Her Royal Highness's patronage recognizes the venue's dedication to sporting excellence as well as community and charitable initiatives.

The Spruce Meadows president and CEO is recognized for outstanding service to Alberta, Canada, and her fellow citizens.

The fire-ravaged community will have “enough food for the winter” plus essential supplies thanks to Spruce Meadows' Leg Up Foundation.

Lisa White of Alberta and Isabelle Hébert and Charmaine Steeves of New Brunswick won the popular annual contest out of 50,000 entrants.

The Calgary venue's biggest tournament of the year is underway, featuring powerful international fields with Olympians and relative newcomers.

Conor Swail takes ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup with Amy Millar 2nd; Manuel Gonzalez delivers only clear round in tough Sun Life Derby.

The fourth and final week of the Summer Series kicked off with American riders dominating the feature classes.

The third of the Spruce Meadows Summer Tournaments saw the feature classes won by American, Mexican and British riders.

David O’Brien's parents were on hand to cheer him on; Canadian Olympic team members Millar and Deslauriers 4th and 6th.

"I had a big smile on my face walking through that clock tower" says the rider of his first-ever trip to Spruce Meadows.