Cavendish was crowned the Six-Year-Old National Champion when the $51,000 Jump Canada Young Horse Series National Finals were held September 21 to 25 at the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament in Palgrave, ON.   Comprised of three phases held over three days, the Six-Year-Old Division of the Jump Canada Young Horse Series National Finals featured a […]

The annual Jump Canada Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala is one month away.  Presented by BMO Financial Group, the event will be held on Sunday, November 6, 2011, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON.   The sixth annual Jump Canada Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala will be part of a […]

The Canadian Eventing Committee (CEC) is pleased to announce the results of the 2011 elections for Committee members. The composition of the CEC in 2012 (effective November 2011) is as follows Chair                                           Peggy Hambly         Third term 2011–2013 Athlete Development              Martha Griggs         First term 2011–2013   Officials & Rules                      Jo Young                   Third term 2011–2013  Secretary                                   Pam Macintosh        Third term […]

The 2012 Equine Canada Annual Convention is set for February 1–6, 2012 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Members of the equestrian community from across Canada are invited to participate in a selection of meetings and clinics tailored to address the unique needs of participants involved in equestrian sport, recreation and industry. Although known as “the rock” […]

A record number of horse-and-rider combinations will compete in the equestrian events at the 16th Pan-American Games which kick off in Guadalajara, Mexico in just over a weeks’ time, on Sunday 16 October.  This is the world’s largest multi-sport event apart from the summer Olympics, and takes place on a four-year cycle leading up to […]

Angela Covert-Lawrence of St-Lazare, QC, captured victory in the $60,000 Grand Prix of Rockwood, presented by the Hudson’s Bay Company and Barry Cullen Chevrolet, on Saturday, October 1, at the inaugural Angelstone International Show Jumping Tournament held September 27 to October 2 at Angelstone Farms in Rockwood, ON.   From an impressive starting field of […]

The FEI, following approval by the FEI Bureau, has announced a small number of changes to its 2011 Equine Prohibited Substance List. These changes, which will be included in the 2012 List and will come into effect on January 1st, are summarised here and below: •    There are two additions to the Prohibited List: Magnesium […]

October 1, 2011, marks 300 days to go to the 2012 London Olympic Games where equestrian sport will celebrate its centenary on the Olympic Programme.   So far, teams and individual riders from 18 nations have qualified to compete in the three Olympic equestrian disciplines of Jumping, Dressage and Eventing.   Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, […]

Kim Farlinger Stables, a successful A circuit show and sales barn, is relocating from the Ottawa area to Newmarket, ON.  The full-service hunter/jumper stable will continue to offer training, showing and horse sales while providing a welcoming atmosphere for clients of all levels.   The new location is set on a picturesque 89 acre property […]

Calgary’s Julia Tops won the CET Medal Western Regional Final on September 25 during the BCHJA Fall Finale held at Southlands Riding Club in Vancouver, BC.   The youngest rider in a field of 18 entries, Tops, who shows as a 12-year-old, claimed her first victory in a CET Medal Regional Final.  Open to riders […]