Eventer James Atkinson took his first strides towards the 2011 Pan American Games as a six-year-old riding in Pony Club in England.

Jumping equitation ring answers the questions demanded by the biggest grand prix and leads to professional show jumping careers.

With the support of Sandi Ballard, her trainer since 2004, Raewyn is making her mark in the show ring and producing performance-bred youngsters.

The challenge of riding an unfamiliar horse over a course of fences is presented at the World Championships, in many equitation finals, and also recently at Spruce Meadows in the Final Four jumper series.

Jim got his introduction to horses on his family’s farm, which eventually developed into Paramount Equestrian Centre, read this article to learn more.

Canadian show jumper Mac Cone was born in Memphis, TN, married Brenley Carpenter in 1974 and moved to Canada in 1979. He is the only rider to have ridden on both the Canadian and US national teams. He and the Dutch Warmblood gelding Ole were part of the silver medal-winning Canadian team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In 2011 Mac, 59, campaigned Unanimous, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood owned by Southern Ways Limited and the Unanimous Group. He resides in King City, ON, where he operates and coaches out of Southern Ways stable.

In a career that spans almost 40 years, Joni Lynn Peters has achieved great success in both eventing and dressage.

Bobbie Reber is a familiar face at horse shows throughout Canada and the US, having coached students for over 30 years. She operates Reber Ridge Stables at Milner Downs in Langley, BC, is a Level III coach and an international hunter and equitation judge.

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Tom Dvorak and Norbert van Laak: 'A lifetime is not long enough.'