The Spruce Meadows Summer Tournaments has started out as a major success this year, with increased entries and riders from 11 nations competing at the first two five-star Tournaments. The ‘National’ Tournament CSI-W 5*, held June 5-9, saw top action in the International Ring, including a repeat performance for Kent Farrington and Uceko in the $400,000 CN Reliability Grand Prix CSI-W. During the ‘Continental’ Tournament CSIO-W 5*on June 12-16, Spruce Meadows hosted a fantastic Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ that helped Canada and the United States qualify for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Final in September.
John Madden, Chairman of the FEI Jumping Committee, said he was extremely pleased with the $100,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ last week. “From its inception, Spruce Meadows has endeavored to further the sport of show jumping both in Canada and North America. In doing so, Spruce Meadows as set the standard for our sport world-wide,” he stated. “Their goals fit perfectly with the goals of Furusiyya to bring the world closer together through horses and horsemanship.”
Linda Southern-Heathcott, President of Spruce Meadows, said that the level of this year’s competition has been fantastic. “We have had amazing sport in the past two weeks,” she remarked. “We have been excited to watch the best horses and riders in the world, and awarded more than $1.7 million in prize money in the past two weeks. We saw Kent Farrington win the first two legs in the CN $1,000,000 Precision Series. We can’t wait to see what the last three weeks of the Summer Tournaments bring!”