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AJAX DOWNS, AUGUST 11 2026 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE and RELENTLESS BETTY, the half-sisters who finished first and second in the 2025 Princess Maturity at Ajax Downs, are renewing their family rivalry on Wednesday, August 12 in this year's edition of the $29,430 Maturity.
August 10, 2026 - Aachen, Germany – All four Canadian Dressage Team horses successfully passed the initial veterinary inspection Monday morning at the FEI World Championships, being deemed fit and ready to compete by the panel of judges and veterinarians.
The Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, presented by B&D Builders, wrapped up six weeks of competition Sunday at Flintfields Horse Park. Erynn Ballard added one more victory to her remarkable summer in the $20,000 1.40-1.45m Jumper Classic, while Team Ghere closed out the $10,000 World Wide Technology Non Pro Team Jumper Challenge with a fault-free team performance and jump-off win.
The Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, presented by B&D Builders, wrapped up six weeks of competition Sunday at Flintfields Horse Park. Erynn Ballard added one more victory to her remarkable summer in the $20,000 1.40-1.45m Jumper Classic, while Team Ghere closed out the $10,000 World Wide Technology Non Pro Team Jumper Challenge with a fault-free team performance and jump-off win.
The Rider is Ontario's number one source for horse industry news and information both in print and online.
The newspaper is in its 51st year of publication. The Rider has special English, Western, Quarter Horse and general sections having many columns written by industry leaders, a comprehensive coming events section, stable, stallion, and service directories, real estate ads and classifieds. The Rider covers all English and Western disciplines as well as Quarter Horse Racing, Driving and various other breeds and disciplines. The Rider is distributed through subscription, through the memberships of our official association partners and through almost 300 tack and feed stores. The Rider is also available as a digital edition.
The Rider is a six time recipient of the Ontario Equestrian Federation Media of the Year award. Editor and Publisher, Barry Finn is the Past-president of the Independent Publishers Association of Ontario.
Our dedicated advertisers and faithful readers have kept the paper going strong for 51 years. We're looking forward to keeping you informed for many more years to come. We welcome your press releases and news.
AJAX DOWNS, AUGUST 11 2026 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE and RELENTLESS BETTY, the half-sisters who finished first and second in the 2025 Princess Maturity at Ajax Downs, are renewing their family rivalry on Wednesday, August 12 in this year's edition of the $29,430 Maturity.
August 10, 2026 - Aachen, Germany – All four Canadian Dressage Team horses successfully passed the initial veterinary inspection Monday morning at the FEI World Championships, being deemed fit and ready to compete by the panel of judges and veterinarians.
