Sadly, two more Pollard Eventing’s horses have died as the result of a tragic trailer accident on May 25th. Michael and Nathalie Pollard’s 14-year-old grey Thoroughbred gelding Icarus (Fly), was euthanized on Saturday, May 26th, and Michael Pollard and John Bryant’s 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding Jude’s Law (Jude), was also destroyed on Sunday May […]
Michael Pollard’s team of international event horses was involved in a road traffic accident just five miles from his training center in Dalton, Georgia this morning when their trailer turned over trapping all six horses on board. Five horses were cut free and survived with lacerations, but tragically Michael’s new stallion VDL Ulando H died at […]
At the CSI2* Bow Valley Classic II held at Anderson Ranch in Calgary, AB, May 16 – 20, Tamie Phillips was the top Canadian, finishing in second, in the $32,000 Bow Valley Classic Grand Prix riding Lerche 37. Full results for CSI2* Bow Valley Classic II may be found at http://www.rmshowjumping.com/.
Competing at the CCI 3* Saumur, in Saumur, FRA, Lindsay Pearce finished in 18th place out of 52 entries riding Saniki with a score of 89.80. Pearce also placed 35th with Candar van het Neerveld. A complete list of the CCI 3* Saumur results may be found at http://bit.ly/MdDdJh.
Ben Asselin, Bretton Chad, Kara Chad and Alexandria Smith represented Canada at CSIOY Bonheiden, BEL, held May 17–20, 2012, and both Asselin and Kara Chad were victorious during this first stop of their European Tour. Asselin, 18, of Calgary, ON, rode Rush, an 11-year-old Belgian Sport Horse owned by Attache Stables, to the only clear […]
May 21st marked 100 days to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that these will officially be the biggest Games ever, with 165 countries set to participate in 21 sports over 17 days. Para-Dressage riders from 26 nations have qualified to participate in the equestrian events, […]
David Marcus, 31, of Campbellville, ON, took another step on the road to the 2012 London Olympics, winning both the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special at the CDI3* Canada Classic, an international dressage competition held May 18-20 in Burlington, ON. Having only received his Canadian citizenship in December, Marcus scored his first international […]
Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, Ontario, was the first sport venue to be named for the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games in a special groundbreaking ceremony held May 18. TO2015, the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games Organizing Committee, the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario and the Town of Caledon joined together to announce […]
Jump Canada is pleased to announce the young athletes who have been named recipients of the Jump Canada Bursary for 2011. In recognition of the difficulty that young riders face as they strive to continue their education while also competing at high levels of equestrian sport, Jump Canada developed the Bursary program for athletes aged […]
Rebecca Howard and Selena O’Hanlon led the Canadian team at the 2012 CCI /CIC Jersey Fresh Three Day Event, held May 10–13, in Allentown, New Jersey, USA by placing first and third in their respective divisions. The competition also featured top ten performances by Hawley Bennett-Awad, Michele Mueller, Jessica Phoenix and Shandiss Wewiora. Fresh off […]
