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Duane Latimer Wins Canada’s First Medal at WEG

Duane Latimer of Bienfait, SK won the individual bronze medal at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG), which are being held in Lexington, KY September 25–October 10, 2010. Latimer had a great run riding Dun Playin Tag, Lance Griffin’s Canadian-bred six-year-old Quarter Horse gelding, to a score of 222.5, securing the bronze medal […]
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Ashley Holzer Qualifies for Dressage Freestyle Final at WEG

Ashley Holzer of Toronto, ON, placed 11th and Belinda Trussell of Newmarket, ON finished 25th in Wednesday’s Grand Prix Special at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) held in Lexington, KY. As one of the top 15, Holzer now moves forward to Friday’s Grand Prix Freestyle. Following the Grand Prix test, Holzer and […]
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Gal and Totilas Win The Special in Style

The sensational partnership of Edward Gal and Moorlands Totilas made Dutch dressage history today when becoming the first combination from The Netherlands to win the World Championship Grand Prix Special title at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky, USA.  But this extraordinary pair are also on the brink of adding another record to […]
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Two Canadians Advance to Individual Reining Finals at WEG

Great Britain dominated the second individual qualifying round at the World Reining Championship, presented by John Deere, today at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The top qualifying score of 217.5 went to Great Britain’s Lee Rutter, riding Setting Off Sparks, while his countryman Doug Allen with Don Julio Whiz had the second-highest score […]
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Horse Sport Launches Facebook Page

Horse Sport magazine, Canada’s equestrian sport authority, has launched its own Facebook page just in time for the World Equestrian Games! Visit www.facebook.com/HorseSport to get connected and stay on top of Horse Sport news, views and the equestrian community. During the WEG, the page will feature links to all the breaking news, results and behind-the-scenes […]
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Dutch Dressage Dream Comes True

Dutch courage was tested to the limit at The Horse Park in Kentucky today but, despite everything that was thrown at them, The Netherlands came through to take Dressage team gold at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™.  It was an historic victory as they at last broke the stranglehold of the long-dominant Germans who, […]
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Two Canadians Advance to Grand Prix Special at WEG

Ashley Holzer of Toronto, ON, placed 12th and Belinda Trussell of Newmarket, ON finished in 21st place following today’s Grand Prix Dressage competition at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Lexington, KY. Both have qualified for Wednesday’s individual final, the Grand Prix Special. In the final team placings, Canada finished seventh with […]
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Canadian Eventing Team and Individuals Named for WEG

The Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee is pleased to announce the riders and horses who will compete in team and individual competition at 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, September 30–October 3, 2010.  Named to compete in the Team competition (in alphabetical order) are: Rider, hometown – Horse – Owner Hawley […]
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Candidate du Marquet Crowned National Seven and Eight-Year-Old Champion

Candidate du Marquet, ridden by Angela Covert-Lawrence of St. Lazare, QC, was crowned the Seven and Eight-Year-Old National Young Horse Champion in the $51,000 Jump Canada National Young Horse Finals held September 22 to 26 at the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament in Palgrave, ON. Comprised of three phases held Thursday, Friday and Sunday, the Seven […]
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Jerich Parzival Eliminated From WEG

Lexington, KY, Day 4 – Jerich Parzival, ridden by Adelinde Cornelissen of the Netherlands, was eliminated during Tuesday morning’s team Grand Prix at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The elimination occurred following movement number 5 of 33, the halt and rein-back, when the ground jury observed blood in the horse’s saliva. Dr. Wojtek Markowski (POL), […]