Mike Winter’s Olympic partner, Kingpin, died Saturday after a fall on the cross-country course at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Event organizers released the following statement: “It is with great sadness that we announce that Kingpin, ridden by Mike Winter and owned by the rider and Kingpin Syndicate, died while competing at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day […]
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Lucinda Fredericks (AUS) and her gallant little mare Headley Britannia earned a standing ovation as they remained on their dressage score to win the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the first leg of the FEI HSBC FEI Classics™, in which Fredericks will now take pole position. Fredericks burst into tears as she left the arena and […]
Lucinda Fredericks and Bettina Hoy swapped places after an enthralling day’s cross-country at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the first leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™. Fredericks now has one jumping rail in hand over Hoy to win. Fredericks (AUS), 42, encouraged by a large and cheering crowd who shouted “Go Brit!”, was ecstatic at […]
Two riders whose husbands have previously won the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA) are at the top of the dressage phase leaderboard after performing brilliant tests at this first leg of the 2009 HSBC FEI Classics™. Bettina Hoy (GER), whose husband Andrew (AUS) won here in 2006, thrilled a large and appreciative crowd with a […]
Ottawa, ON—Canadian eventers, featuring both seasoned national team members and up and coming juniors and young riders, were very successful at international competitions held in Florida, California and Maryland over the weekend of April 16–19, 2009. In Florida, Leahona Rowland, 26, of Kelowna BC, took top honours in the CCI 1* division at Florida Three […]
The FEI Dressage Task Force met in Lausanne on 21 and 22 April. The Task Force discussed the following items: Olympic Games: competition formula and qualification process. A proposal will be included in the Task Force’s final report to be presented to the FEI Bureau in November. Dressage Committee: future composition. A proposal in line […]
Nineteen-year-old Tim Lips (NED), riding Concrex Oncarlos, has taken an early lead after the first day of dressage at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the first leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™. He is 3.2 penalties ahead of Oliver Townend (GBR) and his new ride Carousel Quest with William Fox-Pitt (GBR), last year’s top-scorer in […]
Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, will open his spring show season on Friday, April 24, in Antwerp, Belgium. The 2008 Olympic gold medalist will compete in four major show jumping competitions in Europe before returning to Canada to contest the summer tournaments at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, AB, running June 10 to July […]
Ottawa, ON — Ian Millar of Perth, ON, finished tied for 14th and Keean White of Cambridge, ON, placed 24th overall representing Canada at the 2009 FEI World Cup Final from April 15–19 in Las Vegas, NV. In Thursday night’s opening speed phase, Millar finished in 28th position with a time of 67.77 seconds […]
Ottawa, Ontario—Rochelle Kilberg of Surrey, BC, and Simone Williams of Navan, ON, will represent Canada at the Sydney CDI 3*/CDI–Y International Dressage Derby being held in Sydney, Australia, May 7–9, 2009. The event, hosted at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park, site of the 2000 Olympic Games, is the only CDI3* held in […]
