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On the final day of competition, the Canadian Para-Dressage riders once again earned top scores at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival 10 CPEDI3*. The annual FEI competition was held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, March 14-16, in Wellington, FL. The top score of the day was awarded to Lauren Barwick of Aldergrove, BC, […]
Canadian Para-Dressage Riders Victorious in International Team Competition
Canadian Para-Dressage riders continued to post top scores during the second day of competition on their way to winning the overall team event at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival 10 CPEDI3*. The annual FEI competition is being held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, March 14-16, in Wellington, FL. Using the combined scores from […]
Canadian Team Starts 2014 Para-Dressage International Season in Winning Form
The 2014 season has commenced in a winning way for the Canadian Para-Equestrian Team with great scores on the opening day of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival 10 CPEDI3*. The first day of competition resulted in victories in Grades Ib and II, and Canada is currently leading in the team competition at the FEI competition […]
Ontario Eventer Jessica Phoenix Top Ten in the CIC3* at Red Hills International Horse Trials
Canadian Eventing athletes commenced the international season this weekend competing at the CIC3*/2*/1* Red Hills International Horse Trials held in Tallahassee, FL. USA. Heavy rains on Thursday’s opening day may have caused some competitors to tweak their riding style but that wasn’t enough to stop 2012 Olympian Jessica Phoenix of Cannington, ON, from taking the […]
Stem cell therapy brings new hope for injured horses
Stem cell therapy at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Health Sciences Centre is yielding promising results in the treatment of tendon injuries in horses. Two horses are currently being treated using allogous stem cells – cells that were banked and transplanted from another donor horse – a medical first in Canada and among only a […]
Equine Canada Launches New Reference Guide to Basic Horsemanship and Trail Riding in Canada
Equine Canada is pleased to announce the launch of its new reference manual “A Guide to Basic Horsemanship and Trail Riding in Canada.” This manual is an adaptation of the French book published by The Association québécoise pour le tourisme équestre et l’équitation de loisir (Québec a chéval), a non-profit organization whose mission is to […]
How much should I feed?
By: Kalina Rutledge, BBRM Equine As equine nutrition consultants, one of the main questions we get regularly is, “How much should I feed?” One answer to this would be to look at your feed tag, which will allow you to match your horse’s weight with its activity level and give you an amount in kilograms […]
Canadian Olympian Jacqueline Brooks Shines in the CDI-W Palm Beach Derby
Canadian Olympian Jacqueline Brooks landed in the top ten twice this past weekend at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W featured during week eight of the 2014 Adequan Global Dressage Festival held February 28-Mar 2 at The Stadium at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. Brooks of Cedar Valley, ON, and her […]
‘Royal Plans’ Announced for 2014 Jump Canada Championships & Finals
Jump Canada is pleased to announce exciting plans for national series championships and finals in 2014. After sending out a call to competitions to host the 2014 Jump Canada national championships and finals, the following locations have been finalized: The renowned Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON has been chosen to host the Canadian […]
Cases of Strangles in Waterloo-Wellington County
March 3, 2014 The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) has received reports of several cases of equine Strangles (S. equi sp. equi infection) in the Waterloo-Wellington County area. Strangles is not a reportable disease in the province of Ontario, however, it is highly contagious to horses and other equids, and outbreaks are a […]
