The “Continental” gave many familiar athletes another chance to shine in the rings. Thursday brought a swift, decisive victory to Eric Lamaze (CAN) in the RSA Cup and Rich Fellers (USA) started off with what would prove to be just the start of his victories this week with the Husky Energy Cup. Friday brought more […]

Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, topped a starting field of 55 entries to win the $32,000 RSA Cup during the Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ tournament on Thursday, June 14, in Calgary, AB. Riding Coriana van Klapscheut, Lamaze posted a time of 68.25 seconds, stopping the clock almost three seconds faster than his closest […]

On Tuesday June, 5, 2012 Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze will hold a media conference during Spruce Meadows Media Day.  Lamaze will be appearing for the first time at Spruce Meadows since his historic win of the 2011 CN International last September, which was followed by the sudden passing of his championship partner Hickstead in […]

Spruce Meadows’ Ron and Marg Southern have been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of their contributions and achievements. In a ceremony hosted by His Honour Donald S Ethell, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, the Southerns were each presented with a commemorative medal created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th […]

Following the overwhelmingly positive response to our 2010 Top 25 report, NARG’s host of volunteers once again invested hundreds of hours to numerically evaluate 50 of the top horse shows in North America. The 2011 results are an interesting mix of events – including a couple of Canadian champions, a promising new beginning for The […]

A steady stream of fans continues to arrive at Spruce Meadows each day to sign a condolence book for Eric Lamaze recognizing the loss of his great stallion Hickstead.  A small memorial paying tribute to the 15 year old stallion, who died suddenly while competing in Europe on November 6, 2011, has been erected in […]

Spruce Meadows invites fans of the great champion Hickstead to pay tribute to the recently departed stallion at Spruce Meadows beginning Tuesday, November 8th through November 13, 2011. In response to the tragic and untimely passing of Hickstead on November 6th, while competing in World Cup competition in Europe, and the huge public response from […]

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 […]