Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

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Defending Champions Dominate at the Royal

They don’t call him “The Flying Frenchman” for nothing. Two-time defending Canadian Show Jumping Champion Yann Candele (Caledon, ON), took the initial round of the Greenhawk Canadian Show Jumping Championships tonight in the Royal Horse Show, positioning himself well heading into tomorrow evening’s final. Although Candele incurred four time-penalties when Game Ready lowered the height […]
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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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Five-time Indoor Eventing Royal Champion to Defend His Title

The stage is set for a dramatic and exciting opening weekend at the 90th Royal Horse Show, where five-time Royal champion Waylon Roberts (Port Perry, ON) will take on a bevy of Olympic, World Cup and Pan-Am medalists to defend his title in the Good Crop Services Indoor Eventing Challenge, Friday November 2 and Saturday […]
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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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Royal Horse Show to Feature New Footing

The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is pleased to announce that the 2012 Royal Horse Show will showcase TravelRight, a superior arena footing that will enhance this year’s overall horse show experience. Designed by FootingFirst, LLC, TravelRight arena footing is a unique product that is designed to absorb the shock of a horse’s hoof rather than […]
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Royal Horse Show Seeks a Horse Show Coordinator

The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair hosts one of the most prestigious horse shows in North America and the largest Holstein show in Canada. During the 10 days, The Royal hosts more than 500 competitions in major divisional categories including performance and breeding equestrian competitions, livestock, youth competitions and more.  The Royal requires an experienced horse […]
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Nicole Walker Wins Running Fox CET Medal Final at Royal

Nicole Walker of Aurora, ON, won the Running Fox CET Medal Final on Thursday, November 10, at the 2011 Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON. Riding Brittland Hughes’ nine-year-old Argentine Warmblood gelding, SS San Remo, Walker won the CET Medal Final.  The CET Medal Final is held over two days and consists of three phases […]
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Amelia Vernon Captures Jump Canada Medal Final

Amelia Vernon of Calgary, AB, won the Jump Canada Medal Final on November 8 during the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON. Following the completion of regional and provincial Jump Canada Medal Finals, the top finishers from across Canada were invited to contest the Jump Canada Medal Final Championship at the Royal Horse Show.  […]
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Harrie Smolders Wins the $75,000 Ricoh Big Ben International Challenge

Last night’s runner-up was the victor tonight, when Harrie Smolders of the Netherlands won the $75,000 Ricoh Big Ben Challenge with Regina Z to conclude the International Jumping division at the 89th Royal Horse Show. Of the 19 original entries in the class, just five qualified to start in the shorter, taller, jump-off course designed […]
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McLain Ward Takes the $50,000 Weston Canadian Open

Two-time Olympic Gold medalist McLain Ward of Brewster, New York, took top honours with Rothchild tonight, in the $50,000 Weston Canadian Open at the 89th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.   Topping the field of 20, Ward was the 13th to enter the ring, giving him plenty of time to watch, and strategise, before it was […]