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2012 FEI World Endurance Championships

Competitors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) claimed team gold and all three individual medals at the Longines FEI World Endurance Championships 2012 staged at Euston Park (GBR). HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum steered Madji du Pont to take the individual title ahead of fellow-countryman HE Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum who rode […]
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Colonial Flag Waves Goodbye in Ontario Colleen

Colonial Flag, trained by Michael Matz and ridden by Joe Rocco Jr., came flying in mid-stretch to haul down Evil Kitten and win Saturday’s featured $161,300 Ontario Colleen Stakes at Woodbine. Mid-pack for most of the one-mile turf stake for three-year-old fillies, Colonial Flag, sent postward a lukewarm 5-2 choice, unfurled her late charge to […]
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Canadian Polocrosse Team Wins in Europe

The Canadian Polocrosse team travelled to Rue, France to compete in an international Polocrosse tournament July 27-29, 2012. It was the first time a Canadian team had competed against the European countries of Norway, France, Netherlands and Germany so the level of competition was unknown. After winning their first game against Norway 3-14, the Canadians […]
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Mark Todd’s Olympic Mount for Sale

Word is out that New Zealand’s Mark Todd is selling three of his mounts, including his 2012 Olympic eventing team bronze partner, NZB Campino. Keyflow, Todd’s sponsor announced on Tuesday in a blog that in addition to Campino, who finished 12th individually in London, Todd has put NZB Grass Valley and NZB Regent Lad on […]
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Vote on Revised Equine Canada Bylaws

Equine Canada has revised its Bylaws and is calling on its membership to review and vote on the proposed 29 draft amendments. To read the revised draft Bylaws, and to learn more on how and when you can participate in the voting, on-line or in person, click here. All EC Sports License holders are pre-registered […]
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Forte Dei Marmi Excels in Sky Classic

Forte Dei Marmi, under Alex Solis, put in a stirring stretch run to win Sunday’s Grade 2, $264,000 Sky Classic Stakes, at Woodbine. After a disappointing tenth-place finish to Turallure in last year’s Grade 1 Woodbine Mile, the six-year-old son of Selkirk made his second start on the E.P. Taylor Turf Course a memorable one, […]
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Yann Candele Wins $50,000 NationWide Auto Warranty Grand Prix

Yann Candele of Caledon, ON, claimed his second grand prix victory in a row at the inaugural Orangeville Show Jumping Tournaments held August 15-19 at the Orangeville Agricultural Society (OAS) Event Centre in Orangeville, ON. Candele claimed victory in the $50,000 Grand Prix, presented by NationWide Auto Warranty, on Sunday, August 19, riding Carlotta Singular […]
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Canadian Paralympic Team Victorious at Bishop Burton College CPEDI2*

Canadian Paralympic Equestrian Team members Lauren Barwick, Eleonore Elstone, Ashley Gowanlock and Jody Schloss achieved outstanding success, winning seven of the 12 classes they entered, at the Bishop Burton College CPEDI2*, held from August 17-19, 2012 in East Yorkshire, GBR. With more than 33 competitors at the competition from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Great Britain and […]
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Yann Candele Sweeps $25,000 Hayes Co. Grand Prix

Yann Candele of Caledon, ON, captured the top two spots in the $25,000 Hayes Co. Grand Prix on Friday, August 17 at the inaugural Orangeville Show Jumping Tournaments running August 15-19 at the Orangeville Agricultural Society (OAS) Event Centre in Orangeville, ON. Fresh off his return from the 2012 London Olympics, where he was the […]
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Irish Make it a Double in Dublin as Germany Claims the 2012 Title

The Irish recorded a back-to-back double when winning the last leg of the FEI Nations’ Cup™ 2012 on home turf in Dublin, Ireland today. The result rocketed them up the leaderboard to third place behind France in the final standings, but, despite a disappointing day when finishing an uncharacteristic last, it was Germany that claimed […]