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2009 Spruce MeadowS alManac

About Spruce MeAdowS Mission Statement 3 Mailing, Phone/Fax & E-mail 4 Contact List 5 Spruce Meadows Aerial 6 Facts & Figures 7 Annual Attendance 8 2009 FeI tournAMent SeASon 9 “NatioNal” 10 “CoNtiNeNtal/skyliNer” 11 “CaNadaoNe” 11 “NorthameriCaN” 12 “masters” 13

Honour roll oF cHAMpIonS 14 “NatioNal” 15 “NorthameriCaN” 17 “masters” 20

Spruce MeAdowS HAll oF FAMe Since 1975 23

All-tIMe prIze Money wInnerS from 1976-2008 24

rIder bIogrApHIeS 25

A world oF SponSorS “MAkIng It HAppen” 29

cn/Sun MedIA nAMe tHe FoAl InForMAtIon 34


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Table of Contents

Show Jumping ChampionS Olympic Individual Gold Medallists 35 Olympic Team Gold Medallists 36 World Cup Final Champions 37 World Individual Champions 38 World Team Champions 38

Show Jumping “Lingo” 39

guide to Show Jumping Types of Competitions 41 Types of Jumps 45

CaLgary & area information Calgary Facts & Figures 46 Travel and Accommodation 48

SpruCe meadowS teLeviSion Broadcast Information 49

traveL aLberta pLaCeS 51 noteS 52


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Mission Statement

SpruceMeadows iscommittedtobeingtheleadingvenueintheworldintheinternationalhorsesportswithafocusontheorganizationand hosting of show jumping tournamentsof unmatched quality for junior, amateur,andprofessional athletes in amanner thatreflectsbasicfamilyvaluesinaclean,greenandwelcomingenvironmentthatcelebratesthehorseandencouragesthebreedingandtraining of quality sport horses and theteachinganddevelopmentofathletes.

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R Contact Information

MailingAddress: Spruce meadows r.r. 9 Calgary, ab t2J 5g5

CourierAddress: Spruce meadows 18011 Spruce meadows way S.w. Calgary, ab t2J 5g5

MainSwitchboard: (403) 974-4200

MediaCentre: (403) 974-4240

MediaFax: (403) 974-4245

WebSite: www.sprucemeadows.com

GeneralE-mail: [email protected]


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September 2008 aerial view at the “Masters” Tournament


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Facts & Figures

Location Calgary’sSouthernCityLimits

SpruceMeadowsGrounds 550acresintotal350acres:pasture&parkinglots200acres:facilities

SpruceMeadowsElevation 1,100.43m(3,668.10ft)

Constructionbegan 1973

FirstTournament 1976

Full-timeEmployees 87

SummerEmployees 60

Volunteers 500

PermanentStables 10

StableCapacity 1,000Horses

IndoorRidingArenas 2

OutdoorGrassCompetitionRing 6

AcresofGrassinCompetitionRing 23

SandRings 6

TonnesofSandintheSandRings 25,000

NumberofTreesPlantedontheProperty 1,336

TelevisedProgramsOriginating 25

BroadcastReach 100countries

OverallReach Over820million

TotalPrizeMoneyfor2009 Over6.2Million

AnnualVisitors Over500,000

CorporateSponsors Over100

CountriesRepresentedinthePast30years 44


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2009 FEI Tournaments

“nationaL” “ContinentaL/SkyLiner”“Canada one”“north ameriCan” “maSterS”

June10-14June16-21June25-28July1-5September9-13

Beezie Madden (USA) - 2008 Spruce Meadows Canadian Champion™

Nick Skelton (GBR) and Arko III - 2008 CN International Champions


R “National” • June 4 - 8

SpruceMeadows’firstmajortournamentoftheoutdoorseasonfeatures the Spruce Meadows Canadian ChampionshipTM. A topinternationalentrywillvieforover$870,000inprizemoney. The2009SpruceMeadows“National”Tournamentfeatures“ShowYourSpirit.”SpruceMeadowsinconjunctionwithitscommunityofsponsors,isinvitingcommunity,teams,groups,andonSaturdayandSundaytocheerandwinprizesfortheirgroup. The“National”alsomarksthestartoftheprestigious$1millionCNPrecisionSerieswiththeCNReliabilityGrandPrix. TheAgrium International Plaza has a fresh look this year,with the “Growing theNextGeneration” education program. Theplazafeaturesdifferentstationswithahighlyinteractivefocusonagriculture,animalwelfareandthesportofshowjumping.“GrowingtheNextGeneration”will be open to the public throughout the“National”Tournament.

There are lots of exhibits and places to discover at the National Tournament.


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The“CanadaOne”TournamentisconsideredamongoneofthefinestoutdoortournamentsinNorthAmerica.Withover$350,000totalpurseforthecompetitionatthehighestlevel,“CanadaOne”hasbecomeoneofthesport’spremiertournamentswithfullFEICSI4*status. Comeandenjoyadayinthecountry—youaresuretoseethesport’sbesthorsesandridersupclosewithoutthe largecrowdsthatattendothermajorSpruceMeadowstournaments.

“Continental/Skyliner”• June 16 - 21

AkeyingredientintheSpruceMeadowsSummerTour,the“Continental”hasgrownwithgreatsponsorandathletesupport.2009willmarktheninthyearthatCNhasbeentheanchorsponsorofthetournament. ThankstosupportfromDevon,HuskyEnergy,ConocoPhillipsalongwithothergreatsponsors,the“Continental”isanFEICSI4*Tournament.TheCNPerformanceGrandPrixonSundayafternoonisthesecondlegofthe$1millionCNPrecisionSeriesthatwillbehotlycontestedthroughouttheSpruceMeadowsseason. The“Skyliner”Tournamentmadeitsdebutin2006.Thistournamentfocusesonjuniorandamateurathletes;thoseseekingtheSpruceMeadowsexperienceforthemselvesandtheirhorsesunderamajorchampionshipformat.Futurechampionswillbeinspiredatthe“Skyliner”. ThistournamentusesthesamecompetitionformatastheFEIWorldEquestrianGames.Thisprovidestheyoungathleteswithvaluableinsightastowhatit’sliketocompeteattheinternationallevel.

“Canada One” • June 25 - 28


R “North American” • July 1 - 5

StrongcontingentsfromCanada,theUnitedStates,Mexicoand Europe compete for the Spruce Meadows North AmericanChampionship™infeaturedeventsliketheMercedes-BenzClassic,ATCOPowerQueenElizabethIICup,theAKITADrillingCup,SunLifeFinancialReachfortheSunandtheTDCup.The“NorthAmerican”offersover$900,000inprizemoneyandisthefinaltournamentoftheSpruceMeadowsSummerSeries. SunLifeFinancial’sPlazaservesupwarmhospitalitywithexhibitsforalltoexperience.TherewillbeaspecialRoyalCommandPerformance of the Lord Strathcona’s “Feu De Joie”. The LordStrathcona’shavealsohandpickedspecialMilitaryfamilymemberstocometoSpruceMeadowsandenjoyadayintheirhonour.

Mario Deslauriers and Paradigm (CAN) jump their way to the 2008 Spruce Meadows North American Championship™.

The Sun Life International Plaza offers many new experiences during the North American.


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“Masters” • September 9 - 13

The eyes of the world are focused on Spruce Meadows as thebestathletesfrom15nationscompetefortopprizemoneyandinternationalacclaimduringtheSpruceMeadows“Masters.” Friday’sEnCanaEveningoftheHorsekicksofftheweekendwithspectacularsportandentertainment.Theweekendcontinueswiththe$350,000BMOFinancialGroupNations’CuponSaturdayandtheworld’srichestGrandPrix,the$1,000,000CNInternational,astheexcitingfinaleonSundayafternoon. AddedentertainmentandspecialfeaturesincludeEngland’sHouseholdCavalryandtheKing’sTroop,theLightCavalryBand,theLucknowBandofthePrinceofWalesDivision,pluscolourfulparadesforyourenjoymentthroughouttheweek. Exotic food, songanddance turn the InternationalPlazaintoBP’sFestivalofNations.Equi-FairisNorthAmerica’sleadingInternationaltradefaircreatedspecificallyforthehorseindustry.Nowinits27thyear,Equi-Fairwillfeatureover300vendorsfromaroundtheworld. In its nineteenth year, the TELUS Battle of the BreedstakesplaceThursday,FridayandSaturday,testingtheabilitiesofAlberta’stophorsesandridersinseveraleventsrangingfromTrailRidingtoJeopardyJumping. TheSpruceMeadows“Masters”offers incomparablesport,entertainment,exhibits,foodandcultureforvisitorsfromaroundtheworld.

“Masters” • September 9-13


R “National” Champions

Spruce meadows Canadian Championship™2008 BeezieMadden Judgement2007 BeezieMadden Judgement2006 BeezieMadden Judgement2005 MichaelWhitaker Laconda2004 RichardSpooner Robinson2003 IanMillar Aftershock2002 NicoleShahinian-SimpsonElCampeonsCirkaZ2001 BeezieMadden Judgement2000 HapHansen Maloubet1999 BethUnderhill Altair1998 MacCone Elute1997 MarioDeslauriers Amistad1996 BethUnderhill Monopoly1995 EricLamaze Cagney1994 BethUnderhill Monopoly1993 IanMillar BigBen1992 MarioDeslauriers AlemaoV1991 IanMillar BigBen1990 IanMillar Czar1989 IanMillar ElFuturo1988 IanMillar ElFuturo1987 IanMillar Warrior1986 IanMillar BigBen1985 LisaCarlsen Kahlua1984 LisaCarlsen Kahlua1983 IanMillar Warrior1982 MichelVaillancourt Marcato1981 BarbaraKerr 40Below1980 BoMearns TheFlyingNun1979 BoMearns TheFlyingNun1978 AlbertKley Gambrinus1977 JohnSimpson Texas1976 Jean-GuyMathers PommeD’Apie


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ReliabilityGrandPrix2008 EricLamaze Hickstead2007 LaurenHough Casadora2006 NormanDelloJoio Glasgow2005 NormanDelloJoio Glasgow2004 LaurenHough Classiko2003 MarkusFuchs Granie52002 NormanDelloJoio Glasgow2001 JayHayes Diva2000 JayHayes Diva1999 BjornNagel Sylver21998 HapHansen Amerika71997 MarioDeslauriers Amistad1996 FrancieSteinwedell Sylvia1995 MarioDeslauriers AlemaoV1994 BethUnderhill Monopoly1993 BethUnderhill Monopoly1992 IanMillar BigBen1991 IanMillar BigBen1990 IanMillar Czar1989 HughGraham Sirocco1988 LauraBalisky Lavendel481987 IanMillar Warrior1986 IanMillar Warrior1985 IanMillar Warrior1984 IanMillar BigBen1983 IanMillar Warrior1982 MichelVaillancourt Marcato


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Cup(Derby)

2008 BeezieMadden Judgement2007 BeezieMadden Judgement2006 BeezieMadden Judgement2005 RodrigoPessoa RichmontPark2004 RichFellers McGuinness2003 BeezieMadden Innocence2002 LaurenHough WindyCity2001 LeslieHoward S’Blieft2000 IanMillar GloryDays1999 EricLamaze Cagney1998 HapHansen Amerika71997 JanTops OpperetteLaSilla1996 BethUnderhill Monopoly1995 EricLamaze Cagney1994 EricLamaze Cagney1993 IanMillar BigBen1992 IanMillar BigBen1991 IanMillar BigBen1990 MarkLaskin ViolaT

2008 Nexen Cup Champions - Beezie Madden (USA) and Judgement

“National” Champions


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Spruce meadows north american Championship™

2008 MarioDeslauriers Paradigm2007 MarioDeslauriers Paradigm2006 JillHenselwood SpecialEd2005 JillHenselwood SpecialEd2004 JillHenselwood SpecialEd2003 SchuylerRiley Ilian2002 RichardSpooner RobinsonFRH2001 HapHansen Maloubet2000 HapHansen Maloubet1999 LeslieHoward S’Blieft1998 RichFellers StealthSprenger1997 PeterLeone CrownRoyalLet’sGo1996 HapHansen Pikadero1995 LauraBalisky EasyBoy1994 HapHansen Fairway1993 HapHansen Fairway1992 MarkLaskin Sullivan1991 CandiceSchlom Kodiac1990 BarneyWard SoLong1989 HughGraham Sirocco

“North American” Champions

Mario Deslauriers (CAN), the 2008 Spruce Meadows North American Champion


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Classic(Derby)2008 JohnAnderson Gesine362007 JillHenselwood BlackIce2006 LeslieHoward Youp2005 SchuylerRiley OpusSept2004 SchuylerRiley OpusSept2003 MarkusFuchs LaToyaIII2002 RichardSpooner RobinsonFRH2001 JohnAnderson BMONBDunvegan2000 EricLamaze Cagney1999 DaytonGorsline SpiritofXeroxII1998 DamianGardiner PinonFinnigan1997 PeterLeone CrownRoyalLet’sGo1996 LauraO’Connor Oskar1995 LauraBalisky EasyBoy1994 JohnAnderson Scirocco1993 HapHansen Fairway1992 RonnieFreeman Starlet1991 MarkLaskin ViolaT1990 LauraBalisky Lavendel481989 IanMillar ElFuturo1988 IanMillar BigBen1987 IanMillar BigBen1986 IanMillar BigBen1985 DougHenry BigBird



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2008 EricLamaze Hickstead2007 EricLamaze Hickstead2006 BeezieMadden Authentic2005 BeezieMadden Authentic2004 BernardoAlves Canturo2003 LudgerBeerbaum DiaboloduParcII2002 RichardSpooner RobinsonFRH2001 RaymondTexel Fleur2000 LeslieHoward Priobert1999 LeslieHoward S’Blieft1998 LauraKraut SimbaRun1997 LynnObligado Action1996 LauraO’Connor Oskar1995 HughGraham MoneyTalks1994 HughGraham MoneyTalks1993 FernandoSenderos Rivage1992 HapHansen Mirage1991 RichFellers ElMirasol1990 AliceDebany TheNatural

Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Hickstead, champions of the 2008 ATCO Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup



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“Masters” Champions

2008 NickSkelton ArkoIII GBR2007 EricLamaze Hickstead CAN2006 EugenieAngot CigaleduTallis FRA2005 BeezieMadden Judgement USA2004 JosLansink Cumano BEL2003 OttoBecker Dobel’sCento GER2002 LudgerBeerbaum Goldfever GER2001 RodrigoPessoa GandiniLianos BRA2000 RodrigoPessoa GandiniLianos BRA1999 ReneTebbel Radiator GER1998 NickSkelton VVHopesAreHigh GBR1997 LeslieBurr-Howard S’Blieft USA1996 PeterCharles LaIna IRE1995 MichaelWhitaker EverestTwo-Step GBR1994 JohnWhitaker EverestGrannusch GBR1993 NickSkelton EverestDollarGirl GBR1992 JohnWhitaker HendersonGammon GBR1991 IanMillar BigBen CAN1990 OttoBecker OptiebeursPamina GER1989 MichaelWhitaker NextMonSanta GBR1988 GeorgeMorris Rio USA1987 IanMillar BigBen CAN1986 JohnWhitaker NextMilton GBR1985 NickSkelton EverestSt.James GBR1984 HeidiRobbiani JessicaV SUI1983 NormanDelloJoio ILoveYou USA1982 MalcolmPyrah TowerlandsAnglezark GBR1981 DavidBroome QueensWayPhilco GBR


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2008 UnitedStates2007 Germany2006 Canada2005 No Nation completed 2 rounds

2004 Germany2003 Germany2002 UnitedStates2001 Ireland2000 Ireland1999 Germany1998 Germany1997 Netherlands1996 GreatBritain1995 Ireland1994 UnitedStates1993 France


1992 GreatBritain1991 GreatBritain1990 GreatBritain1989 GreatBritain1988 UnitedStates1987 UnitedStates1986 UnitedStates1985 GreatBritain1984 WestGermany1983 UnitedStates1982 GreatBritain1981 Netherlands1980 GreatBritain1979 GreatBritain1978 GreatBritain1977 WestGermany


The 2008 BMO Nations’ Cup Champions, United States


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“LeadingCanadianRider”

2008 JohnAnderson Gesine362007 LindseyHitchner BillyAutumn2006 JonathanAsselin RositaFly2005 TamiePhillips Starlet2004 TaniAnderson Illusion2003 EricLamaze KilkennyRandalZ2002 HughGraham Promise2001 GailGreenough Lesandra2000 MelissaBrown KarolusK1999 AinsleyVince Catch221998 IanMillar FutureFolly1997 JillHenselwood ‘TilTomorrow1996 JenniferRamsey Farrow1995 JohnPearce Caspar1994 AlainVaillancourt Atlas1993 MarkLaskin Katja1992 IanMillar FutureVision1991 HughGraham Betwixed1990 LindaSouthern FlyCanadian1989 LindaSouthern FletcherChallenge1988 JayHayes Waterford1987 LauraTidball-Balisky Quartz1986 LauraTidball-Balisky Quartz1985 LauraTidball-Balisky Quartz1984 IanMillar Warrior1983 HughGraham JohnnyWalker1982 JudiGorsline SunValley1981 JodiCostello Middleman1980 JudiGorsline SunValley1979 BarbaraKerr 40Below1978 JohnSimpson Texas1977 FrankSelinger LicketySplit1976 MichelVaillancourt BranchCounty



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Spruce Meadows Hall of Fame

1975 WalterHartwig1975 JoeSelinger1975 DonSouthern1984 Hon.PeterLougheed1984 WilliamMulholland1984 WilmatTennyson1990 JohnnyEsaw1990 PamelaCarruthers1993 ManfredLopp1999 Ken&MargHull2000 BillKehler2000 JoanMead2000 BigBen&IanMillar2000 AlanClark2000 Dr.BurchardBade2000 KlausdeJong2000 Hans-HeinrichIsenbart2000 RonnieMassarella2000 Bas&AnneFrench2000 duMaurier2001 GeorgeMorris2001 HerbertMeyer2002 TerryLeibel2003 Epona(Mesohippus)2006 OttoSteiner2006 John&TishQuirk2008 HunterHarrison2008 JohnSimpson


R All Time Money Winners

all time money winners at Spruce meadows

(from1976-2008Masters)

#1 IanMillar CAN $2,506,056#2 BeezieMadden USA $2,198,275#3 EricLamaze CAN $1,937,257#4 NickSkelton GBR $1,722,125#5 RichFellers USA $1,584,933#6 RodrigoPessoa BRA $1,571,362#7 RichardSpooner USA $1,527,561#8 LudgerBeerbaum GER $1,406,075#9 LeslieHoward USA $1,199,559#10 MichaelWhitaker GBR $1,155,085#11 JohnWhitaker GBR $1,082,110#12 HapHansen USA $1,013,598#13 JosLanskink BEL $905,058#14 MarioDeslauriers CAN $864,124#15 NormanDelloJoio USA $809,204#16 JillHenselwood CAN $784,013#17 OttoBecker GER $776,085#18 LaurenHough USA $767,795#19 LauraBalisky CAN $612,865#20 BethUnderhill CAN $585,058


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Rider Biographies

ian millarPerth, ON, CanadaBorn: January 6, 1947

• Two-timeCNInternationalChampion

• SpruceMeadow’sall-timeprizemoneyleader

• BeijingOlympicteamsilvermedalist

• CanadaSportsHallofFameinductee

• SpruceMeadowsHallofFamemember

beezie maddenCazenovia, NY USABorn: November 20, 1963

• 2008BeijingOlympicteamgoldmedalist

• Winnerofboththe2005ATCOPowerQueenElizabethIICup&CNInternational

• SpruceMeadowsCanadianChampion(2003-2006)

• #2alltimemoneywinneratSpruceMeadows

• IndividualandTeamsilvermedalistattheWorldEquestrianGames(2006)

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Rider Biographies

nick Skelton

Warwickshire, GB Born: December 30, 1957

• FourtimewinneroftheCNInternational

• Riddeninover125Nations’Cups

• 41Nations’CupWins• TeamSilveratthe1980

Olympics

rodrigo pessoa

Bruxelles, BelgiumBorn: November 29, 1972

• 2004AthensOlympicindividualgoldmedalist

• Three-timeWorldCupChampion

• Back-to-backCNInternationalwinner(2000-2001)

• CrownedboththeWorldChampionandWorldCupChampionin1998

• Participatedin5OlympicGames


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eric Lamaze

Schomberg, OntarioBorn: April 17, 1968

• IndividualGoldMedalistatthe2008BeijingOlympics

• TeamSilverMedalistatthe2008BeijingOlympics

• WinneroftheATCOPowerQueenElizabethIICupin2007and2008

• #3ontheSpruceMeadowsalltimeMoneyList

will Simpson

Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaBorn: June 9, 1959

• TeamGoldMedalistatthe2008BeijingOlympics

• HascompetedinoneOlympicGames

• Haswon12WorldCupevents

Rider Biographies

Rider Biographies


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Jaime azcarraga

Tecamachalc, MexicoBorn: September 9, 1959

• PanAmericanindividualSilverMedalistin1995

• PanAmericanteamSilverMedalistin1995

• 2timeOlympianinSeoulandBarcelona

• Finished2ndintheCNReliabilityandPerformanceGrandPrix’sin2008

Jill henselwood

Oxford Mills, OntarioBorn: November 1, 1962

• 2008BeijingOlympicteamsilvermedalist

• 2007PanAmericanGamesGoldMedalist

• 2007PanAmericanGamesSilvermedalist

• SpruceMeadows“NorthAmerican”Championin2004,2005and2006

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R A World of Sponsors

Spruce Meadows stands alone in many respects. In fact, Spruce Meadows has been awarded the “Best Show Jumping Venue” in the world by the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI). An immeasurable and vital reason for the success Spruce Meadows has realized is a result of the truly world leading companies that “make it happen” for the athletes, media, fans and officials at Spruce Meadows.

After joiningtheSpruceMeadowsteamin2001,CNisbackwiththeunprecedented sponsorship of the $1,000,000 CN International- themostprestigiouseventinthesportofshowjumping.TheCNPrecisionSeriesalsooffersa$1,000,000bonustotheathletewhocapturesallfourmajorSpruceMeadowsGrandPrixinoneseason.Thecompany,theonlyfreightrailroadinNorthAmericatocrossthecontinenteast-westandnorth-south,isexcitedtobeaSpruceMeadowspartner.Itseesitsinvolvementasagreatfit,providingopportunitiesforcustomerandcommunityhostingandasawaytoincreaseitscorporateprofileinCalgary,westernCanadaandacrossNorthAmerica.

Nexen,apartnerincommunitiesacrossCanada,isaproudsponsoroftheNexenCupDerby,oneofthemostthrillingcompetitionsofferedatSpruceMeadows.Since1990,theDerbyhasbeenthefinaltestfortheSpruceMeadowsCanadianChampionship™.TheNexenCupDerby isagruelingtestofbothhorseandriderasathletesarefacedwithmorethan20obstaclesincludingtheworld’stallestgrassbank.


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A World of Sponsors

TELUSanditspredecessorAGThavebeenanintegralpartoftheSpruceMeadowsFamilyofSponsorssince1990.TheTELUSBattleoftheBreedsquicklyevolvedandisnowahighlysoughtafterchampionshipforhorsesandridersinAlberta.Thediversityandtalentofthefeaturebreedteamsmakeitaverypopulareventforthe“Masters”spectatorsaswell.

The TELUS brand goes far beyond the TELUSBattle of theBreeds atSpruceMeadowsthroughthecompany’syear-roundsupportofthesportattheSpruceMeadowsregionaltournamentsandthrougheachandeveryproductionofSpruceMeadowsTelevisiondistributedinCanada.

ATCOGroupisanAlbertabasedpremierCanadianCorporationthatprovidesproducts and services to more than 100 countries. The organizationemploysmorethan7,500peopleworldwidewhoareactivelyengagedin three principal business groups; utilities, power generation, andglobalenterprise.ATCOGroupisinvolvedineachoftheinternationaltournamentsheldatSpruceMeadows,andhasbeensince1976.


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A World of Sponsors

BMOFinancialGroupwaswithSpruceMeadowsatthefirsttournamentin1976.Sincethen,BMOFinancialGrouphascommittedtobuildingoneofthepremiereventsofinternationalshowjumpingintheentireworld;theBMONations’Cup.EachSeptemberthepowerhousenationsofshowjumpingfromaroundthe world compete for team supremacy in the BMO Nations’ Cup.Cheeringthemonarethemorethan60,000fans,aprimetimetelevisionaudience and the 32,000 people who make up BMO Financial GroupacrossCanada.

RolexhasbeenwithSpruceMeadowsformorethan15years.TheRolexWatchCompanywasformedin1905andhassincesucceededinupholdinganunrivaledinternationalreputationforquality,craftsmanshipandaseriesofoutstandinginnovationsattestingtothetechnicalsuperiorityoftheRolexbrand.At Spruce Meadows, Rolex has provided beautiful clocks, which arepositionedinkeylocationsthroughoutthegrounds.Since2006,theClockTowerintheInternationalRinghashousedthelargesttimepieceinNorthAmerica-a2mindiameterRolex.EachyearRolexrecognizestheSpruceMeadowsvolunteerwhohascontributedaboveandbeyondtoSpruceMeadows--therewardforsucheffort?AbeautifulRolexwatch.


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A World of Sponsors

Mercedes–Benz is part of Daimler AG, the world’s oldest automobilemanufacturerandalongtimesupporterofinternationalhorsesports.In2005Mercedes-BenzcelebratedfiftyyearsofexcellenceinCanada.In2009,inpartnershipwithMercedes-BenzFinancial,thisworldleadingbrandassumestitleofoneofshowjumping’smostlegendaryevents,theMercedes-BenzClassicatSpruceMeadows

Mercedes-Benz produces 17 distinctive classes of cars and has 22manufacturingfacilitiesaroundtheworld.

EnCanaisoneoftheworld’slargestindependentoilandgascompanies,withthelargestindependentnaturalgasstoragenetworkinNorthAmerica(145billioncubicfeetcapacity).Formedthroughthe2002mergerofAlbertaEnergyCompanyLtd.andPanCanadianEnergyCorporation,bothlongtime friends and Corporate Sponsors of SpruceMeadows, EnCanacontinuestoevolvethroughthelegacyofthesecompanies.

A World of Sponsors


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TheCalgaryHeraldhasdeliveredtheSpruceMeadowsstorytoCalgarianssince1975andhassetaglobalstandardforreportingonthesportofshowjumping.TheCalgaryHerald’sawardwinningSportsDepartmentcontinuestoprovideexceptionalSpruceMeadowscoveragetomorethan475,000readersduringeachofthetournaments.TheCalgaryHeraldrepresentstheheartofthecityandisproudtobeapartnerwithSpruceMeadowsonprogramssuchas:CalgaryHeraldFamilyNightsatSpruceMeadowsandthelongeststandingawardofexcellenceatSpruceMeadows-TheCalgaryHeraldSaddleofHonour.

TheCalgaryHeraldishonouredtobeasponsorofthebestshowjumpingvenueintheworld.

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Name the Foal

NAME THE FOALThisisyourchancetonameashowjumper!Submityourentryfortheopportunity to name one of threeHannoverian Foals born at SpruceMeadowsthisspring.Thethreefoalsselectedrepresentthebestofthebreed.Carryingonthetraditiondictatedbythecenturies-oldHannoverianStudbook,thefoal’snamemustbeginwiththefirstletterofthesire’sname. The winning names are chosen from a worldwide selection ofsubmittedentries-over80,000in2008!WatchfortheSpruceMeadowsfoalsoneachoftheCBCSportsbroadcastsfromSpruceMeadowsthissummer!

Prizesforeachwinningentryincludetworound-tripairlineticketstoCalgary,Alberta,hotelaccommodationfortwo,ticketstothe“Masters”TournamentinSeptember9-13,2009,yournameonthefoal’sstableplaqueandmore!Contestrulesavailableonthewebsite.

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R Show Jumping Champions

olympic individual gold medallists • 1912-2008

2008BeijingEricLamazeHickstead CAN2004 AthensRodrigoPessoaBaloubetduRouet BRA2000 SydneyJeroenDubbledamSjiem NED1996 AtlantaUlrichKirchhorffJusdePomme GER1992 BarcelonaLudgerBeerbaumClassicTouch GER1988 SeoulPierreDurandJappeloup FRA1984 Los AngelesJoeFargisTouchofClass USA1980 Rotterdam*HugoSimonGladstone AUT1980 MoscowJanKowalczykArtemor POL1976 MontrealAlwinSchockemoehleWarwickeRex FRG1972 MunichGrazianoMancinelliAmbassador ITA1968 MexicoWilliamC.SteinkrausSnowbound USA1964 TokyoPierreJ.d’OriolaLutterB FRA1960 RomeRaimondod’InzeoPosillipo ITA1956 StockholmHansGunterWinklerHalla FGR1952 HelsinkiPierreJ.d’OriolaAliBaba FRA1948 LondonHumbertoMariles-CortesArete MEX1936 BerlinKurtHasse Tora GER1932 Los AngelesTakeichiNishiUranus JPN1928 AmsterdamFrantisekVenturaEliot CZE1924 ParisAlphonseGemuseusLucette SUI1920 AntwerpTommasoLequioTrebecco ITA1912 StockholmJeanCariouMignon FRA

*Alternate Olympics due to boycott


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Show Jumping Champions

olympic team gold medallists • 1912-2008

2008 Beijing UnitedStatesofAmerica2004 Athens Germany2000 Sydney Germany1996 Atlanta Germany1992 Barcelona Netherlands1988 Seoul Germany1984 Los Angeles UnitesStatesofAmerica1980 Rotterdam* Canada1980 Moscow SovietUnion1976 Montreal France1972 Munich WestGermany1968 Mexico Canada1964 Tokyo WestGermany1960 Rome WestGermany1956 Stockholm WestGermany1952 Helsinki GreatBritain1948 London Mexico1936 Berlin Germany1932 Los Angeles (No Nation completed course with 3 riders)1928 Amsterdam Spain1924 Paris Sweden1920 Antwerp Sweden1912 Stockholm Sweden*Alternate Olympics due to boycott


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Show Jumping Champions

Show Jumping world Cup Champions • 1979-2009

2009 Las Vegas M.Michaels-Beerbaum Shutterfly GER2008 Goteburg M.Michaels-Beerbaum Shutterfly GER2007 Las Vegas BeatMandli IdeoduThot SUI2006 Kuala Lumpur MarcusEhning SandroBoy GER2005 Las Vegas M.Michaels-Beerbaum Shutterfly GER2004 Milan BrunoBroucqsault DilemedeCephe FRA2003 Las Vegas MarcusEhning Anka191 GER2002 Leipzig OttoBecker Dobel’sCento GER2001 Goteborg MarkusFuchs Tinka’sBoy SUI2000 Las Vegas RodrigoPessoa LoroPianaBaloubetduRouet BRA1999 Goteborg RodrigoPessoa LoroPianaBaloubetduRouet BRA1998 Helsinki RodrigoPessoa LoroPianaBaloubetduRouet BRA1997 Goteborg HugoSimon E.T.FRH AUT1996 Geneva HugoSimon E.T.FRH AUT1995 Goteborg NickSkelton DollarGirl GBR1994 s-Hertogenbosch JosLansink LiberoH NED1993 Goteborg LudgerBeerbaum AlmoxRatina GER1992 Del Mar ThomasFruhmann Bkmnn’sGenius AUT1991 Goteborg JohnWhitaker Milton GBR1990 Dortmund JohnWhitaker Milton GBR1989 Tampa IanMillar BigBen CAN1988 Goteborg IanMillar BigBen CAN1987 Paris KatherineBurdsall TheNatural USA1986 Goteborg LeslieBurr McLain USA1985 Berlin ConradHomfeld Abdullah USA1984 Goteborg MarioDeslauriers Aramis CAN1983 Vienna NormanDellaJoio ILoveYou USA1982 Goteborg MelanieSmith Calypso USA1981 Birmingham MichaelMatz JetRun USA1980 Baltimore ConradHomfeld Balbuco USA1979 Goteborg HugoSimon Gladstone AUT


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Show Jumping Championsworld Show Jumping individual Champions • 1953-2006

2006 Aachen JosLansink Cumano BEL2002 Jerez DermottLennon Liscalgot IRL1998 Rome RodrigoPessoa GandiniLianos BRA1994 The Hague FrankeSloothaak S.P.Weihaiwej GER1990 Stockholm EricNavet QuitodeBaussey FRA1986 Aachen GailGreenough MrT CAN1982 Dublin NorbertKoof Fire FGR1978 Aachen GerdWiltfang Roman FGR1974 La Baule* JanouLefebvre Rocket FRA1974 Hickstead HartwigSteenken Simona FGR1970 Kopenhagen* JanouLefebvre Rocket FRA1970 La Baule DavidBroome Beethoven GBR1966 Buenos Aires PierreJ.d’Oriola PomoneB FRA1965 Hickstead* MarionCoakes Stroller GBR1960 Venedig Raimondod’Inzeo GowranGirl ITA1956 Aachen Raimondod’Inzeo Merano ITA1955 Aachen HansGunterWinkler Halla FGR1954 Madrid HansGunterWinkler Halla FGR1953 Paris FranciscoGoyoaga Quorum ESP*There were separate Championships for women in 1965, 1970 and 1974.

world team Show Jumping Champions • 1978-20062006 Aachen Germany2002 Jerez France1998 Rome Germany1994 The Hague Germany1990 Stockholm France1986 Aachen UnitedStatesofAmerica1982 Dublin France1978 Aachen GreatBritain


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CLear round:Aclearroundisscoredwhenahorsecompletesthecoursewithinthetimeallowedandwithoutincurringanyjumpingfaults.Ajump-offoccurswhentwoormorecompetitorsgoclear.

Jump-off:Ajump-offoccursaftertwoormorehorseshaveequalfaultsafterthefirstroundandatieforfirstplacemustbebroken.Thehorseandriderwillrideashortenedcourseagainsttheclock.Thewinneristhehorse/riderwiththefewestfaultsintheshortesttime.

knoCkdown:Anobstacleisconsideredknockeddownwhentheheighthasbeenloweredbythehorseandrider.Fourfaultsperknockdownareaddedtotherider’sscore.

off-CourSe:Ariderisconsideredoff-courseiftheyhavedeviatedfromtheorder,ordirectionanobstacleistobejumped.Thecourseisoutlinedbythecoursedesignerbeforethecompetition.

order of go:Theorderofgocanbedeterminedintwoways;aseededorderisdeterminedbyperformanceinpreviouscompetitionsduringtheweek,orarandomdrawwherenumbersaredrawnoutofahatthenightbeforesothateachcompetitorhasanequalchanceofattainingafavorableposition.

raiL:Arailisthewoodenpolesorplanksusedontheobstacles.Railsmustbeaminimumof6feetinlengthand4inchesindiameter.

refuSaL:Arefusalhappenswhenahorsestopsorrunsofftothesideonapproachtoanobstacleinanattempttoavoidjumpingthefence.Fourfaultsareassessedforthefirstrefusalandeliminationafterthesecond.


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Stride:Astrideisonegallopstepforagivenhorse.Eachhorsehasadifferentlengthofstridethathisridermustknow,buttheaveragedistancecoveredinonestrideis12feet.

takeoff:Thetakeoffpointistheoptimalplacethattheridermustgethishorsetoinordertocleartheobstacle.Ifthetakeoffpointistoolong,thatis,toofarawayfromthejump,thehorsewilllandtooearlyandchanceknockingdownarail.Ifthetakeoffpointistoodeep,thehorsewillusuallyknockdownthefencewithhisfrontlegsonthewayup.

time aLLowed: A time allowed is specified by the course designer,limitingtheamountoftimethecoursecanbenegotiated.Onetimefaultisassessedforeachfoursecondscommenced.Inajump-off,onetimefaultisincurredforeachsecondcommencedoverthetimeallowed.Ininternationalcompetitions,thehorseandridermustmaintainaspeedoff400m/minutetocompletethecourseinthetimeallowed.

voLuntary retirement:Avoluntaryretirementisadecisionontherider’sparttoceasecompetinginagivencompetitionduetoinjury,troublesnegotiatingthecourse,orbecausetheriderknowstoomanyfaultshavebeenincurredtoplaceintheribbons.

waLking the CourSe:Acoursewalkiswhentheriderspreviewtheirupcomingcompetitionbywalkingtheroutetheyintendtoride.Thehorsesneverseethecoursebeforehandandthisistheonlytimetheridergetstolookatthecourse.Theriderspaceoffthedistancesbetweenthefencesanddeterminehowbesttoadjusttheirownhorse’sstridestomakethedistances.Riderswillalsotakenoteofthedifferenttypesoffencesoffered,theirrelationshiptooneanother,thefootingandotherpotentialproblemareas.


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AGrandPrixwillpresentcompetitorswithasmanyassixteendifficultjumps including combinations of double or triple obstacles. AftercompletingthefirstroundoftheGrandPrix,thetoptwelvehorse/ridercombinationsfromthefirstround(orallclearrounds), returntothesecondround,wherethejumpsaremuchhigherandwider.Ajump-offtakesplaceonlyiftherearetwoormoredouble-clearrounds.

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Types of Competitions

TheNations’Cupistheonlycompetitionin which nations are represented byselected teams. Each team consistsoffourhorse/ridercombinationsanda Chef d’Equipe. Each member willjumpone roundoveracourseof12obstacles.Thebestthreescoresareadded together for the first roundtotal. The top six teams return inreverse order of their first-roundplacingtojumpasecondroundovertheidenticalcourse.Firstandsecondroundtotalsarethenaddedtogethertodeterminetheultimatewinner.Intheeventofequalityoffaults,ajump-offtakes placewith one rider per teamselectedbytheChefd’Equipe.

Nations’ Cup

A Parcours de Chasse is a speedcompetition which the horse/ridercombination typically negotiatesone roundwith speed becoming thedeterminingfactoroverall.Thewinnerofthecompetitionwillbethepairofathleteswhocrossthefinishlinewiththe least faultsandthe fastest timeover the one round. In the Parcoursde Chasse, knockdowns (faults) areconverted into seconds, making itpossibleforafasthorsethathasaraildowntostillwintheevent.Solookfor the turns to become tighter andthe pace quicker once the rail falls.Obviously,thebestroutetowinisstillafastclearround,butanythinggoeswhenspeedisthenameofthegame.

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The Derby is the decathlon of the show jumping world. Just as thedecathlontestsendurance,speedandskillintrackandfield,sodoestheDerbyfortheshowjumper.TherearetwomajorderbyeventsinNorthAmerica;bothareheldatSpruceMeadows.BoththeseeventsofferthesamedegreeofdifficultyastherenownedHamburgDerbyofGermanyandEngland’sHicksteadDerby.Likethedecathlon,withitssetscheduleofevents,theDerbycourseneverchangesfromyeartoyear.Thecoursefeaturesalmosttwicethenumberofobstacles,suchasthebanks,thewater jump and the notorious Devil’s Dyke. Victory is difficult, andusuallythecoursedesigneranticipatesthatlessthan10%ofthefieldwillreturnforajump-off.Jump-offsarerareintheDerbyandapairofclearroundsfromafieldoffortywouldbebothunusualandimpressive,soenjoyitifithappens.

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OneofthemostexcitingeventsinshowjumpingistheDoubleSlalom,aspeedcompetitionwithadifference.TheDoubleSlalombreaksfromtraditioninthatitistheonlyeventinshowjumpingthataskstwohorsestocompeteinthesameringatthesametime.Eventhemostseasonedcompetitors,unfazedbybands,crowdsandformidableobstacles,rarely(ifever)encounteranotherhorseoncourse,muchlessthunderingalongbesideit.Thatsaid,intheDoubleSlalomthehorsestravelsidebysidethroughmirrorimagecourses,poundingtothefinishline.Thewinnerthenadvances to thenext round,only twohorse/rider combinationsremain.The lastdash tovictory is fullof intensityandonehundredpercentexcitement.


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Types of Jumps

water JumpThewaterjumpisthewidest fenceahorsewillhavetojumpwithaspreadof10to16feet.A lowhedgeor fenceusuallymarkstheleadingedgeofthejumpandthehorsemustclearthewhitetapeonthefarsideofthewaterorheincursjumpingfaults.

vertiCaL fenCe Averticalfenceis straight up and down withoutspreadorwidthtoit.Averticalmaybeconstructedofrailsorplanksandcouldhaveagateorwallbeneath.

oxer Thisfenceconsistsoftwosetsofstandardsthatgivesthefenceaspreaddimension.Likethevertical,itmaybeconstructedoutofvariousmaterial that is either ramped orparallel.Aparalleloxeristhemostdifficulttypeofoxertojumpasthehorsecannotseethebackrail.


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Calgary Facts & Figures

Location

Latitude51°03’06”North;Longitude114°01’West.Thecity’selevationis1,084.10meters(3,556.72feet).Theareaofthecityis745squarekilometersmakingCalgarythesecondlargestcityinCanadabyarea.SOURCE: THE CITY OF CALGARY, PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT

Climate

Calgaryhasamoderateclimatethatenjoysfourdistinctseasons.Averagehoursofsunshineperday 6.34hrs.MeandailyJuly/AugustTemp. 15.9°CMeanrainfallperyear 320.6mmNo.ofdayswithmeasurablerainfall 56.8daysMeannumberofdayswithprecipitation 113.6daysAverageannualprecipitation 412.6mmSOURCE: ENVIRONMENT CANADA

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2008 population of Calgary: 1,251,600

Leading head office Cities in Canada:Toronto 275Calgary 109Montreal 89Vancouver 80


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economic development and history:

Calgary, the fifth largest municipality in Canada, began as a smallcommunity in 1875when the NorthWestMounted Police (N.W.M.P.)builtapermanentpostattheconfluenceoftheBowandElbowRivers.Economicdevelopmentoftheareawastriggeredin1882bythearrivaloftherailway,andCalgarywasquicklyestablishedasanagricultural

centre.

In1947oilwasdiscoveredatLeducandCalgarybecametheadministrativecentreoftheoilexplorationanddevelopmentindustry in Canada. By the 1970s,Calgary had been transformed into aninternationaloilcentrewithextensiveinvolvementinotherenergyresources.Toprankingbusinessleadersandfinancecompanies were attracted to the citygivingCalgaryanewroleasthebusiness

andfinancialcapitalofwesternCanada.Newareasofactivitysuchasmanufacturing,hightechnologyandlabourintensiveserviceindustriesemerged.

In addition to the abundance of natural resources, one of Calgary’sgreatestresourcesisitspeople.Atthestartofthenewcentury,Calgaryadvancestowarditsfuturewithgreatconfidence.


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In2009SpruceMeadowsTelevision(SMT) can be seen throughoutCanada and around the worldthroughbroadcastagreementswithCBC, CTV, Rogers Broadcasting,Eurosport,BritishSKYSports,FoxSportsInternationalandCNBC.Spruce Meadows is now beingproduced in High Definition.Broadcast schedules on thefeatured Spruce Meadows eventsbelow will be available at www.sprucemeadows.comasconfirmed.Please check your local listingsaswell.Lookforallnew“SpruceMeadows Presents…” episodesbeginninginDecember.

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