(SPRUCE MEADOWS, Calgary, AB): 61,410 fans visited Spruce Meadows Friday to enjoy championship sport. Dr. Sam Shaw, Vice President, Natural Gas Policy Development, Encana Natural Gas presenting the winners’ cheque to Kent Farrington

Calgary, Alberta – Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, offered an insider’s look at the sport of show jumping on the opening day of the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows “Masters” tournament.  The five-day international show jumping tournament runs September 5 through 10 in Calgary, Canada.

Bridgehampton, New York – Only 15 years of age, Venezuela’s Emanuel Andrade scored an impressive win at the CSI4*-W Hampton Classic in Bridgehampton, New York, taking victory in the $15,000 North Star Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic on September 1 riding Tiny Tim. 15-year-old Emanuel Andrade of Venezuela guided Tiny Tim to victory in the $15,000 North Star Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic on September 1 at the CSI4*-W Hampton Classic horse show in Bridgehampton, New York. (Photo by The Book LLC) Only three entries from the 39-horse starting field qualified for the jump-off over the 1.40m track set by internationally renowned course designer Guilherme Jorge of Brazil.  Two of those horses belonged to Andrade, who got the jump-off underway by posting a fast time of 36.83 seconds, but at the expense of two rails down with La Fe Forli.  Jean Sheptoff was next in, posting a clear round in 40.55 seconds to take over the lead riding Ami des Gemmes.  As the final challenger, Andrade knew exactly what he had to do to win.  Shaving more than three full seconds off the leading time, Andrade and Tiny Tim left all the rails in place, stopping the clock in 37.28 seconds to claim victory.

William Fox-Pitt riding PARKLANE HAWK. ©Peter Nixon/FEI By Kate Green In an extraordinary finale to the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), the evergreen New Zealander Andrew Nicholson seized his third victory in 17 years at this popular venue while William Fox-Pitt’s third place was good enough – by just one point – to win him a third HSBC FEI Classics™ title. Fox-Pitt (GBR), riding Parklane Hawk, had two fences down and Nicholson (on Avebury) one on an influential Jumping track

Presented by EQU Lifestyle Magazine Del Mar, CA – September 1, 2012 – Congratulations Rusty Stewart and Bristol for their flawless performance in today’s $50,000 Showpark World Cup Grand Prix, presented by EQU Lifestyle Magazine. Stewart guided Bristol to the only double clear round of the day over the large track set by Michel Vaillancourt (CAN). It was an FEI regulated course at it’s finest with large spreads and tall verticals with an objective to shave down the field

He Rides To First and Third Places Bridgehampton, NY—Aug. 31 2012— McLain Ward is hard to beat at the Hampton Classic Horse Show. On Friday afternoon Ward rode Pjotter Van De Zonnehoeve to victory in the $50,000 Spy Coast Farm/Young Horse Show Series Grand Prix Qualifier, and he grabbed third place on Antares F

Del Mar, CA – August 30, 2012 – Leave it to Michelle Parker to outdo herself by not only posting the fastest clear round time of the day, but the second fastest as well. Today’s $32,000 Showpark Jumper Classic was a race against the clock as thirty-six horse and rider combinations gave it their all in the one-round speed competition. Many riders were preparing their mounts today for this Saturday’s $50,000 World Cup Grand Prix, however with only four clear rounds posted, numerous riders became aware that a new level of performance would have to be met to earn those valuable World Cup Qualifying points.

But McGuigan Claims Another Irish Score Bridgehampton, NY—Aug.

Nine Nations Represented the Field for the Second HITS Million Grand Prix Qualifier Del Mar, CA – August 25, 2012 – The exhilarating jump-off of the $40,000 Showpark Summer Classic Grand Prix will be talked about for the rest of the season as top West Coast riders put up their best performances attempting to top the leaderboard and walk away victorious. Of the thirty-four horse and rider duos, eleven qualified for the jump-off and spectators and competitors were on their feet watching each and every round.