Well, it’s official! I am pleased to unveil the Show Jumping Canada website to accompany the founding of the organization on Canada Day of 2021.
SJC began as an idea of mine several years ago in 2015, the year I lost my father, J.C. Anderson. Dad was always a philanthropic man who loved to help his community in anyway he could. He worked hard during his lifetime, and there are many organizations that have, and continue to, benefit from the fruits of his labour.
It was on the final night during the $100,000 Spirit of West Cup at the inaugural Royal West I hosted in 2014 where he told me that he was proud of the work I had done bringing this event to the show jumping community. I remember him saying on that night: “John, you know, when I go to the big gas field in the sky, I hope you are able to continue supporting and giving to the sport that has given so much to you over the years.” It was then that the idea was born.