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Holzer Wins Grand Prix Freestyle at Blainville Summer Classic

Blainville, Quebec  – In her final competitive appearance before the equestrian events at the 2008 Olympic Games, Ashley Holzer showed the Canadian audience what she hopes to demonstrate to the Olympic judges in Hong Kong this August. Riding to music from Disney’s Millennium Celebration and the film National Treasure, she and Pop Art delivered a world […]
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Equine Canada Announces New Chief Executive Officer

Ottawa, Ontario—Equine Canada President Al Patterson is pleased to announce that Akaash Maharaj has been hired as Equine Canada’s Chief Executive Officer.     With a Master of Arts from Oxford University, Maharaj has a very impressive and diverse background in government relations and e-commerce. These skills, combined with Maharaj’s avid interest in equestrian sport, make […]
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Canadian Eventing names Eventing Team for the 2008 Olympic Games

Ottawa, ON—Following a successful spring training and competition program, the Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee is pleased to announce the names of the Canadian Eventing Team who will compete in the Olympic Games August 9–12, 2008.  Selected according to the qualification thresholds and selection procedure, five rider/horse combinations are named to the Team and nominated to […]
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Canadian Show Jumping Team Announced for 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong

Ottawa, ON—Jump Canada is pleased to announce the Canadian Show Jumping Team who will participate at the 2008 Olympics. The equestrian events will be held in Hong Kong.   In alphabetical order, the riders and horses are   Athlete – Hometown – Horse – Owner Mac Cone – King City, ON – Ole – Sara Houstoun and Larry Evoy Jill Henselwood […]
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One Small Surprise as Show Jumping Selectors Rubber Stamp Olympic Team

There were few surprises tonight as Canada’s Olympic show jumping team, which had been widely seen as a foregone conclusion, was announced. Predictions held mostly true, with the exception of a surprise strategic twist that shifts the line-up slightly. The four rider/horse combinations named to the Olympic team are Eric Lamaze on Hickstead; Jill Henselwood […]
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Show Jumping Course Designers Selected for 2010 Games

Lexington, KY – The World Games 2010 Foundation today announced that Mr. Conrad Homfeld and Mr. Richard Jeffery have been selected as course designers for Show Jumping at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The 2010 Games will feature eight world championships in equestrian sport, and will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in […]
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Canadian Dressage Riders Rank High in World Standings

Ottawa, ON—Dressage Canada is pleased to announce that five Canadian dressage riders are ranked in the top 85 in the Federation Equestre International (FEI) World Dressage Rankings from June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008. The top Canadian in the rankings is Olympian Ashley Holzer, a current resident of New York, NY, who is currently […]
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CAS Dismisses Provisional Measures Requested by Jessica Kürten

Following the decision of the FEI Tribunal in the positive medication case involving the horse Castle Forbes Maike ridden at CSIO 5* La Baule in May 2007, the person responsible – Jessica Kürten (IRL) – filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on 5 June 2008. She also requested that the […]
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Canadian Equestrian Community Loses Long-time Volunteer and Veterinarian

Ottawa, Ontario – The horse world suffered a major loss last week with the death of Equine Canada senior judge and Federation Equestre International (FEI) veterinarian, Dr. John Gilray, 78, of 100 Mile House, BC, who succumbed to cancer on June 5.   A horse lover from the age of 13, Dr. Gilray graduated from […]
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More Olympic Games Equestrian Tickets to Go On Sale

The Equestrian Company and China Travel Service (CTS) at a press briefing on June 10th gave an update on the latest “Games-Time” ticket sale arrangements for the Olympic Equestrian Events. Speaking at the briefing, the Chief Executive Officer of the Equestrian Company, Mr Lam Woon-kwong, said, “All of the 40,000-odd tickets for the Equestrian Events allocated […]