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Artisan Farms Recognized at 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival

As the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL, drew to a close, Artisan Farms, owned by Carlene and Andy Ziegler, was recognized for its tremendous achievements throughout the 12-week show jumping circuit. Artisan Farms was the recipient of the Harrison Cup Perpetual Trophy, awarded to the owners whose horses won the most money in […]
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Record Fifth Win for Eric Lamaze in WEF Challenge Cup

Canada’s Eric Lamaze scored his fifth win in the Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series, setting a record for the most wins in one season. Riding Fine Lady 5, the 2008 Olympic Champion won the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round XI on Thursday, March 19, at the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival […]
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Canada Takes Second in $100,000 Wellington Nations’ Cup

The Canadian Show Jumping Team comprised of Tiffany Foster, Eric Lamaze, Ian Millar and Jonathon Millar placed second in the $100,000 CSIO4* Nations’ Cup, presented by Kingsland Equestrian, on Friday night, February 27, at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. A total of nine countries contested the $100,000 Nations’ Cup including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, […]
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Eric Lamaze Scores Fourth WEF Challenge Cup Win

Canada’s Eric Lamaze is on a winning streak, and shows no sign of stopping anytime soon. For the fourth consecutive week, the 2008 Olympic Gold medalist claimed victory in the Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. Held each Thursday, Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, won the first […]
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Eric Lamaze Wins Third Consecutive WEF Challenge Cup

For an unprecedented third week in a row, 2008 Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, scored victory in the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. Having won the first two events in the 12-week WEF Challenge Cup Series riding Rosana du Park, owned […]
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Chris Von Martels Makes the Most of C-DAAP Grant

Canadian dressage competitor Chris Von Martels recently returned to North America following six months of training and competing in The Netherlands. As a recipient of a $20,000 High Performance European Training and Competition Grant from the Canadian Dressage Athlete Assistance Program (C-DAAP), Von Martels was able to apply the funding towards his training and competition […]
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‘A Royal Canadian Evening’ Raises More Funds for C-DAAP

The inaugural ‘A Royal Canadian Evening’, held November 6th at the historic Casa Loma in the heart of Toronto, proved to be an extremely successful fundraising event for the Canadian Dressage Athlete Assistance Program (C-DAAP). Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield entertained the audience as the keynote speaker at the black-tie affair, auctioning off the Canadian-made […]
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Evita van de Veldbalie Sold to Canada for Wesley Newlands

Canadian show jumping rider Wesley Newlands of Toronto, ON, has purchased Evita van de Veldbalie, a 2004 bay Belgian Warmblood mare (Wandor vd Mispelaere x Clinton). Under the ownership of Stephex Stables of Belgium, Evita van de Veldbalie competed at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, FRA, where she was ridden by […]