The opening day of the 2015 Royal West tournament kicked off with a remarkable triple in the $35,000 Stone Ridge 1.45 m Royal West International Championship Phase One. Chile’s Samuel Parot has been one of the hottest riders of late, winning the second leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League in […]
The stirring action of this year’s Royal West — featuring the prestigious Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Calgary — kicks off this Thursday night at the Agrium Western Event Centre on the Stampede grounds. Championship jumping, musical entertainment and events such as jousting, falconry and wild ponies will highlight nine days of heart-stopping action from […]
Calgary’s equestrian fans are among the best in the world. Now they are being rewarded for their loyalty, says John Anderson, President of Rocky Mountain Show Jumping. This year’s Royal West on October 22-31 has been accepted into the prestigious Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League as one of 14 qualifiers on the […]
The North American Riders Group (NARG) has released their Top 24 in 2014 list, and once again, Spruce Meadows holds the top spot. Four more Canadian shows made the list, including Thunderbird in second place; the Royal in fifth (as the top indoor show); the brand new Royal West in 11th and Rocky Mountain Show […]
The final evening of the inaugural Royal West came to a close with Elizabeth Gingras and Zilversprings winning the first annual $100,000 Spirit of the West CSI3* Cup presented by Big Interactive and C&V Portable Accommodations. Fresh off of their Thursday evening win in the Miller Thompson FEI Classic, Zilversprings and Gingras put in a […]
Zilversprings and Elizabeth Gingras claimed victory in the $33,500 Miller Thompson Open Jumper CSI3* Classic Thursday evening in front of a sizeable crowd at the Royal West Tournament. Gingras and Zilversprings competed successfully the first week of the Royal West, but kept just missing out on securing a victory until the Miller Thompson Classic. “It […]
The Running Fox CET National Medal Finals wrapped up Thursday October 30th, at the Royal West Tournament with a newly crowned Champion for 2014; British Columbia’s Haley Stradling. Haley is trained by Laura Balisky, Brent Balisky and Laura Jane Tidball and credits her support team for her win aboard her best friends horse; Stanley SM. […]
For the first time in history, the Running Fox CET National Medal Finals were held outside of the province of Ontario; at the inaugural Royal West Tournament. Four riders from each of the four separate regions, qualified in their own circuits to compete in the National Medal Finals for a total of sixteen top equitation […]
Kyle King aboard Paul Politeski’s talented 10 year old gelding Quigley, claimed the victory in the ACTC $33,500 CSI3* Classic sponsored by Dagmar Fortmuller. Twenty-nine riders attempted the technical track set by course designer Werner Deeg. With such a strong set of riders competing at the Royal West, Werner set a fast technical track that […]
The Inaugural Royal West Tournament hosted the $15,000 Jump Alberta Western Canadian Young Horse Championships on Monday afternoon in the prestigious new indoor venue located at the Western Event Center in Stampede Park. The impressive group of young horses competed in two classes with ribbons to eighth place in both. In each round, horses were […]
