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Pan Am Games Coverage on CBC

CBC/Radio-Canada is the official broadcaster for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games. The network has announced it will provide Canadians with nearly 750 hours of coverage across TV, radio, online at panam.cbc.ca and mobile platforms, including the …

Chuckwagon Horse Euthanized at Calgary Stampede

On Saturday July 4th, a horse was euthanized following the sixth heat of chuckwagon races.

Layne Bremner’s right lead horse, Duke, suffered a broken cannon bone, when two wagons collided on the track.

The 10-year-old Thorougbred gelding, a former racehorse, …

New Block of Pan Am Equestrian Tickets to Go On Sale

Pan Am Games organizers are offering new tickets for high-demand, sold-out events including equestrian, the opening ceremony, basketball, football, diving and athletics. Tickets will go on sale on Monday, July 6th at 11 a.m. (E.T.) and will be available …

Ian Millar Possible Pan Am Flag Bearer

According to a Canadian Press story, Olympic show jumping legend Ian Millar of Perth, ON, is in the running to be the official flag bearer for the Pan Am Games opening ceremonies in Toronto on July 10.

The flag-bearer will …

Horse Experience offers Pan Am Bus Shuttle Service

The equestrian events of the TO2015 Pan American Games will take place approximately an hour north of the city of Toronto in the Orangeville/Caledon/Mono area. The transportation options offered by TO2015 for getting to the equestrian games, assume that you …

Study Shows Equine-Assisted Therapy Strengthens Mother-Child Bond

A Horses and Humans Research Foundation (HHRF) funded study has been published in the Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Childhood.

Principal Investigator Andrea Beetz PhD shared the news recently that her team’s research project entitled A Comparison of

European Commission Urged to Suspend Canadian Horsemeat Imports

The European Commission’s Food and Veterinary Office released an audit report raising serious concerns about the reliability of controls on horses slaughtered in Canada for export of horsemeat to the EU. Amongst other things, the audit confirmed that it cannot …

EC and COC Name Canadian Teams for Pan Am Games

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Equine Canada (EC) have announced the Canadian Equestrian Team athletes who have been nominated to represent Canada at the TORONTO 2015 Pan American Games, taking place July 10-26, 2015 in Toronto, ON.

Equestrian sport …

Canadian Teams to be Announced on Pan Am Day

The final countdown to Toronto 2015 begins with CIBC Pan Am Day on Saturday, June 13th, when the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) will announce the Canadian athletes on the Pan American Games teams for all sports. Equine Canada will release …

USEF Names Pan American Jumping Team

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the Team and Traveling Reserve for the U.S. Pan American Jumping Team for the 2015 Pan American Games.

The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the U.S. Team:

Georgina Bloomberg (New York, N.Y.) …

Free trip-planning app for Pan Am Games

If you want to know the fastest route to take to get around from venue to venue during the Pan Am Games, where to park, shuttle locations, real-time info about road closures due to accidents, even a booking feature for …

Pan Am Games Torch to Pass Through CEP on June 13

The Toronto 2015 Pan Am flame will visit the OLG Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park in Palgrave at 11:25 a.m. on Saturday, June 13. The Pan Am flame will start the day at the Orangeville Farmer’s Market before heading to …

Proposed EIA Risk Management Strategy

Equine Canada (EC) would like to advise all stakeholders that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is seeking input on a proposed strategy for future Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) control in Canada. The deadline for comments is June 1st.

Equine …