Canadian Olympian David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, concluded his winter season in Wellington, FL, by competing in the CDI5* Adequan Global Dressage Festival Week 12 held March 25-30. Riding Chrevi’s Capital, a 14-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding (Chrevi’s Cavallo x Weinberg) owned by Deborah Kinzinger, Marcus contested the Grand Prix on Thursday to earn a […]
Dressage Canada Announces Recipients of the Travel Assistance Support Program
Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the athletes selected as recipients of the Dressage Canada Travel Assistance Support Program. The Dressage Canada Travel Assistance Support Program was designed to help support both youth and senior High Performance athletes with their travel expenses representing Canada at the following competitions and development opportunities: International youth events FEI […]
EHV-1 Update: restrictions on Woodbine Barn 10 lifted
ORC Manager of Veterinary Services Dr. Adam Chambers announced that the training time restrictions placed on horses stabled in Woodbine’s Barn 10 are now removed, effective March 27, 2014. Horses from Barn 10 are now free to train during regular training hours. Horses temperatures should continue to be taken twice daily and monitored closely for […]
Canada’s Tiffany Foster Opens Final Week of WEF with a Win
Canadian Olympian Tiffany Foster of Vancouver, BC, opened the final week of competition at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL, with a win in the $34,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m Speed on Wednesday, March 26.Entering the final week of competition at the 12-week FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, the $34,000 Spy […]
Eric Lamaze Eyes $500,000 CSI5* Grand Prix to Close out Winter Circuit
As the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL, draws to a close, Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze is gearing up for the final event of the 12-week circuit, the $500,000 FTI Consulting Grand Prix Finale on Saturday night, March 29. With a new string of horses competing at this year’s Winter Equestrian […]
Canadian Eventers Spring into Action Sweeping Top Three at the CIC3* Poplar Place Farm HT
It may still be too cold to feel like spring in most parts of Canada, but Canadian eventers were hot in Hamilton, GA at the Poplar Farm Horse Trials held March 21-23, taking the three top spots on the leaderboard in the CIC3* division. Jessica Phoenix, Canada’s 2012 Olympian from Cannington ON, and Kirk Hoppner’s 13-year-old […]
Member Advisory – 2015 Equine Canada Rule Change Proposals are due May 31, 2014
It is the right of every member of Equine Canada (EC) to propose amendments to the rules, subject to the current policies, procedures and schedules. EC members are invited to submit suggestions for 2015 rule changes. The 2015 Rule Change Proposal (RCP) submission form is available on the EC Website (EC Rule Change Proposals). All […]
To Great Britain and Back
By Marguerite Old As a registered equine massage therapist, I have found that it is not always easy to find conferences that are geared specifically to what I do every day, which in my case is often treating the muscles of your horse’s back. When I learned that Horses Inside Out in Great Britain was hosting […]
EHV-1 case at Woodbine
There has been a report of EHV-1 in a five-year-old Thoroughbred filly residing in Barn 10 at Woodbine Racetrack. The horse showed neurological signs on Thursday March 13 but did not have a fever. The horse was removed from Woodbine to isolation on Saturday, March 15. The horse’s condition is stable. Results from tests available […]
Canadian Dressage Riders Continue Strong Performances at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival
Canadian Dressage riders continued to earn top results at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) CDI-W/1*/U25/Y/J/P in Wellington, FL, USA, March 13-16. Belinda Trussell of Stouffville, ON finished the week as one of Canada’s top performers. Partnered with Robyn Eames’ 14-year-old German-bred gelding, Anton, Trussell achieved a score of 70.900% in the FEI Grand Prix […]