Jump Canada is pleased to announce the Canadian Show Jumping Team that will represent Canada in the $350,000 BMO Nations’ Cup at the renowned CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament, to be held September 4-8 in Calgary, AB. The following horse/rider combinations will compete for Canada in the Nations’ Cup on Saturday, September 7: Rider/Horse/Hometown Mac […]
Spruce Meadows Masters
Tina Fletcher, reserve rider for the Olympic gold medal winning team from Great Britain, will require surgery on her ankle after a fall at the Spruce Meadows Masters last week. Fletcher was injured when her horse, Hello Sailor, crashed through the second element of a double oxer during the second round of the CN International. […]
With so many amazing competitors in the same location at once, competition was fierce right from opening day of the Spruce Meadows Masters! Clouds may have chilled the grounds on Wednesday, but familiar face Richard Spooner (USA) didn’t seem to mind as he took the Akita Drilling Cup in the International Ring’s first event. Jerome […]
Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, offered an insider’s look at the sport of show jumping on the opening day of the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows Masters tournament. The five-day international show jumping tournament runs September 5-10 in Calgary, Canada. Rolex Testimonee Eric Lamaze welcomed approximately 30 guests to his stables on the morning of September 5, […]
The Canadian Show Jumping Team, comprised of Mac Cone, Eric Lamaze, Ian Millar and Tiffany Foster, will compete in the $300,000 BMO Nations’ Cup to be held Saturday, September 8, during the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament in Calgary, AB. Cone, 60, of King, ON, has declared both Unanimous, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned […]
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 […]
Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, continued his impressive run of victories by winning the $80,000 Suncor Energy Winning Round and guiding his student, 16-year-old Caitlin Ziegler, to second place on Saturday, September 10, at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament in Calgary, AB. A total of 27 riders entered the International Ring to […]
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 […]
A record Friday crowd of 59,765 was treated to top championship sport in the Mercedes-Benz Evening of the Horse, Friday at Spruce Meadows. In the $100,000 Encana Cup, Lauren Hough of the United States scored her first victory with her 9 year old mare Blue Angel in a 3 horse jump-off featuring Kamal Bahamdan (KSA) […]