Toronto, On – Friday the 13th may have proved unlucky for some tonight, but not for American rider Kent Farrington and his exceptional mount Up Chiqui. The pair pulled out all the stops to win the $50,000 Weston Canadian Open at The Royal Horse Show. Any rider will tell you that going last in the […]
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The 18 riders who had qualified for the Global Champions Tour Final in Doha, Qatar were in no doubt, from the moment they started to walk the course that they would have to work hard to win the biggest prize in show jumping. Conrad Homfeld built a course that was every inch worthy of a […]
Day Three of the Global Champions Tour in Doha, Qatar opened with a unique victory for a rider for whom 2009 will be a year to be remembered. Already notable for being the only rider currently ranked in the Rolex Top 100 in two disciplines (show jumping and eventing), Italy’s Juan Carlos Garcia added a win […]
Doha, Qatar – Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Hickstead won the €50,000 Qualifier, for the Global Champions Tour Final Grand Prix, on Thursday, November 12, in Doha, Qatar. Twenty-five of the best show jumping riders from around the world were invited to contest the Global Champions Tour Final in Qatar where €1.4 […]
This year The Royal debuted the $50,000 Royal Team Challenge, pitting top riders from Canada, the United States and “the world” against one another. The best six scores from each team counted toward the final result and team USA emerged the victors with a final score of just eight faults. Team International finished with 18 and Canada brought up the […]
Toronto, ON – Canadian Olympians Ashley Holzer and Pop Art once again proved they are in a league of their own when it comes to dressage at The Royal. The pair produced a nearly perfect Freestyle test to earn a score of 75.85%, more than six points over their closest rivals, and top place in the CDI 3* […]
Toronto, ON – One year ago tonight the anthem played for Individual Gold medalist Eric Lamaze, and this year it played for his Olympic Silver medal team-mate Jill Henselwood. She was a hair too fast opening night, and a hair too slow the second night, but managed to get it just right tonight to win the […]
Ottawa, ON – Dressage Canada is pleased to announce a new structure to the High Performance Committee (HPC). The new HPC will combine senior high performance, formerly under the Senior High Performance Committee (SHPC), and youth high performance, formerly under Youth High Performance Committee (YHPC) together with Dressage Canada Own The Podium (DC OTP). The […]
Toronto, On – Tuesday was the start of the International Division for Open Jumpers at The Royal Winter Fair, with $50,000 being disbursed between two classes: the $25,000 International Power & Speed this afternoon and the $25,000 Jolera International Jumper Welcome which was part of the evening performance. Top Canadians Ian Millar and Jill Henselwood likely […]
Ottawa, Ontario – Jump Canada is pleased to announce that the 2010 Jump Canada Calendar is now available for purchase. This year’s edition highlights Canada’s top show jumping riders, including members of the Nations’ Cup Teams in Calgary, Barcelona and Wellington, where Canada once again emerged victorious. Your favourite athletes are captured in beautiful photographs, taken […]
