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Canadian Dressage Team Named for WEG

The Dressage Canada Selection Panel is pleased to announce the names of the Canadian Dressage Team who will compete in the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Normandy, FRA August 23 – September 7, 2014. Selected according to the qualification thresholds and selection procedures, four rider/horse combinations are named to the Team. Named […]
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CEO Sought for 2018 World Equestrian Games

The CEO Selection Committee, comprised of three members of the Equine Canada Board and three members of the 2018 WEG Bid Committee, is currently recruiting for a CEO for the 2018 World Equestrian Games (WEG). For the first time in the history of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the prestigious WEG will held in Canada […]
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Reader Surveys

Give us your input and you could win big! During the month of July, the Horse Publications Group is conducting reader surveys for Horse Sport and Horse-Canada magazines. Answer our brief surveys and give us your thoughts about the magazines and your name will be entered in a draw to win $500! Horse Sport: www.surveymonkey.com/s/HS2014survey […]
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Harold Chopping Takes HITS Culpeper’s $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix

Harold Chopping and Caramo got a sweet taste of high-stakes hunter competition in last year’s Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final, where they finished 12th overall. The pair plans to return in 2014, ready to take a larger bite of the prize, and got off to an ideal start with Caroline Russell Howe’s Danish Warmblood […]
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Kent Farrington Wins $210,000 ATCO Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup

The ‘North American’ Tournament CSI 5* at Spruce Meadows featured the $210,000 ATCO Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup on Saturday with an exciting win for USA’s Kent Farrington and Voyeur. With an incredible resume of wins, this was Farrington’s first time winning the prestigious competition. He finished ahead of Paulo Santana (BRA) and Taloubet, and […]
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2104 FEI European Reining Championships for Juniors and Young Riders

The Italians proved unbeatable for gold at the FEI European Reining Championships for Juniors and Young Riders 2014 which drew to a close at Givrins in Switzerland. Last year they scored a hat-trick on home ground in Manerbio, but this year they went one better and swept all before them. The Championships took place at […]
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Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 Top $50,000 LaFarge Cup

The Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ Tournament continued with wins for two of this summer’s top riders as well as an exciting first for a young up-and-comer in the International Ring on Friday. Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Fine Lady 5 topped the $50,000 LaFarge Cup 1.50m, Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Chin Quidam VDL won the $33,500 […]
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Call for Nominations for 2015 Dressage Canada Committee Election

Dressage Canada has announced that three committee chair positions will be elected for 2015: • Coaching Committee Chair • Officials Committee Chair • Rules Committee Chair Nominees must have experience with not-for-profit committees, such as one or more years working on a Dressage Canada or equivalent committee. Each successful nominee will be elected for a […]
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Volunteers Needed for the 2015 Pan Am Games

The 2015 Pan Am Games needs at least 700 enthusiastic and passionate people — age 16 years and older — to be Games-time volunteers. Selected volunteers will be based in Caledon when the Town hosts the top equestrian athletes in dressage and jumping from the Americas and Caribbean in the summer of 2015 at the […]