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Tuesday March 24, 2020 To all members of Ontario Equestrian: The following sets out recent Government and other communications which are relevant to Ontario’s Equestrian community. On March 17, 2020, the Ontario Government enacted a Declaration of Emergency to Protect the Public to help contain the spread of COVID-19 and protect the public. As a […]
COVID-19 and Equestrian Facility Operations
Friday March 20, 2020 In an effort to minimize the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19), Equestrian Canada (EC) and the Provincial/Territorial Sport Organizations (PTSOs) recommend the following as best practices concerning equestrian facility operations, consistent with the recommendations of applicable health authorities. Due to federal, provincial/territorial and local government recommendations on the movement of individuals, as […]
Ontario Equestrian Facility Closures
Tuesday March 17, 2020 To all members of the Equestrian Community in Ontario: Since we issued our notice yesterday stating that we are suspending all Ontario Equestrian (OE) and Equestrian Canada (EC) Sanctioned competitions, clinics etc., The Ontario Government has enacted a Declaration of Emergency to Protect the Public. Among other things, this declaration mandates that “All facilities […]
Statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Monday March 16, 2020 OE, in conjunction with Equestrian Canada and the other Equestrian P/TSO’s across the country, is closely monitoring news from the World Health Organization, National and Provincial sport system partners and Provincial and local authorities to help minimize the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19). Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we endeavour to […]
Hiring: Director of Sport
Job Title: Director of Sport Reports To: Executive Director Status: Full-Time Job Purpose The Director of Sport is responsible for the strategic direction and execution of all provincial equestrian sport programs while leading the equestrian operations team. This includes responsibilities for the athlete pathway from Rookie Riders to the GRIT program, as well as overseeing the staff responsible […]
Departure of Ontario Equestrian’s Director of Sport
February 21, 2020 Ontario Equestrian (OE) with regret, is announcing the departure of Pam Coburn, Director of Sport. Pam was a force in the industry and valued immensely amongst her peers. Pam has been with OE since October, 2011. She spent several years working with the coaching and facility programs. After successfully quadrupling the number of OE facility partners and being […]
2020 GRIT Team Announcement
The program is called GRIT – Great Rider Intensive Training. After a year of program development, with the support of Olympic discipline experts, Ontario Equestrian launched an exciting new Provincial athlete development program in November of 2019. Following an overwhelming response to our initial call for applications, 20 riders have been selected to the team […]
Ontario Equestrian launches GRIT Program with Lead Christilot Boylen
Over the past year, Ontario Equestrian has been creating an Athlete Development Program for riders in the three Olympic disciplines – eventing, jump and dressage, with the goal of providing resources and a pathway to success on the national and international level. In consultation with a select group of elite equestrian athletes including Ian Millar, […]
Congratulations to the 2018-2019 Quest for Gold Recipients
Ontario Equestrian (OE) would like to congratulate the five members selected for this years Quest for Gold funding. Each year Ontario Equestrian announces the recipients of the Quest for Gold program funded by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. The overarching program goal is to improve the performance and number of Ontario athletes […]
2019 Youth Bursary Recipients
Ontario Equestrian (OE) would like to congratulate the five junior members selected for this years Youth Bursary program. Each year Ontario Equestrian distributes a minimum of five $1,000 bursaries to youth based on their involvement with horses, their future goals, as well as letters of recommendations from their coaches. Family resources and academic achievements are […]
