Irish show jumper Niall Grimes, who suffered a heart attack on September 28 while in Lexington, at the Kentucky National Horse Show, died on October 3 at the age of 31.
His heart attack was thought to be related to a condition that developed over a period of time, and was ultimately a result of arterial blockage, which led to cardiac arrest. He collapsed while standing in the Annex schooling area (the closest ring to the EMT station).
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Earlier in 2007 the Canadian Performance Futurity’s Prairie Zone held its Dressage classes in Edmonton, Alberta. A quick glance at the results for those classes reveals a lineup of Canadian Warmbloods as the prizewinners.
On August 31, the Hunter and Jumper classes were held at the Alberta Hunter Horse Society Year-end Show. Once again, the ribbons awarded through to fifth place in the four- and five-year-old classes went to Canadian Warmblood horses.
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Drawing on the theories of the old masters of dressage, this book shows how both horse and rider can greatly benefit from traditional dressage techniques and exercises. Written by a veteran horse trainer with more than 30 years of experience, this is the only book that takes the core elements of classical dressage and applies them as the basis for good general horsemanship today. With this step-by-step program, the rider is taught to focus on subtle nuances of communication, while the horse develops gymnastically so he can respond correctly to the aids.
Author: Mark Russell with Andrea W. Steele
Publisher: Lyons Press
ISBN: 978-1-59921-071-1
Price: 21.75 CAD
Soft cover / 184 pages / b&w photos and diagrams
To order: Contact Lyons Press at Box 480, Guilford, CT,
06437-0480, USA, call (203) 458-4500 or visit www.LyonsPress.com
The Western Canadian Finals of the 2007 Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development Series were held during the Thunderbird Summer Festival in Langley, BC, August 22 to 27.
Hometown favourite and Canadian Olympian Laura Balisky claimed the championship title in the Seven- and Eight-year-old Division riding Simba. Owned by Thunderbird Show Stables, Simba is a seven-year-old imported chestnut Belgian Warmblood gelding.
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by Karen Briggs
Few aspects of equestrian sport have enjoyed such a visible resurgence as the sport of driving. As more and more people rediscover the pleasures of horse and buggy, competitions for ambitious “whips” are increasing at an astonishing pace.
All across North America, pleasure driving shows are multiplying and attracting record numbers of entries, not to mention the burgeoning triathlon sport of combined driving, which is now recognized as a Team discipline by both the Canadian and American equestrian teams.
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