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Erynn Ballard Opens Canadian Show Jumping Tournament With a Win

The CSI2* Canadian Show Jumping Tournament (CSJT) opened on Wednesday September 21 at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON.  The five-day international show jumping competition runs daily through Sunday, September 25.   Erynn Ballard of Tottenham, ON, dominated the competition in the Grand Prix ring, winning both the 1.35m and 1.40m Welcome classes.  In […]
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It’s Quebec for the Gold, Saskatchewan for the Silver and Nova Scotia for the Bronze

After three days of intense competition in Show Jumping, Reining and Dressage at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park, the Quebec delegation prevailed. Gold medal recipient in the three disciplines, Team Quebec was elected Champion with a total of 215 points.  Saskatchewan finished 2nd with 162 points,  followed by Nova Scotia with 120 points. In the […]
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Victory for Béatrice Boucher in the Last Phase of Dressage

The Dressage segment of the Canadian Equestrian Championships came to an end on Sunday with the third and last test. Quebec native Béatrice Boucher signed off in style, capturing the coveted first place. Vanessa Scanlan (NS) finished 2nd, followed by Maude Joannette (QC) in third place. Riders competing in Dressage actually perform was is referred […]
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Seeking True Horse Stories

Do you have a fantastic, unbelievable or touching horse story to share? Send it and a photo to us for a chance to be published in the 2012 Canadian Horse Annual. Please send a maximum of 800 words and a high resolution photo (4×6, 300 dpi) to hceditor@horsesport.com before November 15, 2011.
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FEI World Driving Championships for Combined Ponies

From September 21 to 25, the Lipica Stud Farm in Slovenia will host the fifth edition of the FEI World Driving Championships for Combined Ponies. Seventy-seven drivers from 17 nations will compete in the singles, pairs and four-in-hand classes.   Title defender Melanie Becker (NED) will compete with her world champion pony Ostara’s Sandor in […]
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Alexander Grayton Win’s Young Horse Western Canadian Final

Alexander Grayton of Priddis, AB, took home top honours at the $20,000 Jump Canada Young Horse Western Canadian Finals held September 1 to 4 at the Rocky Mountain Classic III at Anderson Ranch in Calgary, AB.  Run in a three-day championship format, points were accumulated over the course of the competition to determine the overall […]
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Past Champions Look to Defend Their Titles at the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament

Last year’s champions will be returning to defend their titles when the 2011 Canadian Show Jumping Tournament takes place from September 21 to 25 at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON.   The $100,000 Caledon Cup, sponsored by Aviva Elite, Peel Maryborough, and RAM Equestrian, will once again be the featured event of the […]
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Amelia Vernon Granted Victory in CET Regional Final

Best friends Amelia Vernon and Laura King, both of Calgary, AB, couldn’t have asked for a better finish as the best friends placed first and second in the CET Medal Prairie Regional Final held September 14-18 at the Fall Classic tournament, hosted at Anderson Ranch, in Calgary, AB.   A total of 20 riders competed […]
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Nikki Meyer and Nova Scotia Victorious in the Last Test

On the last day of the Canadian Equestrian Championships, Nikki Meyer from Nova Scotia won the 1.10 m test, followed by Michelle Smith from Prince Edward Island in second and Evan Phinney from Nova Scotia in third place. For this last day of competition, Sven Loewe opted for a very technical course design.  “Today is […]
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Historic First as Sweden’s Rolf-Goran Bengtsson Sweeps the Gold

Sweden’s Rolf-Goran Bengtsson and the brilliant little Ninja la Silla added European gold to their 2008 Olympic silver medal when sweeping to victory in the closing stages of the individual title-decider at the FEI European Jumping Championships in Madrid, Spain today. This was a historic first, as the only European medal previously stashed in the […]