The 2008 CSIO Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament was an international show jumping

Show jumping

Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...

 competition that took place from September 3 to September 7, 2008 at Spruce Meadows

Spruce Meadows

Spruce Meadows is an equestrian facility in Calgary, Alberta built by the Southern Family and opened in 1976. The show jumping complex is in the foothills of the Alberta Rocky Mountains just south of the city and comprises...

 in Calgary

Calgary

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, Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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Zeidler Financial Cup

AKITA Drilling Cup

ATCO Electric Circuit

BMO Nations' Cup

Nine teams of four riders competed in the $

Canadian dollar

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350,000 FEI Nations Cup event, the eighteenth event in the 2008 FEI Nations Cup

2008 FEI Nations Cup

The 2008 FEI Nations Cup is the 2008 edition of the secondary international team Grand Prix show jumping competition run by the FEI. Ireland won the Nations Cup in the previous year and have been promoted to the 2008 Samsung Super League...

 series. There were two rounds to the event, with all teams placing and receiving financial prizes.

Team	Rider	Horse	Round 1		Round 2		Total
			Penalties	|Time	|Penalties	|Time	|Penalties	|Time
1		Lauren Hough	Quick Study	4	82.31	8	83.70
		Todd Minikus	Pavarotti	0	82.65	0	82.82
		Richard Spooner Richard Spooner (equestrian) Richard Spooner is an internationally successful equestrian. He competes in the sport of show jumping on the West Coast of the United States and in Europe...	Cristallo	0	84.24	0	81.86
		Rich Fellers	Flexible	4	81.66	0	81.29
				4	248.55	0	245.97	4	494.52
2		Jill Henselwood Jill Henselwood Jill Henselwood is a Canadian show jumper.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Henselwood won the silver medal as part of the Canadian team in team jumping, together with Mac Cone, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar.She currently lives in Oxford Mills, Ontario.Her horse, an Oldenberg gelding named...	Special Ed	4	78.50	16	82.58
		Jonathan Asselin	Rayana Chiara	8	81.07	4	83.81
		Eric Lamaze Eric Lamaze Eric Lamaze is a Canadian show jumper. He and his best known horse, Hickstead, completed the rare feat of only having one rail during the entire Olympic Games.-Early life:...	Hickstead Hickstead (horse) Hickstead was a stallion ridden by Canadian Eric Lamaze. With rider Lamaze, he was an Olympic gold and silver medalist in show jumping. Hickstead was owned by Torrey Pines and Ashland Stables Inc....	0	84.20	0	83.73
		Ian Millar Ian Millar Ian Millar, CM is a Canadian show jumping world champion and Olympic silver medalist. Due to his longevity and accomplishments, he is often nicknamed "Captain Canada" in his sport. He is tied with Austrian sailor Hubert Raudaschl for most Olympic appearances .-Biography:Millar was born in Halifax,...	In Style In Style (horse) In Style is a Holsteiner gelding ridden by Canadian Equestrian Team member Ian Millar in the sport of show jumping. He was imported to Canada from the Netherlands in 2003. His full brother, VDL Atlantic, is also an international show jumper. Furthermore, VDL Atlantic is a Zangersheide-approved...	0	83.82	0	81.68
				4	246.52	4	249.22	8	495.74
3		Holger Wulschner	Clausen	0	81.11	4	82.20
		Thomas Muehlbauer	Asti Spumante 7	0	83.10	4	83.60
		Marcus Ehning Marcus Ehning Marcus Ehning is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 2000. He is currently ranked #2 in the world.-Olympic Record:...	Plot Blue	0	82.17	0	84.89
		Alois Pollmann-Schweckhorst	Lord Luis	—		8	84.02
				0	246.38	8	250.69	8	497.07

CN International

Thirty-nine riders competed in the $

Canadian dollar

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1,000,000 CN International.

Rider	Horse	Round 1		Round 2		Total penalties
		Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
1	Nick Skelton Nick Skelton Nicholas "Nick" Skelton is a British Showjumper with over 30 years experience.-Biography:...	Arko III	0	89.361	1	81.443	1
2	Jos Lansink Jos Lansink Jozeph Johannes Gerardus Marinus Lansink is an equestrian from The Netherlands, but currently representing Belgium, who competes in the sport of show jumping....	Cavalor Cumano	1	93.439	2	83.995	3
3	Richard Spooner Richard Spooner (equestrian) Richard Spooner is an internationally successful equestrian. He competes in the sport of show jumping on the West Coast of the United States and in Europe...	Cristallo	4	85.543	0	75.676	4

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