A Look Back at the 2015 Royal Winter Fair in Toronto
Monday, December 21 2015
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By Kim MacMillan All Photos by Shelley Higgins, Sarah Miller and Kim MacMillan, Copyright MacMillan Photography, No reproduction of photos without permission The 2015 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair ended a month ago, but it’s not too early to plan for a visit to Toronto next November to enjoy the fair! I always consider the Royal
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It’s Royal Winter Fair Time!
Wednesday, November 11 2015
by janwest
By Kim MacMillan/MacMillan Photography & Media Services All photos by Shelley Higgins/Copyright MacMillan Photography November in Toronto is synonymous with the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. In its 93rd renewal in 2015, the grand, expansive event fills the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition with the sights and sounds of a state fair and an international
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Deloitte Announces Sponsorship of Dressage Rider Laura Graves
Wednesday, April 08 2015
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Editor’s Note: Laura and Diddy were featured on the cover of the February Sidelines issue and we are proud to share the good news about her sponsorship! Congratulations Laura! Marks one of the first and only dressage individual rider sponsorships in professional services field April 4, 2015 – Wellington, Florida – Deloitte, one of the
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GumBits are Key for Nicholas Fyffe and Banzai, Winners of the GumBits Happy Horse Harmony Award
Tuesday, March 03 2015
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Wellington, Florida (March 2, 2015) — Gusts of wind and unusually chilly weather at the show grounds created a difficult ride for many last week at the 2015 Adequan Global Dressage Festival, but the tense atmosphere made those truly harmonious rides all the more impressive. Among the outstanding pairs drawing spectators’ attention were international dressage
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Jacqueline Brooks and D Niro Dance to Freestyle Victory during $20,000 Royal Invitational
Friday, November 14 2014
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Paired with her 2012 Olympic mount, D Niro, Jacqueline Brooks won the won the Grand Prix Freestyle test at the Royal Invitational, presented by Butternut Ridge. Photo By Cealy Tetley Toronto, Ont. Nov. 13, 2014 — Paired with her 2012 Olympic mount, D Niro (D-Day x Napoleon 625), a 15-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding, Jacqueline Brooks
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Ten More Champions Are Crowned on Final Day of US Dressage Finals Presented By Adequan®
Monday, November 10 2014
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Intense head-to-head dressage competition across 30 championship divisions concluded on Sunday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington for the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®. Surrounded by friends and family, emotions ran high for competitors as they rode their way into history and celebrated their success with joyous victory laps before packing for
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Mary Jordan Heads to U.S. Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® as First-Ever Para-Dressage Athlete
Wednesday, November 05 2014
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Mary Jordan and Rubicon 75 at the Great American Insurance Group/ United States Dressage Federation Region 8 Championships presented by New England Dressage Association (NEDA) September 18-21, 2014 Photo By ©Amy E. Riley/STUDIO EQUUS Lexington, KY – October 30, 2014 – 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) athlete Mary Jordan of Wells, Maine is headed
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Competitors Gather at Kentucky Horse Park for This Week”s US Dressage Finals Presented By Adequan®
Tuesday, November 04 2014
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Sunny skies, rolling green fields, and the iconic four-board fences of the Kentucky Horse Park welcome the droves of horse vans arriving in Lexington, Ky. for this week’s US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®, a unique national head-to-head competition showcasing riders and horses competing for top honors at all dressage levels from Training to
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DRESSAGE ICON JAN EBELING A PERFECT MATCH FOR ICE HORSE®
Thursday, October 30 2014
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Jan Ebling Photo By Ice Horse Dressage champion Jan Ebeling Joins Team Ice Horse Family Sonoma, CA (October 22, 2014) – Dressage icon Jan Ebeling has joined forces with Ice Horse, becoming the newest member of the Ice Horse family. Jan joins the list of 20+ other Olympians and professional equestrians in the Team
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The Dressage Foundation Announces New Carolyn Van Cise Memorial Fund
Saturday, August 23 2014
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August 21, 2014 – The Dressage Foundation is honored to announce that friends and family of Carolyn Van Cise have established a new grant Fund in her memory to benefit young riders from Michigan. Carolyn was active in Michigan’s dressage community for many years as a trainer, instructor, judge, and mentor. Dressage was her
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