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Canadian Eventing Committee Announces 2010 Election Results

The Canadian Eventing Committee (CEC) is pleased to announce the results of the 2010 elections for Committee members. For the position of Chair, two candidates were nominated, and an election was held electronically using the system created for the annual Equine Canada Board of Directors election for the Director-at-Large. The successful candidate was Peggy Hambly, […]
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Canadian Show Jumping Team Finishes Fifth at WEG

The Canadian Show Jumping Team comprised of Yann Candele of Caledon, ON, Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, Jonathon Millar of Perth, ON, and John Pearce of Stouffville, ON, finished fifth on Wednesday night, October 6, at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. Individually, Lamaze currently lies fourth while Pearce is in fifth. […]
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Canadian Vaulters at WEG

Canadian vaulters, Colin Schmidt of Chilliwack, BC, Jeanine van der Sluijs of Olds, AB, Hannah Marland of Rocky Mountain House, AB and Alisa Schmidt of Chilliwack, BC all completed their Individual Compulsory Test to start the Vaulting competition at 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) held in Lexington, KY, taking place October 6–10, 2010. […]
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USA Leads Team Vaulting Championship

The host nation took the early lead in the Vaulting Championships at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky, USA today where Germany’s Gero Meyer headed up the Male Individual and Great Britain’s Joanne Eccles topped the Female Individual competition. Today’s tests were all based around the seven compulsory movements and the US team […]
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Canada Para-Dressage Riders at WEG

Canadian Grade 4 Para-Dressage riders competed in the Individual Championship test on October 6 at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) held in Lexington, KY, taking place October 5–9, 2010. Eleonore Elstone of Langley, BC, was the first in for Canada riding Why Not G, a seven-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Elstone […]
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Individual Gold for Wells & Brenner in Para Dressage at WEG

Great Britain’s Sophie Wells and Germany’s Hannelore Brenner claimed the first individual gold medals in the Para Dressage Championship at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky, USA today. Wells, who is also highly-competitive in able-bodied sport and who competed on the fifth-placed British team at the European Young Riders Championship at Kronberg in […]
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Annual Fall Classic Warmblood Sale Gears Up for the 2010 Event

The 16th annual Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Association (CWHBA) Fall Classic Breeders’ Sale has been in operation for 16 consecutive years, making it the longest running Warmblood sale on the continent. Scheduled for October 16-17, 2010 in Olds, Alberta, the Fall Classic Breeders’ Sale is styled in the European tradition, turning a horse sale into […]
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Germany Jumps Ahead on Team Leaderboard

As the American team lost their grip on pole position, Germany snatched the lead in the Jumping Championship at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky, USA today.  And, lying fifth overnight, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Khaled Al Eid rocketed to the top of the individual leaderboard when all those ahead of him […]
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British Double on Opening of Para Dressage

Great Britain scored a double on the opening day of the Para Dressage Championship at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky, USA today, while riders from Holland, Germany and Belgium also topped their divisional contests.  Lee Pearson, a living legend of the Para Dressage world, clinched the Grade 1b Team Test honours with […]
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Canadian Para-Dressage Team Competes in Team Test at WEG

The Canadian Para-Dressage Team competed in the first round of the Team competition, the Team test, at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) held in Lexington, KY October 5–9, 2010. Riding Maile, her 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, Lauren Barwick scored 69.143%, which was good for fourth place, in the Grade 2 Team test. […]