McKee-Pownall Equine Services of Ontario will award two deserving equestrian athletes with the Aspen VanWalraven Memorial Scholarship in 2012. Each rider will receive $1,200 in the form of a Guaranteed Investment Certificate, which will be put aside on behalf of the recipients. In order to receive the funds, the recipients must use them for post-secondary […]
Captain Mark Phillips is set to divorce his second wife, Sandy (nee Pflueger), after starting a relationship with US show jumper, Lauren Hough. Capt. Phillips, 63, became close to Hough, 35, through his work with the US Eventing Team. He has served as team trainer for 20 years, but will be leaving his post after […]
Horse Sport’s 2011 scholarship winner, Esmee Ingham, alongside teammate Lindsay Seidel-Wassenar, will be representing Canada at the Sydney CDI 3* Invitational, May 3-5. Follow her adventures at http://eingham.blogspot.ca/ You can learn more about Ingham at https://horsesport.com/scholarship/
The 2012 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, slated to run from April 27-30, were cancelled due to poor ground conditions. Organizers released the following statement: “The recent exceptional rainfall has left the ground at Badminton totally waterlogged and partially flooded. Further rain is due this week leaving no chance of the ground drying out. Very […]
John Quirk, a dynamic force on the US equestrian scene as a writer, journalist, publisher and breeder, has died. Quirk had multiple careers during his life, including Navy fighter pilot, entrepreneur, novelist and owner of an automotive engineering business in Detroit. In the 1960s he was a part-owner of the San Diego Chargers football team. […]
Former Olympic eventer, Amy Tryon, died in her sleep on April 12th at the age of 42. The cause of death is unknown. Tryon was a member of the American team that competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as well as the 2004 Athens Olympics bronze medal-winning team. She took Individual bronze at the 2006 […]
Following the overwhelming success of its inaugural Equine Canada Gold-sanctioned A-level event last year, Cedar Run Horse Park is pleased to announce an expanded program for 2012, featuring two back-to-back events in July and a culminating event set for August. “Based on last year’s phenomenal achievement and a great deal of positive feedback from coaches, […]
Beaver Valley Outreach and Cedar Run Horse Park are thrilled to be bringing one of Canada’s most recognized icons, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Musical Ride to The Blue Mountains as part of the Cedar Run Rodeo Weekend August 24-26, 2012. Mayor Ellen Anderson said, “This is a wonderful event for our community, both […]
