Despite very wet and rainy conditions, Roberta Sheffield and Ashley Gowanlock rode their Team Tests during the first day of para-dressage competition on Monday, August 25, at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014. As the third competitor into the stadium for the Grade III Team Test at the para-dressage venue at La Prairie Racecourse, […]
Two of the four Canadian reiners competed in the Team and First Individual Qualifying Competition on August 25. Josiane Gauthier of Lucama, NC, USA, and Lisa Coulter of Princeton, BC rode a seven manoeuvre pattern during the run, including sliding stops, straight lopes and the fan-favourite spins – placing Team Canada in sixth going into […]
Dressage competition officially got underway at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, FRA on August 25. Two of the four riders on the Canadian Dressage Team entered the d’Ornano Stadium for the first day of the Grand Prix Team Competition, which will continue on August 26, when the Team Medals will be […]
The Canadian Dressage, Reining, and Para-Dressage Team horses were presented for veterinary inspection on August 24 at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™. All 12 horses were approved to compete in the first official day of competition on August 25. The following riders will represent Canada in Dressage: • Megan Lane of Loretto, ON […]
Canadian flags waved proudly on August 23 during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, FRA where Prime Minister Manuel Valls officially pronounced the Games open for 15 days of thrilling competition. More than 70 Canadians took to the d’Ornano Stadium during the parade of nations, which showcased riders from […]
Canadian Olympian Belinda Trussell of Stouffville, ON has been chosen as the flag bearer for the Canadian Equestrian Team (CET) at the Opening Ceremonies for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014, which are being held in Normandy, FRA, from August 23 to September 7. “This is a huge honour, and I am so excited […]
Two more euthanized horses have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Ontario – one in Lanark County and the other in Frontenac County. There have been two suspected cases in Frontenac County which have been euthanized. If you suspect EEE, contact your local veterinarian.
Canadian riders won nine of the FEI classes at CDI-W Saugerties, held August 14–17, 2014, in Saugerties, NY. Starting Canada’s winning streak was Olympian Ashley Holzer, formerly of Toronto and now residing in New York. Holzer and Tiva Nana (Metall x Cabochon), P.J. Rizvi’s 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, won both the Grand Prix (70.060%) and […]
Upon evaluation of the successful inaugural Trail Riding and Tourism Program pilot held in eastern Canada this summer, Equine Canada is temporarily postponing the second event to integrate insights gained by conducting the first pilot and will re-launch the program in western Canada shortly. We thank those who expressed their interest in the Alberta event […]
It is with great pleasure that Equine Canada announces Mr. Paul Cote as the newly appointed CEO for the recently awarded 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™, which will held at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park in Bromont, Quebec. As Chair of the Bromont Bid Committee, Cote’s leadership was integral to the bid process over the […]
