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Jessica Phoenix Leads Canadian Eventers

Canadian Olympic Team member for Eventing Jessica Phoenix of Uxbridge, ON, moved into 28th position individually following cross-country, the second of three phases comprising the Eventing competition, on Monday, July 30, at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, GBR. Phoenix, 28, was sitting in 50th position following the opening phase of dressage, having earned a […]
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Hawley Bennett-Awad Leads Canadian Olympic Eventing Team

Hawley Bennett-Awad of Langley, BC, is the highest-placed member of the Canadian Olympic Team for Eventing, holding down 31st position following the conclusion of dressage, the first of three phases comprising the Eventing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, GBR. Bennett-Awad, 35, completed the dressage phase on Saturday, July 28, riding Gin & […]
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Eventer Hawley Bennett-Awad Stars on Opening Day

Hawley Bennett-Awad of Langley, BC, was the highest placed member of the Canadian Olympic Team for Eventing as competition opened on Saturday, July 28, at Greenwich Park for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Three Canadian Olympic Team members for Eventing competed on the first of two days of dressage competition with Bennett-Awad currently ranked 11th […]
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Equestrian Nominees Riding off to London

Today, 19 riders and their equine partners were welcomed into the elite ranks of the Canadian Olympic Team as Equine Canada nominated the athletes who would represent Canada in the sports of Dressage, Eventing and Jumping in London this summer. “I am extremely excited to have been chosen to represent Canada at my 10th Olympic […]
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Canadian Olympic Team Nominations

Equine Canada is pleased to announce the names of the rider/horse combinations who will be nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) for review and naming to the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team for the sports of Dressage, Eventing and Jumping. The riders and horses nominated have successfully completed the team selection process of their respective […]
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Four Canadians Finish Top 10 in Bromont CIC 3*

The Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event, The Todd Sandler Challenge, was the last North American qualifying competition leading up to the 2012 London Olympic Games. Held in Bromont, QC, on June 7-10, 2012, Canadian riders, led by 2010 World Equestrian Games (WEG) team member Rebecca Howard of Salmon Arm, BC, posted great results while […]
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Canadian Riders Victorious at CCI/CIC Jersey Fresh Three Day Event

Rebecca Howard and Selena O’Hanlon led the Canadian team at the 2012 CCI /CIC Jersey Fresh Three Day Event, held May 10–13, in Allentown, New Jersey, USA by placing first and third in their respective divisions. The competition also featured top ten performances by Hawley Bennett-Awad, Michele Mueller, Jessica Phoenix and Shandiss Wewiora. Fresh off […]
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Canadians at Jersey Fresh

A number of Canadian eventers earned great results at Jersey Fresh CCI3* held in Allentown, NJ, May 9-13. Top honours in the CIC 3* division went to Rebecca Howard and Riddle Master. The pair had a score of 52.8 for the win. Selena O’Hanlon and her longtime partner Colombo finished in third place in the […]
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Canadians Finish in the Top 10 at The Fork International Horse Trials

Canadian National Eventing Team members Rebecca Howard, Hawley Bennett-Awad Jessica Phoenix and Diana Burnett  all finished in the top 10 in the CIC 3* division at The Fork International Horse Trials, held April 6–8 in Norwood, NC, USA. Rebecca Howard of Salmon Arm, BC, and her 2010 World Equestrian Games partner Riddle Master, Blithe Hill […]
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US Wins Team Gold and Canada Takes Individual Eventing Gold

American riders scooped Eventing Team gold in convincing fashion at the Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico on Sunday when all five team-members sensationally completed on their Dressage scores.  But the USA had to settle for silver and bronze in the battle for the Individual title, as Canada’s Jessica Phoenix stood firm to capitalise on the […]