Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix kicked off grand prix competition at Desert Circuit II, with 35 riders and horses eager to start the weekend with a win. The time allowed was the challenge of the day, with five clearing the course with no rails down, but only two doing so within the 84 second time […]
Chris Pratt and Indigo Farms LLC’s Cruise won the $200,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix of the Desert at HITS Desert Circuit VI after turning in two fault-free trips. John Pearce and his 2010 WEG mount Chianto finished in second, while Jill Henselwood and George posted a fifth place finish. Pratt and Cruise also were victorious in […]
Jill Henselwood, Eric Lamaze, Chris Pratt and Jenna Thompson represented the Canadian Show Jumping Team at CSIO5* Gijon, ESP, from August 31 to September 5, and in the FEI Promotional League Nations’ Cup Final at CSIO5* Barcelona, ESP, from September 21–25. At CSIO5* Gijon, Canada finished tenth. Team members enjoyed success individually with Henselwood of […]
The Swedish team came out the winners at the Promotional League Final in Barcelona, Spain this afternoon and will now rejoin the elite eight-nation FEI Nations’ Cup™ series in 2012. But, on a roller-coaster afternoon, it took a monumental effort from last-line Swedish rider Rolf-Goran Bengtsson to seal the coveted qualifying spot. Despite the fact […]
The line-up for the next year’s FEI Nations Cup™ series will be decided on Sunday following the all-important Final of the 2011 FEI Promotional League which takes place in Barcelona, Spain. The winning team will earn a place in the 2012 Top League alongside Germany, Great Britain, France, Ireland, The Netherlands and Belgium who all […]
Jill Henselwood, Eric Lamaze, Chris Pratt and Jenna Thompson will represent the Canadian Show Jumping Team at CSIO5* Gijon, ESP, from August 31 to September 5, and in the FEI Promotional League Nations’ Cup Final at CSIO5* Barcelona, ESP, from September 21–25. The Spanish tour is made possible through Sport Canada’s ‘Own the Podium’ program, […]
Twenty six horse/rider combinations took to the Meadows on the Green at Spruce Meadows tonight for the opening international challenge of the Spruce Meadows “Continental” Tournament, the Husky Energy Cup. 2012 Olympic Summer Games course designer Bob Ellis (GBR) set a 580 meter test that ten combinations were able to jump clear to advance to […]
