Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – September 22, 2023 – Last to return in the $42,000 Winning Round CSI 3* 1.45m Friday evening at Thunderbird Show Park, Kyle King (USA) had only himself to beat for a second consecutive victory aboard Odysseus. On paper, “Odie” was the undeniably faster […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada – September 21, 2023 – Jim Ifko (CAN) had a plan for the Tbird Qualifier CSI 3* before he even saw the class’s course map. His goal was simply to keep his horse relaxed and to not let too much out of the tank ahead of Saturday’s Grand […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada – September 19, 2023 – Thunderbird Show Park hosts the final event of its 2023 season this week in Langley with the BCHJA Fall Finale, featuring three-star international competition and the $100,000 Grand Prix CSI 3*. Thirty-five equine athletes were brought forward Tuesday for the […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada – August 20, 2023 – Following the awards presentation for the $100,000 ATCO Cup Grand Prix CSI 3* 1.50m on Sunday at Thunderbird Show Park, you might not have recognized the class winner. Equine America Ivanhoe GPH could be found standing still as a statue […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada – August 19, 2023 – With a large string of international mounts, Tiffany Foster (CAN) arrived at Thunderbird Show Park in August with a strategic plan to maximize results for a group of young, up-and-coming horses. The Summer Fort Classic CSI 3* was made the […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada — August 18, 2023 — Jaclyn Duff (CAN) always knew she had a special horse in Eblesse, but she’s had to be patient with the now 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood / Royal Dutch Sport Horse gelding. Friday evening at Thunderbird Show Park, her fortitude was rewarded, […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – August 16, 2023 – Kara Chad (CAN) and Easy Boy d’Aubey Z positively laid down the gauntlet in Wednesday’s $38,500 George and Dianne Tidball Legacy CSI 3* 1.45m. Second to jump Peter Holmes’ (CAN) 1.45m speed track, the pair blazed a trail, […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada — August 17, 2023 — Matt Sampson (GBR) couldn’t quite call his partner in the CSI3* tbird Challenge a “catch ride.” But it had been a while since he’d shown the 11-year-old Curraghgraigue Obos Flight. Flying in from Europe for the Summer Fort Classic CSI3*, Sampson […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – August 17, 2023 – It’s showtime for showjumping and the prancing and dancing has already begun at the Thunderbird Show Park during the Summer Fort Classic CSI 3*. After a stellar week, capped off with the victory in $80,000 The Keg Grand […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada – August 15, 2023 – International competition at Thunderbird Show Park is a special occasion, and Kassidy Keith (CAN) dressed for it. Keith and her CSI3* entry Havana received the Equi-Products Best Dressed Award, receiving a $100 gift card at Tuesday’s FEI jog for the CSI3* Summer […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada — August 13, 2023 — As Tiffany Foster (CAN) exited the Fort Grand Prix Arena sporting a red rosette and a winner’s cooler, a young fan shouted out to her. “Did you win?” she asked. Foster shouted back at her, “Yes!” In fact, Foster ran her […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – August 12, 2023 – Kara Chad (CAN) has had the ride on Easy Boy d’Aubey Z for less than three months. But you wouldn’t have known it watching the pair in the Uryadi’s Village Winning Round CSI 3* 1.45m Saturday at Thunderbird […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – August 11, 2023 – Tiffany Foster (CAN) recorded her second international win of the week Friday at Thunderbird Show Park, besting a four-horse jump-off aboard 5 Roosters’ Electrique in the Steel-Craft Doors CSI 3* 1.50m. Foster is seeing success at both ends of […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – August 10, 2023 – The Tbird 1.40m Challenge CSI 3* came down to a match race Thursday afternoon at Thunderbird Show Park. Having the advantageous position of following her lone opponent in Laura Jane Tidball (CAN), Katie Kruger (CAN) knew exactly what she’d […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada — August 09, 2022 — At 17 years old, Artisan Farms’ Brighton is still at the top of his game. Tiffany Foster (CAN) and her longtime mount put the strength of their 10-year partnership on display Wednesday at Thunderbird Show Park, recording a confident win in […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – August 10, 2023 – After earning the first five-star grand prix of her career at the venue last May, “hometown Hero” Tiffany Foster (CAN) is back for more gold and glory this week at Thunderbird Show Park. She headlines a list of […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada — August 08, 2023 — Two consecutive weeks of international three-star competition highlight the August series at Thunderbird Show Park, as 43 horses jogged for inspection Tuesday for the CSI3* Summer Fort Welcome. Nineteen athletes will represent the home nation, led by two-time Olympian […]
Langley, British, Columbia, Canada — June 04, 2023 —Ireland is not a member of the North and Central America and Caribbean division of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™, but the nation has certainly made its mark on it, especially in Vancouver (CAN). The Irish squad topped the […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — June 02, 2023 — Like in any good relationship, there is always a certain amount of give and take. Ireland’s Jordan Coyle (IRL) and Ariso have found their middle ground, taking the win in the $38,500 West Coast Cup CSIO 5* 1.45m […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — June 03, 2023 —Approaching the halfway mark of the JustWorld International Grand Prix CSI 2* Saturday at Thunderbird Show Park, Santiago Lambre (BRA) and The Diamant Rose Z stood alone, having produced the only clear round in the class up to that […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — June 03, 2023 — American Kyle King (USA) is not accustomed to taking the ‘conservative clear’ — he’s only done it twice in his career and both times with Ilan Feder’s 10-year-old Holsteiner Cerolino. On Saturday afternoon at Thunderbird Show Park, it […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — June 02, 2023 — Alison Robitaille’s (USA) familiarization with new mount Ester de Maugre has been one of experimentation. A tack adjustment and the identification of a preferred grass surface proved to be the winning formula Friday at Thunderbird Show Park’s Odlum […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — June 02, 2023 — The stars aligned for Shawn Casady (USA) Friday afternoon at Thunderbird Show Park, as the 28-year-old recorded the biggest victory of his career with NKH Cento Blue in the Longines Grand Prix CSIO 5*. It took nearly a […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — June 01 , 2023 — A huge week of international show jumping kicked off at the Odlum Brown BC Open Thursday with speed being the name of the game for CSI2* and CSIO5* competitors all day. In the feature class of the […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – June 01, 2023 – For the second week in a row, Thunderbird Show Park is at the center of attention of equestrian sports as it hosts the third and final leg of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ – North & Central […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – May 28, 2023 – Charlie Jones (GBR) claimed top honours in Sunday’s $15,000 MarBill Hill U251.40m Grand Prix to cap the U-25 division during the 2023 Canadian Premier week at Thunderbird Show Park. When asked how he came to be here, from […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – May 28, 2023 –A top Canadian female rider led another victory gallop at Thunderbird Sunday afternoon, to close out the 2023 Major League Show Jumping Canadian / Premier Vancouver CSI 5* & CSI 2* . Former leading female rider in the world, […]
Langley, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada — May 27, 2023 — It’s hard not to lead with a bit of a cliché following Tiffany Foster’s (CAN) win in Saturday’s Major League Show Jumping Grand Prix CSI 5* at Thunderbird Show Park. “Hometown Hero” seems the obvious choice, Foster having grown […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – May 27, 2023 – In a jump-off field of ten, it’s almost a given there will be an Irish rider somewhere in the mix. Saturday afternoon was no exception at tbird’s Major League Show Jumping Canadian Premier CSI 5* & CSI 2*. FEI […]
Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – May 26, 2023 – Three seconds is about the time it takes you to sneeze. Or if it’s added to your jumping score in a Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) gold medal round, the time it takes to hand the gold to […]
