About Elizabeth Gingras

Elizabeth Gingras of Edmonton, Alberta, loved horses from an early age thanks to her mother, Patti, an avid equestrian who would often take her young daughter to the farm with her. Having learned to ride at the age of six, Gingras excelled in the sport until she broke her back in 2001, sidelining her for three years. In 2004, she returned to ring and her international show jumping career has flourished.

A turning point in Gingras’s career came in 2014 when she was named to her first Canadian Show Jumping Team, jumping double clear in her Nations’ Cup debut at CSIO3*-W Bratislava, Slovakia, riding Zilversprings. Upon her return to North America, Gingras scored a top three finish in the $1 Million Zoetis Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson VIII in Saugerties, New York, with Zilversprings and, for good measure, won both the $33,500 FEI Open Jumper and the $100,000 Spirit of the West Cup at the inaugural CSI3* Royal West Show Jumping Tournament in Calgary, Alberta. Continued success in 2015 led to Gingras and Zilversprings being named the traveling alternate for Canada’s gold medal team at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.

Lizzie has spent time training with Canadian Olympians Jill Henselwood and Eric Lamaze. The years 2015 to 2017 were dedicated to focusing on representing Canada on Nations Cups and qualifying for major games and Grand Prix’s

The summer of 2017, Lizzie shifted her focus back to basing in Canada. Her grand prix horses & staff based out of Brenda Riddell’s Fordville Farm. She returned to teaching clinics, and took on a select number of clients. In the spring of 2019 Lizzie relocated to BC after having her first child with her husband Geoff Nygren. She has re-opened her former business New Heights Equestrian, and is focusing on coaching again.

Elizabeth Gingras is an Equestrian Canada High Performance Jump Coach & completed her Equestrian Canada Registered Coach Status.