09-06-2018
Ottawa, ON, Sept. 6, 2018 – Kelly Houtappels-Bruder, an Ontario native currently residing in Steensel, NED, cracked the top 10 at the FEI World Driving and Para-Driving Championships for Singles, held Aug. 28-Sept. 2, 2018, in Kronenberg, NED. Piloting her trusted partner, H. Hoogers’ 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding, Flip (Fidertanz x Carprilli), Houtappels-Bruder started strong with […]
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08-31-2018
Today, It was a beautiful sun-covered dressage day in Kronenberg. The Judges and Spectators were able to enjoy some wonderful tests in the main stadium of Equestrian Centre De Peelbergen. Team Austria took the lead in both the individual and the team ranking. Austria’s Rudolph Pirhofer topped the competitors with a stellar 46.73, followed closely […]
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08-24-2018
Next to studying, our students are also active in many different facets of equestrian sport, from recreational to international level. One of our third-year students, Meike Paridaans is involved in Combined Driving (Carriage Driving). In this discipline, the driver sits on a vehicle drawn by a single horse, a pair or a team of four. […]
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08-16-2018
Ottawa, ON, Aug. 15, 2018 – Equestrian Canada (EC) is pleased to announce Kelly Houtappels-Bruder , an Ontario native currently residing in Steensel, NED, as the first award recipient of EC’s new Combined Driving Achievement Awards program. Houtappels-Bruder received her EC Advanced/FEI Level Achievement Award based on the exceptional results she has earned competing at […]
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08-07-2018
Home from Nebanice and so proud of our Flip! This was the last competition before the World Championships, and we came home with a lot of information and homework for the next three weeks! Thank you to the organization for putting on such a great show… We were blown away by the friendliness and sportsmanship […]
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07-13-2018
An adapted marathon course, tropical temperatures, wind and technical courses were all ingredients of the competition this past weekend in Chablis. The single horse division boasted a number of top international drivers. Hostess Marion Vignaud won the single horse division with one of the two horses she started, Winston. Second place went to Canadian Kelly […]
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07-02-2018
Home from a great week at the CAI3* in Chablis! Flip was awesome… now the driver just needs to clean up her sloppy mistakes!! Still, a 2nd place finish, beautiful weather, a special visit from the Canadian cheering squad (Mom, Frank and Arthur) and an extra few bottles of wine in the truck… it couldn’t […]
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06-11-2018
Two years ago we left for Saumur with a 3 month-old baby and a horse I had only had in the stable for 6 weeks. I don’t know what I was thinking (!!!) but it set us off on this journey, and now we are coming home from Saumur with our first international 3* win! […]
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04-23-2018
Home from a great show in Kronenberg! What a fabulous accomodation and a week of absolute top sport. So proud of Flip and how far he has come in the last year and so thankful for my team who are all amazing!!! Ad van Gestel Meike Paridaans Corine Dorrepaal Sonja Haasen Ida Verberne-Jonk and of […]
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04-01-2018
What a great way to start the season and what a great team I have! We didn’t even know if I would be able to drive this season with my injury and to be home from the show (as good as) pain free goes beyond all expectations!!! Love my Flip! Couldn’t have done it without you […]
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