Canadians challenged with second-place finishes for Hyde Moffatt and Eric Lamaze and top-5 for Tiffany Foster and Mario Deslauriers.

Germany’s Isabell Werth took silver and Denmark’s Cathrine Dufour snagged bronze; the leading 15 go through to Saturday’s Freestyle.

The Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ gets underway September 9-12 with exciting international competition all weekend.

The squad won on home ground at the FEI Dressage European Championships in Hagen, pinning Great Britain into silver and Denmark into bronze.

Spruce Meadows will once again welcome the world’s top horse-and-rider combinations, including Eric Lamaze, for the CP International.

Team medals will be decided tomorrow, with stars such as Isabell Werth/Weihegold (GER) and Charlotte Dujardin/Gio (GBR) still to strut their stuff.

The organizing committee has announced their decision to allow limited attendance with vaccination verification measures for September 10-12.

The FEI Dressage European Championships 2021 kick off Tuesday morning with lots of pressure on the home performers.

“We’re just happy to be here, crowd or no crowd.” International riders converged on the Calgary venue for the National.

Even a hip replacement to repair a broken femur could not keep this 72-year-old out of the grand prix ring.