With just two International jumper classes left at the Royal, tonight’s $50,000 Weston Canadian Open gave audiences a taste of what is still to come. Tonight was all about going fast and keeping the rails up. With no second chances, Harrie Smolders from the Netherlands was the one to step forward to collect the silver […]
Ashley Holzer of Toronto, ON debuted a new freestyle at the CDI3* Royal Agricultural Winter Fair November 11, to the surprise of the audience, and perhaps a little to her horse, Pop Art. While the music began with the soundtrack of National Treasure, it was quickly interrupted by the sound of a ring and an […]
The Canadian Show Jumping Team comprised of Samantha Buirs, Lisa Carlsen, Angela Covert-Lawrence and Lauren Hunkin finished second in the Nations’ Cup competition held Friday, November 12, at CSIO4*-W Buenos Aires, Argentina. Buirs, Covert-Lawrence and Hunkin were all making their Canadian Show Jumping Team debut. From the five countries and six teams represented, Canada finished […]
The fifth annual Jump Canada Hall of Fame Gala, presented by BMO Financial Group, was held on Sunday, November 7, 2010, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON. A deserving slate of six contributors to the sport were inducted into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame in 2010. They included the Canadian Pony Club in […]
Thursday was dressage night at The Royal Horse Show and it was truly a night to remember. Five top lady riders performed as a crowd of enthusiastic fans showed us that the “Kur” or Freestyle to Music is still their favourite. There were performances set to classical, jazz, and even Latin music, but it was […]
Defending champion, Ashley Holzer, reclaimed the top spot in the FEI Grand Prix CDI 3*, presented by Dominion Regalia, aboard Pop Art, with a score of 69.787%. Although Holzer won the class, the president of the ground jury, Axel Steiner, explained that a few mistakes kept her score from its usual height. “Ashley had a […]
A fresh, young competitor stood the International show jumping division on its head tonight, winning a five-way, five nation jump-off, besting top riders from Canada, America, Ireland, The Netherlands and Great Britain to claim the $100,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix at the 88th Royal Horse Show. Brianne Goutal, 22, of New York, NY, led […]
Alison Moore of Kanata, ON, was named the Jump Canada Owner of the Year for 2010. Moore’s horse Chianto, ridden by John Pearce, placed eighth individually from a starting field of 121 horses at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games held in October in Lexington, KY. As members of the Canadian Show Jumping Team, […]
The 88th year of International show jumping at the Royal Horse Show began this afternoon – and “Team Millar”, arguably Canada’s ‘first family’ of show jumping – put their mark on it firmly. Patriarch of the Millar family, nine-time Olympian Ian, won the $20,000 International Power and Speed competition this afternoon with Brookstreet Stables’ owned […]
Yann Candele of Caledon, ON, claimed the 2010 Canadian Show Jumping Championship on November 6 at The Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON. The 10-day international equestrian competition is held as part of 88th edition of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair from November 5–14 in Toronto, ON. The Canadian Show Jumping Championship, presented by Greenhawk, […]
