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Jay Hayes Comes From Behind to Capture the $100,000 Kubota Cup Final

Toronto, ON – Two-time Canadian Olympian Jay Hayes took four years to do it, but last night at The Royal Horse Show, Hayes won the National Final of the Kubota Cup Series. Spanning eight months and seven cities coast-to-coast, the Kubota Cup Series pits riders from the east against the best from the west. The […]
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Keean White Claims his First Canadian Championship Title

Toronto, Ontario—Keean White of Rockwood, ON, claimed his first Canadian Championship title by winning the $100,000 Canadian Show Jumping Championship presented by Greenhawk on November 8 at The Royal Horse Show.  The 10-day international equestrian competition is held as part of 86th edition of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair from November 7-16 in Toronto, ON. […]
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Erynn Ballard Emerges Victorious on Opening Night at The Royal

Toronto, ON – 28 year-old Erynn Ballard of Tottenham, Ontario, took top honours in round one of the $100,000 Canadian Show Jumping Championships presented by Greenhawk, on opening night of competition at the Royal Horse Show. The show is part of the 86th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair running until November 16th, at the Direct Energy […]
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Francois Lamontagne and Lindsay Hitchner Top Talent Squad Standings

Ottawa, ON — Francois Lamontagne of St-Eustache, QC, emerged the winner of the Eastern Division while Lindsay Hitchner of High River, AB, claimed the Western Division of the 2008 Jump Canada National Talent Squad Series. In the Eastern Division Talent Squad competition held at the St. Lazare Spring Show in St. Lazare, QC, Lamontagne guided […]
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The Honourable David Onley celebrates Therapeutic Riding at The Royal

The Ontario Therapeutic Riding Association (OnTRA) will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a Musical Ride at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, in the Spirit of the Horse area, on Wednesday, November 12th at 4:30p.m.   The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, accompanied by Her Honour, Mrs. Ruth Ann Onley, will present ribbons […]
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Canadian Content Headlines Opening Weekend at The Royal

Toronto, Ontario – The 2008 Royal Horse Show will open this Friday, November 7th, with an action-packed weekend highlighting the best in Canadian equestrian sport. Held as part of the 86th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, The Royal Horse Show offers over $795,000 in total prize money and runs from November 7 through 16 at the […]
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New Dressage Show Coming to Alberta

The Edmonton Area Alberta Dressage Association (EAADA) has been approved by Equine Canada to run a CDI/Y/J/P/CH** show in August 2009.  A competition of this magnitude has never been offered in before in Alberta. The competition will be held August 20th- 24th in Edmonton. Visit  www.albertadressage.com to check for updates as they become available, or […]
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Para-Dressage Coach Andrea Taylor Awarded Petro Canada Coaching Excellence Award

Ottawa, ON—Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to announce that Andrea Taylor, of Langley, BC, has been awarded the Petro Canada Coaching Excellence Award in recognition of her achievements at the 2008 Paralympic Games.  As the national team coach of Para-Equestrian Canada, Taylor coached rider Lauren Barwick to individual gold and silver medal finishes in the sport […]
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Dressage Committee Correspondence

Read the letters of coorespondence between the Dressage Committee and the president of the FEI. Dressage Committee Letter Reply from the President of the FEI