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DOC chooses Wellington team – Pitting his selection skills against Buck & Kyle 2016 Wellington Eventing Showcase,Events

Stay connected with the Wellington action: [Website] [Results] [Dressage live stream] [Show jumping live stream] [Cross-country live stream] Buck Davidson and Kyle Carter has the Eventing world abuzz with their new Eventing TV program where they conducted a pre-show analysis of the pairs contesting the $75,000 in prize money. At the end of their show, they each chose an Olympic style team from the field in a friendly wager. David O’Connor has joined the fun and has chosen his four pairs that he thinks will outride Team Buck and Team Kyle. Check out the video below where David discusses his views…

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Canada’s rising star – Tik Maynard 2015 Pan Am Games,Canadian Eventing,Riders

Canada’s Tik Maynard has already represented Canada at the 2007 Rio de Janeiro Pan Am Games, competing in the Modern Pentathalon. Now a full-time eventer, if the result he just pulled off at Red Hills International with his 7-year-old gelding, Dutch Times, is an indication of what is to come, he may be a second time Pan Am competitor this year in Toronto. Tik and Dutch, owned by Christina Aharoni, placed 2nd in a field of 57 riders at the Red Hills CIC2*, finishing on 51.5 after adding only two time faults on cross-country to their dressage score. Last November,…

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Tale of two FEI championships 2015 Pan Am Games,Missed it?,NAJYRC 2015

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” There is only one FEI Championship held in North America every year and that is the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC). Every four years, 41 countries from the Americas and closely situated island nations come together to compete at the biggest sporting event on this side of the globe, the Pan Am Games. About 18 of the events will be Olympic qualifiers for the Rio 2016 Summer Games, including Eventing. Toronto won the…

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There is a new winner in town – Tik Maynard 2014 events,Events,Horses,Owners

Defending his lead after round one on Friday night of the Horseware Indoor Eventing Challenge Canadian, Tik Maynard on Dutch Times laid down another fast round and only one rail to break Waylon Roberts’s four-year winning streak. Tik is only the third person to be able to claim the crown in this class that has been running for nine years. Waylon Roberts holds the record for winning it seven times. Penny Rolands won the title in 2009. Colleen Loach and Free Spirit were only trailing the lead by tenths of a second heading into round two. However, their bid for…

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It’s about time for Sinead fans 2014 WEG,Riders

Sinead Halpin almost took the ditch when she read the news. Finally, her and Manoir de Carneville (Tate) would be riding for the USA at the 2014 World Equestrian Games (WEG). After receiving an email earlier in the day that riders would be informed of the selections around 6:00 pm, Sinead was anxious on her drive home from the barn. Then she received a text message from Hannah Sue Burnett that read, ‘I got the email,’ Sinead checked her phone. To her delight, she was one of the riders chosen and at that point, she almost went off-roading. Sinead’s anxiety…

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