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Tennille Kerrigan Wins Royal Grand Champion Amateur Hunter Title

Tennille Kerrigan of Pickering, ON, closed out her 2019 competition season by winning the J. Elliot Cottrelle Royal Grand Champion Amateur Hunter title aboard Strong Suit on Monday, November 4, at the Royal Horse Show, held as part of the 97th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON. There was a time that Kerrigan, 37, […]
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Jump Canada Hall of Fame Celebrates Class of 2019

The Jump Canada Hall of Fame honoured three new inductees during its Induction Ceremony and Gala, presented by BMO Financial Group, on Sunday, November 3, 2019, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON. A sold-out crowd celebrated Greg Greenough’s induction in the category of Builder – Individual; Wayne McLellan as Rider; and the 2008 Olympic […]
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Clean Endurance Endorses FEI Rules Proposal

Clean Endurance has written to all 134 National Federations invited to the FEI General Assembly in Moscow on November 19, 2019, asking them to vote in favour of the 2020 Endurance Rules Proposals. They told the National Federation Secretary Generals that their letter was a last resort to try and convey to them the absolute […]
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Sierra Mark Claims National 1.40m Jr/Am Jumping Championship

Sierra Mark of Augusta, ON, proved consistency is key when she captured the 2019 National 1.40m Junior/Amateur Jumping Championship, presented by Dominion Regalia, on Nov. 3 at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON. “I couldn’t believe it,” said Mark of the win aboard her 16-year-old Canadian Sport Horse mare, Heat Wave 3E (sired by […]
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Dover Wows at Dressage Levy Performance Advantage Symposium

Four-time Olympic medalist Robert Dover (USA) taught at The Dressage Levy Performance Advantage Symposium, held Oct. 25, 2019, at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON. Offered at no cost to 2019 Dressage Levy contributors, the Symposium featured coaching sessions that provided accessible and valuable advice to riders at every level. Approximately 150 attendees benefited […]
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FEI Set to Outlaw Tack “Monstrosities” in Endurance

“Monstrosities” such as the bridle which caused a social media storm in April will be outlawed in international endurance if new rules are adopted by the FEI General Assembly on November 19th. Unlike other FEI disciplines, to date endurance has set out minimal rules and guidelines on tack, save for banning spurs, whips or other […]
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2019 Jump Canada Award Recipients Honoured at The Royal

A distinguished group of show jumping officials, supporters and owners were honoured as recipients of 2019 Jump Canada Awards, presented during the Jump Canada Hall of Fame Gala on Nov. 3 in Toronto, ON. The 2019 recipients are as follows. Click on the links for full information on each recipient. Sponsor of the Year: BMO […]
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Looming Canada-Wide Shavings Shortage Worries Horse Owners

If you have noticed that shavings are harder to find, cost more, and take longer to arrive at your barn, you are not alone. The slowed production or even closure at lumber mills across Canada, especially in BC and Quebec, is responsible, and those in the bedding industry are warning that it is going to […]
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Christine Carlsen wins $10,000 Junior/Amateur Jumper Royal Stake

Christine Carlsen of North York, ON, exceeded a goal she set for herself at the beginning of the year by winning the $10,000 Champion Shavings Junior/Amateur Jumper Royal Stake on Saturday, November 3, at the Royal Horse Show, held as part of the 97th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON. From a two-horse duel […]
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Royal Win for Royal in MarBill Hill Farm Pony Jumper Final

The win in the $5,000 MarBill Hill Farm Royal Pony Jumper Final and the MarBill Hill Royal Pony Jumper Championship title went to Tatum Horan of Oakville, ON, and the aptly named Royal. Fresh off a win in the $2,500 MarBill Hill Farm Royal Pony Jumper Stake earlier in the day, Horan and the 14-year-old, […]