Canadians Shine at Spruce Meadows CSI 2*/5* Pan American Over Canada Day Long Weekend
Calgary, AB, July 5, 2022 – Spruce Meadows hosted it’s second CSI 5*/2* tournament of the summer during Canada Day long weekend with the Pan American running from June 30 – July 3, 2022, at the premier facility just south of Calgary.
On Canada Day 2022, Jacqueline Steffens and Freaky captured their biggest win together so far
Photo Credit: Mike Sturk
In front of an array of fans sporting red and white to celebrate Canada Day on July 1, Jacqueline Steffens of Harriston, ON, captured the Duncan Ross Cup – 1.55m. Racing around in the course designed by Canadian Peter Grant, Steffens and Freaky (Darco x Litho X), a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare she co-owns with Team Eye Candy, jumped double clear and finished with 41.27, over 24 athlete-horse combinations and four in the jump-off, including fellow Canadian Mario Deslauriers and Emerson, who finished in second place (42.90).
Jim Ifko clearing a jump aboard Un Diamant des Forets during the Friends of the Meadows Jumper 1.50m
Photo Credit: Mike Sturk
A day earlier, on June 30 in front of a home crowd, Jim Ifko of Calgary, AB, captured the win in the Friends of Meadows Jumper 1.50m. Aboard Un Diamant des Forets (Diamant de Semilly x Papillon Rouge), a 14-year-old Selle Français stallion owned by Eventyre Farms Ltd, the pair finished with a blazing time of 58.77 ahead of Australia’s Katie Laurie and Cera Caruso (61.56).
Equestrian Canada (EC) staff were on hand throughout the weekend of competition, engaging with fans and athletes, and to sell EC merchandise. Hats, vests and pins were being sold at the EC booth with proceeds going to support the Canadian Equestrian Team’s equipment needs for the World Championships later this summer.
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