Para-Equestrian Canada is now accepting nominations to fill three vacant positions on the Canadian Para-Equestrian Committee (CPEC). The positions on the committee are not specific in task and each position is for a two-year term beginning in February 2014. The Committee is seeking candidates who possess the passion and drive to work with other committed […]
The 91st Royal Agricultural Winter Fair opens November 1st, and with it, the prestigious CSI4*-W Royal Horse Show. Opening weekend in the Royal Horse Show boasts a spectacular lineup of family entertainment and first-rate competition, as well as a very special tribute “A Salute to Those Who Serve” during Friday night’s official opening ceremony. “We […]
The Canadian National Exhibition will no longer host the CNE Horse Show, according to a statement from CNE General Manager, David Bednar.
Dressage Canada is pleased to announce that nominee Gina Smith has been elected as the High Performance Committee Chair for a three year term. Smith has been the volunteer Chair of High Performance since 2012 and she will continue in this role until the end of 2016 having received the highest number of votes in […]
With the competition season winding down, now is the perfect time to reflect on the tremendous achievements of the past year and recognize those who were outstanding in their field. Equine Canada’s national awards recognition program celebrates the impressive achievements of individuals, equines and organizations who have contributed to the growth and success of our […]
Dressage rider Anky van Grunsven of the Netherlands, announced on October 29th that her former partner, Bonfire, has died. In a statement on her website, van Grunsven said: “My heart is broken. Bonfire died. I bought Bonfire when he was 2.5-years-old. At that age it’s difficult to see if a horse has talent for the […]
A formidable field headed for Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4* in the French Pyrenees this past weekend. Twelve nations fielded some seventy five horse/rider combinations. Competitors included Olympic Games medalists and the top seven best competitors on the International ranking list. Among them were 2012 Olympians Hawley Bennett-Awad, a Langley, BC native who currently rides […]
The Jump Canada Hall of Fame and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair have teamed up to present a very special evening, presented by BMO Financial Group, celebrating the first eight years of the Hall of Fame. Events are planned in concert with the deciding round of the Canadian Show Jumping Championship on Saturday, November 2, […]
William Fox-Pitt had three shots to clinch Les Etoiles de Pau (FRA), first event of the FEI Classics™ 2013/2014 season but, in a nail-biting finale, it took the Briton until his third and last ride, Seacookie TSF, to secure the top prize. After an outstanding day’s Cross Country yesterday, Fox-Pitt was in the rarefied position […]
The first competition of the FEI Classics™ 2013/2014 season has been billed as a “battle of the giants” between Andrew Nicholson (NZL) and William Fox-Pitt (GBR), ranked first and second in the HSBC Rider Rankings, but Australia’s Lucinda Fredericks has swept ahead of the pair of them after the Dressage phase at Les Etoiles de […]
