Madden and Mademoiselle Win Lafarge Cup

(SPRUCE MEADOWS, Calgary, AB): Families from all walks of life came out to Spruce Meadows on Friday to enjoy Presidents Choice Hot Dogs, Pepsi, and International-level sport on day three of the 2012 Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ Tournament. Kent Farrington (USA) aboard Venus, champions of the Pepsi Challenge.
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A Star-Spangled Kick-off to Horse Shows by the Bay Series

Traverse City, MI – July 4, 2012 – Under beautiful blue skies and stunning summer sunshine, the Horse Shows By the Bay Hunter/Jumper equestrian festival kicked off today at the Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City, Michigan.
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The Longines Royal International Horse Show (17-22 July)

Just days before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games, some of the best riders in the world will be at Hickstead for the Longines Royal International Horse Show – the official show of the British Horse Society. Kent Farrington - last year's winner of the Longines King George V Gold Cup (Photo by Samantha Lamb) The world’s top eight showjumping nations will arrive at the All England Jumping Course in West Sussex for the FEI Nations Cup™ of Great Britain . This flagship event – with a E200,000 prize fund – will be held on Friday 20 July, and following last year’s victory by the German team the home side will be doing their utmost to claim back the honours.
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Olympic Sidelines – A Blog by Kim & Allen MacMillan, Correspondents for Sidelines Magazine and www.sidelinesnews.com

Three weeks and counting to the opening of the thirtieth modern Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom – we are bound for England on July 24 th with the Games running July 27 th through August 12.
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The World’s Smartest Horse

By Lukas, as told to Courtney Zimmerman

While Sidelines Magazine isn’t in the habit of letting horses take the reins and write their own stories, it’s almost impossible to pass up letting the “World’s Smartest Horse” tell his own story. … [Read more]

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David Marcus Named to Canadian Olympic Team

Dressage Athlete to ride Chrevi’s Capital at London Olympics Calgary , Alberta – David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, was officially nominated to the Canadian Olympic Team for dressage in a Canadian Olympic Committee media announcement made July 5 in Calgary, Alberta.  Marcus and his horse, Chrevi’s Capital, owned by Deborah Miculinic, will compete in the dressage portion of the 2012 London Olympic Games held August 2 to 9 in Greenwich Park.
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Opening Day at the Vermont Summer Festival

East Dorset, Vermont – The annual Vermont Summer Festival horse show officially opened on Wednesday, July 4, at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT, kicking off six weeks of top hunter and jumper competition.
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Unbeatable Fellers and Flexible

(SPRUCE MEADOWS, Calgary, AB): The stars and stripes had a lot to celebrate at Spruce Meadows on the 4 th of July during the first day of the 2012 Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ Tournament.
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How many times do you ride a day? What’s your training schedule like?

Mari recently emailed in and asked me “How many times do you ride a day?
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Another Successful Adoption at Pure Thoughts!

Happy 4th of July! I hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday! I am writing this post from Candlewood Lake in Connecticut.  I actually grew up riding here (in Farmington, actually) and I forget how beautiful it is.  I miss Suckie terribly but don’t worry, he is being lovingly taken care of by Brad and Jennifer and I hear that he is having a great week. Since I am not at the barn, this week’s post about another successful adoption is written by Jennifer Swanson: For the Horses.. The Clock Keeps Ticking
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