The Canadian Para-Equestrian Team has kicked-off their 2013 season with a big win at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival WEF Dressage Classic CPEDI3*. Not only were they victorious in the team competition, but the Canadians riders also won 10 of the 15 classes offered at the international competition which was held at the lovely Palm […]
Canadian Olympian John Pearce finished second in the inaugural AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix, presented by Lamborghini Newport Beach, to close out the seven-week HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, CA, on Sunday, March 17. Following 32 attempts out of 40 starters, Pearce, who currently resides in Bermuda Dunes, California, was the first to navigate […]
The future of dressage in Canada is on a pathway to greater success thanks to a high-performance planning summit which saw more than 50 stakeholders gather to identify program strategies to grow the sport and ultimately, the number of podium-level performances at the international level. The summit, which was held March 11-12 during winter competitions […]
Canadian Eventing riders Selena O’Hanlon, Lesley Grant-Law and Kyle Carter were the highest placed of the Canadian contingent competing at the CIC Red Hills International Horse Trials in Tallahassee, FL, held March 7-10, 2013. Selena O’Hanlon of Kingston, ON, took the top three Canadian spots in the CIC 3* division. With Foxwood High, John Rumble’s […]
Dressage Canada will host a High Performance Summit March 11-12, 2013 to focus on the sport in Canada – highlighting international performance success objectives for the future. The Summit, hosted in Florida as a cost effective measure, will engage over 60 high performance stakeholders to start the planning process for the future direction of the […]
Elizabeth Quigg of Stouffville, ON, has been elected as Chair of the Canadian Para-Equestrian Committee (CPEC) for the 2013-2014 term. In fulfilling the roles of chef d’équipe of the Canadian Para-Equestrian Team and the chair of the Para-Equestrian Canada High Performance Committee since 2005, Quigg has a strong background in para-equestrian sport. In addition to […]
For the second day in a row, Canadian riders collected silver medals on the podium following their second place finish in the $10,000 Hollow Creek FEI Young Riders Nations Cup, held Saturday, March 2, during the CSIO4* FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. Competing in the International Ring earlier in the day for […]
Canada finished in second place in the $75,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ presented by G&C Farm, held Friday night, March 1, during the CSIO4* FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. The Canadian Team comprised of Mac Cone of King City, ON, Tiffany Foster of Schomberg, ON, Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Ian […]
Equine Canada announced its 2013 Board of Directors at the federation’s Annual General Meeting during its national convention. The 2013 Board slate is comprised of: Michael Gallagher – President Tony La Giorgia – Secretary of the Board, Director-at-Large Cheryl Denault – Treasurer Peggy Hambly – Sport Representative Jan Stephens – Sport Representative Al Patterson – […]
Equine Canada’s Health and Welfare Committee is notifying horse owners that Neurotropic Equine Herpes Virus-1 (nEHV-1) has been reported in a horse at the HITS show grounds in Ocala, Florida. It has been confirmed that it is the neurological strain of Equine Herpes Virus 1 (nEHV-1). Outbreaks of nEHV-1 are contagious and have a high […]
