For the first time in 40 years, Spruce Meadows invites fans, artists and horse lovers from throughout Canada, to help celebrate 40 years of excellence in the sport of Show Jumping, to share their very own Spruce Meadows visual story in the form of a commemorative 40th anniversary poster. Since 1975, when Spruce Meadows officially opened, […]
Canadian Olympic Champion and Rolex Testimonee Eric Lamaze gave guests an insider’s view to the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament in Calgary, AB. The five-day show jumping tournament is running September 10-14, and culminates in the $1.5 million CP International, presented by Rolex, on Sunday afternoon. Despite the rainy conditions, guests soaked in the knowledge […]
Weather conditions were markedly improved for today’s opening competition of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament. While originally scheduled to start yesterday, snowfall, downed trees, and power outages pushed the start of all competition to Thursday at the ‘Masters’, the first instance of a complete day’s reschedule of competition in the 39-year history of Spruce Meadows […]
Competition continued at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ with two great competitions for show jumping on the Friday schedule. William Whitaker (GBR) became the fifth rider in the Whitaker family to record a victory at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament. He and Upper Class were the fastest of three double clears to win the $210,000 Tourmaline […]
When the traditional and prestigious Spruce Meadows “Masters” begins today, it is also the countdown for the biggest international equestrian sport challenge, the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping. This initiative of the three Major Shows, the Spruce Meadows “Masters”, CHI Geneva and CHIO Aachen, marks the start of a new era of equestrian sport. […]
Wednesday was an historic day at Spruce Meadows. Over 25 cm of snow has fallen on the grounds, and a resulting eight-hour power outage, combined with the devastating impact of the snow on the Spruce Meadows trees and grounds made for a tremendously difficult day. The snow forced all competitions originally scheduled for Wednesday, September 10th to […]
The Spruce Meadows Organizing Committee has determined that due to the extreme weather and hazardous conditions, opening day competitions of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ will be rescheduled – there will be no competitions, exhibits or entertainment programs at Spruce Meadows today. Additionally, due to the extreme overnight snowfall and the resulting damage and hazards in […]
Jump Canada is pleased to announce the Canadian Show Jumping Team that will represent Canada in the $300,000 BMO Nations’ Cup at the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament, to be held September 10-14 in Calgary, AB. The following horse/rider combinations will compete for Canada in the Nations’ Cup on Saturday, September 13: Rider/Horse (owner)/Hometown Ben […]
The Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament is set for an exciting CSIO 5* competition on September 10-14, 2014. The feature competition of the week is the $1.5 Million CP International, presented by Rolex, one of the most prestigious grand prix events in the world and part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping. There will […]
Calgary, AB, Canada – July 13, 2014 – The ‘Pan American’ Tournament CSI 5* at Spruce Meadows concluded on Sunday with a fantastic win for Kent Farrington (USA) and Uceko in the $400,000 Pan American Cup presented by Rolex. The pair set an uncatchable pace in the jump-off that left McLain Ward (USA) and Rothchild […]
