News: Horse Sport

Blainville Equestrian Park Unveils Plans to Upgrade Venue

Blainville, Quebec — Blainville Equestrian Park, owned and operated by the City of Blainville and host each summer to the Blainville Dressage International and Blainville Jumping International, has unveiled new plans to upgrade the facility. Built two decades ago on

EC Certified Coach Leads Canadian University Students to Nations’ Cup

Ottawa, Ontario  — Equine Canada certified coach Marie-Helen Lessard of Orangeville, ON accompanied three Canadian university student riders to the International Student Riding Nations’ Cup in Buchs ZH, Switzerland, April 19-22. An Equine Canada English Level 2 coach, Lessard coaches

Boylen & Gachino Beat the Heat at CDI 3* Mariakalnok

Ottawa, Ontario — Canadian Olympian Chrisilot Boylen scored great results despite oppressive heat at the CDI 3* Mariakalnok, held May 25-28 in Hungary. A current resident of Rottingen, Germany, Boylen traveled to Hungary with two Grand Prix mounts, Alec Murray’s

Complete Facelift for Bromont’s June Event

The Bromont Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that work is well underway on a completely new, redesigned course for the 2007 Bromont CCI**/CCI*/ CIC**/CIC* Three Day Event The Todd Sandler Challenge – being held from June 8 – 10th

Leslie Reid Withdraws from Pan Am Trials

  With Patricia and George Hatch’s eleven year old KWPN gelding Orion, Leslie Reid was the top ranked finalist for the Pan Am dressage team when the list was announced on May 23rd. Just a week before the first and

Dressage Canada Announces Final Eight Combinations for Pan Am Selection Trials

Ottawa, Ontario — Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the following eight combinations who will be vying for one of only three positions on the Canadian Pan American Games Dressage Team:   Rider                           Hometown                Horse              Owner Karen Pavicic               Richmond, BC              Lionheart          Karen Pavicic

Canada Loses International Show Jumper and Sire, Rio Grande

Stratford, Ontario – International show jumping competitor and renowned sire, Rio Grande, passed away at the age of 21. Arguably the most influential sport horse sire standing in Canada, Rio Grande died suddenly on May 21 after suffering a heart

2007 Royal Horse Show Prize Money Tops $745,000

Toronto, Ontario – The 2007 Royal Horse Show promises to be bigger and better than ever with an increase of $100,000 in prize money, bringing the total awarded over the 10-day competition to $745,000. The Royal Horse Show is held

Lars Petersen Dressage Clinic

World Champion Lars Petersen returns for his second Canadian clinic on May 19th and 20th. Lars is well known for his successes with the stallion Blue Hors Cavan, with whom he was ranked 2nd in the 2001 World FEI rankings.

FEI Working to Improve Safety of Eventing on National Level

The FEI is seriously concerned by the fatal accidents which have occurred in Eventing over the last months. Even though the FEI does not have the authority to manage and oversee national events, which are governed by the National Federations,