Schomberg, ON – Canadian Olympian Beth Underhill of Schomberg, ON, has withdrawn from World Equestrian Games contention. Underhill and Top Gun had been named to the team that will represent Canada at two international events in Spain. The day before the Canadian Show Jumping Team Long List for the upcoming 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games […]

Aachen, Germany – Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, will undergo surgery on his left foot on Tuesday, July 20. Lamaze, 42, broke a bone in his left foot while competing in the first round of the €350,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen on Sunday, July 18, in Aachen, Germany. Lamaze said he heard […]

Traverse City, MI – The hillside overlooking the beautiful Grand Prix Ring at Flintfields Horse Park was packed with spectators on Sunday afternoon as Traverse City saw some of the country’s top horses and riders compete in a $30,000 Show Jumping Grand Prix. After two exciting rounds of competition, Kim Farlinger of Ottawa, ON earned top […]

Blainville, QC – The impressive $60,000 World Cup Qualifier was snagged by Québec rider Francois Lamontagne and his young horse Anton.  The pair topped the class finishing the jump-off in a double-clear 37.06 seconds. Lamontagne was given a cooler, champagne, and rosette along with the large percentage of the prize money for his amazing finish. […]

In total, the pair were awarded the dream score of 10 by the judges twenty-four times. With a final score of 90.96 percent the Dutch dressage rider Edward Gal and his 10-year-old black stallion, Moorlands Totilas won the Deutsche Bank Prize at the CHIO 2010, World Equestrian Festival. “It still had a great feeling, even if […]

Aachen, Germany – Olympic Champions Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Hickstead added yet another major grand prix victory to their ever-growing resume, winning the €350,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen on Sunday, July 18, in Aachen, Germany. Hot off their victory a week earlier in the $200,000 ATCO Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup at […]

“Winning just once in Aachen is fantastic, but twice is almost unbelievable,“ Steve Guerdat said after his victory in the RWE Prize of North-Rhine Westphalia. The 28-year-old who had saddled the Oldenburg gelding, Ferrari, took the lead with a clear round in a time of 44.04 seconds. Three of his fellow-competitors beat his time, however, Ludger […]

Ottawa, ON – Canadian Olympians Ashley Holzer and Belinda Trussell are the top Canadian riders at CDIO 5* Aachen, in Aachen GER, being held this week July 13 – 18, 2010. On the fourth and final stop of the Dressage Canada European Tour, Holzer of Toronto, ON and her 2008 Olympic partner Pop Art (Amsterdam […]

Ottawa, ON – Dominique Shone, 17, of Langley, BC, will represent Canada at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore from August 14-26, 2010. The Youth Olympic Games will see 3,000 athletes representing 205 nations competing in 26 sports.  The show jumping events, the only equestrian discipline included, will take place at the Singapore Turf […]

The Irish team claimed the Mercedes-Benz Prize, Part of the Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ when storming to victory in Aachen, Germany tonight.  This sixth leg of the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ series was a classic contest, with five top teams tied for the lead at the halfway stage.  But it was the men in […]