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CTV News
6 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Spruce Meadows welcomes new foals – and you can help name them
Calgary's Spruce Meadows is offering equestrian fans another chance to name some future champions and win a prize package to this year's Masters Tournament. (Supplied) A Calgary show jumping facility has three new additions and it's inviting the public to help name them. Spruce Meadows is holding a competition to name three Hanoverian foals, future show jumpers at the facility. The contest is open to all Canadians, excluding Quebec residents, aged 18 or older. Anyone under 18 can enter the contest, too, but a parent or legal guardian is needed to accept the prize. Only one name per foal may be submitted with each entry, officials say. Submissions will be judged between Aug. 9 and 17 and must follow the naming conventions for the Hanoverian breed: each foal's name must begin with the same letter as its sire's name. Some of the previous names of foals include Uptown Girl (2024), J'Adore (2023) and Caffeine Boost (2022). Winners will be selected on Aug. 22. Prize packages include tickets to the 2025 Masters Tournament at Spruce Meadows, airfare (where applicable), ground transportation and up to four nights' accommodation in Calgary for the event, which runs from Sept. 3 to 7.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Warning as frisky New Forest stallions released
Urging drivers heed warnings, campaign group New Forest Roads Awareness said: "The stallions are going out to hundreds of ladies that haven't seen a gent in are only thinking about one thing. "The ponies will be running, there are foals as well so please drive with care and attention." The approved stallions are turned out each year to different areas across the forest to maintain the New Forest pony as a breed. When they are not turned out into the forest the registered stallions live out on one large pasture together. They are owned by commoners who live in properties with ancient rights attached, dating back to the 11th Century, allowing them to graze livestock on the open forest.
