The Canadian Show Jumping Team made their mark both individually and as a team during the jumping portion of the prestigious CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival, held July 11-17, 2016. As one of the final competitions before the Rio 2016 Olympics, which kick off on August 5, the jumping athletes nominated to represent the Canadian […]
The CSI2* Ottawa International Horse Show opened on Wednesday, July 20, with Jonathon Millar of Perth, ON, and his wife, Kelly Soleau-Millar, each enjoying a win on the grass grand prix field at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON. The five-day international show jumping tournament, held in the heart of the nation’s capital, runs through […]
Equestrian sport arrives in Rio with its head held high, the bit between its teeth and on the crest of a wave of expansion across the globe. The Rio 2016 sport entries (FEI Definite Entries) are all in, and a total of 200 athlete and horse combinations from 43 countries will chase their dreams of […]
Chris von Martels of Ridgetown, ON, recently had a successful debut in the dressage portion of the renowned CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival, held in Aachen, GER from July 8-17. Partnered with Divertimento (Di Versace x Ferragamo), a 14-year-old bay Westphalian gelding he co-owns with Lövsta Stuteri AB, he earned impressive marks in the CDI […]
The Jumping Young Rider Committee has announced the up-and-coming athletes representing Canada at the 2016 Adequan/FEI NAJYRC
Home favourite Philipp Weishaupt, riding LB Convall thrilled the capacity 40,000 crowd to win the Rolex Grand Prix on the final day of the world famous CHIO Aachen, the highlight of the World Equestrian Festival, and the first equestrian Major of the year. The Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping holder Scott Brash, riding Ursula […]
Stephanie Dubois-Emond, of Morriston, FL, won the $10,000 Canadian Hunter Derby, presented by Topline Trailers, on Sunday, July 17, at the Ottawa National Horse Show held at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON. In her hunter derby debut, Dubois-Emond topped a large starting field of 59 entries riding Castello, a 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by […]
In an impressive display of strength just three weeks before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games get underway, Team Germany produced a superb performance on home ground in Aachen to win the final leg of the first official FEI Nations Cup™ Dressage series yesterday. However it was Team USA that took home the inaugural title, overtaking […]
Ten-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar, known as ‘Captain Canada’ to his fans, added another win to his extensive resume by taking victory in the $50,000 Brookstreet Hotel Grand Prix, on Saturday, July 16, at the Ottawa National Horse Show at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON. The large crowd at Wesley Clover Parks witnessed great […]
On the eve of the Rio Olympic Games, a confident, new-look Australian team put up a brilliant performance to take their first FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing victory and break Germany’s winning run at their home leg at Aachen (GER), the sixth in the 2016 series. The Australian quartet led a competitive nine-nation field from the […]
