The Canadian won the $125,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix with Coconet and the $40,000 YETI Grand Prix riding Mullentine Shalom.
Erynn Ballard
The Spruce Meadows tournament saw Canadian riders (and Olympic hopefuls) Erynn Ballard and Tiffany Foster win the big classes.
In a jump-off against herself with Libido Van’t Hofken and Gakhir in The Mustangs, the Olympic hopeful was speediest with the former.
"She suits me" said the Canadian as she logged her first victory aboard Nikka and her first 5* grand prix win on an unforgettable day.
The Canadian took the $38,700 FEI Jump-off, this time aboard Ginger Ask, and also placed second with Coconet.
It was another victory for the Canadian, this time aboard Ilan Ferder's Fave D'Authuit in the $38,700 1.45m Jump-off.
Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows is underway in North Salem, NY, with Ballard and Mario Deslauriers competing in the CSI3*.
The Canadian rider closed out the third week of the 2024 ESP Spring Series in Wellington and now heads for tbird and Spruce Meadows.
Ballard and the Rein family are excited about their prospects leading up to the Paris Olympics as the Games creep closer.
An elite international field of 37 competed for a chunk of the €327,000 purse, including Canada's Erynn Ballard.
