Jan Stephens was named the recipient of Jump Canada’s Official of the Year Award for 2014. Stephens, a native of Oakbank, Man., has been a member of Equine Canada since 1974. After completing high school a year early and with university still more than 12 months away, her dad gave her the option of going […]

Canadian Pacific (CP) has been named the Jump Canada Sponsor of the Year for 2014 in recognition of the railroad’s renewed commitment to the sport of show jumping in Canada. In 2014 CP took the reins at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, securing title sponsorship of both the Grand Prix at the ‘Continental’ and the $1.5 […]

Frances “Fran” McAvity of Vancouver, B.C., was honoured as the Jump Canada Volunteer of the Year for 2014 in recognition of her loyal support and dedication to the furtherance of the hunter and jumper sport in Canada. McAvity first joined Equine Canada in 1963 and is a well-respected national judge and steward. She is also […]

Ian Millar of Perth, Ont., won the 2014 Greenhawk Canadian Show Jumping Championship, held on Nov. 8 at The Royal Horse Show in Toronto, Ont. The 2014 Greenhawk Canadian Show Jumping Championship opened the 10-day Royal Horse Show on Friday evening, Nov. 7, with a $25,000 speed phase, and riders carried their scores forward into […]

Northlands hosted the 41st annual Canadian Finals Rodeo from November 5-9 at Rexall Place and Farmfair International at the Edmonton EXPO Centre from November 4-9. Two of Edmonton’s largest annual events spurred western excitement throughout the Northlands grounds and entire city of Edmonton, with a combined attendance of 181,565. “Our guests showed us once again […]

He’s only 19 years old, but Ireland’s Bertram Allen is taking the Jumping world by storm and today reigned supreme in his first-ever Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Western European League qualifier at Verona in Italy. Riding the 10-year-old grey mare, Molly Malone, with which he has secured phenomenal successes this year including victory in […]

Dressage Canada is pleased to announce that Victoria Winter has been named the 2014 Dressage Canada Volunteer of the Year. Winter, a former Canadian Equestrian Team athlete was the chef d’équipe of the Canadian Dressage Team at the 2014 World Equestrian Games (WEG), which were held in Normandy, FRA, this past summer. It is an […]

Dressage Canada is pleased to announce that Megan Lane of Loretto, Ont., has been named as the 2014 Dressage Canada Owner of the Year. Lane is the owner of Caravella (Contango X Riverman), a 13-year-old Canadian-bred Dutch Warmblood mare. Since 2009, they have developed and showcased their talent in achieving many successes together. “There is […]

Dressage Canada is proud to announce that Zap Productions is the recipient of the 2014 Dressage Canada Media Award of Excellence in recognition of their outstanding production of the documentary, THE POWER OF 2 ON THE ROAD TO GOLD. On Sunday, November 2, 2014, at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 1, the Italian Contemporary Film […]

Neil Badcock, 44, of King City, Ont., won the Jump Canada Talent Squad Final on Saturday, November 8, at Toronto’s Royal Horse Show.