As of the end of December 2011 all top-20 Canadian riders on the F.E.I. World Rider Rankings dropped on the world list, except one. Chris Pratt, ranked 12th among Canadian riders moved up on the world list, but his position among Canadians remained un-changed, as did the order of all others on the list. Eric Lamaze continues to lead the Canadian rankings by a significant margin. But he lost the #1 in the world position, which he had held since June. It was inevitable that Sweden’s Rolf-Goren …

Tragically, Eric Lamze's Olympic gold and silver medal partner, Hickstead, collapsed and died under Lamaze in the ring in Verona, Italy today. Lamaze and the Dutch-bred stallion had completed a four-fault round and were exiting the ring. It is suspected that he suffered a heart attack. Hickstead was the only horse ever to win an individual Olympic gold medal for Canada.

In July, 12 riders with a total of 18 eligible mounts were named to the long-list for Canada’s Pan American Games team. Of the 6 riders and 8 eligible horses named to the team this week, one was not even on that long-list. Some of the front-runners from that list also dropped out of contention since the list was issued. The team that will compete at the Games in Guadalajara, Mexico in late October will be comprised of Jonathan Asselin on Showgirl; Jill Henselwood on George; Eric Lamaze on either …

Jump Canada has released a long list of horses and riders from which Canada’s show jumping team for this year’s Pan American Games will be selected. See the complete list on the " Pan American Games " page. Several riders have more than one eligible mount, while some others are partnered with quite young and inexperienced horses. Eric Lamaze has three mounts on the list, making him a virtual certainty for the team. Although the great Hickstead is not among them, all three have …

The charts on this website and these performance rankings are based on starts in grand prix-type competitions with a minimum of $30,000 total purse. Novelty classes, such as six-bar, winning round, etc. are not included even if the prize money is of the required amount. A nations cup or a two-round grand prix, in which the horse competed in both rounds, is considered two starts. To be considered in the horse rankings, a horse must have made a minimum of ten starts at this level under a Canadian rider in …