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Eric Lamaze Named CAVALOR ‘Athlete of the Month’ for August

September 12, 2025

Ottawa, Ontario — Jump Canada has named newly-crowned Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze the CAVALOR ‘Athlete of the Month’ for August.

Eric Lamaze, 40, of Schomberg, ON, won the Individual Gold Medal at the 2008 Olympic Games on Thursday, August 21, and was also a member of Canada’s Silver Medal Team at the Sha Tin equestrian venue in Hong Kong, China.

Lamaze riding Hickstead, a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion owned by Torrey Pines Stables and Ashland Stables, and Sweden’s Rolf-Goran Bengtsson riding Ninja were the only two riders to jump clear over the two rounds comprising the Individual Final to force a jump-off for the Individual Gold Medal. Over the shortened jump-off course, Bengtsson had the final fence down and completed the course in 38.39 seconds. Lamaze also took 38.39 seconds to complete the course, but left all the rails up to win the Gold Medal.

Forty years after it last won a team medal — gold at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City — the Canadian Show Jumping Team once again stood on the podium with all four team members contributing towards the result. Lamaze along with Mac Cone of King City, ON, Jill Henselwood of Oxford Mills, ON, and Ian Millar of Perth, ON, jumped-off against the United States with the Americans winning the Gold and Canada earning the Silver.

“Hickstead is an incredible horse, and winning the Gold and Silver Medals at the Olympics was a dream come true,” said Lamaze, who is also personally sponsored by CAVALOR Canada. “Cavalor’s products are of the highest quality, and I greatly appreciate their support.”

As the CAVALOR ‘Athlete of the Month’ for August, Lamaze receives a gift certificate from the title sponsor CAVALOR Canada.

CAVALOR is specialized in the development of feed supplements and nutraceuticals for sport horses and offers a wide range of products and services to enhance the health and performance. Since 1997, CAVALOR has been part of the Vitamex group, an international leader of farm animal nutrition headquartered in Drongen, Belgium. Distributed in more than 45 countries, CAVALOR’s comprehensive product range is based on the great diversity of individual nutritional and sporting requirements of horses. Biotanika Inc. is the exclusive Canadian distributor of CAVALOR’s extensive product line. For more information on CAVALOR, please visit www.cavalor.ca.

About Jump Canada
Jump Canada is the committee of Equine Canada responsible for all hunter, equitation and jumper activities in Canada from the grass roots to the international level. Jump Canada is governed by a board of directors, the majority of whom are elected by the stakeholders in the sport. For more information regarding Jump Canada programs and activities, visit http://www.equinecanada.ca/jumpcanada.

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