Hong Kong, China – Ashley Holzer of Toronto, ON, ended her third Olympic bid in 14th place individually at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong, China. Holzer was one of 15 athletes from the original starting field of 47 to qualify for the Individual Final held Tuesday night at the Sha Tin Olympic equestrian […]

Hong Kong – Anky Van Grunsven claimed her third consecutive individual gold medal at the equestrian stadium in Hong Kong tonight (Tuesday). Lying second, but only 0.24% behind Germany’s Isabell Werth after Saturday’s Grand Prix Special, the Dutch star came into her own in the Freestyle to Music (Kur) which in recent years she has […]

Hong Kong – The USA pipped Canada for team Jumping gold in a thrilling third-round jump-off at Sha Tin Stadium in Hong Kong tonight (Monday). And Norway climbed all the way up from overnight joint-sixth place to take bronze thanks to a spirited team performance. The Swiss had to settle for fourth ahead of Germany […]

Hong Kong, China – Forty years after it last won a team medal, gold at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, the Canadian Show Jumping Team once again stood on the podium.  Mac Cone of King City, ON, Jill Henselwood of Oxford Mills, ON, Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Ian Millar of Perth, […]

Hong Kong – Following a meeting of the Appeal Committee – Jumping held at Sha Tin at 4pm on August 18, 2008, the Appeal Committee has upheld the objections of seven national teams as to the eligibility of John Whitaker to jump in the second round of the Team Competition – Jumping. The Chef de Mission […]

Ottawa, ON—While the current Olympic equestrians were planning strategy for their next show jumping course in Hong Kong, a trio of riders with some Games’ experience between them were facing off a little closer to home. The jump off in the $40,000 NCSJT Grand Prix included Jay Hayes from Orangeville, Ont., who competed in the […]

Hong Kong – Canada is tied for fourth position following the first of two rounds of team show jumping competition held Sunday, August 17, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong, China. In an extremely close race, Switzerland and the United States are tied for first place with 12 faults, Sweden is third with […]

Hong Kong, China – Ashley Holzer of Toronto, ON, placed 15th in Saturday’s Grand Prix Special to qualify for the Individual Final at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong, China. Only the top 15 athletes from an original starting field of 47 qualify to contest the Grand Prix Freestyle, which acts as the Individual […]

Hong Kong, China – Ashley Holzer of Toronto, ON, placed 19th in Thursday’s Grand Prix Dressage competition to qualify for the individual competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong, China. In the final team placings, Canada finished ninth with an average score of 63.514%.  Germany won the Team Gold with a total of […]

Hong Kong – As expected after yesterday’s first session, it was the Germans who claimed Dressage Team gold at the Sha Tin Olympic Stadium in Hong Kong, with victory sealed by an emphatic test from Isabell Werth and Satchmo in the closing stages. The Netherlands had to settle for silver, while Denmark earned their first-ever […]