Canada finished in second place in the $75,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ presented by G&C Farm, held Friday night, March 1, during the CSIO4* FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL.

The Canadian Team comprised of Mac Cone of King City, ON, Tiffany Foster of Schomberg, ON, Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Ian Millar of Perth, ON, had a total score of five faults to place second among seven nations. The United States won with a final score of four faults, while Germany finished in third with a two round total of nine faults. Ireland was fourth with 11 faults.

At the end of the first round, Canada, Ireland and Germany were tied for second with five faults, followed by Venezuela with 12 faults. In the first round, Canada’s lead-off rider, Lamaze had four jumping faults and one time fault with Wang Chung M2S, a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion owned by Morningside Stud and Torrey Pines Stable. Foster riding Victor, owned by Torrey Pines Stable and Artisan Farms, was the first rider to conquer the difficult course fault free, resulting in Canada’s first perfect score. Cone and Chadburn Holdings’ Amor van de Rostal, a 13-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding, had a difficult round ending in elimination. Millar piloted his new mount Dixson, Sue and Ariel Grange’s 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding, to Canada’s second clear ride of the first round.

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