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Canadian Eventing Team Poised to Compete at Pan Am Games

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Following Thursday’s horse inspection at the National Equestrian Centre located 30 kilometres north of downtown Rio de Janeiro, Canadian Eventing Team Technical Advisor David O’Connor announced the team members and individuals that will compete for Canada in the eventing competition taking place July 20 to 22. The four team members […]
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BMO Financial Group Expands its Support of Jump Canada Hall of Fame

Toronto, Ontario – BMO Financial Group has extended its title sponsorship of the Jump Canada Hall of Fame Gala for an additional two years. The title sponsor for the inaugural event in 2006, BMO Financial Group has committed its support for an additional two years, 2007 and 2008. The second annual Jump Canada Hall of […]
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Canada’s Tom Dvorak Finishes Fourth Individually at Pan Am Games

 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Tom Dvorak of Hillsburgh, ON, finished fourth in the Individual Dressage competition held Wednesday at the XV Pan American Games. He was edged out of bronze medal position by the smallest of margins, 0.05%, by Yvonne Losos de Muñiz of the Dominican Republic riding the 11-year-old Hannoverian stallion, Bernstein Las […]
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Tom Dvorak in Individual Medal Hunt at Pan American Games

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – In the first round of individual dressage competition at the XV Pan American Games, equestrian athlete Tom Dvorak of Hillsburgh, ON, lies in fourth position, only 1.4 points behind the leader, Christopher Hickey of the United States. Fellow Canadians Diane Creech of Caistor Centre, ON, and Andrea Bresee of Brockville, […]
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Canadian Dressage Team Wins Silver Medal at Pan American Games

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Canada claimed the Team Silver Medal in the equestrian sport of dressage on Sunday at the XV Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The United States earned Gold while the home country of Brazil claimed the Team Bronze. After a tight race for the Gold Medal in the […]
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Karen Cudmore Leads 2007 Jump Canada Series

Ottawa, Ontario — Karen Cudmore originally of Victoria, BC, and now living in Omaha, NE, is holding down the top two spots in the 2007 Jump Canada Series following the first eight of 23 events in the national show jumping series. Paired with Southern Pride, Cudmore is the current leader with 157.50 points.  Having competed […]
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Jump Canada Talent Squad Series Heating Up Across Canada

Ottawa, Ontario—- The 2007 edition of the Jump Canada Talent Squad Series is underway with a close points race shaping up in both the Eastern and Western Divisions. Hyde Moffatt of Brantford, ON, currently holds a slim lead in the Eastern Division with 26 points.  In the opening event, Moffatt took top honours to earn […]
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HRH Princess Haya Elected as an IOC Member

The FEI is proud to announce that on July 7, HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein was elected as the member representing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and as President of the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI). The election took place during the 119th IOC Session held in Guatemala City. […]
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World-class Olympic equestrian venues completed in record time

The Hong Kong Jockey Club said today (7 July) that it had now completed all key venues for the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events for testing as scheduled and that the facilities would set new world standards in terms of quality, environmental consideration, cost effectiveness and legacy value.  Moreover, the  project had been […]