On June 14, 2014, Canadian eventer, Jordan McDonald, suffered a fatal injury while competing at the Nunney International Horse Trials held at Southfield House, Whatley, Frome, Somerset, GBR. This tragic loss inspired Jordan’s sister, Shannon, who performs as Shanna Lynn in the country music duo known as Georgia Rain, with Damian Marshall, to record a […]
It’s the development many user groups in central Alberta have been eagerly awaiting. Rimbey’s major new multi-purpose facility, the Agrim Centre, is ready for business! “We’ve taken our first event bookings, and are looking for more,” stated Tim Edge, President of the Rimbey Agricultural Society. Society Vice-President Ken Whitelock, who is managing construction of the […]
Canadians who spend extended periods of time in the United States should familiarize themselves with the Entry Exit Initiative, a new information-sharing agreement between Canada and the US, which allows officials to track how many days Canadians spend in the US. BC Southern Interior MP, Alex Atamanenko, is warning Canadians that if they are not […]
The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) concluded its second week of competition on Sunday with a win for Ireland’s Conor Swail and Martha Louise, owned by Canadians Susan and Ariel Grange, in the $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Following a successful year with several wins at Spruce Meadows, Martha Louise had a long break […]
The struggle to keep the horse and rider sound of body and mind through the show season is always a top priority for trainers.
Equine Canada is pleased to announce that Horse Experience 2015 — A Canadian Horse Industry Showcase will be held in Ontario during July 2015, in parallel to the Pan American Games in the Orangeville/Caledon/Mono area. The objective for Horse Experience 2015 is to maximize the opportunity presented by the Pan American Games as a showcase […]
At the CEI Greenway Gallivant held in Dunnellon, Fla., Jan. 1–3, 2015, Canadians earned great finish times in the CEI 1* 80 km and CEI 2* 120 km races. In the CEI2* 120 km race held on Jan. 2, Wendy MacCoubrey of St. Justine de Newton, Que., finished in a time of 7:58:42 for fourth […]
Canadian show jumper Bianca Lafontaine has added a new horse, Cardenio Junior De Lys, to her string with the support of Ferme De Lys. The Québec-based Hanoverian breeding farm, owned by Lynda Tétreault and Claude Ménard, is proud to support the 25-year-old rider, who is a member of the Fédération équestre internationale (FEI) and competes […]
Equine Canada is pleased to announce that in an effort to make our High Performance 1 coaching program accessible to our busy coaches, we will be travelling to Ocala, Fla. on February 9-11, 2015 to host training modules. Although these sessions are targeted at prospective High Performance 1 coaches, current Equine Canada certified coaches or […]
Multi-Olympian Karen O’Connor has been appointed the new Coach of the Mexican Eventing Team and will assume the role immediately. The appointment will involve O’Connor training the team for major events including the Pan American Games in Toronto this summer and the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016. O’Connor is looking forward to the […]
