Travelling to Europe with the Team, Jonathon remained abroad, taking a riding position with renowned horseman Emile Hendrix, of Stal Hendrix, in the Netherlands. It was at Stal Hendrix that Jonathon started the Millar Brooke-bred gelding Aftershock and the Dutch Warmblood stallion Fine Line—the two horses that would thrust him into the international spotlight. Jonathon was named second alternate to the Canadian Olympic Team. He and Fine Line moved up to first alternate prior to the Games in Sydney.
That same year, Jonathon rode for Canada on two Nations Cup teams. It was the first time three members of the same family have competed on the same team. In , Jonathon recorded his first Grand Prix victory. Ian would later place second and Amy, in third. In , Jonathon made sports history again when he finished second to his legendary father, by mere fractions of a second, in the Canadian Championship with the grey mare Fancy Hill.
It was one of 15, top-five finishes he recorded with the lightning fast mare. Canada recorded top three finishes in each. By , Jonathon was the third ranked rider in Canada, eclipsing his famous father for the first time on the Short List for the national show jumping team.
Today, Jonathon continues to be a force in the Grand Prix ring with his international mount, Calvin Klein.
Jonathon and Bonzay finished behind his sister Amy in second, and his father Ian in first. Jonathon Millar lives with his wife, Kelly Soleau-Millar, and their three dogs on Millar Brooke Farm in Perth, where he works alongside with father and sister. Kelly Soleau-Millar.
A quintessential horse-crazy kid, they were all Kelly Soleau-Millar could talk about from an early age. Her first pony, Sweet Dreams, was purchased when Kelly was three and, despite being told that the pony would only walk and trot, she persevered and found a way to make him canter. Her mother spent her weekends taking Kelly and Sweet Dreams to various horse shows where they started out in the leadline classes before advancing to the walk-trot and short-stirrup divisions.
Kelly represented U. For her first appearance, she leased Kinders Lucky Charm for the week and won the Junior division Farewell competition. Competing as a professional, Kelly works full-time as a rider, trainer, and the manager of Millar Brooke Farm. A true animal lover, Kelly is rarely seen without her pack of Welsh corgis in tow. In addition to a regular pilates regime, Kelly enjoys interior design and renovating both houses and barns.
Cacharel grey Dutch Warmblood mare by Vingino x Clinton. Lazare, St. Over the course of his childhood, Alexander participated in many other sports and activities, especially hockey and tennis, before ultimately turning his focus towards show jumping near the end of his high school years.
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Millar, a time Canadian showjumping champion, had been set to represent Canada at the Rio Olympics in but pulled out because his top mount was still recovering from sinus surgery. Among his 10 Pan-Am Games medals are four golds, including two for individual jumping. Millar also donned the red coat for Canada at six world championships, where he was a member of three teams that finished in the top five, and twice finished in the individual top He was made a member of the Order of Canada — one of the country's highest civilian honours — in and was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.
Key points: Canadian showjumping veteran Ian Millar has announced his retirement from international sport after more than four decades Millar, 72, first competed in an Olympic Games at Munich in - he went on to ride in 10 Games for Canada He was made a member of the Order of Canada in Posted 2 May 2 May Thu 2 May at am.
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