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Victoria Winter wins Grand Prix Special at Cornerstone Farms CDI3*

Ottawa, ON — Toronto native Victoria Winter and Proton won the Grand Prix Special held at Cornerstone Farm’s CDI3* Spring Into Dressage held this past weekend in Palgrave, ON, June 4-6, 2010. The Cornerstone Farms’ Spring into Dressage Show is one of the largest Gold shows in Canada. This year, in order to meet the […]
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IOC Announces Equestrian Role Model for inaugural Youth Olympic Games

Swedish Jumping rider Lisen Bratt Fredricson has been named as the Equestrian sport Athlete Role Model (ARM) for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore this summer. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week announced a list of 46 ARMs for the Games, which run from 14 to 26 August. “I am really honoured to […]
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Liz Ashton Dominates Young Horse Series at Thunderbird Show Park

Langley, B.C. – The second event in the western division of the 2010 Jump Canada Young Horse Series took place during the Thunderbird Show Park Canadian Premiere held May 26 to 30 in Langley, BC. Winning the Seven and Eight-Year-Old Division was 1984 Canadian Olympian Liz Ashton on Vibrance, her eight-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood gelding. […]
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Ashley Holzer and Pop Art Win Grand Prix Freestyle at CDI 4* Lingen

Ottawa, ON – Three-time Canadian Olympian Ashley Holzer won the Grand Prix Freestyle at CDI 4* Lingen, in Lingen, GER, held June  4 – 6, 2010. On the second stop of the Dressage Canada European Tour, Holzer and her 2008 Olympic partner Pop Art (Amsterdam x Cabochon), earned a score of 76.300%. The 13-year-old Dutch […]
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Martin and Harris Best of the West in Young Horse Series

Calgary, AB – The first western event of the 2010 Jump Canada Young Horse Series took place during the Bow Valley Classic II held May 19-23 at Anderson Ranch in Calgary, AB. The top-placed combination in the Six-Year-Old Division was Eric Martin of Oakbank, MB, on Kumano. Owner Jan Ash-Gross imported the dark brown Oldenburg stallion […]
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French Make It Three-In-A-Row at St. Gallen

The French team, already leading the series by a considerable margin following their double of wins over the first two legs, swept to victory again today in the third leg of the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ at St Gallen, Switzerland. The competition came down to a two-way battle in the closing stages between the […]
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Lynn Palm and Rugged Painted Lark Perform During the WEG

Lexington, KY. – Lynn Palm will be a featured performer at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, September 25 to October 10 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.   Activities provided daily by Lynn Palm include Bridleless Musical Exhibitions with elements of dressage, reining and jumping to showcase the beauty, amazing athleticism […]
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NSAID Experts to Speak at FEI Congress

Leading experts on Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID) research in equestrian sport will address the FEI Congress on NSAID Usage and Medication in the Equine Athlete in Lausanne, Switzerland this summer. Dr Wayne McIlwraith (USA), Professor Pierre-Louis Toutain (FRA) and Professor Ken Hinchcliffe (AUS) will be part of a high-level panel of speakers at the Congress, […]
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Meydan Becomes Major Sponsor of CHIO Aachen

Meydan will be supporting the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen, in future as one of its top level sponsors. The company from the United Arab Emirates is thus extending its existing commitment at the Aachen Soers. Meydan’s commitment is proof of the international orientation of the CHIO Aachen. For example last year the event was […]
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Gothenburg to Submit Bid for WEG 2018

The City of Gothenburg wants to bring the FEI World Equestrian Games to Sweden once more and plans to make a bid for the WEG 2018. The plans for the bid will be drawn up by Göteborg & Co and Got Event, the city’s event companies, with the support of the Swedish Equestrian Federation. Gothenburg […]