With some 471 days to go till the 2008 Olympic Games and a week during which the eyes of the sports world are turned to Beijing where the SportAccord convention is currently taking place, let us take stock from the past, from the inspirational to the downright remarkable feats in equestrian Olympic history. While the […]
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Ottawa, Ontario — Evi Strasser of Ste. Adele, Quebec and Jacqueline Brooks of Mt. Albert, Ontario gave thousands of spectators something to cheer about at the Rolex FEI World Cup Final of Dressage on April 20th. After somewhat disappointing results on Thursday in the qualifier class, the Grand Prix test, Strasser and Brooks came back […]
Las Vegas, Nevada — John Pearce rode Archie Bunker to a 14th place finish in the 2007 Rolex World Cup Final of Show Jumping held April 19-22 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pearce of Stouffville, ON, was ranked 22nd coming into Sunday’s two-round final. Having jumped clear in the first round, Pearce returned to the Thomas […]
Las Vegas, NV – April 19, 2007 – McLain Ward (USA) and Sapphire stunned the crowd with a precise and quick round in the opening show jumping competition of the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup Finals at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. In the speed class, with rails converted to time, Ward’s final […]
Las Vegas, NV – April 19, 2007 – Isabell Werth of Germany took top honors in the Rolex FEI Dressage Grand Prix, riding Warum Nicht FRH, in front of a large and appreciative crowd at the Thomas & Mack center in Las Vegas on opening day of the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup Finals. “It […]
Ottawa, Ontario — Equine Canada is pleased to announce that Craig Andreas has joined Equine Canada in the new position of Director of Sport. As Director of Sport, Andreas is responsible for ensuring the orderly implementation of the aims and objectives of EC, relating to equestrian sport in Canada. Andreas’ specific responsibilities include overseeing human […]
Ottawa, Ontario — Canadian Dressage Riders dominated the CDI-3* Rancho Murieta, held April 6-8 in California, USA. Both Leslie Reid and Alexandra Duncan made a clean sweep of their respective divisions, with Reid claiming the CDI Advanced division, while Duncan took the CDI Young Riders Division. Reid, a Canadian Olympian from Langley, BC, kicked off […]
Ottawa, Ontario — Equine Canada President Al Patterson is pleased to announce that Debbie Millar has been promoted to the new position of Chief Executive Officer. Hired originally as EC’s Director of Operations in 2005, Millar’s background includes management consulting and business planning in non profit and municipal sectors. Millar has climbed a steep learning […]
Ottawa, Ontario— Hawley Bennett of Langley, BC rode to a fourth place finish in the CIC 3* World Cup Qualifier at the CIC-W 3* Galway Downs Three Day Event, held March 30 – April 1 in Temecula, California, USA. Riding her Olympic partner, and 2005 FEI Eventing World Cup Final mount, Livingstone, the 17-year-old Canadian […]
The world’s premier city for exciting entertainment Las Vegas, will once again be the backdrop for the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cupâ„¢ Finals in both jumping and dressage. After Warsaw (Poland), ‘s-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) one week ago and Burbank (USA) last weekend the finalists for the World Cup Finalâ„¢ in Las Vegas are getting prepared. […]