Jill Henselwood

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Jill Henselwood Takes Inaugural Hickstead FEI World Cup™Grand Prix

It was a class, and a course, befitting a champion. Befitting the legacy of Hickstead. The inaugural $100,000 Hickstead FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix tested each horse and rider every step of the way, and in the end, it was veteran Canadian Olympian Jill Henselwood (Oxford Mills, ON) with her young horse George, who rode […]
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Royal Horse Show Welcomes Top International Riders

The 90th Royal Horse Show welcomes an outstanding lineup of international riders to Toronto. They will compete this week in matinee and evening competitions including the $100,000 Hickstead FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix (Wednesday, November 7), the $50,000 Weston Canadian Open (Friday, November 9) and the $75,000 Ricoh Big Ben Challenge (Saturday, November 10.) The riders […]
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Annual Awards Presented during Jump Canada Hall of Fame Gala

Running Fox, Brian Gingras, David Esworthy and Michael Lawrence were honoured as the 2012 Jump Canada award winners in a special ceremony held during the annual Jump Canada Hall of Fame Gala on November 4 in Toronto, ON. Running Fox has been named as the Jump Canada Sponsor of the Year. Since 2000, Canadian owned […]
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Red-Hot Riding Opening Weekend at the 90th Royal Horse Show

The 90th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair opens this Friday, November 2, and with it, the prestigious Royal Horse Show in the Ricoh Coliseum. Opening weekend in the Royal Horse Show showcases the top-tier Canadians, with the $75,000 Greenhawk Canadian Show Jumping Championships and the $20,000 Good Crop Services Indoor Eventing taking place the evenings of […]
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Royal Horse Show Welcomes Top Equestrians

The exciting Royal Horse Show returns to the Ricoh Coliseum as part of the 90th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, November 2-11, 2012. Over a thousand horses of all shapes and sizes are guaranteed to thrill and astound the entire family with their grace, power, beauty and athleticism. The Royal Horse Show combines the best in […]
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Three-member Canadian Olympic Team for Show Jumping Finishes Fifth

With all three scores counting, the Canadian Olympic Team for Show Jumping persevered to finish fifth in the team competition on Monday, August 6, at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Despite the disqualification of Tiffany Foster of Schomberg, ON, just prior to the start of the first round of team competition on Sunday, her teammates […]
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Olympic Show Jumping: Team Final

There were ecstatic scenes in Greenwich Park this afternoon when Great Britain ended a 60-year drought to claim Jumping team gold for only the second time in the history of the Olympic Games. They had to battle all the way, and it came down to a two-way jump-off against The Netherlands, but Nick Skelton, Peter […]
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Canadian Olympic Team for Show Jumping in Sixth Position

Despite the disqualification of Tiffany Foster, the Canadian Olympic Team for Show Jumping is currently ranked in sixth position following competition on Sunday, August 5, at the London Olympic Games. Canada will compete in the team final at the Olympic equestrian venue of Greenwich Park on Monday, August 6. With Foster’s disqualification on Sunday under […]
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Eric Lamaze Leads Canadian Olympic Team for Jumping

Defending Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, is currently tied for first place in the individual rankings following the opening day of show jumping competition at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Lamaze, 44, was one of 32 riders to jump clear in the first individual and team qualifying event held Saturday, August 4.  Lamaze, […]