A 22-year-old show jumping star and a 12-year-old riding dynamo became the first recipients of the new $50,000 Linda Southern-Heathcott Horsemanship Scholarship this past weekend.

The fund will see ten $5,000 scholarships—$50,000 altogether—awarded this year in honour of Spruce Meadows’ 50th Anniversary.

Lauren Van Steenis of Devon, Alberta, and youngster Landon Closson of Whitefish, Montana, each received $5,000 following their appearances in the May Classic tournament, as Southern-Heathcott proudly delivered the first awards.

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