watch him at 9yrs old at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31tuxWztj4s ; RIO GRANDE, pride of the Great North! "Here he's being shown by Eric Lamaze as a 9yr-old, already at international derby competition level, despite his late start to the showjumping discipline. He handles the course amazingly well for a greenie, vaulting his way up to second place in the order of rank! And as the title details, watch him **TROT** a fence nearly 5ft in height! See it at 2:29 This amazing stallion was indeed among Canada's great superhorses of the '90s. His style, scope, and smooth way of going were only surpassed by his striking good looks. Footage is from the 1995 Shell Cup Derby, at Spruce Meadows, which Eric later won aboard the amazing Cagney."