Ottawa, ON—Canadians Lisa Marie Fergusson, Mike Winter and Rebecca Howard closed out the international eventing season in North America with top place finishes highlighted by fault-free cross country performances at the CCI 2* and CCI 1* Ocala Three Day Event and Horse Trials, held November 14–16, 2008, at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala, FL. […]
Toronto, ON – Jean Rablat may be an amateur in the sport of eventing but tonight he beat a handful of Olympians including an Olympic champion to bring home the win in the first round of the Good Crop Services Indoor Eventing Championship at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Competing in indoor eventing for the […]
Ottawa, ON—Competing in her first ever three star level three day event competition Michele Mueller of Port Perry, ON, finished in 11th place at the Dansko Fair Hill International CCI 3* Eventing Championship, held October 16–19, 2008, in Elkon, MD USA. Mueller was the top Canadian rider with Amistad, the nine-year-old Thoroughbred Belgium cross gelding, […]
Hong Kong – The Canadian Eventing Team finished its Olympic bid in ninth place on Tuesday night at the Sha Tin venue in Hong Kong, China. Sandra Donnelly of Calgary, AB, was the top-placed Canadian, finishing in 31st place individually. Germany won the Gold Medal with a final score of 166.10 penalty points, Australia took […]
Hong Kong – Germany took individual and team gold at the Olympic Eventing finale at Sha Tin stadium in Hong Kong this evening, but not without a terrific battle to the very last. The Australians challenged for the team honours with all of their might, but had to settle for silver while the British stood […]
Ottawa, Ontario— It was a bronze medal day for the Canadian Juniors and Young Riders competing at 2008 CN North American Junior Young Riders’ Championships (NAJYRC) was held at the Colorado Horse Park in Parker Colorado from July 29–August 3, 2008. Young Rider Stephanie Rhodes-Bush won individual bronze medal in the Two star Championship division […]
Hong Kong, China – Kyle Carter of Calgary, AB, is the top Canadian following cross-country, the second of three phases comprising the equestrian sport of eventing, at the 2008 Olympic Games. Carter is in 32nd position individually while the Canadian Eventing Team is in ninth position overall. Carter, who had been sitting in 61st position […]
FEI – Germany’s Ingrid Kiimke produced a sparkling test with Abraxxas to squeeze into third place as the final session of Olympic dressage took place at Sha Tin this morning, but it is the Australian riders who hold the whip hand going into tomorrow’s cross-country phase with a firm hold at the top of both […]
Hong Kong, China – Selena O’Hanlon of Elgin, ON, is Canada’s top-placed equestrian athlete following the first of two days of competition at the 2008 Olympic Games. Equestrian events are being held in Hong Kong due to equine health concerns in mainland China. Eventing, the first of three Olympic equestrian disciplines to be held in […]
Jennifer Brannigan of Area VI won the individual gold in the USEA Eventing Division’s CCI**, finishing with a three-phase total of 36.3 penalties on Cooper. Brannigan rode a clean jumping round and, coupled with a clean cross country on Saturday, finished on her dressage score. She was followed by Karen Shull of Area I/IV/V who […]
