Month: September 2014

It is with great sadness that the Ontario Equestrian Federation announces the death of Marie-Helen Lessard, a respected competitor, coach, judge, official, horse show organizer and volunteer. Lessard, 49, and her husband, Steven Ratz, 57, were killed in a car crash on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014 on Dufferin County Road 10 near their home in […]

Jump Canada is proud to announce this year’s inductees into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame.  Returning to its traditional festive format, the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala, presented by BMO Financial Group, will be held on Sunday, November 9, 2014, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON. The Jump Canada Hall of […]

The Ontario Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the riders who will be representing the province at the upcoming Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships, which take place from Oct. 3-5 in Blainville, QC. Teams will be comprised of two junior and two senior riders representing Ontario in the disciplines of Jumping, Dressage and Reining. Riders must […]

The Canadian Eventing Committee would like to announce that the Qualification Thresholds and Selection Procedure for the 2015 Pan American Games Eventing Competition is now available the eventing section of the Equine Canada website at http://bit.ly/1qJs5en. Athletes wishing to be considered for selection to the 2015 Pan American Games must complete and submit an Application […]

Equine Guelph and the University of Guelph are conducting a study on the awareness of current research among members of Ontario’s horse industry – the study aims to measure who in the equine industry is accessing University of Guelph research, how they are accessing it, and whether the information changes their practices. In order to assess […]

The Canadian Show Jumping Team comprised of Ben Asselin, Tiffany Foster, Eric Lamaze and Ian Millar clinched victory in the $300,000 BMO Nations’ Cup held Saturday, September 13, at the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament in Calgary, AB. The win marked the second victory for Canada in the event’s history, having previously won in 2006.  […]

Ten-time Olympian Ian Millar of Perth, ON, added yet another title to his long list of accomplishments by winning the $1.5 million CP International, presented by Rolex, on September 14 to close out the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows “Masters” tournament in Calgary, AB. It was the second day in a row that the Canadian anthem rang […]

Jan. 19 – Feb. 2, 2014, marked the inaugural dates for the Canadian Florida Fortnight, held in Wellington and West Palm Beach Florida. This event was so successful that Dressage Canada took a mini Fortnight experience on the road with stops in Toronto and Calgary. Titled the Performance Advantage Symposium, both mini Fortnight events received rave reviews […]

Jump Canada is pleased to announce the Canadian Show Jumping Team that will represent Canada in the $300,000 BMO Nations’ Cup at the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament, to be held September 10-14 in Calgary, AB. The following horse/rider combinations will compete for Canada in the Nations’ Cup on Saturday, September 13: Rider/Horse (owner)/Hometown Ben […]

With the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy, FRA coming to an end during the Closing Ceremonies on September 7, Canada stepped into the spotlight as the official host country of the eighth edition of the Games, to be held in Bromont, QC in 2018. As announced by the FEI on June 9, […]