The Water Sustainability Act will provide new tools to help ensure water stays healthy and secure for future generations of British Columbians. It will allow government to manage surface water and groundwater as one resource, provide water users with greater certainty regarding their water rights, and establish clear rules about managing water during times of […]
Legendary German show jumper Ludger Beerbaum, winner of four Olympic gold and one bronze medal (the latter at these Rio Olympics), two golds, one silver and one bronze World Championship medals, and six gold, three silver and two bronze European Championship medals, has announced his retirement from the national team. The Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup […]
London 2012 Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin (GBR) and Valegro defended their title and took the gold decisively with 93.857%, ahead of silver medalist Isabell Werth (GER) scoring 89.071% Weihegold OLD, while fellow German and world #1 Kristina Broring-Sprehe grabbed the bronze riding Desperados FRH with 87.142%. Charlotte, 31, added a second individual Olympic gold to […]
Several unexpected eliminations marked the first round of show jumping in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian course designer Guilherme Jorge built a large track, bigger than the first round in London, but it was the final line that caused the most issues. An oxer-vertical combination, off an awkward bend that rode slightly uphill, then 4 or […]
Belinda Trussell of Stouffville, ON, was third in the ring in the Grand Prix Special on a cool and overcast morning at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Riding the 16-year-old Anton, Trussell, 44, had placed 28th in the previous day’s Grand Prix with a score of 71.286%, securing a spot in the Special. They performed a […]
Belinda Trussell of Stouffville, ON, was the first competitor into the stadium on the second day of Grand Prix. Under sunny skies she and Anton, a 16-year-old Sachsen-Anhaltiner gelding owned by Robyn Eames and Mark Trussell, had a lovely test, earning nines from several judges for her piaffe work. “Anton was very good. He was very […]
The CBC livestreaming schedule for the remaining Olympic equestrian events is as follows: Thursday, Aug. 11 – Individual and Team Dressage – 9am-3pm ET Friday, Aug. 12 – Dressage Grand Prix Special – 9am-3:40pm ET Saturday, Aug. 13 – No Equestrian competition scheduled Sunday, Aug. 14 – Jumping Qualification – 9am-12:40pm ET Monday, Aug. 15 […]
Fans were stunned when Adelinde Cornelissen and Parzival (NED) pulled up just a few movements into the Grand Prix test. Cornelissen was clearly gutted to have her amazing horse go out on such a low note, and revealed that an infection was to blame. “It started yesterday morning, I came to the stable and his […]
Megan Lane of Loretto, ON, and the 15-year-old KWPN mare Caravella were the first of two Canadians competing as individuals in dressage in Rio.
Canada’s representative in the Individual Eventing Final, Rebecca Howard and Riddle Master,had the last of the triple combination down, finishing in 10th
