Month: January 2014

Canadian dressage riders were a frequent sight on the leaderboard at the CDI-W Adequan Global Dressage Festival (GDF) III, held from Jan. 23-26 in Wellington, FL, USA. Diane Creech of Caistor Centre, ON was the top Canadian contender in the competition’s most revered class, the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle, which took place on Jan. 24. […]

Canadian Eventing Committee is pleased to announce the 2014 Canadian National Eventing Team. The Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee approved the list which recognizes performance results achieved at 2, 3 and 4 star CCI competitions and CIC 3 star competitions from January 1, 2013 to November 4, 2013.Riders are listed in alphabetical order. SHORT LIST […]

The International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) awarded the Equine Guelph/Minnesota State Fair partnership with two prestigious Awards of Excellence at the IAFE Annual Convention in Las Vegas in December, 2013. Award categories included ‘Fair and Sponsor/Partner Joint Exhibit Program’ and ‘Special or Specific Agricultural Educational Event, Exhibit, or Program for the Fairgoing Public’ […]

Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the 2013 Dressage Canada Achievement Award (horse, rider, and freestyle) recipients.2013 Lauren Dilanni Freestyle AwardDressage Canada is honoured to provide the Lauren Dilanni Freestyle Rider Award to riders who demonstrate freestyle excellence in competition by achieving at least three scores of 67% or more in freestyle classes at the […]

  The plight of the unwanted or neglected horse is a growing welfare issue in this country. Seldom does a week go by without a publicized horse welfare issue in some form of neglect, abuse, or abandonment. With an aim to provide a greater foundation of knowledge regarding the welfare of the horse, this year […]

  A large contingent of Canadian dressage riders kicked off the winter season at the CDI-W/CDI-1* Adequan Global Dressage Festival 1, held Jan. 9-12 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, USA. Canadian highlights of the week included Megan Lane of Loretto, ON winning the FEI Grand Prix Special with a […]

In 2014, the OEF will not be issuing plastic membership cards. Instead, members will be mailed a letter with an image of their card, plus three membership tags. If you are a member of the OHTA or OHJA, you will continue to receive your traditional plastic membership card from these organizations. Although cost savings were […]

Jump Canada fully supports the campaign by Equine Canada to raise funds for the 2014 World Equestrian Games set for Normandy, FRA next summer via the recently announced $20.14 for 2014 campaign. Here is a statement released by JT Taylor, Elizabeth Bordeaux, and Mark Samuel of the Jump Canada Board: Our team needs and deserves […]

Para-Equestrian Canada has awarded grants to five therapeutic riding centres to help fund initiatives that provide new competition opportunities or increase existing competition programs for riders with a disability. In the third grant series of the season, grants were awarded to the following centres: 1. Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association (Duncan, B.C.) 2. Little Bits Therapeutic […]

  Equine Canada is pleased to announce that an FEI Event Veterinarian Course will take place February 21-22, 2014 at the Equine Canada head office in Ottawa, ON. The FEI Event Veterinarian Course will be directed by Dr. Yves Rossier and Dr. Gerit Matthesen. This course offers an exciting opportunity to work with highly experienced […]