Ian Millar
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Ian Millar (born January 6, 1947) is a Canadian show-jumping world champion.
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia , Ian Millar is the most successful show-jumper in Canadian history. He is an eight-time winner of the Canadian Show Jumping Championship and has captured six Spruce Meadows Derbys. With his horse, Big Ben (1976-1999), Millar won more than 40 Grand Prix titles worldwide and the World Show Jumping Championship two years in a row. He holds the North American record for Grand Prix and Derby wins. He was a member of every Canadian Olympic Equestrian Team and World Show Jumping championship team since 1972.
In 1986, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
Ian Millar operates "Millar Brooke Farms" near the small town of Perth, Ontario.
Ian Millar (born January 6, 1947) is a Canadian show-jumping world champion.
Born in the small town of Perth, Ontario, Ian Millar is the most successful show-jumper in Canadian history. He is an eight-time winner of the Canadian Show Jumping Championship and has captured six Spruce Meadows Derbys. With his horse, Big Ben (1976-1999), Millar won more than 40 Grand Prix titles worldwide and the World Show Jumping Championship two years in a row. He holds the North American record for Grand Prix and Derby wins. He was a member of every Canadian Olympic Equestrian Team and World Show Jumping championship team since 1972.
In 1986, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
Ian Millar operates "Millar Brooke Farms" near the Perth,and continues to win in the Grand Prix ring.
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