Ottawa, Ontario— Equine Canada announces that on March 21 the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada released a binding decision on the complaint lodged by Canadian Dressage rider Evi Strasser of Saint-Adele, QC. The complaint was in regards to the Dressage Canada Selection Committee’s decision to allow an exemption from the published criteria for fellow […]

Wellington, Florida — Canadian show jumping athlete Frankie Chesler-Ortiz of Orangeville, ON, placed second in the €300,000 ($400,000 US) CN WorldWide Florida Open Grand Prix, the richest Grand Prix event held in the United States, on March 17 in Wellington, Florida. Following a qualifying event held two days earlier, 50 riders were eligible to compete […]

Ottawa, Ontario— Canadian eventing riders Kyle Carter and Waylon Roberts rode to success in the CIC 3* World Cup Qualifier at the CIC 3*-W Red Hills Horse Trials, held March 8-11 in Tallahassee, Florida. Riding his nine-year-old Thoroughbred gelding Madison Park, Carter, who currently resides in Sparr, Florida, finished eighth in the World Cup Qualifier. […]

Ottawa, Ontario — Jump Canada is pleased to announce that, for the 2007 season, the top four riders from each regional qualifier will to eligible for the Running Fox CET National Medal Final held at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair from November 2-11 in Toronto, ON. In the past, only the top three riders from […]

A total of 2,093 entries were received for the Jumping Fence Design Competition by the Equestrian Events (Hong Kong) of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Company Limited (The Equestrian Company), a spokesman for the company said today (March 13). Most of the entries – 1,740 – were for the Junior Category (for participants under […]

THERMAL, CA (March 12, 2007) Until two weeks ago, Canadian Olympian John Pearce couldn’t catch a break at the 2007 HITS Desert Circuit. Last year’s leading money winner had yet to collect a first place check during the first four weeks of horse shows at the new HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California. That’s […]

Wellington, FL – Riding last in a three horse jump-off, Mario Deslauriers kept the Canadian flag flying high after the team’s Nations’ Cup victory when he and Paradigm raced to the win in the $150,000 CN U.S. Open Jumper Championship CSIO 5*, presented by Cosequin. Todd Minikus (USA) finished second with Pavarotti, while Rodrigo Pessoa […]

It is with deepest regret that we announce the termination of the Capital Classic Show Jumping Tournament & Festival as of this date, March 9, 2007. The final decision was based on a number of concurrent events which has undermined the financial viability of the Capital Classic Festival Event. As a result, we will not […]

Wellington, Florida – For the second year in a row, the Canadian Show Jumping Team emerged victorious in the $75,000 Nations’ Cup, Presented by CN, at the CSIO5* CN Wellington Open in Wellington, Florida. Mario Deslauriers of Bromont, QC, Erynn Ballard of Hillsburgh, ON, Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Ian Millar of Perth, ON, […]

THERMAL, CA (March 5, 2007) When Canadian Olympian John Pearce and his mount Archie Bunker cleared the final hurdle on course designer Danny Foster’s jump-off route it was like a piano was lifted off his back. Pearce, who dominated the Desert Circuit in 2006, has been winless at HITS’ new facility in Thermal, California; however, […]