Month: September 2013

The Canadian team comprised of Jonathan Asselin of Calgary, AB riding Attaché Stables’ Showgirl, a 13-year-old Selle Francaise mare (Gold De Becourt X Vedette Normande), Tiffany Foster, of Schomberg, ON riding Artisan Farms LLC’s Verdi III, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Hors La Loi II X Cantessa), Mac Cone of King City, ON riding Chadburn […]

Jump Canada announces the Canadian Show Jumping Team for the upcoming CSIO4*-W Best Jump 2013 being held in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The following riders and horses will travel to Porto Alegre, BRA to compete from October 3 – 6: Ben Asselin (Calgary, AB) will ride Makavoy, a 10-year-old Selle Francaise mare. Angela Covert (St. Lazare, […]

Canadian eventers competed in international competitions on two continents over the weekend of September 19-22. In the United States, Peter Barry Dunham, QC and Kilrodan Abbott competed against a large contingent of international competitors finishing 15th in the CIC3* division of the Plantation Field Horse Trials held in Unionville, PA. Barry and Kilrodan Abbott, a […]

For the second time in less than two months, Canadian dressage riders topped the leaderboard in Saugerties, NY, this time at the New England Dressage Association (NEDA) Fall Festival of Dressage CDI-W Y/J Saugerties held at the HITS Show grounds, September 19-22. Four-time Olympian and Toronto native Ashley Holzer, currently residing in New York, USA […]

Meet your new OEF Board of  Directors! This year, OEF President Mark Nelson was re-appointed to the Board of Directors and subsequently, by meeting of the Board, nominated to the position of President of the Board. For those of you who don’t know Mark, we’ve attached his bio here: Mark A Nelson We also had […]

An ambitious consumer research project involving four Ontario racetracks is seeking input from harness racing patrons. Dubbed the Alliance of Standardbred Racetracks of Southwestern Ontario (ASR-SWO), the group is comprised of four not-for-profit racetracks: Clinton, Hanover, Western Fair and Grand River. Following an RFP process earlier this year, 365° Integrated Inc. was retained to conduct […]

For the second day in a row, Ireland’s Conor Swail emerged victorious to win the $35,000 CSI2* RAM Equestrian Caledon Cup, Phase II, presented by Aviva, and claim the coveted Caledon Cup trophy at the CSI2* Canadian Show Jumping Tournament held September 18 to 22 at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON. On Saturday, […]

In her first appearance in Great Britain since representing her country at the London Olympics in 2012, Jessica Phoenix finished top ten in a field of 84 international athletes at the renowned Fidelity Blenheim International Horse trials, held September 12 – 15 near Oxford, GBR. Phoenix of Cannington, ON and Pavarotti, her individual gold medalist […]

Ontario’s riders brought home the hardware at the 2013 Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships, which took place from Sept. 13-15 in Calgary, AB. and saw riders from across Canada vying for a place on the podium. Ontario took home gold medals in team competition in both Jumping and Dressage and also secured a bronze in Reining. […]

Canada’s equine community mourns the loss of Canadian Equestrian Team member, Bryan Anderson, who passed away on Sept. 11 from injuries sustained in a riding accident. “Bryan will be remembered as a gifted competitor, and his talent will live on through the successes of the horses and riders he trained with such dedication,” stated Equine Canada […]