Endurance Canada Endurance Year-End Awards Announced For 2025 Season

Equestrian.ca

May 8, 2026

The Equestrian Canada (EC) Endurance Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Endurance Year-End Awards. These awards recognize individuals and equines that have put countless hours and tireless effort towards the pursuit of personal excellence in endurance, and the sport’s growth in Canada.

The 2025 recipients are as follows:

endurance HALL OF FAME
Dr. James Bryant, DVM (Awarded posthumously)

Jim Bryant (1942-2025) was hugely instrumental in the development of the sport of endurance in Canada and throughout the world. In the very early days of the development of the sport, he participated as an athlete and as a control veterinarian at Endurance rides in BC and on the western coast of the US. He served as a member of the veterinary committee or as Head Veterinarian at nearly every high-profile Endurance competition (FEI, National Championships, Race of Champions) in North America during the late 1980s and 1990s. He was also a teacher and clinician and for many, provided their first and best experiences with the sport.

He travelled on his own initiative in the early 1980s to attend the FEI forums on recognizing Endurance as a discipline and was pivotal in the decisions to adopt the successful rules and procedures that were in use in the USA, Canada, Australia, and other countries. He served on the FEI Veterinary committees for competitions in Portugal, Sweden, Spain, the US and Canada, attaining the highest levels of certification available within FEI. In 1998 he travelled to Abu Dhabi for a year to assist the organizing committee in planning and hosting the first World Endurance Championships.

He was a tireless educator and advocate for the sport of Endurance with the welfare of the horse given the very highest priority. Over decades of service, he never forgot any horse he ever worked with, and he respected each for their individual abilities. Consideration for the well-being of the horse while helping them achieve the best that they were capable of was at the core of his life’s work. He was a true icon of our sport.

Ron Janzen Memorial AWARD
Myna Margetts

Myna Margetts has made exceptional and sustained volunteer contributions to Endurance in Canada through leadership, trail development, event management and mentorship.

Recognizing the need to grow the sport, she organized and sanctioned endurance rides when few opportunities existed locally and co founded the Distance Riders of Manitoba to promote endurance riding within the province. Her commitment to infrastructure development led to the permanent marking and long term management of the Souris Bend equestrian trail system, a project initiated in 1993 that continues to benefit riders today.

As a highly respected ride manager, she has overseen numerous endurance events, including the 1999 Pan Am Endurance Championship and the 2004 Canadian Championships at Spruce Woods Park. In addition, Myna has dedicated decades to mentoring riders, generously sharing her expertise to support athlete development, safety, and long term participation in the sport. Myna has enjoyed a distinguished competitive career spanning several decades, competing successfully at regional, national, and international levels. She has competed with approximately 20 endurance horses and earned repeated recognition in AERC regional and national standings, including high point, best conditioned, and War Mare categories. Myna proudly represented Canada internationally, including selection to the Canadian Equestrian Team in the World Endurance Championship in Dubai, as well as participation in World Cup and Pan American Championship events. Her competitive highlights include multiple Best Conditioned awards, podium finishes at FEI events, and completion of the prestigious Tevis Cup on three occasions. Throughout her career, Myna has exemplified horsemanship, athletic excellence, and dedication to Canadian Endurance, serving as a role model for athletes across generations.

Best Conditioned Horse
TP Sir SX Unique, Brenna Mayer, BC

More awards at:
https://equestrian.ca/news/ec-endurance-year-end-awards-announced-for-2025-season/