POSTED: Sunday September 9th 2007
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Eric Lamaze Secures His Position Among the World's Best

Calgary, Alberta   Eric Lamaze, of Schomberg, Ontario secured his position among the world’s top show jumpers at the Spruce Meadows Masters in Calgary today. Riding his superstar mount, Hickstead, 39-year-old Lamaze jumped one of only two double-clean performances in the two-round team competition. Canada was competing against The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain and the U.S., and finished third as a team. Only 1992 Olympic team gold and individual bronze medalist Piet Raymakers, of The Netherlands, equalled Lamaze’s two faultless rounds.

Lamaze is currently ranked tenth on the international equestrian federation’s world rider rankings. He is the first Canadian to crack the top-ten in the world since Ian Millar was the world number-one in 1987 and 1989.

Lamaze was joined today by team-mates Ian Millar, Jill Henselwood and John Pearce. The Canadian team missed a position in the jump-off for first place by just one time fault, incurred by Pearce, riding Archie Bunker, in the first round. Germany snatched the victory from The Netherlands in the tie-breaker in the $350,000 nations cup.

“I’ve think I’ve got one of the best horses in the world right now, in Hickstead”, a very happy Lamaze said. His sights are set firmly on the 2008 Olympics. He is joined by Millar and Henselwood as Canada’s current front-runners for that team. All three came here fresh from a team silver medal at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. Henselwood was the individual gold medalist there and Lamaze the individual bronze medalist.

For further information contact: Jayne Huddleston, 416-899-0048
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