Dressage Canada (DC) is pleased to name Gina Smith as the DC Volunteer of the Month for April. Smith was first named to the Canadian Equestrian Team in 1984
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As of May 1, 2016, new Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) testing guidelines are being applied to the analysis of Equine Canada (EC) equine samples
Para-Equestrian riders from across the country took part in the first leg of the 2016 Video Competition Series, which kicked off in March and will continue until November. The series includes the Sea-to-Sea Para-Dressage program, which focuses solely on Para-Dressage, and the Coast-to-Coast program, which offers classes in a variety of disciplines, from Equitation to […]
There were happy scenes at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR), fourth leg of the FEI Classics™ 2015/2016, as a sell-out crowd watched the phenomenal Michael Jung (GER) La Biosthetique Sam FBW make history. He is the first German to win the 67-year-old event and, in the process, has become only the second winner […]
Kent Farrington (USA) piloted the talented Gazelle to another FEI victory at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), as the pair finished atop the leaderboard in the $130,000 Asheville Regional Airport Grand Prix CSI 3* in front of a large crowd of spectators. Farrington and Gazelle demonstrated their efficiency, finishing the short course in 37.367 seconds. […]
Following the resignation Luc Fournier, CEO, François Duffar, chairman, and members Julie Payette, Rene Perreault and Linda Heathcot, the Board of Directors of the Organizing Committee of the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018 (COJEM) has elected Rosaire Houde, as interim chairman. A Board member since the inception of COJEM, Houde will work with the Board to fulfill […]
For the second time in a week, Michael Jung (GER) showed exactly why he is world number one, producing an outstanding display of sympathetic horsemanship to retain his lead after the Cross Country phase at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR), fourth leg of the FEI Classics™ 2015/2016. He has a wonderfully trusting partnership […]
Equine Canada is pleased to announce Mary Longden from Port Hope, ON has been appointed Para-Dressage Athlete Development Coach for 2016.
Karen Pavicic led another Canadian sweep of the top two places, winning the Borsheims FEI CDI4* Grand Prix Dressage Freestyle at the fifth annual International Omaha. Pavicic and her 14-year-old, Oldenburg gelding won for the second straight night in the first International Equestrian Federation (FEI) approved CDI 4* Dressage competition being held at Omaha along with […]
Poland pinned Ukraine into runner-up spot in a cliff-hanger of a competition at the fourth leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2016 series in Linz (AUT) today. The swings of fortune in this team sport are the stuff of legend, and as so often happens the result rested on the shoulders on the […]