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Whitaker Wins the Night, Lamaze Overall Leading Rider at the Royal

Toronto, ON – Michael Whitaker of Great Britain may have won tonight’s $75,000 Ricoh Big Ben International Challenge, but it was Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze that won the hearts of the crowd at this year’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.   First into the ring in a four-way jump-off, 2002 winner and defending champion Whitaker and […]
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Canadians Have a Rough Night as the U.S. Team Climbs the Scoreboard at the Royal

Toronto, ON – Canada’s Olympians had a rough go of it tonight in the $50,000 Weston Canadian Open for International Jumpers at Toronto’s Royal Horse Show. Americans McLain Ward and Laura Kraut, hot off their Team Gold at the Olympics, took first and third respectively, with Britain’s Michael Whitaker narrowly edging into the second position. […]
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David Arcand Crowned Talent Squad Champion at the Royal

Toronto, Ontario—David Arcand of Mount Royal, QC, secured victory in the Jump Canada Talent Squad Final by winning the $10,000 Alfred Rogers National Talent Squad Series Championship, Phase II, on Saturday, November 8, at Toronto’s Royal Horse Show. Held over two days, the Talent Squad Final competition opened on November 7 with the $8,000 Alfred […]
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Ashley Holzer Dominates the Inaugural FEI World Cup at the Royal

Toronto, ON – It was ladies night tonight for the inaugural FEI World Cup Qualifier in dressage at The Royal Horse Show, part of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. Canadian Olympian Ashley Holzer and her horse Pop Art, who finished 13th individually at this summer’s Olympics wowed the crowd with an incredibly technical […]
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Eric Lamaze and Hickstead Win the World Cup Qualifier at the Royal

Toronto, ON – Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze brought his Gold-medal horse Hickstead across the ocean to compete in just one class at The Royal Horse Show this week, and it couldn’t have gone any better than it did tonight. Hickstead once again demonstrated he is in a class all to himself, exploding over the jumps […]
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FEI: Update on Developments in the Dressage Discipline

The FEI Executive Board has proposed the appointment of an Ad Hoc Working Group of world class Dressage experts from all aspects of the discipline to review key issues and inject a new focus in the sport. At the forthcoming FEI General Assembly taking place in Buenos Aires (ARG) on November 17th – 21st, the […]
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Waylon Roberts Makes it Three in a Row at the Royal

Toronto, ON – Waylon Roberts of Port Perry, Ontario, made it a three-peat tonight, winning the second leg and overall title of the Good Crop Services Indoor Eventing Championship at The Royal Horse Show, part of the 86th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The International division for the show jumpers also kicked off today, where 20 […]
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Canadians at Galway Downs Three-Day Event

Ottawa, ON—British Columbia natives Kerry Johnston, of Summerland, and Sabrina Levere of Burnaby, finished in the top ten in the CCI 2*division, while Jennifer Miller of Hudson, QC, and now based in Cave Creek, AZ, won CCI 1* division at the 10th Annual Galway Downs Three Day Event, held October 30 to November 2, in […]
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Update on Developments in the Dressage Discipline

The FEI Executive Board has proposed the appointment of an Ad Hoc Working Group of world class Dressage experts from all aspects of the discipline to review key issues and inject a new focus in the sport. At the forthcoming FEI General Assembly taking place in Buenos Aires (ARG) on 17th – 21st November, the […]