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Canadian Eventing Team Maintains Silver Medal Position, Calgary’s Kyle Carter Sits Fourth Individually at Pan American Games

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Following a thrilling day on the cross-country course at the XV Pan American Games, Canada has retained second position behind the United States and ahead of Brazil in the equestrian sport of eventing. (Read on…)

Team USA Opens Wider Margin in the Team Competition, Eventing Super Pony Theodore O’Connor Jumps to Individual Lead at Pan American Games

Rio de Janeiro—Cross-country day at the XV Pan American Games dawned clear and sunny July 21 at the Deodoro venue. With five Americans in the top five places after the first phase, and a firm grip on the team lead after the first phase, there was a lot at stake on the 10-minute track. When the dust settled, a pony took on all the horses and rewrote history. (Read on…)

Darren Chiacchia in Medal Position at Pan American Games

Buffalo, New York – Defending Gold Medalist Darren Chiacchia of Buffalo, NY, is currently in third position heading into Sunday’s final phase of competition in eventing at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Read on…)

Canadian Eventing Team in Silver Medal Position at Pan American Games

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Canadian Eventing Team is in second position following the first of three phases of competition, dressage, held Friday, July 20, at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Read on…)

Team USA Packs an Early Punch with Five of Top Six Riders after Eventing’s Dressage Phase

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The American event riders got off to a fantastic start on July 20 at the XV Pan American Games taking the lead in the team portion of the competition and sweeping the top five places individually. (Read on…)

Canadian Eventing Team Poised to Compete at Pan American Games

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Following Thursday’s horse inspection at the National Equestrian Centre located 30 kilometres north of downtown Rio de Janeiro, Canadian Eventing Team Technical Advisor David O’Connor announced the team members and individuals that will compete for Canada in the eventing competition taking place July 20 to 22. (Read on…)

Bradley, Chiacchia and O’Connor Look to Defend Eventing Medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The first equestrian discipline at the XV Pan American Games came to a close with three medals for the U.S. The dressage team handily won the Team Gold and Chris Hickey with Regent and Lauren Sammis with Sagacious HF won the individual gold and silver medals. (Read on…)

Yvonne Losos de Muñiz Claims Individual Bronze Medal at Pan American Games

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Yvonne Losos de Muñiz of the Dominican Republic successfully defended her Individual Bronze Medal at the 2007 Pan American Games taking place July 12 to 29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Read on…)

2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES HAS A PERFECT GOLD MEDAL START FOR THE U.S. DRESSAGE RIDERS

Chris Hickey riding Regent, Lauren Sammis aboard Sagacious and Katherine Poulin-Neff went to the Pan American Games to win and in the end they did just that. They walked away with the Team Gold Medal and Individually Hickey won the Gold and Sammis the Silver.

They started out the competition as a Team riding brilliantly but always with a Team Medal in mind but when they were riding as Individuals then “the gloves come off,” commented a determined Hickey. (Read on…)

Canada’s Tom Dvorak Finishes Fourth Individually at Pan American Games

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Tom Dvorak of Hillsburgh, ON, finished fourth in the Individual Dressage competition held Wednesday at the XV Pan American Games. He was edged out of bronze medal position by the smallest of margins, 0.05%, by Yvonne Losos de Muñiz of the Dominican Republic riding the 11-year-old Hannoverian stallion, Bernstein Las Marismas. (Read on…)

Hickey Delivers Gold, Sammis Takes Silver, in Debut International Competition at the Pan American Games Dressage Individual Finals

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—It was a double-medal day for Team USA at Deodoro Stadium as Maryland’s Christopher Hickey aboard Regent won the coveted Gold medal on a two-day averaged score of 70.725% after performing his freestyle before an appreciative crowd. New Jersey’s Lauren Sammis, who had led the scores at the end of the Team competition, finished in Silver-medal position (69.925%) after delivering an entertaining freestyle aboard Sagacious HF. (Read on…)

Rio Welcomes the Americas

The 15th edition of the Pan American Games was officially opened last weekend in the Estádio do Maracanã (Maracanã stadium) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A mythical venue at best, this football stadium is one of the largest in the world. It was inaugurated in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup, the final of which was attended by 175,000 spectators. (Read on…)

American Dressage Riders Stand at First, Third in Individual Dressage Medal at Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—When most people think of Rio, sunshine comes quickly to mind. However, that was not the case today at Deodoro Stadium and the National Equestrian Center outside of the city. Clouds, the threat of rain showers and cooler temperatures loomed, but it was a rather bright day for the hopes of the American dressage riders as all three of them competed in the first of two rounds that will determine the Individual medals for the discipline. (Read on…)

Tom Dvorak in Individual Medal Hunt at Pan American Games

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - In the first round of individual dressage competition at the XV Pan American Games, equestrian athlete Tom Dvorak of Hillsburgh, ON, lies in fourth position, only 1.4 points behind the leader, Christopher Hickey of the United States. Fellow Canadians Diane Creech of Caistor Centre, ON, and Andrea Bresee of Brockville, ON, are in seventh and ninth place, respectively. All three riders are qualified for the Individual Final on Wednesday, July 18. (Read on…)

Canadian Dressage Team Wins Silver Medal at Pan American Games

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Canada claimed the Team Silver Medal in the equestrian sport of dressage on Sunday at the XV Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The United States earned Gold while the home country of Brazil claimed the Team Bronze. (Read on…)

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