John Anderson, Jonathan Asselin, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar will represent the Canadian Show Jumping Team in the $350,000 BMO Nations’ Cup held Saturday, September 10, at the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament in Calgary, AB. Anderson, 44, of Calgary, AB, will ride Terrific, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare owned by Foxdale Farm Inc. Asselin, […]

Hot off a victory with Hickstead on Thursday, Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze returned to the winner’s circle on Friday after winning the €23,000 1.50m speed competition in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, riding Coriana van Klapscheut.   Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Coriana van Klapscheut were the fourth combination to tackle the speed course, posting a clear […]

Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, rode Hickstead to victory in the €23,000 1.55m competition held Thursday, August 25 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.   From a starting field of 54 horses, 22 returned for the second round.  Lamaze and Hickstead produced another clear in a time of 51.15 seconds to win over David Will […]

Jill Henselwood, Eric Lamaze, Chris Pratt and Jenna Thompson will represent the Canadian Show Jumping Team at CSIO5* Gijon, ESP, from August 31 to September 5, and in the FEI Promotional League Nations’ Cup Final at CSIO5* Barcelona, ESP, from September 21–25. The Spanish tour is made possible through Sport Canada’s ‘Own the Podium’ program, […]

Olympic Champions Eric Lamaze and Hickstead made show jumping history yet again by winning the $200,000 ATCO Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup for a record fourth time.  The crowning event in the five-week Spruce Meadows summer tournaments was held July 9 in Calgary, Alberta.   Having previously won the event in 2007, 2008 and 2010, […]

Over 36,000 fans joined the Canadian Governor General His Excellency, the Right Honourable, David Johnston, his wife Her Excellency, Sharon Johnston, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Loreen for the feature competition of Saturday of the North American Tournament, the $200,000 ATCO Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup. The day was filled with a tribute […]

Under spectacular conditions at Spruce Meadows, Canada’s Eric Lamaze bested a field of top international talent and rode Hickstead to victory in the Scotiabank Cup. The reigning Olympic Champion, and # 1 ranked rider in the world, posted one of just five clear rounds from the 28 horse entry over the Bob Ellis (GBR) designed […]

The sun shone down on Family Fun Night at Spruce Meadows.  It was a huge success with 3000 hot dogs, courtesy of real Canadian Superstore, consumed and countless cups of fine Pepsi products.  The crowds were treated to exciting competition in the ATCO Midstream Challenge with riders from five nations moving forward to the jump […]

Of the forty-five starters in the Enbridge Cup, on opening night of the Spruce Meadows “National”, thirteen moved forward to the Jump off.  Eric Lamaze (CAN) showed again why he is ranked number one in the Rolex World Rankings.  After the win, Lamaze commented that his mare, a 9 year old Belgian Warmblood, Coriana van […]

Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, is once again the number one show jumping rider in the world. The new Rolex Rider Rankings, released by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) on June 1, 2011, show Lamaze back in the number one spot with a total of 3,658 points. Reigning European Champion Kevin Staut […]