The Canadian Show Jumping Team comprised of Yann Candele of Caledon, ON, Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, Jonathon Millar of Perth, ON, and John Pearce of Stouffville, ON, is preparing for opening day of show jumping competition on Monday, October 4, at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. Held for the first […]
Samantha Buirs, Lisa Carlsen, Angela Covert-Lawrence and Lauren Hunkin will form the Canadian Show Jumping Team for the Nations’ Cup held Friday, November 12, 2010, at CSIO4*-W Buenos Aires, Argentina, held November 10 –14, 2010. Samantha Buirs, 23, of Langley, BC, will ride Total Touch, her 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare. Buirs and Total Touch won […]
After walking the cross-country course earlier in the week, riders agreed that the result of the Eventing Championship at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky would not be decided in the dressage arena, and they were proven right today. But no-one could have imagined just how influential Mike Etherington-Smith’s 28 fence track […]
Iman du Golfe (ITA), horse number 73, was injured in a Cross-Country fall at fence 20 this afternoon at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. Veterinarians attended to the horse immediately. The horse was stabilized at the fence and transported by horse ambulance to the nearby Rood & Riddle veterinary hospital for […]
The brightest stars in the sport of dressage sparkled again tonight as The Netherlands’ Edward Gal and the amazing black stallion Moorlands Totilas claimed their third gold medal of the week in the Grand Prix Freestyle at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky, USA. On Tuesday they joined their Dutch counterparts to scoop […]
Stephanie Rhodes-Bosch, 22, of Summerland, BC, is currently the top-ranked member of the Canadian Eventing Team following day two of dressage at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) held in Lexington, KY September. Dressage, the first of three phases in the eventing competition, was held on Thursday, September 30 and Friday, October 1. […]
Ashley Holzer of Toronto, ON, finished in eighth place individually in the Freestyle competition 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) held in Lexington, KY. Holzer was one of 15 athletes from the original starting field of 66 to qualify for the Friday night competition at the Main Stadium. Her freestyle was designed by fellow […]
Cavendish, ridden by Beth Underhill, claimed the Five-Year-Old National Championship title in the Jump Canada Young Horse Series at the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament held September 22 to 26 in Palgrave, ON. Canadian-bred horses dominated the standings in the Five-Year-Old National Final with seven of the top 10 being bred in Canada. However, it was […]
The German team go into tomorrow’s Eventing Championship cross-country challenge at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ with a 14 point lead over their nearest rivals from Great Britain. Sweden lies third ahead of Australia in fourth but less than 20 penalties separate the top four nations and just 40 penalties, or two jumping errors, […]
Germany holds the whip hand after the first day of dressage in the Eventing Championship at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky (USA) today. Individual rider Simone Dietermann holds top spot after a superb test with Free Easy NRW while Ingrid Klimke lies second with FRH Butts Abraxxas and fellow team-member Dirk Schrade […]
