The week began with Wednesday’s Nations Cup dressage competition at the Global Dressage Festival, featuring nine teams, including two U.S. teams, two Canadian teams, and those from Germany, the Netherlands, Australia, Colombia and Spain, as well as individuals from Puerto Rico and Georgia. The U.S. kept their lead position from Wednesday through Friday. The silver […]

The CDI 3* competition wrapped up on Sunday afternoon at the seventh week of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). After a full week of CDIO and CDI 3* competition, the FEI Intermediaire-1 Freestyle, presented by Peacock Ridge, crowned its winner Sunday morning. Competition concluded for the week with the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle, presented […]

When the Canadian National Anthem played at the conclusion of Saturday’s $50,000 Purina Animal Nutrition CSI-W2* Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Thermal it was playing for more than just the winner, Elizabeth Gingras of Alberta. Gingras and the up-and-coming Bretton Chad, also of Alberta, went one-two for Canada in a three-horse jump-off and […]

The CDI 3* competition continued at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) on Saturday with the FEI Grand Prix Special, presented by Stillpoint Farm, and the FEI Intermediaire-1, presented by Peacock Ridge. In addition to professional competition, the sport’s brightest young stars were recognized in the Florida International Youth Dressage Championships, presented by Dressage4Kids, to […]

Canadian Karen Pavicic and Oldenburg Don Daiquiri topped the field of 13 entries in the Grand Prix at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival CDIO3* with a winning score of 69.440 percent. Karen and Don Daiquiri, the twelve-year-old gelding owned by Jayne Essig and sired by Don Cardinale, for the second time in this Florida season […]

The 2013 Health and Welfare Awards were presented to individuals during a prestigious gala held Feb. 7 in Winnipeg, MB. The Equine Canada Awards Gala was part of the 2014 Equine Canada National Convention, which took place at the Radisson Hotel Winnipeg from Feb. 5-9. The Health and Welfare Awards recognize an extended history of […]

Equine Canada is pleased to be able to offer a new opportunity for stewards to upgrade or maintain their certification and is open to those individual’s interested in pursuing stewarding or are working towards gaining their accreditation. The clinic offers an exciting opportunity to work with a highly qualified and deeply experienced Canadian steward, giving […]

Team USA-1 held onto its lead from day one to emerge victorious from team competition in the Stillpoint Farm CDIO Nations Cup at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). USA-1 was crowned team gold medalists with an overall score of 423.543. Team USA-1 comprised Adrienne Lyle and Wizard, Silva Martin and Rosa Cha W, Tina […]

Equine Canada has announced that Carmen Marson-Awad will be the new Manager of Marketing and Communications. “It is with great pleasure that we introduce Carmen Marson-Awad in her new role as Manager, Marketing and Communications. She begins her new position at the Equine Canada office on February 24, 2014. Carmen will bring a depth of knowledge […]

Join Lindsay Grice, Equine Canada Sr, AQHA Specialized & OEF Provincial H/J Judge for a General Performance Judging Clinic on Saturday March 29 and Sunday March 30, 2014 at the Orangeville Fairgrounds in Mono, ON. As a lecturer in Equine Behaviour for University of Guelph courses and as speaker for numerous horse associations, Grice has […]