The Dressage segment of the Canadian Equestrian Championships came to an end on Sunday with the third and last test. Quebec native Béatrice Boucher signed off in style, capturing the coveted first place. Vanessa Scanlan (NS) finished 2nd, followed by Maude Joannette (QC) in third place. Riders competing in Dressage actually perform was is referred […]

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From September 21 to 25, the Lipica Stud Farm in Slovenia will host the fifth edition of the FEI World Driving Championships for Combined Ponies. Seventy-seven drivers from 17 nations will compete in the singles, pairs and four-in-hand classes.   Title defender Melanie Becker (NED) will compete with her world champion pony Ostara’s Sandor in […]

Alexander Grayton of Priddis, AB, took home top honours at the $20,000 Jump Canada Young Horse Western Canadian Finals held September 1 to 4 at the Rocky Mountain Classic III at Anderson Ranch in Calgary, AB.  Run in a three-day championship format, points were accumulated over the course of the competition to determine the overall […]

Last year’s champions will be returning to defend their titles when the 2011 Canadian Show Jumping Tournament takes place from September 21 to 25 at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON.   The $100,000 Caledon Cup, sponsored by Aviva Elite, Peel Maryborough, and RAM Equestrian, will once again be the featured event of the […]

Best friends Amelia Vernon and Laura King, both of Calgary, AB, couldn’t have asked for a better finish as the best friends placed first and second in the CET Medal Prairie Regional Final held September 14-18 at the Fall Classic tournament, hosted at Anderson Ranch, in Calgary, AB.   A total of 20 riders competed […]

On the last day of the Canadian Equestrian Championships, Nikki Meyer from Nova Scotia won the 1.10 m test, followed by Michelle Smith from Prince Edward Island in second and Evan Phinney from Nova Scotia in third place. For this last day of competition, Sven Loewe opted for a very technical course design.  “Today is […]

Sweden’s Rolf-Goran Bengtsson and the brilliant little Ninja la Silla added European gold to their 2008 Olympic silver medal when sweeping to victory in the closing stages of the individual title-decider at the FEI European Jumping Championships in Madrid, Spain today. This was a historic first, as the only European medal previously stashed in the […]

The Canadian Equestrian Championships’ Reining Event came to a spectacular conclusion following the second run of the competition, which took place at l’Académie équestre de Waterloo. The provinces battling for the title were Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Quebec. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals were awarded in each of the Junior and Senior categories. […]

In the second phase of the Canadian Equestrian Championships’ Dressage competition, proof was made that no two days are alike. Winner of yesterday’s test,Vanessa Scanlan had to make do with a 9th place finish. Quebec native Béatrice Boucher was victorious, followed by Maude Joanette in 2nd place. Rachel Blackmon from British Columbia finished in 3rd […]