The Canadian Dressage Team comprised of Brittany Fraser of New Glasgow, NS, Megan Lane of Collingwood, ON, Belinda Trussell of Stouffville, ON, and Chris von Martels of Ridgetown, ON, will open the equestrian competition at the 2015 Toronto Pan American Games. Dressage competition is taking place on July 11, 12, and 14 at the OLG […]
The 2015 Spruce Meadows Summer Series began its final week of competition, the ‘Pan American’ Tournament CSI 5*, presented by Rolex, with wins for Pablo Barrios (VEN) and Abigail McArdle (USA) on Thursday. The ‘Pan American’ Tournament continues with world-class show jumping through Sunday, July 12. Pablo Barrios led the victory gallop in the $34,000 […]
Equine Canada is pleased to announce the winners for the 2015 Horse Day Drawing Contest. The drawing contest, which was held in conjunction with the seventh annual national Horse Day on June 6, 2015, was open to entrants in four different age categories-3-6, 7-9, 10-12, and 13-16. There were a number of superb entries, making […]
CBC/Radio-Canada is the official broadcaster for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games. The network has announced it will provide Canadians with nearly 750 hours of coverage across TV, radio, online at panam.cbc.ca and mobile platforms, including the CBC Sports App featuring Pan Am coverage. TV: Each day throughout the Pan Am Games […]
It has been a whirlwind two months for veteran Canadian dressage rider Karen Pavicic. The Surrey, BC native hopped across the pond in early May to test her mettle against the world’s top riders at some of Europe’s most prestigious competitions. One very long plane ride, three international competitions, four top-10 finishes and a whole […]
Canada’s Para-Equestrian Team completed the CPEDI 3* Überherrn in Germany, which ran from July 3 to July 5, with impressive performances amidst a European heat wave. Four of Canada’s top Para-Equestrian riders were tasked with surviving the hottest temperatures Germany has seen in the past 100 years. “Überherrn was a very challenging experience for the […]
Presidents of the three racing associations, members of the BCHRIMC and Hastings, General Manager, Darren MacDonald will meet with the acting mayor of Vancouver to discuss Hastings Racecourse this coming Sunday, July 12th. Great Canadian Casino Corporations lease expires in the fall of 2016 and they have had discussions with the city on an extension […]
Dressage gets equestrian events underway at 2015 Pan American Games With definite entries now confirmed, a total of 44 horse-and-rider combinations from 16 nations will line out in Dressage when the equestrian action gets underway at the Pan-American Games 2015 in OLG Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park in Toronto, Canada next Saturday, 11 July. The […]
On Saturday July 4th, a horse was euthanized following the sixth heat of chuckwagon races. Layne Bremner’s right lead horse, Duke, suffered a broken cannon bone, when two wagons collided on the track. The 10-year-old Thorougbred gelding, a former racehorse, was examined by a veterinarian on the scene and euthanized immediately. Bremner received a $2,500 […]
As part of a study on equine transportation risk factors, researchers at the University of Sydney are requesting input from horse owners. They ask that anyone who has transported horses in the last two years participate in a survey of horse transport practices and transport-related illnesses. They want to get insight into how people manage […]
