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Mark Your Calendars for the OEF Annual General Meeting

The Ontario Equestrian Federation invites all members to attend its annual general meeting, which will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Caledon Estates Banquet Hall. All adult members are eligible to vote and are encouraged to exercise that right. Online polls are now open to vote for directors at large […]
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Six Candidates Declare for FEI Presidential Election

Representatives of six National Federations have submitted applications for the position of FEI President. The candidates, in order of receipt of the candidacy files by the FEI, are: – Pierre Genecand (SUI) – Ulf Helgstrand (DEN) – John McEwen (GBR) – Javier Revuelta del Peral (ESP) – Pierre Durand (FRA) – Ingmar De Vos (BEL) […]
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John Pearce Guides Chianto to 40th Grand Prix Win at HITS Saugerties

When the final entry’s jump-off time flashed across the scoreboard a second slower than his own, John Pearce was standing beside Chianto at the Strongid® C 2X™ Grand Prix Stadium in-gate. A winner’s smile swept across his face as he stepped back to appreciate the 18-year old Danish Warmblood gelding, then pointed to the flea-bitten […]
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WEG Week 2 Preview

The thrills and excitement of the first week of fabulous sport at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy will be a hard act to follow. But now that the Dressage, Para-Dressage, Reining, Endurance and Eventing horses have headed for home, the stables at the Games venues in Caen have filled up once […]
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Canadian Eventing Team Scores Top Ten at WEG

The Canadian Eventing Team hung on to their seventh place finish at the conclusion of the final show jumping phase on August 31 at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™,  in Normandy, FRA. After completing a demanding cross country course at the Le Pin National Stud venue in Ornes on August 30, three Canadians presented […]
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Sandra Auffarth Takes Germany to the Top in WEG Eventing

German riders gave a master class in Jumping at the finale of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ Eventing competition to give Germany the full set of titles: Olympic, European and now World team gold medals, with Sandra Auffarth also taking individual gold. All four riders – Sandra Auffarth, Michael Jung, Ingrid Klimke and […]
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Canadian Show Jumping Team Ready for WEG

The Canadian Show Jumping Team is set to begin competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™, which is held every four years and acts as the world championships. Canada is represented by Yann Candele, 43, of Caledon, ON, Tiffany Foster, 30, of Vancouver, BC, defending Individual Bronze Medalist Eric Lamaze, 45, of Schomberg, […]
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Cody Sapergia Finishes Top 10 in Finals at WEG

Canadian reiner, Cody Sapergia of Lermoos, AUT and Nu Chexomatic (Nu Chex To Cash X Tejons Peppy Doc) earn their highest score at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™, with 223.5, which kept them in the medals for the majority of the Finals. The Saskatchewan native had the crowd cheering and whistling as he and […]
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Shawn Flarida Wins Individual Reining Final at WEG

America’s Shawn Flarida galloped to gold in the Reining Individual Final at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy tonight where US riders filled every step of the podium. Partnering the seven-year-old Spooks Gotta Whiz, 45-year-old Flarida produced a super score of 233.5 to put the result beyond doubt when last to go. […]
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Canadian Eventing Team in Top 10 After Challenging Cross Country at WEG

The Canadian Eventing Team tackled a challenging cross country course on August 30 to move up to seventh place at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy, FRA. Team Canada will go forward into the final show jumping phase on August 31 on a score of 324 penalties after admirable performances over a challenging […]