Randy Roy is a senior international judge, course designer and author. He owns and operates Hunters Glen Show Stable in King, ON, with his daughter, Ryan Roy.
Training
After a summer of outdoor shows, moving indoors to a tournament as big as the Royal can be pretty unnerving, especially for a first-timer. Jill MacRae offers some tips for de-stressing and preparing yourself and your horse.
Randy Roy is a senior international judge, course designer and author. He owns and operates Hunters Glen Show Stable in King, ON, with his daughter, Ryan Roy.
Jumping equitation ring answers the questions demanded by the biggest grand prix and leads to professional show jumping careers.
Your event horse may be bold cross-country and a capable stadium jumper, but falls apart during dressage. He may get anxious or rebellious, spooky or distracted and tune you out completely.
Like the halts on centreline, the walk is a movement where good technical execution almost guarantees a good mark, regardless of the horse's athleticism.
The challenge of riding an unfamiliar horse over a course of fences is presented at the World Championships, in many equitation finals, and also recently at Spruce Meadows in the Final Four jumper series.
Randy Roy is a senior international judge, course designer and author. He owns and operates Hunters Glen Show Stable in King, ON, with his daughter, Ryan Roy.
Canadian show jumper Mac Cone was born in Memphis, TN, married Brenley Carpenter in 1974 and moved to Canada in 1979. He is the only rider to have ridden on both the Canadian and US national teams. He and the Dutch Warmblood gelding Ole were part of the silver medal-winning Canadian team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In 2011 Mac, 59, campaigned Unanimous, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood owned by Southern Ways Limited and the Unanimous Group. He resides in King City, ON, where he operates and coaches out of Southern Ways stable.
Karen Pavicic was a member of Canada's 2007 Pan Am Dressage team as the travelling reserve with her horse, Lionheart. A Level III dressage coach, she has trained a number of horses and riders to success at the FEI levels. Currently long-listed for the Canadian team with Don Daiquiri and London, Karen has declared for the 2012 Olympic Team with Don Daiquiri. She trains out of Centre Line Stables in Richmond, BC.
