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Fourth Chuckwagon Death at the Calgary Stampede

A total of four chuckwagon racing horses died during the 2015 edition of the Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede. The first horse was euthanized after he sustained a broken right hind cannon bone on July 4th, when Layne Bremner’s wagon collided with another. The second death occurred two days later, on July 6th, when […]
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Yann Candele Eighth in $400,000 Pan American Cup

Kent Farrington (USA) and Amalaya Investments’ Voyeur concluded the Spruce Meadows ‘Pan American’ Tournament CSI 5*, presented by Rolex, with a masterful win Sunday. Competing in the $400,000 Pan American Cup, presented by Rolex, competition ended impressively as the three highest ranked American riders in the world claimed top honors. With Farrington leading the way, […]
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Uruguay Strikes Twice at Angelstone’s Erin Welcome

With the Pan Am Games fast approaching, riders from multiple countries, including Uruguay, Argentina, the United States and Canada, took the opportunity to bolster get some additional experience in Canada by testing the FEI 1.45m course, set by Mexican course designer Oscar Soberon. The fans came out in droves for Saturday’s $46,000 FEI Erin Welcome, […]
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Scott Brash Wins €300,000 Grand Prix at Estoril

World No1 Scott Brash (GBR) edged closer to the Longines Global Champions Tour lead tonight winning his third Grand Prix of the 2015 season riding the phenomenal Hello Sanctos. Scott took the extraordinary triple win of the season under floodlights in the big grass arena in Cascais, Estoril, which delivered sporting drama as many of […]
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Tamie Phillips Fifth in $34,000 McDaniel & Associates Cup

Venezuela’s Andres Rodriguez is finishing the 2015 Spruce Meadows Summer Series just the way he started. The rider won two days in a row to begin the ‘National’ Tournament in June with Fifty Fifty 111 and Darlon van de Groenhove, respectively. He won again with Fifty Fifty 111 the first day of the ‘North American’ […]
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Richard Spooner Wins $85,000 ASHCOR Technologies Cup

USA’s Richard Spooner jumped to victory aboard his own Chivas Z in the $85,000 ASHCOR Technologies Cup on Friday of the ‘Pan American’ Tournament, presented by Rolex, at Spruce Meadows. Friday’s competition also included a $34,000 Friends of the Meadows 1.45m competition with a win for Brazil’s Eduardo Menezes and Carushka 2. The ‘Pan American’ […]
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Suspected Case of EHM in Ottawa Region

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has been notified of a case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), caused by Equine Herpes Virus 1 (EHV-1), in the Ottawa region. The horse is currently receiving veterinary care at a referral center. OMAFRA has notified all veterinarians associated with animals that had contact with […]