Month: July 2014

Alexandra Meghji of Toronto, ON finished sixth in Junior Freestyle at the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships riding Iliado II (Idilio II x Ibiza), a nine-year-old Andalusian gelding. The pair received a score of 68.325%. In the Young Riders Freestyle test, Laurence Blais Tetreault of Montreal, QC rode  Michelangelo (Amiral x Utrillo), 16-year-old […]

In second place at the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships in the CH-Y** Division after cross country is April Simmonds of Uxbridge, ON and Impressively Done, Don Simmonds’ nine-year-old Thoroughbred gelding sired by Eulogize. Simmonds, who was sitting in sixth after dressage, added only 3.2 cross country time penalties to her dressage score […]

Canadian Olympian David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, made his debut at the prestigious CDIO5* Aachen, Germany, held July 11 to 20. Marcus was the sole Canadian representative invited to contest the CDIO5* division at Aachen.  Riding Chrevi’s Capital for owner Deborah Miculinic Kinzinger, Marcus placed 28th in Thursday’s Grand Prix from an international starting field […]

The Canadian Show Jumping Team rode to a fourth place finish in the €350,000 Mercedes-Benz Nations’ Cup, held July 17 at the world-renowned CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival in Germany. Yann Candele and Chris Sorensen of Caledon, ON, and Tiffany Foster and Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON represented Canada, marking the first time since 1996 […]

Today’s two-round Nations’ Cup acted as the second and third individual qualifiers, and all the members of the Canadian Junior Team enjoyed success in the big Rolex Stadium ring. Jumping American Steve Stephens’ course, Katelyn Cooper of Calgary, AB and her nine-year-old Holsteiner gelding, Casino Royale (Cassini II x Coriander), posted a clear first round […]

Canadian dressage riders continued their winning ways on day two at the 2014 North American Junior Young Rider Championships held at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. In her first year attending the Championships, 14-year-old Camille Carier Bergeron of Mascouche, QC earned the highest score for the Junior Individual test, 70.342%. Riding Lowelas (Hockey 41 […]

Hanna Bundy of Toronto, ON; Lauren Clark of Uxbridge, ON; April Simmonds of Uxbridge and Jamie Kellock of Cedar Valley, ON of Team Ontario’s CH-Y** are leading at the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships after dressage with a score of 165.1. Currently leading the CH-Y** division is Ziegler riding his second horse of […]

The Ontario Junior and Quebec Young Rider dressage teams both earned silver medals in the team portion of the competition at 2014 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) held July 16, 2014. Winning the silver medal in the Junior division, with a score of 197.785, were Ontario team members Alexandra Meghji […]

Often times, horse owners feel their beloved equines are simply a magnet for injuries. Being accident prone just seems to be in their nature, most times brought on by their instinctive fight-or-flight response, their need to establish herd hierarchy, and in some cases, their sense of natural curiosity. By spending time to minimize the various […]

The Canadian Eventing Committee is pleased to announce the riders representing Canada at the 2014 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders Championships. Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 15-20 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Riders will compete for top honours in team and individual competition in […]