Toronto, Ontario – Beloved show jumping horse Hickstead will be inducted into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame alongside 10-time Olympian Ian Millar at this year’s Jump Canada Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala.  Presented by BMO Financial Group, the seventh annual black-tie event will take place on Sunday, November 4, 2012, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON. The life and career of Hickstead, Canada’s most successful show jumping horse, will be celebrated during this year’s Ceremony.  Owners John Fleischhacker and Eric Lamaze will be in attendance to accept the award…
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In order to assist the Canadian Food Inspection Agency with its effort to eradicate Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) – once commonly referred to as Swamp Fever – and its crippling impact on the Canadian herd, Equine Canada’s Competitions Committee supports show organizers requesting proof of a negative EIA test as a condition of entry. Together with the EC Horse Health and Welfare Committee, an EIA fact sheet was developed and circulated this spring to competition organizers recommending this as a best practice going forward. Equine…
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BFL Canada Takes The Reins As The Official insurance Provider Of The OEF Richmond Hill, ON – The Ontario Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce BFL Canada as its new insurance provider, a company with equine experience to offer OEF members the coverage that matters most to them. “We are very excited to be working with BFL Canada to provide new opportunities and programs for our members,” says Dianne Graham, the executive director of the OEF. “It will be a seamless transition for our members…
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NOTICE is hereby given to all Equine Canada members that a General Meeting of its Members has been called for: When: September 22, 2012 at 4 pm EDST Where: 450 chemin de Gaspé, Bromont Equestrian Park, Quebec – Hospitality Tent, Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships Why: For the purpose of voting on recommended changes to the official Bylaws of Equine Canada As many of you know, the past several months have seen tremendous collaboration, on a number of fronts, on behalf of the country’s equestrian sport…
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August 8, 2012 - A horse tested positive for vesicular stomatitis (VS) in Las Animas County, Colorado on August 2, 2012. Vesicular Stomatitis is a reportable disease as per the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), meaning that horse owners must immediately report the presence of any horse suspected of being affected by the disease. The disease causes blister-like lesions to be formed on the inside of the mouth, nose and hooves, alongside flu like symptoms and anorexia. The affected horse in Colorado had not travelled recently…
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Canadian dressage riders continued their winning ways in individual and freestyle competition at the 2012 North American Junior & Young Rider Championships held at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. Saturday, July 21 featured both divisions’ freestyles, the final leg of the competition. In the Junior Riders Freestyle held in the afternoon, Laurence Blais Tetreault of Montreal, QC, rode her horse Pissarro, a 15-year-old Westphalian gelding, to a gold medal finish with a score of 73.575%. Mariah Sutton of Drumbo, ON and her 15-year-old Oldenburg gelding Renoir, earned…
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The Canadian Eventing Committee is pleased to announce the teams representing Canada at the 2012 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders Championships. Presented by Gotham North, the Championships will be held July 17-22 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.  Riders will compete for top honours in team and individual competition in two divisions-Junior One Star Championships (open to riders 14-18 years of age) and Young Rider Two Star Championships (for riders 16-21 years of age). Riders named to compete in the…
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Jump Canada has announced the show jumping athletes that will represent Canada at the 2012 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships.  Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 17–22 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.  Team and individual honours will be awarded in two divisions for show jumping, Junior (open to riders aged 14 to 18) and Young Riders’ (for riders aged 16-21). The show jumping athletes that will represent Canada are: Young Rider division Rider Hometown…
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OEF’S IMPACT STATEMENT This document was submitted to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs regarding Budget Bill 55 – the Horse Racing and Breeding Industry June 6, 2012 The OLG Slots at the Racetrack Program has not been a subsidy program – a common misconception that needs to be set straight. It is a payment for services rendered and has resulted in the stimulation and successful rebirth of many of Ontario’s rural communities. Until now, that revenue sharing partnership has ted the province…
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