Last week, the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’-tournament continued the 50th anniversary season at the iconic Spruce Meadows-venue in Calgary, Canada.
Teams from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands and USA lined up in Saturday’s CSIO5* 1.60m BMO Nations Cup, while the CPKC 'International' Grand Prix, presented by Rolex – one of the four Majors in the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping – was Sunday’s concluding highlight.
As always, there was a star-studded line-up and the competition was fierce; six riders from the current Top 10 on the world ranking competed at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’. The 2025 European Champion and current world no. six Richard Vogel (GER) took three wins, topping the CSIO5* 1.55m Cardel Homes Cup and the CSIO5* 1.50m Suncor Cup with Phenyo van het Keysersbos, as well as the CSIO5* 1.60m CANA Cup with Cloudio. France's Nina Mallevaey was another rider on form: The 25-year-old – who sits first on the FEI U25 Ranking – won the CSIO5* 1.50m ATCO Cup and the CSIO5* 1.60m Tourmaline Oil Cup with My Clementine.
Di Lampard's British team ended a 29-year drought in Saturday's BMO Nations Cup when taking the top honours ahead of Germany in second and the USA in third, and the Brits yet again stole the show when Scott Brash concluded Spruce Meadow's 50th anniversary celebrations with another Major-win in Sunday's CPKC 'International', presented by Rolex. On the 10th anniversary of his Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping-title at this very venue, Brash rode Hello Jefferson to the win in this prestigious Grand Prix – claiming the lion’s share of the unprecedented prize pot of 5,000,000 Canadian dollars.
With these images, we rewind back to where it all started last week; Tuesday’s horse inspection, where the 143 horses from 18 nations competing with 66 riders trotted up. First up, who else than Brash's winning mount Hello Jefferson and his long-time groom David Honnet (above).
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Steve Guerdat's Venard de Cerisy, here with Emma Uusi-Simola, ended up third in the CPKC 'International', presented by Rolex, on Sunday.
Flying the Dutch colours... Morgane Tresch with Harrie Smolder's Devino vd Weretherbach Z.
Corentin Tual and Lillie Keenan's Kick On. Jumping double clear, Kick On finished fifth in Wednesday's CSIO5* 1.55m Cardel Homes Cup.
Hello, beautiful! Matt Sampson's stunning Daniel with Kate Titulaer.
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Photo © Jenny Abrahamsson/WoSJ.
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Photo © Jenny Abrahamsson/WoSJ.
Christian Kukuk's 2024 Olympic Champion Checker 47.
Nina Mallevaey and My Clementine went on to take two huge wins later on during the week.
The American chef d'equipe Robert Ridland. Below, Canadian and Brazilian chef d'equipes Ian Millar and Piet Raijmakers.
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Photo © Jenny Abrahamsson/WoSJ.
Joe Stockdale's Ebanking and Charlotte Attwell were part of the British team that won Saturday's BMO Nations Cup.
Looking forward to an exciting week – Armando Trapote's Tornado VS with Natalie Payne.
Willem Greve's Pretty Woman van't Paradijs and Richard Skillen. Pretty Woman was part of the Dutch team in the BMO Nations Cup.
Australia's Hilary Scott and Oak's Milky Way.
Leone Jei and Milky having a scratch.
A different perspective...
All smiles when at Spruce Meadows...
Tiffany Foster was one of the riders present at the horse inspection.
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Photo © Jenny Abrahamsson/WoSJ.
France's Emeric George and Cherrydan S.
Felicia Wallin and Richard Vogel's Phenyo van het Keysersbos, who went on to win two classes.
Jörne Sprehe's Sprehe Hot Easy and Johanna Klara. Hot Easy jumped clear in the first round of Sunday's Grand Prix, finished within the top ten.
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Photo © Jenny Abrahamsson/WoSJ.
Sofie Karlsson and Checker 47.
Trotting up under watchful eyes... Donald Whitaker's Di Caprio with Brigita Unciute.
Richard Vogel's United Touch S with Felicia Wallin. The 2025 European Champion arrived at Spruce Meadows as one of the favourites for the Major-title, but had an unlucky rail down in round one.
Cuddle time! Corentin Tual and Lillie Keenan's Fasther.
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