Another exciting tournament wrapped up in Calgary with Amanda Derbyshire, Lillie Keenan and Darragh Kenny emerging as the big winners.
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Riding Coquelicot VH Heuvelland Z, the pair topped a field of 23 in the feature event at World Equestrian Center – Ocala.
The National is underway with competitors sorting out the potential lineup for this Saturday's RBC Grand Prix of Canada.
It was an exciting start to the 2023 Spruce Meadows FEI international tournament season, with large fields in all rings at the Calgary venue.
Last year's winner, Canada's Beth Underhill, places 7th riding Nikka VD Bisschop after an exciting 14-horse jump-off at the French venue.
The Dutch rider piloted the speedy Beauville Z N.O.P. to edge Pieter Devos and Michael Duffy in the €500,000 event.
The nine-year-old mare is sired by the stallion ridden by Belgian Philippe Lejeune to the 2010 world championship in Kentucky.
It was a win for Brazil on the first day of the 2023 Spruce Meadows FEI tournament season, with exciting show jumping action in all the rings.
Two Canadians place top 5 in the Friday afternoon feature at Thunderbird Show Park over Peter Holmes’ challenging track.
FEI Jumping Committee was unanimous on the competition format proposal; IJRC expresses concerns about revamped Nations Cup.