John Anderson Named CAVALOR 'Athlete of the Month' for September

October 14, 2008 — Jump Canada has named John Anderson the CAVALOR 'Athlete of the Month' for September.

Anderson, 41, won the Leading Canadian Mercedes-Benz Car Award at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament held September 3 to 7 in Anderson’s hometown of Calgary, AB.  The Leading Canadian Mercedes-Benz Car Award sees horse and rider combinations earn points throughout four Spruce Meadows tournaments and, following the “Masters” Tournament, Anderson riding Terrific had 467 points to finish well-ahead of runner-up Lisa Carlsen who had earned 349 points with Woody.

During the parade of nations held prior to the start of the $350,000 BMO Nations’ Cup, Anderson enjoyed a tour of the International Ring in a new Mercedes-Benz C230, his for one year.

“It is wonderful to be named as the Jump Canada ‘Athlete of the Month’ for September,” remarked Anderson whose horse, Terrific, is an eight-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Craig and Jan Maxwell of Foxdale Farms in Cochrane, AB.  “To have a company like Cavalor supporting and acknowledging the athletes in our sport is very beneficial.”

As the CAVALOR 'Athlete of the Month' for September, Anderson 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