After all three Canadian athletes crossed the finish line of the challenging CICO 3* Aachen cross-country course on August 14, Canada successfully completed the German leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing Series as a team for the first time ever, finishing in seventh place overall. Held during the prestigious Aachen 2015 FEI European Championships, […]
I put down my dream horse last week. As I write this I have a constant voice in the back of my head muttering, “What kind of narcissist are you that you think people want to read about your story; your horse?” And that’s true. I know you all have your own stories, and certainly […]
A tour through Meredyth South, the winter home of David and Karen O’Connor’s High Acre
With the Pan Am Games looming a mere two weeks away, I am starting to (maybe) get excited (just a little) about my exotic adventure to Toronto. I usually prefer my Pan Ams in spicier locales, such as Rio and Guadalajara; but until I am reincarnated as a wined, dined and (dare I say) financially incentivized member […]
Equine Canada would like to extend their condolences to the family and friends of Rozanne Black who passed away on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, following a lengthy illness. Black was an Equine Canada dressage judge, coach and a FEI Eventing Judge who was highly regarded by the organization and among her peers. Black was an […]
The 92nd Royal Horse Show opened tonight at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, and the packed house was treated a full slate of equestrian excitement. From the rocking excitement of Horseware Indoor Eventing and the Shetland Pony Grand National races, to the nail-biting hairpin turns of the Greenhawk Canadian Show Jumping Championships and the majestic […]
Equine Canada and the Canadian Equestrian Team extend heartfelt condolences to Selena O’Hanlon and owners Elaine and Michael Davies, on the passing away of their cherished Swedish Warmblood gelding Colombo. In 2007, O’Hanlon was first named to the Canadian Eventing National Team with Colombo, and the pair made their four-star debut together at the 2008 […]
At Bromont, QC, the site of the 2018 World Equestrian Games (WEG), the Jaguar Land Rover CCI Three Day Event was held on June 5-8, 2014, and Canadian Olympian Jessica Phoenix was victorious the in CCI3* division. Riding A Little Romance, Donald Leschied’s nine-year-old Canadian bred Thoroughbred Trakehner cross mare (A Fine Romance x Donaufurst) , […]
Working with three-year-olds.
Waving the Flag Across the Pond
