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blends the skill and accuracy of show jumping with the thrill and adventure of cross-country riding. Indoor Eventing features a modified course of rugged cross-country jumps such as hedges, walls, and a bank, combined with fragile stadium jumps, whose poles and planks are designed to fall at the slightest nudge of a hoof. Penalties accumulate over two nights of competition and at the end the rider with the lowest score will be declared the Champion. This year, Horseware Indoor Eventing Challenge welcomes two very special guest
jumping will be participating, including ten- time Olympian Ian Millar (Perth, ON), fellow Olympians Jill Henselwood (Oxford Mills, ON) and Mac Cone (King, ON), and upwards of 20 others including three-time defending Canadian Champion Yann Candele (King City, ON). Ainsley Vince (Burlington, ON), who has represented Canada at three World Cup Finals and is a past back-to-back Canadi- an Champion will also return to attempt to break Candele’s winning streak. Horseware Indoor Eventing Challenge
offers an incredible double-bill featuring the $75,000 Greenhawk Canadian Cup and $20,000 Horseware Indoor Eventing Chal- lenge, running first and second rounds of competition Friday and Saturday evenings respectively. The biggest names in Canadian show
Horse Show competition for Sunday, Novem- ber 10, which will be FREE with general admission to the Fair. OPENING WEEKEND at the Royal
dressage or for the hunter-jumper show rings have been exceptionally well-received by the equine community - so much so that the Royal will have to run three “flights” rather than the originally planned for single flight of seven horses. The Royal has also added a full slate of
with general admission) and Thursday evening will include the $20,000 Royal Invitational Dres- sage where two-time Olympian Jacqueline Brooks (Cedar Valley, ON), Olympian David Marcus
include Belgian twin brothers Nicola and Olivier Philippaerts, fellow countrymen Fran- cois Mathy Jr. and Jos Verlooy, Ireland’s Conor Swail and Richie Moloney, Dutchman Harrie Smolders and Great Britain’s Tim Gredley. Wednesday’s afternoon horse show (free
come from south of the border. Top US riders including two-time Olympic team gold medal- ist McLain Ward (Brewster, NY), Olympian Kent Farrington (Chicago, IL), Olympic team gold medalist Laura Kraut (Wellington, FL) and Olympian Reed Kessler (Armonk, NY) regularly make the trip north, and are often well rewarded for their efforts. Hotly anticipated international riders
including the $100,000 Hickstead FEI World CupTM Grand Prix presented by GroupBy, the $50,000 Weston Canadian Open and the $75,000 Ricoh Big Ben Challenge. The biggest threat to the home squad may
of National and World Championships being con- tested in the horse show ring across breed, disci- pline and level. All of the action from the Ricoh
(Campbellville, ON) and Diane Creech (Caistor Centre, ON) will go head-to-head to produce a new Royal Dressage champion. All of this action is complemented by a raft
round out a day at The Royal. The Royal remains a highlight of the Toronto fall social calendar, vis- ited by Royalty, politicians and horse-enthusiasts for generations. For competition schedules, LIVE webcasting, results and to purchase tickets, please visit
www.royalfair.org.
Agricultural Winter Fair ~ A family tradition since 1922, the Royal Horse Show brings world-class horses and riders from Canada, the U.S. and overseas, including Olympic and World champions, to Toronto each November to compete for almost $800,000 in prize money and prestigious titles. Over 850 horses of all shapes and sizes participate in show jumping, dressage, indoor eventing, driving, coaching and so much more, over the ten-days of competition. Special features such as the President’s Choice Animal Theatre, the aMAZEing Food Journey, AG-tivity Central, Trade-Fair shopping & educational events
Coliseum is available for live-streaming online and on-demand by subscription, visit
www.royalfair.org for complete details. About the Royal Horse Show and 91st Royal
applying pressure to Port Perry, Ontario’s Waylon Roberts, who has won the Indoor Eventing title more times than not. Whether the most pressure comes from the Brits, or from Canadian teammates Jessica Phoenix (Uxbridge, ON) and Selena O’Hanlon (Kingston, ON), or even Roberts’ own father, Ian Roberts (Port Perry, ON) - remains to be seen!
without the thrills and spills of the Ontario Toyota Dealers Royal Rodeo, Sunday, November 3rd , back once more to keep visi- tors on the edge of their seats. Bull riding, bronc riding and barrel racing are just a few of the highlights of this exciting afternoon. The much loved star of CBC’s Heartland, Amber Marshall will be co-hosting the Rodeo once again.
91st Royal will, as always, welcome an out- standing lineup of international riders to com- pete in matinee and evening competitions
The second week of competition at the Opening weekend would not be complete
riders to the competition: William Fox-Pitt and Oliver Townend, both of Great Britain. Fox-Pitt is currently the number two ranked rider in the world on the International Eques- trian Federation’s (FEI) Longines ranking list, having won major international competitions across Britain and Europe this summer, fol- lowing a second-place finish at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event this past April. Townend won both the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials and the Burghley Horse Trials in 2009, before being sidelined by injury for about a year. Townend is on the mend, however, and will be a force to be reck- oned with in Horseware Indoor Eventing Challenge. They will join top Canadian eventers in
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