Perth is the  proud  home to world famous equestrian  Ian Millar		 Welcome from Ian

"From the ambiance to the fine cuisine made complete by the exemplary service, Fiddleheads is a 'must' destination while in Perth.  The restaurant and pub are located in Code's Mill next to Stewart Park home of the statue of Canada's famous show jumping horse Big Ben"

Ian Millar

Ian Millar
(BORN JANUARY 6, 1947)

Ian 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" just outside of Perth

Big Ben
(April 20, 1976 -December 11, 1999)

First named "Winston", Big Ben was born at "van Hooydonk Farm" in Kalmthout (northern Belgium). Although his dam was only 15 hh, Big Ben grew to be a very large horse of 17.3 hands high. Because of his height, he was named Winston after Winston Churchill, who had died 13 years previously but had been one of the most important and influential political leaders of the twentieth century. In 1983, he was sold to a farm in the Netherlands for only $2000, and renamed "Big Ben." A few weeks later, he was purchased by equestrian rider Ian Millar for $45,000, and brought to Millar Brooke Farm here in Perth, Ontario.

Ceremony in 2005

In May of 2005 Ian was honored by the unveiling of a beautiful bronze statue right beside Fiddleheads

View of Statue from Fiddleheads

See Ian and Big Ben's statue while sitting on the patio at Fiddleheads and enjoying some great food and beverages.

See a video clip of Ian and Big Ben

Sculptor Stewart Smith along with Ruth and Jean Abernethy worked long and hard to create this fantastic bronze.
  

Get a copy of Ian's book Riding High, which he co-authored with Larry Scanlan

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See a gallery of pictures with Ian, Big Ben and the statue unveiling ceremony.>>
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