Langley, British Columbia, Canada – July 11, 2021 – Tamie Phillips (CAN) entered the $20,000 Odlum Brown Grand Prix at Thunderbird Show Park’s Western Family with confidence. After all, she was fresh off a victory in the previous week’s $20,000 Maui Jim Grand Prix with her longtime mount, […]
Chantilly, France – July 09, 2021 – Tiffany Foster (CAN) and Vienna were victorious in the Mercure Hotels Prize CSI 5* on Friday during the Masters of Chantilly CSI 5*. Not only did the Canadian anthem play for the second time of the day, but also not one […]
San Juan Capistrano, California, USA – June 26, 2021 – Following a month of successful grand prix results, Braden James (CAN) and Iceman finally answered all the questions to win the $25,000 Markel Insurance 1.45m Grand Prix, presented by The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, on Saturday, June 26, during the Blenheim June Classic […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – June 26, 2021 – An international list of competitors from 11 different countries lined out the entries in Saturday’s $75,000 Stirrups Restaurant Grand Prix during the third week of the WEC – Ocala Summer Series. FEI Level 3 course designer Joey Rycroft of Canada designed […]
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – June 26, 2021 – Canadian Olympian Amy Millar (CAN) won the $20,000 Topline Trailers Grand Prix held on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. With equestrian competition having recently been given the green light to resume in Ontario, […]
Ottawa, Canada – June 24, 2021 – Equestrian Canada and its selectors have named the combinations that have qualified to be nominated to compete at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, to be held July 23-Aug. 8, 2021, in Japan. Prior to being named to Team Canada, all […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA – June 20, 2021 – The conclusion to Week II of the Traverse City Spring Horse Show, presented by Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel, kicked off Sunday afternoon in the Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel International Ring. A total of 35 international horse-and-athlete combinations […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA – June 19, 2021 – The penultimate day of Week II of the Traverse City Spring Horse Show, presented by Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel, spotlighted international show jumping competition Saturday afternoon in the Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel International Ring. A total of 23 […]
Traverse City, Michigan – June 11, 2021 – Show jumping athletes took to the Traverse City Spring Horse Show, presented by Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel, Friday afternoon hopeful to nab a coveted spot in the highlight event of of the week, Sunday’s $213,300 Turtle Creek Casino & […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – June 02, 2021 – Erynn Ballard (CAN) and Bettina des Celtes dominated Wednesday’s $37,000 Power & Speed Stake CSI 3* at TIEC, navigating the speed phase of the Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA) course design in a time of 24.373 seconds. Ballard (CAN) and […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – June 03, 2021 – On a dark night in a particularly desolate area in Hamburg, Germany, Bruno Diniz Das Neves (POR) was lost. The Portuguese rider had no cell reception as he desperately looked to find the small farm to which he was traveling. […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – May 28, 2021 – Erynn Ballard (CAN) rode Really Electra Xango, the 2012 Brazilian Sport Horse mare (Indoctro x Lucky Electra Xango) owned by Ilan Ferder, to a second consecutive international jumping win in Friday’s $6,000 Speed Stake CSI 2*, continuing to […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – May 30, 2021 – Erynn Ballard (CAN) claimed first-place results left and right throughout Tryon Spring 4 CSI 2* competition, capping a successful week with a win in the $25,000 Tryon Resort Sunday Classic after also notching wins in Wednesday’s $6,000 Power & […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina – May 27, 2021 – Erynn Ballard (CAN) went two-for-two to open the first week of international jumping competition at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (TIEC), claiming the $37,000 Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake CSI 2* win with Classic Penny in a competitive 30.238-second jump-off round […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina – May 26, 2021 – Erynn Ballard (CAN) competed in the irons with Really Electra Xango for the first time on Wednesday to kick off Tryon Spring 4, winning the $6,000 Power & Speed Stake CSI 2* with a speed phase time of 22.783 […]
Rome, Italy – May 28, 2021 – The second competition of the second day of the 88th CSIO of Rome on the Piazza di Siena green oval arena, was conquered by an equestrian who has already written great pages in the history of the Roman show jumping: Eric […]
Brussels, Belgium – May 17, 2021 – Former Olympic show jumping champion Eric Lamaze of Canada has withdrawn from consideration for the upcoming Olympic Games, scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Lamaze was one of five athletes named to the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – May 01, 2021 – At the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, USA, Cathy Sacher received two identical phone calls, a single day apart. Both international show jumper Erynn Ballard (CAN) and “R” rated judge, rider and trainer Rachel Kennedy had an idea […]
Ontario, Canada – April 30, 2021 – Equestrian Canada has announced its Short List for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 8, 2021. The five individuals named to the shortlist are: Amy Millar (CAN) – Perth, Ontario Eric Lamaze […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada – April 26, 2021 – A member of the North and Central American and Caribbean division of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ series, Thunderbird Show Park has announced the cancellation of the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Canada CSIO5*, originally scheduled […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 23, 2021 – Wrapping up an exciting Friday afternoon on the grass Derby Field of the International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), a pair of winners were crowned in Section A and Section B of the $10,000 Bainbridge Companies 1.40m Open Stake. Sam Walker (CAN) rode Evita, owned […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 23, 2021 – Kicking off another beautiful day of the ESP Spring Series, Erynn Ballard (CAN) and Jack Van’t Kattenheye, owned by Lindemann Barnett Sporthorses, flew to the top of the leaderboard to claim victory in the $37,000 Equine Tack and Nutritionals Qualifier CSI 3* […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – March 19, 2021 – That’s a wrap for the Hits Ocala Winter Celebration (IX), featuring world-class hunter and jumper competition. Riders are certainly on their A-game as we near the end of the Circuit. This week featured the $200,000 Hits Ocala Grand Prix, where […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 18, 2021 – Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Chacco Kid, owned by the Chacco Kid Group, were back in fine form on Thursday, March 18, winning the $37,000 Douglas Elliman Real Estate 1.45m CSI 3*, the feature class in the International Arena at the Palm Beach […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 14, 2021 – Besides the $401,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix CSI 5* in the evening, Super Saturday featured another major class during the ninth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Canada’s Jim Ifko (CAN) and Eventyre Farms’ Un Diamant des Forets were […]
Doha, Qatar – March 7, 2021 – Canadian Olympic champion Eric Lamaze (CAN) closed out two weeks of competition in Doha, Qatar, with a third-place finish in the €375,000 Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Doha CSI 5* on Saturday, March 6. The event was part of […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 3, 2021 – A field of 30 top horse-and-rider combinations contested the track set in the International Arena on Wednesday evening in preparation for the upcoming $150,000 Nations Cup. Riders slated to compete in the upcoming event on Friday were given the opportunity […]
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Canada – March 01, 2021 – The Spruce Meadows Organizing Committee, with the unanimous support of the Spruce Meadows Board of Directors, has determined that current circumstances, brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic and its related impacts and restrictions, will prevent the Spruce Meadows Summer […]
Caledon, Ontario – February 20, 2021 – Equestrian Management Group (EMG) has entered into an agreement that will see the management of the Caledon Equestrian Park in Caledon, ON, turned over to Angelstone Events. Formed in 1989 to advance equestrian competition in Ontario, EMG originally consisted of six […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 21, 2021 – It was Sam Walker (CAN) and Marbill Hill Farm’s Coralissa who jumped to the top of the leaderboard after 63 horse-and-rider combinations took to the Derby Field in the $25,000 Hermès Grand Prix CSI U-25 on Sunday afternoon, with nine pairs […]
