Currently, there is no legal pathway for the cremation of large animals in Ontario due to a legislative gap in Regulation 105/09, which governs the disposal of deadstock. Put simply—because cremation or incineration is not explicitly listed as an approved method, it is not permitted under the current framework.

I am actively lobbying the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture to amend this regulation to include cremation as an accepted option. For many in the equestrian community, cremation is a dignified and biosecure way to lay a beloved equine companion to rest. This change would bring Ontario in line with more compassionate and practical standards already embraced in other jurisdictions.

Currently, there is no formal mechanism to assess whether an equestrian professional has breached their duty of care in the course of their business. The ongoing legal disputes between Beijing Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze and his former client Karina Aziz highlight just how much time and litigation is spent simply trying to define what duty of care professional horsemen owe to their clients.

As part of my advocacy work, I am petitioning the FEI and various rider associations to explore the creation of a College of Horsemen—a professional regulatory body tasked with defining standards of care and assessing whether those standards have been breached. Similar to how medical boards review allegations of professional misconduct among physicians, this type of committee could bring greater accountability to the equestrian world and offer a pathway to address exploitative or fraudulent conduct within the industry.

In the summer of 2023, Equestrian Canada reinstated an official who had sexually assaulted a junior competitor—an incident that took place at an afterparty and in full view of numerous witnesses. The lack of accountability in this situation prompted me to file a series of formal complaints with both the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC) and the International Equestrian Federation (FEI).

Through this process, I gained firsthand insight into the complex jurisdictional issues within sports law, as well as the institutional reluctance to fully investigate misconduct—often out of fear of reputational damage or public scrutiny. My advocacy continues to focus on increasing transparency, ensuring survivor-centered responses, and pushing for meaningful reform within equestrian sport governance.