FEI – Martin Atock, Managing Director of the official Olympic horse transportation company Peden, tells a tale that contrasts the sophistication of 21st Century equine flight management with the less complicated methods employed in earlier times… In 1990 he was travelling to a show with a team of American horses and US Chef d’Equipe Frank […]
Ottawa, ON—Canadians Stephanie Rhodes-Bosch, Kyle Carter and Maya Studenmund closed out the international eventing season in North American with top 12 performances highlighted by fault free cross country performances at the CCI 2* Ocala Three Day Event, held November 14–18, 2007, at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala Florida. Young Rider Rhodes-Bosch of Summerland, BC […]
Orangeville, Ontario – Armstrong Farm of Orangeville, ON, had numerous accomplishments to celebrate during the 2007 season including taking home several year-end titles at the Ontario Horse Trials Association (OHTA) annual awards dinner. Ruth Armstrong, who owns and operates Armstrong Farm with her husband, Morley, was named the Leading Lady Rider, a title gained through […]
Toronto, Ontario – The international show jumping division of The Royal Horse Show opens on Tuesday, November 6, and will once again feature the biggest names in the sport. The Royal Horse Show is held as part of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair which is celebrating its 85th anniversary in Toronto, ON, from November 2-11, […]
Toronto, Ontario – As The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair prepares to celebrate its 85th anniversary, the world famous Royal Horse Show has an exciting line-up of equestrian action ready to thrill the Ricoh Coliseum crowds from November 2-11, 2007. Opening weekend features include the Canadian Show Jumping Championship presented by Greenhawk, held Friday and Saturday, […]
Ottawa, ON—Selena O’Hanlon of Elgin, ON, and Samantha Taylor of Richmond BC finished in the top ten at the Fair Hill International CCI*** Eventing Championship, held October 18–21, 2007, at the 19th annual Dansko Fair Hill International Festival in the Country in Fair Hill, MD. The Fair Hill International is a qualification trial for […]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Tom Dvorak of Hillsburgh, ON, finished fourth in the Individual Dressage competition held Wednesday at the XV Pan American Games. He was edged out of bronze medal position by the smallest of margins, 0.05%, by Yvonne Losos de Muñiz of the Dominican Republic riding the 11-year-old Hannoverian stallion, Bernstein Las […]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – In the first round of individual dressage competition at the XV Pan American Games, equestrian athlete Tom Dvorak of Hillsburgh, ON, lies in fourth position, only 1.4 points behind the leader, Christopher Hickey of the United States. Fellow Canadians Diane Creech of Caistor Centre, ON, and Andrea Bresee of Brockville, […]
The small city of Blainville, located just north of Montreal, was treated to an evening of world-class dressage competition with the 10th annual ‘Musical Freestyle Extravaganza’ on Saturday night, June 30. The grande finale of the CDI3*-W Blainville Dressage International held June 27-30 at the Blainville Equestrian Park, the ‘Musical Freestyle Extravaganza’ proves just how […]
Ottawa, Ontario — The 21st annual Bromont CCI Three Day Event in Bromont, QC hosted the Todd Sandler Challenge June 7-10, 2007, drawing top riders from Canada and the United States. Competitors contested both CCI and CIC divisions at the Bromont Equestrian Centre, the equestrian site of the 1976 Olympics. Highlighting the event was Colleen […]
