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Hardworking Team Sets Canadian Show Jumping Tournament Apart

When the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament returns to the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON from September 21-25, spectators will be treated to some of the best show jumping competition in the world.  Helping make the event a great success are the dozens of officials, volunteers, sponsors and staff who work tirelessly behind the scenes. […]
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Visitors Stampede to Cedar Run Rodeo

By all accounts, the Cedar Run Rodeo Weekend was a runaway success, as approximately 4,000 spectators stampeded their way to the park during the two-day (Aug. 27-28) spectacle. The professional rodeo showcased the talents of cowboys and cowgirls from across Canada and the U.S. and as far away as Brazil, as they competed in events […]
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Greece Rakes in the Gold in Zagreb

Greek riders were in flying form at the FEI Balkan Jumping Championships 2011 staged in Zagreb, Croatia last weekend where they claimed eight of the 10 titles on offer.  Gold in the Ladies Individual and Team events were the only medals to escape their grasp as they ran riot through the remainder of the show […]
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First European Title for IJsbrand Chardon

Four-time world four-in-hand champion IJsbrand Chardon (NED) has added a new title to his long list of successes. Chardon won the first FEI Open European Driving Championships for Four-in-Hand since 1981, which were held in Breda, the Netherlands this weekend. Jozsef Dobrovitz from Hungary won the silver medal; the bronze medal went to Chardon’s fellow […]
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Freestyle Gold Medals Bring British Haul to Eight

With the Team and three Individual titles already under their belt, the British brought their gold medal haul to a magnificent eight when adding victory in Freestyle Grades Ia, II, III and IV to their tally on the final afternoon of the FEI European Para-Equestrian Dressage Championships 2011 at Moorsele in Belgium yesterday.  Only Denmark’s […]
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Kingdom Claims World Cup Crown

Khaled Al Eid (KSA) concluded the 2011 Spruce Meadows Champions “Welcome” Tournament with an impressive double clear performance riding Presley Boy to victory in the Friends of the Meadows World Cup Grand Prix. The victory in the final events of the Spruce Meadows “Masters” preview tournament was the first ever for the Kingdom of Saudi […]
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Fox-Pitt Makes History with Sixth Burghley Win

William Fox-Pitt (GBR) earned a standing ovation from the rain-soaked crowd as he clinched a record sixth title at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), second-last leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™. Fox-Pitt showed all his famous finesse and calmness as he conjured a clear round with just one time fault on the sodden […]
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Great Britain’s All-female Quintet Exceed Expectations

Britain proved today that they still have the edge and remain the team to beat when it comes to Para-Equestrian Dressage. Indeed, as Britain’s first all-female quintet scooped team gold and 5 of the 15 available medals in the individual test, with three of the grades won by a British rider, there was little doubt […]
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Fox-Pitt Flies to the Top at Burghley

William Fox-Pitt (GBR) has the slimmest of leads to win a record sixth Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), second-last leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™, after a thrilling day’s cross-country.   The day was a spectacle of bold riding and flying horses, and Fox-Pitt gave an early masterclass on the New Zealand former racehorse […]
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Germany on Top Again After Dressage at Burghley

Simone Deitermann (GER) and Free Easy NRW are well known for their ability in the Dressage arena, but the German rider still said it felt “amazing” to be in the lead on her first visit to the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), second-last leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™. “My horse was quite nervous,” […]