Elmer Buchanan has been appointed by the Government of Ontario as Chair of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) for a term of one year. Most recently, he served as a member of the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel, which met with industry participants and worked to develop a vision for the industry’s future. Mr. Buchanan’s knowledge, leadership and […]

Diane Creech of Caistor Centre, ON won the $20,000 Royal Invitational Dressage Cup at the Royal Horse Show tonight, dominating the Freestyle to Music with an outstanding score of 75.417 percent with partner Devon L. From the moment the pair stepped into the ring, it was clear they would be the ones to beat. “Diane’s […]

HRH Princess Haya, President of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) led the applause as the five winners of the 2013 FEI Awards went on stage in Montreux, Switzerland to receive their honours. Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Edwards, Olympic gold medallist in Triple Jump and the current world record holder, described the accomplishments of the recipients […]

The 2013 FEI General Assembly was held in Montreux (SUI)  on November 7th. The quorum consisted of 99 National Federations: 77 represented in person and 22 by proxy. The main decisions taken by the General Assembly are outlined here.

Equine Canada (EC) is excited to announce the official launch of the $20.14 for 2014 campaign. This innovative campaign allows Canadians to feel like they are part of the Canadian Equestrian Team (CET) by directly supporting them on their journey to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Normandy, FRA. Donations of $20.14 […]

Representatives from National Federations on four continents made impassioned pleas for HRH Princess Haya to reverse her decision not to stand for a third term as FEI President during the FEI General Assembly in Montreux (SUI). The calls came after 100 National Federations signed a petition requesting the convening of an extraordinary general assembly as […]

Jump Canada has named the Ziegler family of Artisan Farms its Owner of the Year for 2013. It is the second time that Jump Canada has bestowed the honour on the Ziegler family, who were also the recipients in 2011. Carlene and Andy Ziegler’s interest in show jumping first began when their daughter, Caitlin, started […]

In a masterful display of horsemanship, America’s McLain Ward (Brewster, NY) and Rothchild blazed a path to victory tonight in the Ricoh Coliseum, taking top honours in the $100,000 Hickstead FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix presented by GroupBy for the fifth time in his career. “The Hickstead class” as it is now known, was renamed […]

David Marcus of Campbellville, ON came out on top of the first phase of the $20,0000 Royal Invitational Dressage Cup on Nov. 6 at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON. The Royal Invitational Dressage Cup is a gold-level Equine Canada dressage competition held annually at the Royal Horse Show. Each year the top four […]

Alexandra Perry of Vancouver, BC obtained a hard-fought win on Nov. 5 in the 2013 Jump Canada Medal Final at the CSI4*-W Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON. After smoothly completing the initial over fences phase, which featured 11 obstacles set at the height of 1.10m, and included multiple broken lines, tricky angles, and both […]