Month: March 2015

The Ontario Equestrian Federation would like to congratulate the outstanding individuals recognized at Equine Canada’s prestigious Awards Gala, which took place on Friday, March 27, in Gatineau, QC. Recipients from Ontario included: National Awards Volunteer of the Year – Dr. Mary Bell of Puslinch, ON. Lifetime Achievement Award – Mary Anne Laframboise of Ottawa, ON. […]

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has posted on the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry and its website Draft Revised Minimum Distance Separation Formulae 2015 for public review and input.  Many of you will have previously attended one of the technical experts meetings or the stakeholder’s workshop and through those meetings provided […]

Equine Canada (EC) honoured some of Canada’s best and brightest equestrians and supporters at the prestigious EC Annual Awards Gala at the Crowne Plaza Gatineau-Ottawa in Gatineau, Que. on Friday, March 27. Held in conjunction with the EC Annual Convention, March 25-29, the national awards gala celebrates outstanding achievements within the equestrian community. The following award recipients […]

The in-person vote of Equine Canada’s proposed Articles of Continuance and amended By-Laws under the new Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (CNCA) was held at the EC Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 27 during the EC Annual Convention, being held March 24-30, in Gatineau, Que. EC members in good standing were invited to cast their […]

Canadian dressage riders rose to the occasion in the Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations’ Cup CDIO3* during the final week of the prestigious Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., March 24-28. Putting in a tremendous effort over the two days of Nations’ Cup competition, which started March 25, both Canadian teams did the maple leaf […]

Equine Canada is working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and other partner organizations to develop a farm-level biosecurity standard that will help protect Canada’s equine industry from animal diseases. A national Equine Biosecurity Advisory Committee has been established to develop this voluntary standard that will provide a common […]

The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is pleased to announce that The Royal Horse Show will now be included as a leg of the prestigious Longines FEI World CupTM Jumping North American League from 2015 through 2017. The 14 qualifying events of the Longines FEI World CupTM Jumping North American League will be held at some […]

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is pleased to announce its 2015 ballot. A total of 30 horses and people comprised of 15 Standardbred racing candidates and 15 Thoroughbred racing candidates have been selected to appear on this year’s ballot. A 20-person Election Committee for each breed will determine the winners in their respective […]

Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the two teams set to represent Canada at the 2015 CDIO3* Wellington in Florida from March 24-28, 2015. The CDIO3* Wellington acts as week 12 of the prestigious Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). It also represents an exciting opportunity for top competitors from around the world to compete as […]