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Team Ontario Named for Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships

The Ontario Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the riders who will represent the province at the upcoming Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships, taking place in Bromont, Que. from Sept. 21-23. The Jumping team, coached by Grant Field, who is also the chef d’equipe, is comprised of two junior and two senior riders. The junior riders include Helen […]
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Building Towards the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games

Hundreds of competitors flock to the Caledon Equestrian Park in Ontario each September to take part in the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament, but that number pales in comparison to the tens of thousands that will descend on Palgrave when the Park plays host to the equestrian events of the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games. Named […]
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Spruce Meadows Masters Highlights

With so many amazing competitors in the same location at once, competition was fierce right from opening day of the Spruce Meadows Masters! Clouds may have chilled the grounds on Wednesday, but familiar face Richard Spooner (USA) didn’t seem to mind as he took the Akita Drilling Cup in the International Ring’s first event. Jerome […]
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2012 FEI European Eventing Championships for Juniors

The British were the dominant force once again when claiming team and individual gold along with individual silver at the 2012 FEI European Eventing Championships for Juniors in Strzegom, Poland yesterday. But it was a close-fought battle for the medals, with the defending champions meeting powerful opposition from the Irish who finished just three points […]
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Andrea Strain’s Luigi Has Died

It is with great sadness that Spruce Meadows announces the passing of Luigi, a beautiful Dutch Warmblood gelding ridden and owned by Andrea Strain.
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Eric Lamaze to Take Time Away from Competition

After six years at the top of the sport, 2008 Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, will take a short break from show jumping competition. Lamaze, who is currently competing at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament, will step out of the competition arena following the international event in Calgary, AB. In his last […]
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Canadian Show Jumping Team Earns Top 10 Finish in Spain

Canadian Show Jumping riders recently travelled to Spain in order to compete at the CSIO5* Gijon, held from August 29 to September 3. The prestigious competition (which was celebrating its 70th anniversary this year) was host to a Nations’ Cup on September 1. A total of 13 countries took part in this leg of the […]
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Charlotte Dujardin First Brit to Lead World Dressage Rankings

Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin and the 10-year-old Dutch warmblood gelding Valegro, double Olympic gold medallists at London 2012, have taken over as world number one in the FEI World Individual Dressage Rankings and are the first British combination ever to top the world rankings. With 2,867 points, the combination have moved up from second place […]
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Final Canadian Freestyles at 2012 Paralympics

Eleonore Elstone and Jody Schloss rode their Freestyle tests on the sixth and final day of para-dressage competition on Tuesday, September 4, at the 2012 London Paralympic Games. Elstone finished in 10th, with her highest score of the competition of 68.750%, riding Zareno, owned by Franklin Posmus, in the Grade IV Freestyle in the morning […]