The stirring action of this year’s Royal West— featuring the prestigious Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Calgary— presented by pandaHAUS Equestrian— kicks off Thursday Oct. 20, 2016, at the Agrium Western Event Centre at Stampede Park. An international field of World Cup and Olympic calibre riders from will highlight nine days of heart-stopping action from Oct. 20-30.

Again this year Royal West features a list of the world’s top riders, including stars of Canada’s Olympic Show Jumping Team from the Rio Olympics this past summer. Yann Candele, member of the Canadian Team that was edged out of a medal in a jump-off, will be back to Royal West to compete for the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Calgary prize on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Week one will star a strong contingent of Canadians including Ontario riders Keenan White and Eyrnn Ballard and Albertan Elizabeth Gingras. International stars feature Samuel Parot of Chile— who won the Longines event at last year’s Royal West, Tiffany Sullivan (USA), Christian Heineking (GER) and Jenni McAllister (USA).

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