TeamCanada_1.jpgWellington, Florida – For the second year in a row, the Canadian Show Jumping Team emerged victorious in the $75,000 Nations’ Cup, Presented by CN, at the CSIO5* CN Wellington Open in Wellington, Florida.

Mario Deslauriers of Bromont, QC, Erynn Ballard of Hillsburgh, ON, Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Ian Millar of Perth, ON, came together to win the Nations’ Cup, the only annual team competition held on American soil.

A total of six countries, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland and the United States, contested the $75,000 Nations’ Cup, Presented by CN.  At the end of the first round, counting the best three scores from each team, Canada was in the early lead with a perfect score of zero while Ireland and the United States were tied for second position with four faults apiece.  Argentina was in fourth position with nine faults and Belgium was counting 17.  Great Britain withdrew from the competition when the first rider of its three-man team was eliminated.

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