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Canada’s First North American Young Rider Championship Team Gold in At Least 7 Years Won by Combined Quebec/Alberta Squad

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Canada’s First North American Young Rider Championship Team Gold in At Least 7 Years Won by Combined Quebec/Alberta Squad
NORTH SALEM, New York, Aug. 1, 2018--A combined Quebec and Alberta team on Wednesday became the first from Canada in at least seven years to win North American Young Rider Championship gold, with a combined United States California/North Central squad taking silver and U.S. Mid-Atlantic the bronze Read More

Ashley Holzer After First American Team Experience Outside USA Wishes She’d Made Switch Sooner

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Ashley Holzer After First American Team Experience Outside USA Wishes She’d Made Switch Sooner
Ashley Holzer, despite having lived in the United States for many years and with a husband and two children Americans, dragged her feet to switch from riding for Canada. After her first competition with an American squad outside the U.S. she wishes she'd made the switch sooner. Read More

Megan Lane Qualifies Zodiac MW for Canadian World Games Team with Victories in Caledon CDI3* Grand Prix & Special, Diane Creech & Diana C May Also Qualify

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Megan Lane Qualifies Zodiac MW for Canadian World Games Team with Victories in Caledon CDI3* Grand Prix & Special, Diane Creech & Diana C May Also Qualify
CALEDON, Ontario, July 22, 2018--Megan Lane, already a top qualifier with her Olympic and championship mount Caravella for the Canadian team for the World Equestrian Games, won both the Grand Prix and the Special with Zodiac MW that could give her a choice of horses for the championships in seven weeks Read More

Megan Lane & Zodiac Win Caledon CDI3* Grand Prix, Diane Creech & Diana C Improve Canadian Team World Games Chance

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Megan Lane & Zodiac Win Caledon CDI3* Grand Prix, Diane Creech & Diana C Improve Canadian Team World Games Chance
CALEDON, Ontario, July 21, 2018--Megan Lane rode Zodiac MW to victory in the CDI3* Grand Prix Friday to qualify a second mount for the Canadian team for the World Equestrian Games while Diane Creech improved her chances of a place with Diana C. Read More

Megan Lane Rides Zodiac to Cedar Valley CDI3* Freestyle Victory Heading to Final World Games Qualifier in Canada

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Megan Lane Rides Zodiac to Cedar Valley CDI3* Freestyle Victory Heading to Final World Games Qualifier in Canada
CEDAR VALLEY, Ontario, June 17, 2018–Megan Lane and Zodiac MW won the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday to leave only one more competition in Canada to qualify for the nation's team to go to the World Equestrian Games opening in Tryon, North Carolina in 88 days. Read More

Brittany Fraser & All In Win Ontario CDI3* Grand Prix Special With Personal Best Score

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Brittany Fraser & All In Win Ontario CDI3* Grand Prix Special With Personal Best Score
OTTAWA, Ontario, May 20, 2018--Brittany Fraser and All In, Canada's top ranked combination, produced a personal best score to win the National Capital Dressage Festival CDI3* Grand Prix Special Sunday, the first of three shows in eastern Canada to decide the team for the World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina in September Read More

Cathrine Dufour & Cassidy’s Freestyle Victory Not Enough to Stop Swedish Steamroll of Compiègne CDIO5* Nations Cup

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Cathrine Dufour & Cassidy’s Freestyle Victory Not Enough to Stop Swedish Steamroll of Compiègne CDIO5* Nations Cup
COMPIÈGNE, France, May 20, 2018--Cathrine Dufour and Cassidy dominated the CDIO5* Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday but not enough to stave off a Swedish steamroll of the Nations Cup to take gold and put the country at the top of the series standings Read More

Megan Lane & Zodiac Win Ottawa CDI3* Grand Prix for 2nd Big Tour Victory in 2018

7 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Megan Lane & Zodiac Win Ottawa CDI3* Grand Prix for 2nd Big Tour Victory in 2018
OTTAWA, Ontario, May 18, 2018--Megan Lane and Zodiac won the National Capital Dressage Festival CDI3* Grand Prix Friday for their second victory in  the first year at Big Tour that puts the pair in contention for a spot on Canada's World Equestrian Games team in less than four months. Read More

Tryon Working Round the Clock to Create Disneyland, Phantasialand, Slice of Aachen for World Equestrian Games–Part 1 of 3

8 years ago StraightArrow Comments Off on Tryon Working Round the Clock to Create Disneyland, Phantasialand, Slice of Aachen for World Equestrian Games–Part 1 of 3
A round-the-clock effort is underway creating a show place for the World Equestrian Games that is immense and dramatic, almost beyond belief, but compact and  horse friendly. Some describe it as Disneyland or Phantasialand, Most find it simply jaw-dropping amazing Read More
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