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Vaulting, Dressage Freestyles Sold Out for WEG

4 Days to Go – With less than one week until the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games open, two more sessions of competition are now sold out. Both price levels A and B are now sold out for Dressage Freestyle on Friday, October 1st, fulfilling a complete sell out for this session in the outdoor […]
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Largest Commercial Airlift of International Horses

The largest commercial airlift of horses ever undertaken for a single event will depart from Belgium this week heading to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, which are taking place in the United States for the first time in the 20-year history of the event. Almost 450 horses are departing Europe between the 16th and […]
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Canada Third in FEI Nations’ Cup Promotional League Final

The Canadian Show Jumping Team of Yann Candele, Ian Millar, Jenna Thompson and Keean White finished third in the €90,000 FEI Nations’ Cup Promotional League Final at CSIO5* Barcelona, ESP, on Sunday, September 19, 2010. From a starting field of eight nations, Canada finished the two-round competition with a total of 16 faults as did […]
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Nation’s Best Prepare for Jump Canada National Young Horse Finals

The top young horses in the country will be showcased in the $51,000 Jump Canada Young Horse National Finals taking place September 22 to 26 at the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament in Palgrave, ON. Running Wednesday through to Sunday, National Champions will be crowned in three divisions – Five Year Old, Six Year Old, and […]
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Lamaze Ranked Third in Rolex Rankings

Eric Lamaze has slipped one position to third and Marcus Ehning has jumped to second on the Rolex Rankings for September 2010, as published by the FEI. 29 year-old Frenchman and European Jumping champion Kevin Staut (FRA) has retained his place as the world Number One rider. The current Top 10 Riders are as follows: […]
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Rolex Season is Just Around the Corner

Riders all around the globe are already counting down to the 2010/2011 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping final which will take place in Leipzig, Germany next April.  And for competitors in the Rolex-sponsored Western European League, the qualifying season kicks off in four weeks time at Oslo in Norway. Many of the other leagues are […]
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VaultCanada names Team for the WEG

Two vaulters from Alberta and two from British Columbia will represent Canada at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Kentucky. Jeanine van der Sluijs of Olds, AB and Hannah Marland of Rocky Mountain House, AB will be joined by a sister and brother from Chilliwack, BC, Alisa Schmidt and Colin Schmidt. The Games will be […]
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Canadian Show Jumping Team Announced for the WEG

Yann Candele of Caledon, ON, Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, Jonathon Millar of Perth, ON, and John Pearce of Stouffville, ON, have been named to the Canadian Show Jumping Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games taking place September 25 to October 10 in Lexington, KY. Candele, 39, has been named with Pitareusa, […]
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Replica Farm, LLC to Display Cloned Sapphire During the WEG

Bedminster, NJ, Replica Farm announced today plans to allow the public to visit the cloned colt of Holsteiner gelding “Sapphire”. Both the colt “Saphir,” co-owned by Replica Farm, Mark Watring and the Sapphire Partners, and Sapphire will participate in a historical display of cloned horses hosted by ViaGen, Inc. of Austin, Texas. The display will be […]
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Quarantine Facility Ready for WEG Equine Athletes

9 days to go! A temporary equine quarantine facility at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport is ready to facilitate the entry of horses from around the world competing in the eight World Championships of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, September 25-October 10 at the Kentucky Horse Park. The World Games 2010 Foundation worked in […]