William Shatner to show his reining skills



November 12, 2009





Actor William Shatner has had his share of adventures as Star Trek's Captain James T. Kirk and Boston Legal's Denny Crane. Now he's climbing aboard a reining horse to put it through its paces, and help raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oklahoma.

It shouldn't pose too great a challenge to the well known Hollywood actor and philanthropist.



Shatner is a longtime, dedicated breeder… Continue

By Chris Brooke The Mail Online

Last updated at 12:54 AM on 01st May 2009







For the average pet rabbit, the daily routine involves nothing more strenuous than chomping on a carrot.



But life is very different for the Haslam household's six showjumping bunnies.



Under the guidance of twins Mathew and Thomas, they have learned to leap over miniature fences in the back garden.

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News for yesterday's results:



Toronto, ON – Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze brought his Gold-medal horse Hickstead across the ocean to compete in just one class at The Royal Horse Show this week, and it couldn’t have gone any better than it did tonight. Hickstead once again demonstrated he is in a class all to himself, exploding over the jumps with power and stamina unmatched in the arena this evening, if at all.



Of the 23 competitors to begin the $100,000 CN FEITM World…

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News for all following Olympic jumping



July 9, 2008



Just days after winning the prestigious Grand Prix of Aachen, Dutch showjumper Albert Zoer has broken his leg and put his Olympic chances in jeopardy.



Zoer, 32, was schooling a young horse on Tuesday when he fell and broke his left leg. He was operated on later that day. His sister, Gina Zoer, said the operation went well with no complications. She said he was in pain and would be for a few days. He was…

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Irish showjumper and world ranked number two rider Jessica Kurten has announced that she is not available for Olympic selection.



She told media yesterday that her horse, Quibell, was a bad flyer and conditions in Hong Kong might not suit the horse, who was currently out for possibly six weeks with an injury. Another of Kurten's top horses and a top Olympic hope, Castle Forbes Maike, has recently been sold. And she said that Castle Forbes Libertina had had a busy indoor season and…

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