Wednesday was an historic day at Spruce Meadows. Over 25 cm of snow has fallen on the grounds, and a resulting eight-hour power outage, combined with the devastating impact of the snow on the Spruce Meadows trees and grounds made for a tremendously difficult day. The snow forced all competitions originally scheduled for Wednesday, September 10th to […]
Mrs Jane Clark, owner of the top ranked grey Belgium Warmblood mare Cella, has been named Owner of the Year for 2013. Ridden by Great Britain’s Ben Maher, Cella enjoyed a string of successes throughout 2013, including notable victories in the inaugural Global Champions Tour event in London and the Warsteiner Grand Prix during CHIO […]
The Spruce Meadows Organizing Committee has determined that due to the extreme weather and hazardous conditions, opening day competitions of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ will be rescheduled – there will be no competitions, exhibits or entertainment programs at Spruce Meadows today. Additionally, due to the extreme overnight snowfall and the resulting damage and hazards in […]
Rolex has released a new film to celebrate the second equestrian Major of 2014, the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament, which runs from September 10-14, and is part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping. As well as an insight into the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ from Rolex Testimonee Eric Lamaze sharing his passion for the […]
Jump Canada is pleased to announce the Canadian Show Jumping Team that will represent Canada in the $300,000 BMO Nations’ Cup at the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament, to be held September 10-14 in Calgary, AB. The following horse/rider combinations will compete for Canada in the Nations’ Cup on Saturday, September 13: Rider/Horse (owner)/Hometown Ben […]
With the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, FRA coming to an end during the Closing Ceremonies on September 7, Canada stepped into the spotlight as the official host country of the eighth edition of the Games, to be held in Bromont, QC in 2018. As announced by the FEI on June 9, […]
FEI President HRH Princess Haya officially closed the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy at the D’Ornano Stadium this evening, bringing to an end two weeks of incredible sport. The final medals of the Games were presented by IOC Member, Tsunekazu Takeda, Vice-President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and Member of the FEI […]
Jeroen Dubbeldam made it double-gold at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy today when adding the individual title to last Thursday’s team victory for The Netherlands. He made his way into this afternoon’s top-four Jumping final thanks to a horse that he admitted was inexperienced at this level of the sport and […]
The Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament is set for an exciting CSIO 5* competition on September 10-14, 2014. The feature competition of the week is the $1.5 Million CP International, presented by Rolex, one of the most prestigious grand prix events in the world and part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping. There will […]
There was a fairytale ending to the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials when New Zealander Andrew Nicholson (NZL) and his delightful grey gelding Avebury made history with a third successive victory at this always challenging British CCI4*. The legendary New Zealander also sprang into a bonus fourth place in the FEI Classics™, although William Fox-Pitt’s […]
