It has been a whirlwind two months for veteran Canadian dressage rider Karen Pavicic. The Surrey, BC native hopped across the pond in early May to test her mettle against the world’s top riders at some of Europe’s most prestigious competitions. One very long plane ride, three international competitions, four top-10 finishes and a whole […]
Harness Racing BC (HRBC) represents the harness horse industry in the province of British Columbia. Our office is located at Fraser Downs Racetrack & Casino in BC’s beautiful Fraser Valley and we are currently hiring an Executive Director. The Executive Director is the public face of HRBC and is responsible for promoting all harness horse […]
At the CEI Greenway Gallivant held in Dunnellon, Fla., Jan. 1–3, 2015, Canadians earned great finish times in the CEI 1* 80 km and CEI 2* 120 km races. In the CEI2* 120 km race held on Jan. 2, Wendy MacCoubrey of St. Justine de Newton, Que., finished in a time of 7:58:42 for fourth […]
During the second day of competition at CPEDI3* Global Dressage Festival I presented by Adequan, Robyn Andrews secured a win for Canada in the Grade Ia Individual Championship test. The competition is being held at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Fla., Jan. 9-11, 2015. Andrews of St. Johns, N.L., rode […]
Tickets are going fast for this year’s Jump Canada Hall of Fame Gala, presented by BMO Financial Group, to be held on Sunday, November 9, 2014, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON. The Jump Canada Hall of Fame was created in 2006 to recognize outstanding contributions to hunter/jumper sport. This year’s celebrated inductees are: […]
The Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships is a sanctioned Equine Canada competition. This team event offers athletes the opportunity to test their skills against their peers from across Canada. The Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships is a collaborative event between the national and provincial sport organizations governing equestrian competition, whereby provincial/territorial sport organizations field teams representing their […]
Equine Canada would like to extend an invitation to the Canadian equestrian community to register for the 2014 Equine Canada Annual Convention, being held Feb. 5-9, 2014 in Winnipeg, MB. On-line registration for the Convention or specific scheduled events is available. In addition, registration packages can be sent by mail. To request a hard copy […]
For the second time in less than two months, Canadian dressage riders topped the leaderboard in Saugerties, NY, this time at the New England Dressage Association (NEDA) Fall Festival of Dressage CDI-W Y/J Saugerties held at the HITS Show grounds, September 19-22. Four-time Olympian and Toronto native Ashley Holzer, currently residing in New York, USA […]
Equine Canada (EC) and the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) are pleased to announce the release of the new Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines. The Code is available for download here. “The development of this new Code is perhaps the most important project in recent Canadian history for the […]
As reported today by the Daily Racing Forum, the Ontario Racing Commission has quarantined one of Woodbine racetrack’s barns, located in Toronto, and implemented shipping restrictions after two horses tested positive for a strain of the equine herpes virus (EHV-1). An unraced two-year-old was euthanized Monday after showing symptoms of a potential neurological disease. On […]
