Georgetown, ON – The second event in the central region of the 2010 Jump Canada Young Horse Series took place during the Halton Place Horse International II held June 2-6 in Milton, ON. Michelle Vandal and VDL Viper H dominated the Seven and Eight-Year-Old Division. The pair jumped double clear and had the fastest time […]

A Big Win for a Small Horse The GCT Grand Prix de Ville de Cannes was a contest to thrill any show jumping fan. Of the 18 horse that got through to the second round, 17 were clear and consequently it was anyone’s Grand Prix in the jump off. First to go double clear over […]

Calgary, AB): The ATCO Structures & Logistics Double Slalom started with 32 entries and ended with one very fast, and very excited winner.  It was 19 year-old Karl Cook (USA) and his 16 year-old mount, Notories Utopia who claimed first prize in the fan favourite event. Cook first had to get through four rounds of […]

Calgary, AB – What can’t two-time Olympic Gold medalist American Beezie Madden do?  A year after a spectacular crash on her mare Prima, the pair returned to the Spruce Meadows International Ring for the TransCanada Parcours de Chasse. The course featured 17 jumping efforts including the south bank.  In a Parcours de Chasse, faults are […]

Kamal Bahamdan, who is a business man with only two horses, won the opening speed class at Cannes with his good mare Pinochetta. The pair also scored in a similar class at Valencia last year but Kamal was still thrilled to win. Based in Holland he trains with GCT President and Founder Jan Tops so […]

Calgary, AB – The second night of the Spruce Meadows “National” Tournament was just as good as the first for Canada’s Eric Lamaze.  Even in the rain the Olympic champ shone with his mare Take Off. The course for the Prairie Mines & Royalty Cup was 490 metres in length with 15 jumping efforts and a […]

CBC and Spruce Meadows today announced a two-year broadcast agreement, continuing a long tradition of partnership and ensuring that Canadians continue to see the best in world-class show jumping on CBC. “Spruce Meadows’ is a Canadian jewel and the tournaments held there attract Olympic, World, European, and National Show Jumping Champions,” said Scott Moore, executive […]

The nice thing about dressage riders is that they take care of their horses themselves after the show. Before asking about Isabell Werth’s impressions of the Massa Stud Grand Prix, one had to wait until Warum Nicht had taken his shower and Isabel had borrowed an apple from her German colleague Anja Plönzke, who herself […]

Calgary, AB – The conditions weren’t perfect for first day competitions in the Spruce Meadows International Ring but a little rain never stopped Canadian Eric Lamaze.  With the Enbridge Cup on the line the Olympic Champion proved he has what it takes, rain or shine. FEI course designer, Werner Deeg (GER), put together a track that […]

The FEI has recently published the updated world rankings, allowing an accurate estimate of the quality of the 29th Jumping de Cannes edition. This year’s event remains at the highest level as is the tradition: seven out of the world’s top ten will start today. This event will provide German Marcus Ehning (current n° 2 […]