]

SPRUCE MEADOWS, CALGARY, September 4, 2007 – The richest team show jumping event in the world, the $350,000 BMO Nations’ Cup, will take place on Saturday, September 8, on show jumping’s main stage – the International Ring at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alberta. The roster of teams contesting North America’s only five-star Nations’ Cup includes: […]

Ottawa, Ontario — The 2007 Jump Canada Series is heading toward an exciting conclusion as, with just four events left before the Final, Darrin Dlin has overtaken the lead with a total of 220 points. A native of Spruce Grove, AB, currently living in Wellington, FL, Dlin has been enjoying a successful 2007 season partnered […]

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 […]