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Lothlorien homebred wins in Florida
Congratulations to Susan Grange, whose homebred Canadian Sport Horse mare Janou won the championship in the $10,000 Adequan 5-Year-Old Young Jumper Final on March 29 at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida.
Janou, by the stallion For Pleasure out of the Polydox mare Bequia, was born and raised at Grange’s Lothlorien Farm in Cheltenham, Ontario.
Darrin Dlin rode Janou for the win in a class that had 46 entries and was the final for the FTI WEF series.
Dlin and Janou...
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CSH Reserve Champion Six Year Old
King Ridge Stables' success in the show ring with its homebred Canadian Sport Horses continued on the Florida circuit this winter.
Hugh Graham and King's Ransom 3E, a CSH gelding by Polyfax out of Black Diamond won three six-year-old jumper classes to finish the HITS Ocala Circuit as Reserve Champion for the Six Year Olds.
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2012 STALLION AUCTION
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The Second Round for the Auction is now active. A big thank you to all the bidders for making this our best auction in 5 years.
Please remember to REFRESH your browser after bidding and when checking the status of the auction to be sure to have the latest bids.
Monday, Feb 20, unsold services will be offered until 7:00 pm Eastern Time and close at 5 minute intervals.
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National Foal Championships winner announced
Caddyshack B, a bay colt bred and owned by Sylvia Dixon and Beasley Sport Horses of Schomberg, Ontario is the winner of the Canadian Sport Horse Association’s National Foal Championships 2011.
The big-moving colt is sired by Cardento, the Holsteiner stallion that helped earn silver team medals for Sweden at the 2002 World Equestrian Games and the 2004 Olympics and is out of the F1 Canadian Sport Horse mare Balou Babe by Balou du Rouet.
For the first time, the National Foal Championships was...
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F1 gelding on USEF High Performance List
A Canadian Sport Horse gelding and his rider have been named to the United States Equestrian Federation’s Eventing High Performance Training Lists to participate in training and development programs in 2012.
The athlete/horse combinations on the lists will be invited to train this winter with U.S. Chef d’Equipe and Technical Advisor Capt. Mark Phillips. Preparation for and success at the 2012 Olympic Games were the highest priorities in developing these lists.
CSH F1 gelding Good Knight (...
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Three CSHs in Mark Todd clinic
Three Canadian Sport Horses were among the mounts used by some of Canada’s top event riders in a two-day clinic with World Champion and Olympian Mark Todd in early November.
The clinic at Ghostwood Farm in Hockley Valley, part of a fundraiser for the Youthdale Treatment Centre Riding Program, was organized by veterinarian and eventing enthusiast Dr. Usha Knabe. The stands were packed with auditors who came to watch the eventing legend share his skills and knowledge.
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Royal wins for CSH gelding
You don't necessarily have to be a big time breeder with a large band of broodmares to produce a winner. Sometimes it just takes one broodmare, the right stallion and a little help from a friend or two.
That's the story behind Carbon Copy, the dark bay, three-year-old CSH gelding that made a big impression at the Royal Winter Agricultural Fair, winning the prestigious Lieutenant Governor's Cup, placing second in the Governor General's Cup and capping it all off by taking the Grand...
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No Hickstead semen available for North America
Unfortunately, North American breeders hoping to buy Hickstead semen are out of luck.
The agents for the late great show jumping stallion say there is none in North America and the approximate 50 doses available in Europe cannot be shipped to North America.
If you have a mare in Europe, there is a slight chance you may be able to get a dose, although details on the availability of the European semen have not been confirmed.
At a press conference days after the sudden death of Hickstead, Eric...
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Hickstead
The Canadian Sport Horse Association and its members extend to Eric Lamaze & the Fleischhaker Family our condolences on the sudden passing of Hickstead. An athlete of the highest calibre, he will truly be missed. Thank you for the wonderful memories.
http://www.fei.org/disciplines/jumping/press-releases/death-equine-superstar-hickstead
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