There is currently no legal pathway for large animals to be cremated in the province of Ontario. This is due to a legislative gap in Regulation 105/09 which pertains to the disposal of deadstock. Plainly put - since cremation/incineration is not listed in. the regulation, it cannot be done at this time. I am currently trying to lobby the Ministry of Agriculture to amend this regulation to include cremation as it is a dignified, and biosecure means of laying an equine companion to rest.

There is currently no formal means of determining if an equestrian professional breached their duty of care in the course of their business. The recent series of lawsuits between Beijing Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze and his former client Karina Aziz demonstrate that a significant amount of time and litigation is spent simply establishing what duty of care professional horsemen owe to their clients. I am working with the FEI and the various rider’s associations to explore pathways we can establish a College of Horsemen to determine what duty of care is owed and if it was breached. Very similar to how medical boards will determine if a physician failed their patient, this type of committee could help facilitate more accountability for exploitative and fraudulent activity in the equestrian realm.

In the summer of 2023, Equestrian Canada reinstated an official that sexually assaulted a junior competitor that was under the age of legal consent. This occurred at an afterparty in front of dozens of witnesses. This unchecked behaviour prompted me to file a series of complaints with the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner as well as the International Equestrian Federation (FEI). Through this process, I have learned about the competing jurisdictions within the realm of sports law, as well as the general institutional resitance to probe into these matters out of a fear of backlash or public scrutiny.