Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to announce the team members who will be representing Canada at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) to be held in Lexington, KY September 25-October 10, 2010. The selected Canadian Para-Dressage Team members, in alphabetical order, are Lauren Barwick, Sharon Buffit, Eleonore Elstone, Ashley Gowanlock, Tara Kowalski, Madison Lawson […]

The 2010 Spruce Meadows CSIO 5* “Masters” Tournament was started off with the AKITA Drilling Cup.  There were 44 entries to start the opening competition all eager to start the week off with a win.  It was the lone Venezuelan, Pablo Barrios who took charge of the ring in the AKITA Drilling Cup. Riding on […]

The Canadian Show Jumping Tournament (CSJT) is more than just another horse show. Each year, the show jumping event is able to grant a child’s wish through its partnership with the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada, and this year will be no different. A Children’s Wish recipient will be presented with a horse or pony […]

Following the FEI Dressage Committee meeting in Mannheim (GER) on 27 and 28 August, the Committee has put forward proposed changes for the judging system to be presented at the upcoming FEI General Assembly in Taipei (1-6 November). The proposals are based on several pilot studies that took place during the 2010 season and feedback […]

Following last month’s highly successful FEI Congress on NSAIDs and further discussion of the issues raised, the FEI List Group has proposed an Equine Prohibited Substances List for 2011 which simultaneously respects horse welfare and ensures a level playing field. During its discussions, the List Group made a distinction between the use of NSAIDs during […]

The Canadian Show Jumping Team comprised of Eric Lamaze, Ian Millar, Jenna Thompson and Keean White tied for second place in the €60,000 Nations’ Cup competition at CSIO5* Gijon, ESP, on Friday, September 3, 2010. From 11 starting nations, Canada, France, and Great Britain finished the two round competition with a total of 16 faults […]

Strong winds and scattered showers in no way dampened the enthusiasm of fans and participants winding up the 2nd week of Halton Place’s Canadian Country Classic. Guests and fans continued to enjoy unparalleled viewing atop the newly elevated berm area, and VIP hospitality with award-winning catering by Bistro Riviere and complimentary bar courtesy of Equifera […]

Gary Brewster and Tamie Phillips were the final winners in the inaugural $25,000 Western Canadian Show Jumping Championships held September 1-4 as part of the Rocky Mountain Classic III show jumping tournament at Anderson Ranch in Calgary, AB. Gary Brewster of West Vancouver, BC, won the gold medal in the 1.30m division of the Western […]

Kate Jackman-Atkinson of Neepawa, MB, won the 1.10m division of the inaugural $25,000 Western Canadian Show Jumping Championships on Saturday, September 4, held as part of the Rocky Mountain Classic III show jumping tournament at Anderson Ranch in Calgary, AB. Held over three days with all scores counting, Jackman-Atkinson was in third position coming into […]

Caroline Powell rode a perfect Jumping round under pressure to become the first New Zealand female rider to win the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), the fourth leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™. The win has propelled her into third place in the HSBC FEI Classics™, behind William Fox-Pitt (GBR), the new leader, and […]