Eric Lamaze quitting competition until 2013
Canada’s 2008 Olympic champion showjumper Eric Lamaze is taking a suspension from the sport for the ease of the year.
Lamaze, who is currently competing at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament, volition measurement out of the contender arena next the international number inward Calgary, Alberta. In his terminal competitive appearance of 2012, Lamaze volition defend the championship he claimed inward the $1 1 one one thousand thousand CN International terminal twelvemonth inward front end of 89,632 fans amongst the legendary Hickstead.
“After many non bad years of contesting the sport at the transcend score for 12 months of the year, calendar week inward in addition to calendar week out, I’m looking forwards to taking a lilliputian suspension in addition to enjoying myself past times travelling in addition to playing a lilliputian golf,” said Lamaze, 44.
Since winning the $1 1 one one thousand thousand CN International inward 2007 at Spruce Meadows, a feat he would repeat inward 2011, Lamaze has travelled to international demo jumping tournaments virtually weekly from his base of operations inward Belgium, piece also spending the wintertime flavor inward Florida at the highly competitive 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival. Team Silver in addition to Individual Bronze Medals at the 2007 Pan American Games were followed past times a Team Silver in addition to historic Individual Gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. From there, Lamaze’s schedule continued to grow to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than intense, amongst major grand prix victories claimed some the globe every bit good every bit an Individual Bronze Medal at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in addition to the ‘Best Horse Award’ for Hickstead.
In Nov of 2011, Lamaze was dealt a devastating blow when Hickstead collapsed in addition to died at a footing loving cup qualifying number inward Italy. While Lamaze questioned whether he could hap inward the sport, he made the hard conclusion to deed forward, helped past times the forcefulness in addition to back upwards of his owners, teammates, sponsors in addition to fans.
“The past times 10 calendar month stimulate got been an extremely hard in addition to emotional fourth dimension for me,” said Lamaze, who has dominated the footing rankings since becoming Olympic Champion 4 years ago.
“The London Olympics were supposed to endure Hickstead’s Games, in addition to I never imagined that I would become without him. It is hard to depict how hard it was to lose Hickstead, in addition to nonetheless non desire to permit downwards my country, my teammates in addition to everyone who has stood beside me.”
Lamaze continued, “Now, amongst the back upwards of my owners, peculiarly the Ziegler in addition to Fleischhacker families, I am able to accept a measurement dorsum in addition to savour a suspension later a long season. It’s long overdue. Everyone on my squad has worked really hard over the past times couplet of years, in addition to everyone, including the horses, deserves to stimulate got a lilliputian suspension from the gruelling demands of international competition.”
Although he volition hap to coach his students, including Tiffany Foster every bit good every bit Andy Ziegler in addition to his daughter, Caitlin, of Artisan Farms, Lamaze does non innovation to supply to contender telephone himself until the 2013 season.
“My electrical flow horses volition stimulate got a ease later an intense season, in addition to I’m looking into securing some novel prospects for the future,” said Lamaze. “It’s exciting to endure able to accept my fourth dimension to rebuild in addition to re-energize our program, in addition to supply to the telephone at a slower stride amongst a really competitive string of horses.”
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