Ottawa – July 20, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Ben Asselin, an equestrian athlete, received a 14-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected during an in-competition sample collection session on June 18, 2022, revealed the presence of d-amfetamine, a prohibited stimulant.
Ottawa, Ontario – For the second week in a row, Canadian Olympian Amy Millar of Perth, ON, led the victory gallop at Wesley Clover Parks after winning the $50,000 Brookstreet Grand Prix on Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Ottawa, ON.
Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Olympian Amy Millar of Perth, ON, topped a five-horse jump-off to win the $50,000 RBC Grand Prix on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON.
Ottawa, ON, June 9, 2023– The Equestrian Canada (EC) High Performance Advisory Group, Eventing (HPAG) is pleased to announce that Canada will officially name two Nations Cup Teams in 2023. And thanks to a generous donation from Kelly McCarthy-Maine and Shane Maine, travel grants will be available to help athletes get there.
BROMONT, QC - June 11, 2023 - America’s Phillip Dutton currently sits at number 12 in the world on the Eventing world rankings list, is a veteran of seven Olympic Games and FEI World Equestrian Games (each), and is pretty darn happy that (good friend) and fellow Olympian Boyd Martin didn’t have a horse in the CCI4*-L at this year’s MARS Bromont CCI.
BROMONT, QC - June 10, 2023 - There’s just no way around it — America’s Boyd Martin and Phillip Dutton lead four of the five divisions running at the MARS Bromont CCI following a spectacular day of cross-country. And they would probably lead the U25 CCI2* if they were just a bit… younger.
BROMONT, QC - June 9, 2023 - There were surprisingly few shakeups to the top of the leaderboards Friday at the MARS Bromont CCI, but the incredibly close scores leave no margin for error heading into Saturday’s exciting cross-country phase across all five levels.
BROMONT, QC - June 8, 2023 - After the first day of competition, Canadian Olympian Colleen Loach (Dunham, QC, CAN) and her horse FE Golden Eye lead an international field in the CCI4* division of the MARS Bromont CCI.
BROMONT, QC - June 8, 2023 - Officials at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park and the MARS Bromont CCI are closely monitoring the air quality index to ensure all horses and riders are not at risk due to smoke from wildfires in the province.
BROMONT, QC - June 7, 2023 - All but one of the 88 horses presented for inspection to the ground juries at the MARS Bromont CCI Wednesday will move forward to the dressage phase of competition taking place Thursday and Friday at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park.
