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Canadian Jumpers off to a Flying Start in Rio

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 …

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Canadians Ready to Jump into Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Canadian Show Jumping Team athletes,Yann Candele of Caledon, ON, Tiffany Foster of North Vancouver, BC, Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Amy Millar of Perth, ON are set to compete in the jumping portion of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games …

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Trussell Scores 72.325% in Grand Prix Special in Rio

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 …

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Trussell and Anton Score 72.214% in Grand Prix at Deodoro

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, …

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Emotional roller-coaster on opening day of Olympic Dressage

Great tests from both Dorothee Schneider and Sonke Rothenberger have given Team Germany a firm hold at the top of both the individual and team leaderboards after the opening day of Olympic Dressage at Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de …

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Canadian Leading the Pack in Mongol Derby

The 2016 Mongol Derby, certainly this year living up to its name as the world’s longest and toughest horse race (“and it’s raining again….”) is set for a nail biting finish with any of five riders in a position to …

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Jung Re-Claims Individual Gold in Rio

Michael Jung matched the record set by New Zealand’s Mark Todd at Los Angeles (USA) in 1984 and Seoul (KOR) in 1988 when making it a back-to-back double of individual Olympic Eventing golds. And, also like Todd, he rode the …