Roberta Sheffield of Lincolnshire, GBR and Ashley Gowanlock of Surrey, BC provided the Canadian Para-Dressage Team with a strong start on Sept. 11 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, BRA. The opening day of para-dressage competition at the Olympic Equestrian Centre featured the Grade III and Grade 1b Team Test classes. […]
On a sweltering day in Deodoro, Norway’s Ann Cathrin Lubbe was the first to take the lead in the Rio 2016 para-equestrian dressage competition on Sunday (11 September), earning the top spot in the grade III team test. Riding Donatello at the Olympic Equestrian Centre, the double Athens 2004 gold medallist scored 72.237% to finish […]
The Canadian Para-Dressage Team, comprised of Robyn Andrews of St. John’s, NF, Lauren Barwick of Reddick, FL, Ashley Gowanlock of Surrey, BC and Roberta Sheffield of Lincolnshire, GBR are ready to get underway at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, BRA. Para-dressage competition kicks off at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in the […]
Tiffany Foster of North Vancouver, BC, led the Canadian Show Jumping Team to a third place finish in the $300,000 BMO Nations’ Cup held Saturday, September 10, at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament in Calgary, AB. Foster, Kara Chad, Amy Millar and Eric Lamaze produced a total score of 23 faults to finish third among […]
The Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament CSIO5* hosted its BMO Nations’ Cup on Saturday afternoon with a demanding competition that came down to a thrilling jump-off for the gold medal between Switzerland and Brazil. In the end, the team from Switzerland took the win, with a second place finish for Brazil, and the host nation of […]
Dr. Yvette Vinton, who currently resides in Ocala, FL, is set to represent Canada at the Longines FEI World Endurance Championships
Friday night at the ‘Masters’ featured the ATCO Six Bar competition Chris Surbey Checks a ‘Masters’ Win Off His Bucket List
The Nominations Committee of the OEF Board is delighted to announce that we have three outstanding candidates for the three Director at Large positions that were created as a result of the new Bylaws voted in by the Membership in June 2016. These positions are the first in a three year transition process designed to […]
The Para-Equestrian portion of the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games kicks off Sunday September 11th and runs through until Friday September 16th. Riders from 29 nations will compete in the sport of Para-Dressage, which has been a Paralympic discipline since 1996. Canada will be represented by: Athlete/Hometown/Horse/Owner Robyn Andrews/St. John’s, N.L./Fancianna/Robyn Andrews Lauren Barwick/Langley, B.C./Onyx/Equestrian Canada Ashley […]
Day two of the 2016 ‘Masters’ Tournament CSIO5* got underway on Thursday with two feature competitions in the International Ring at Spruce Meadows. The ATCO Founders Classic 1.50m was the first competition of the day with a win for Pedro Veniss (BRA) and For Felicila. The CANA Cup 1.60m wrapped up the afternoon with victory […]
