Hickstead, the horse that Canada’s Eric Lamaze rode to the Individual Gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, has died at the age of 15. Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Hickstead were competing in the World Cup Grand Prix in Verona, Italy, on Sunday, November 6. Upon completion of their round, the pair […]
The fourth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2011/2012 series at Verona, Italy was stopped today following the sudden death of the stallion Hickstead, ridden by reigning Olympic champion and world number one Eric Lamaze (CAN). Drawn 22nd of the 39 on the startlist, the Canadian partnership had just completed Rolf Ludi’s 13-fence […]
A record crowd of 89,632 came out to watch the last day of jumping at the 2011 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament. It was the richest day of show jumping on the FEI calendar. The one million dollar CN International got underway with 35 horse/rider combinations competing for the top 12 spots to advance to the […]
Olympic Champions Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Hickstead won the $1 million CN International for the second time in their career on Sunday, September 11, at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament in Calgary, AB. An international field of 35 horses tackled the tough two round track set by Olympic mastermind Leopoldo Palacios of […]
Team France has won the $350,000 BMO Nations’ Cup today at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament. In front of a record crowd of 79,489, over 10,000 more than last year, Team France jumped in championship form to win one of the richest Nations’ Cup events in the World. Only four jumping faults separated France and […]
It is clear that number one FEI Rolex World Ranking rider, Eric Lamaze (CAN), and his 15 year old stallion Hickstead like the International Ring at Spruce Meadows. They experienced great success during the Spruce Meadows Summer Tour and that success continued on the first day of the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament. In the Finning […]
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 […]
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, […]
In what can only be described as a phenomenon, Olympic Champions Eric Lamaze and Hickstead captured yet another major grand prix victory, the €200,000 Loro Piana Grand Prix of Rome on Sunday, May 29, in Italy. An exciting jump-off to determine the winner saw the world’s best vying for victory. France’s Michel Robert held the […]
Olympic Show Jumping Champions Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Hickstead won the €200,000 Longines Grand Prix of La Baule on Sunday, May 15, at CSIO5* La Baule, France. From a starting field of 46 horses, 11 jumped clear to advance to the jump-off. As the third rider back for the jump-off, Lamaze and Hickstead […]
