The inaugural Canadian Show Jumping Tournament (CSJT), to be held at Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave starting today(Wednesday) and running to Sunday, will go with a bang.

With three members of the 2008 Canadian Olympic Silver Medal Team in attendance, including individual champion Eric Lamaze, fans will be watching some of the best show jumping action in the nation.

This year’s CSJT will host two feature show jumping events: The $32,000 Caledon Cup Open Welcome Friday at 3 p.m. and the $100,000 Caledon Cup World Cup Qualifier Sunday at 2 p.m. The World Cup qualifier lets riders gain valuable points towards qualifying for the 2010 World Cup Final in Geneva, Switzerland.

The tournament will be one of the premier events on this year’s show jumping schedule, and with threequarters of the 2008 Canadian Olympic Silver Medal Team in attendance, the atmosphere will be electric. Show jumping legend Ian Millar of Perth, 2008 Olympic Individual Gold Medalist Eric Lamaze from Schomberg and Mac Cone of King City will be competing at the tournament…

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Date: 9-23-2009
By: www.kingsentinel.com