The only Canadian in the CSI4* event was Ali Ramsay, who placed 4th riding Conrado 12 and picked up a cool $18,200 USD.

The Spruce Meadows tournament saw Canadian riders (and Olympic hopefuls) Erynn Ballard and Tiffany Foster win the big classes.

Canada sits just outside the qualification roster in 11th position; Ireland currently leads the standings as U25 athletes figure prominently.

The action included the Rolex Grand Prix, Loire Region Derby and Nations' Cup Barrière as selectors get closer to picking Olympic teams.

On the final day of the ‘Continental’, Vaclav Stanek won aboard Quintin, a 14-year-old KWPN gelding owned by Ariel Grange.

In a jump-off against herself with Libido Van’t Hofken and Gakhir in The Mustangs, the Olympic hopeful was speediest with the former.

Amy Millar believes it's possible: "I think we’ve got the riders to win" she says following her win with Christiano at Spruce Meadows.

The winner took home a cool €111,276 and was congratulated by another Max, a master of a different sort of horsepower.

The US rider took the feature finale at the BC Open at tbird riding 'Roy'; top Canadian was Vanessa Mannix and Carmela Z, 4th.

The Irish rider added another landmark 4* win to his resumé, this time aboard Alison Locke’s Nacara van Berkenbroeck Z.