THE WARM-UP RING The Official News of the Jumping Committee September/October 2020, Volume 16, Issue 9 LETTER FROM THE CHAIR IN THIS ISSUE the Royal Horse Show and our own marquee event, the Jump Hall of Fame. Sadly, neither of these events could Q&A with Dayton Gorsline, be held this year. As we await their return Youth Development Advisor under safer circumstances, The Royal has once again impressed with its ability to Dwayne Brown Studio embody the saying, “The show must go Canadian Show Jumping Team on!” While it certainly won’t be the same Media Guide Now On-line! experience that we’ve come to love over the years with late night show jumping and all the apple dumplings you can eat, A Look Back at the Jump Canada I applaud The Royal for its ingenuity in Hall of FameClass of 2008 creating the Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience. Fans of the Royal Horse Show can get their fix by watching the “Fireside Equestrian Canada Resumes Chats” with numerous show jumping luminaires including Michel Vaillancourt, Regular Business Hours Welcome to this issue of The Warm- the first Canadian equestrian to ever win Up Ring where we strive to keep the an individual Olympic medal. Meanwhile, hunter/jumper community up to date on Canadian Show Jumping Team “Breaking Down the Round” will showcase happenings across the country as well as top equestrian personalities from around Heading to Spain further abroad. It’s a pleasure to be writing the world reviewing iconic show jumping my first letter as Chair of EC’s Jumping rounds and sharing the inside scoop on Committee. I took over the role from Success Stories their start in horse sport. Pamela Law this summer and thank my committee members for the trust they have The best part? It’s all free, beginning on shown in electing me as their Chair. Olympic Criteria Available Tuesday, November 10, through Saturday, November 14, 2020, at www.RoyalFair.org. It’s always difficult to step into a new role, In these uncertain times one thing is for and no more so than during the COVID-19 Longines World Rider Rankings sure – it promises to be a Royal like you’ve pandemic. Our sport has been turned never seen it before! upside down, never mind our daily lives. Acknowledgments More than six months into the pandemic it Until next time, enjoy your horses and stay is safe to say that horse people across the safe. country have been challenged in ways they never thought possible. During the best of times, anyone who rides and owns horses knows that they keep us on our toes with a seemingly never-ending list of things that can and do go wrong. However, as we continue to navigate our way through these Karen Sparks unchartered waters, it has been inspiring Chair, EC Jumping Committee to see so many people digging deep and finding ways to persevere. I have been impressed by the gumption, creativity, and commitment shown by equestrians across the country.

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SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2020 THE WARM-UP RING 1 Q&A WITH DAYTON GORSLINE, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR By Jennifer Ward

Originally from the Edmonton, AB, area, Dayton Gorsline has Starting Gate Communications enjoyed an illustrious career in the world of show jumping. After working as a professional rider for Spruce Meadows for 10 years, Gorsline struck out on his own in 1999. Within the first year of being self-employed, he partnered with Canadian Olympian Lisa Carlsen in both business and in life. The couple has an 18-year- old daughter, Cassie, who has followed in her parents’ footsteps as a show jumping competitor.

Their Trademark Stables in Okotoks, AB, is home to approximately 24 horses. Gorsline also trains other riders in the area and often teaches in the mornings before returning home to coach clients for the remainder of the day.

In 2019, Gorsline took over the role of Youth Development Advisor from Beth Underhill, who was the first person to fill the position for Equestrian Canada (EC). Gorsline acts as Chair of the Youth Development Committee, which currently includes David Ballard, Alex Grayton, Underhill, and Marni von Schalburg.

Tell us a little about the role. When did you start and what are your responsibilities? I had been on the committee with Beth for about four years. Last year, she wanted to step away from Chairing the committee to focus on qualifying for the . (Editor’s Note – Underhill was the traveling alternate for the 2019 Pan Am Games in , Peru, with Count Me In.) I had done a lot of stuff to help out in the west and was one of the people that EC interviewed for the role and it went from there.

Our job is to pick teams, culminating in the North American Youth Championships (NAYC). Obviously, those championships didn’t happen this year, but we are responsible for picking teams for youth nations’ cup events in Florida and here at home in Canada at Thunderbird. As the Chair, it’s my responsibility to know what is going on with our young riders and to network with people throughout the country. I have a good grasp on what is happening in the west and I talk to people in the east who train young riders like Kelly and Jonathon Millar, Beth, Jill Henselwood, and Francois Lamontagne in Quebec.

Karen (Hendry-Ouellette, EC Manager of Jumping) and I have tried really hard this year to get riders to sign up and get their names into our system for tracking purposes. The most difficult thing is keeping up with everyone’s age as the Youth program comprises four age groups now and riders quickly move from one age bracket to another. We’ve worked to develop a better database of these riders going forward. We have also worked with US Equestrian to have access to its show records. It’s important to have the American results to look at, and it allows us to track the athletes better.

We still struggle to get the data that we need. For example, for riders competing at the FEI levels, you can look every Monday morning and see their results from all over the world. For riders at the youth levels who are competing in 1.20m and children, junior, and amateur divisions at national shows, it’s harder to get that data.

How do you communicate with the Youth riders? Are there forms of regular communication? We invite the riders and their coaches to send video of their competition rounds. This is another way we are trying to get better at tracking within our committee. But the world we live in is a little strange at this time; I want to have videos sent but in this era of Safe Sport, which we take very seriously, we ask that video footage is funneled through the professionals.

We have just spent a week at Thunderbird where they offered numerous Youth divisions. One of our Youth riders, Sarah Tindale, traveled out west with Beth. It was great to see her at a show in the west, to be able to watch her compete, and to catch up with her and her mother in real life.

Once you start recognizing the names of the people who have signed up, it’s easier. When they haven’t signed up and aren’t in the system, it’s very difficult to have them on our radar. It’s frustrating when we know of a Youth rider who is doing well, or someone tells us about a certain rider, and we look and see that they haven’t signed up for the program.

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2020 THE WARM-UP RING 2 There have been several Youth Nations’ Cup competitions introduced over the past few years – the Under 25 team event at the Winter Equestrian Festival and the Youth Nations’ Cups at Deeridge, both in Wellington, FL, and at Thunderbird in Langley, BC. How do you select athletes for those teams?

For the events in Florida, we like to use kids from the east and we go to Thunderbird with west coast kids. This gives everyone an opportunity to get the experience of competing on a team. At Deeridge, team competition was offered at the Children, Junior and Young Rider levels whereas Thunderbird is only Children and Junior team events. After those two events, you hopefully have a good read on the riders across the country and can take that information and come up with the teams for the NAYC.

Is the process for selecting athletes for youth competitions in Florida and Thunderbird any different than when you’re selecting the teams for the North American Youth Championships? There is much more conversation and reaching out to the people you chit-chat with for the NAYC. By that time, there are more results on the ground in Canada to talk about. Florida and Thunderbird are earlier in the year and it’s harder to get a true read on a rider who may be moving up divisions, for example. Florida may be their first competition moving from the Junior to the Young Rider level; the kids may be keen but they are not ready yet or they might have a new horse with no mileage yet. As the season progresses, it gets easier. By the summer, when it comes time to pick the NAYC teams, you have a pretty good read on your horses.

To make our selections, all of the names submitted for consideration are forwarded out to the committee and then we get together on a phone call. As a committee, we also have to differentiate between the shows. For example, what one kid is jumping in the Youth divisions in Wellington may be very different than what another kid is jumping in Ocala. We have a knowledgeable group of committee members that are able to sit and discuss realistically how everyone is doing.

A lot of it becomes quite apparent. With the exception of one or two spots, it is easy to agree. And it will get even easier if we can start accessing US Equestrian and EC results. Of course, you always want feedback from the coaches as well – you want Erynn Ballard’s opinion, you want Beth’s opinion if they coach riders who are in contention. Just because a rider has turned one year older it doesn’t automatically mean both they and their horse are ready to move up to the next level.

The window of opportunity for these kids can be one or two years per age group. They progress so quickly from one age group to the next. And NAYC has also introduced a new age category, Pre-Junior, for riders aged 14 to 16 that are jumping 1.30m. That makes it even more challenging to ensure we are looking at the appropriate riders for each of the four categories – Children, Pre-Junior, Junior, and Young Rider. Theoretically, Canada will field four teams at the next NAYC.

Do you think the pathway from the Youth divisions up to the senior team is clear for the athletes? What can be done to improve? It’s a tough world that we live in. In Canada, we don’t have a lot of access. In Europe, you’ll meet someone who is 21 or 22 working for Stal Hendrix. Two years later, they are on a Nations’ Cup team in Poland and, two years after that, they’re on a senior Dutch team. The Europeans are able to access “b” level competitions a lot more than we are.

In Canada there are only two Nations’ Cups per year, one at Thunderbird and one at Spruce Meadows. They are both five-star events. You don’t want to throw too many new riders into the ‘Masters’ for their first Nations’ Cup experience. From the outside, it might look like the same people are riding on our senior Nations’ Cup teams again and again but there really isn’t a sub-series to get people more experience before they step into five-star competition.

As I said, there are lower level Nations’ Cup competitions in Europe, but we don’t have the money to send teams to Europe to compete in the two and three-star competitions. You would love to send riders like Sam Walker and Kara Chad – that younger group – to those competitions to keep gaining experience but we don’t have those opportunities very often. Instead, we keep reaching back to the Eric’s and the Mario’s. If someone gave us funding for the next five years, we would love to send teams to Europe for the experience.

There is a pathway that maybe doesn’t seem important to all the riders and professionals out there but getting your feet wet in this type of Youth competition provides a real stepping stone. For example, Sam Walker was a great person to have at NAYC last year. He was happy to help, set jumps, watch time limits for the first few riders. He was a team player, and I’m happy to pass that information forward to Mark (Laskin, Canadian Show Jumping Team chef d’equipe).

Another thing is that we have a lot of great trainers, but they haven’t all had experience coaching riders at FEI competitions. For example, at NAYC last year, we had a situation where a trainer went to get on their student’s horse; they didn’t realize that’s not allowed at an FEI competition. A show like Thunderbird is good training across the board for both riders and their coaches.

Having watched the recent competition at Thunderbird, what were your impressions? The Under 25 division was good jumping. The way this summer has gone, everyone has been jumping in the $10,000 grand prix offered at their local show. It was nice that the Under 25 riders got to compete against themselves. There were 22 that started; the jumping was good, it was fun to participate in and fun to watch. In the top placings, we were seeing kids that are 17, 18, 19, that will be part of the Young Riders group for NAYC for a few years to come.

What impact do you think COVID-19 has had on the development of our Youth riders? It’s been horrible for the kids that have lost their last year of equitation finals or their last year to compete in the Children and Junior

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2020 THE WARM-UP RING 3 divisions. I tell them that if they are still able to go to some horse shows that they’re still privileged. I made a proposal to EC that we allow them to have the extra year, but it doesn’t work in the grand scheme of things. You feel bad for the ones that have worked hard and the parents that have invested so much. But no one is in this sport for a one-off event and we’re all very lucky that we are doing what we’re doing.

The jumping at Thunderbird, between the senior and the Under 25 divisions, was really good. Maybe more training was done at home, maybe the horses were more rested. There’s been a benefit to it. It sucks but look at the level of riding. People have obviously spent more time doing their homework as opposed to just going to horse shows.

What do you like most about the position of Youth Development Advisor? I enjoy the actual sport with the kids. I don’t necessarily look at it as giving back to the sport, but we all want to see the sport continue to grow and get better. I don’t care who you are; you should offer up some time if you can.

I like dealing with the kids. A few years ago, Mark had me go to a Nations’ Cup in Europe for him to act as chef d’equipe. Ben Asselin and Kara Chad were on that team. I’ve known them since they were kids and they’ve gone on to do good things. Lisa (Carlsen) and Erynn (Ballard) both won individual gold medals at North American Young Riders’ Championships. Our riders have to come from somewhere.

I enjoy the horses. At the NAYC last year, we had a nice group of people. We got there and we were short a few professionals and told everyone that they would have to pitch in and help out. We had a great group of parents and the other trainers were happy to help and set jumps. Our Young Rider team won gold. Winning always makes you feel better!

What is the hardest part of your job? It’s an expensive sport. It’s hard to say, “Your kid is not ready for this level, it’s not consistent enough.” Then it turns personal. It’s really difficult for a trainer when their client has invested in a nice horse and they’re trying to achieve a goal and they have to tell the student that they’re not ready. You feel like sometimes the professionals throw you under the bus and blame you as the selector instead of sitting the kid and the parents down and explaining that they’re just not ready yet.

There is a continual process of helping to educate without offending anyone. Some of these horses never show FEI. You are taking the professionals’ word that the horse is sound and will pass the FEI jog, and that the kid is prepared and knows the rules. There is no bigger disappointment than getting all the way there and someone’s horse fails the jog. We’ve done clinics and seminars to help inform. Last year at Thunderbird, we did a clinic with the Chief Steward to talk about FEI rules and had the FEI Veterinarian talk about medications.

The other tough part is that you’re always questioning if you were right in what you picked. Sometimes one age group thinks you did a great job and another one doesn’t! Winning is great but you want it to go well for everyone.

Is there anything else about the role that you would like to share? I enjoy it and I really like the people. We try to keep communication as open as possible. It’s been a weird year, and we would love to see EC providing leadership in coming back to sport. Hopefully, next year will be very different than 2020!

CANADIAN SHOW JUMPING TEAM MEDIA GUIDE NOW ON-LINE!

This year’s Canadian Show Jumping Team Media Guide is now available, featuring profiles of all members of the National Jumping Team Program. The reigning Canadian Show Jumping Champions, Beth Underhill and Count Me In, grace the cover while a detailed results listing provides the Canadian Show Jumping Team performances at all major games dating back to the 1967 Pan American Games. Check it out here!

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2020 THE WARM-UP RING 4 A LOOK BACK AT THE JUMP CANADA HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2008

With every change comes new opportunity, and fewer competitions to report on has allowed us to take time to reflect on the history of our sport. We’ve heard how much our readers are enjoying the profiles of past Jump Canada Hall of Fame inductees. Thanks for taking a trip down memory lane with us!

Having profiled our 2006 and 2007 inductees, in this issue we feature the second half of the class of 2008. With seven members in the Class of 2008, we profiled Ron and Marg Southern; Blue By You; Minnie Mouse; and Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada in our last issue. Here we take a look at the other three deserving inductees.

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Coach/Trainer – Tom Gayford Before becoming coach of the Canadian Show Jumping Team, Tom Gayford was an accomplished competitor himself. He had the distinction of being part of the first father- son combination to compete internationally on the same team with his father, Major Gordon Gayford. Tom’s incredibly successful career saw him competing at the 1952 and 1960 Olympic Games as a member of the Canadian Eventing Team. Incredibly versatile, he was then a member of the show jumping team that won Canada’s historic gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in . Tom was also a member of Canada’s gold medal team at the 1970 World Show Jumping Championships in La Baule, France.

After retiring from international competition in 1972, Tom became the coach of the Canadian Show Jumping Team and, from 1978 to 1996, also acted as its chef d’equipe. Great success came under his stewardship including a team silver medal at the followed by team gold at the 1980 Alternate Olympics in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Countless Nations’ Cup victories were celebrated on Tom’s watch, including three consecutive titles at the 1977, 1978 and 1979 Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, ON. Tom was also there for several of Canada’s major individual victories including the 1984 World Cup Final win by Mario Deslauriers and Gail Greenough’s feat of becoming the first woman – and first North American – to claim the World Championship title in 1986 in Aachen, Germany.

Involved in many aspects of horse sport including hunting, polo, and thoroughbred training, Tommy had an eye for talent, both equine and human. He recognized something special in a young Eric Lamaze and gave him the ride on his first grand prix mount, Big Jump Canada Hall of Fame Deal. It was a big deal indeed, as Lamaze would go on to claim an Olympic gold medal, just like Tom. Tom also took special pride in sharing his coaching abilities with his five daughters, all of whom rode competitively.

Fondly called ‘Coach’ by his peers, Tom has been a force in Canadian show jumping for seven decades. His wisdom, energy, and voice have been a constant presence on the Canadian and international scene.

Jumper Horse – Monopoly ClixPhoto.com The great show jumping horse Monopoly was bred by Mr. J.A. Cottle and born in New Zealand in 1979. A registered Hanoverian, Monopoly’s sire was Witzbold while his thoroughbred dam was Suzy by Abridge Member.

Canadian Olympian Jay Hayes found Monopoly and he was imported to Canada by the Ierullo family for their daughter, Skye. In 1989, Monopoly was sent to Terrance “Torchy” Millar for training and his student, Beth Underhill, became Monopoly’s rider the following season. The success of the new partnership was immediately apparent. The pair made their Canadian Equestrian Team debut in 1990 when they were members of Canada’s winning Nations’ Cup team at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, a feat they would repeat in 1991 and 1992.

At the in , Cuba, Beth and Monopoly claimed team and individual silver medals. The following year, they were part of the Canadian effort at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games and again represented Canada at the 1994 World Equestrian Games in The Hague, the Netherlands. In 1993, Beth became

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2020 THE WARM-UP RING 5 the first woman to win the Canadian World Cup League, and, in 1994 and 1996, the pair won the coveted Canadian Show Jumping Championship title at Spruce Meadows.

With countless grand prix victories to their credit, Beth and Monopoly won more than $1 million in the show ring together. The partnership’s last major victory came in 1999 in the $100,000 Ocala Grand Prix in Florida. Monopoly was officially retired from competition in 2001 and lived out his day’s at Beth’s farm in Schomberg, ON. Having enjoyed incredible success throughout his career, Monopoly secured a special place in Beth’s heart and was adored by legions of show jumping fans.

Rider – Shirley (Thomas) Prosser

Shirley Thomas, the first woman to ride on an international Canadian Team, captured the Jump Canada Hall of Fame hearts of her generation as the ‘Teenage Jumping Ace,’ a nicknamed coined by English Sporting Life. She is remembered for her groundbreaking accomplishments as a female equestrian athlete.

Shirley’s riding career began with ponies and hunters before she graduated to her first jumper, Pale Face, at the age of 12. At the young age of 17, Shirley and her mother, Laura, traveled from their hometown of Aylmer, Quebec, to compete in Toronto at the selection trials which determined the Canadian Team for the 1953 indoor fall circuit. Winning three of the six trials held at the Canadian National Exhibition horse show aboard her dun mare, Princess Midas, she secured her spot on the Canadian Team for the prestigious North American fall circuit. At the same horse show, Shirley showed her versatility by also winning many ribbons in the hunter ring, including the Corinthian Hunter Stake with Revlon’s Paint the Town Pink.

Having rightly earned her place on the Canadian Team, Shirley joined Bud Baker, Jim Elder. and Bob Ballard in Harrisburg, New York, and Toronto with her jumpers Princess Midas and White Sable. Purchased from Vernon Cardy, White Sable had been competing as a green hunter. Shirley and her renowned trainer, James Pogue, handily retrained the handsome grey for his international show jumping debut. As the rookie team member, Shirley excelled. At Madison Square Garden in New York City, she won the International Goodwill Challenge Trophy. Not only did Shirley beat British superstar Pat Smythe, she also became the youngest rider to ever win an international event at the National Horse Show. Returning to Toronto for the Royal Horse Show, Shirley provided the only clear round in the Nations’ Cup and, by week’s end, was named the leading international rider.

Shirley also qualified to represent Canada on its 1954 European tour. The team of L.J. McGuiness, Walter Pady, Jim Elder, and Shirley headed to Europe with a six-city itinerary. After a bad fall during the first week in London, Shirley enjoyed great success in Dublin. She won the Government of Ireland Trophy with the only clean round from a field of 65 starters. Later in Rotterdam, Shirley won the European Ladies Championship after defeating her rival from the year prior, Pat Smythe. She became the darling of the European media with her consistent placings against their local heroes.

Sadly, Shirley’s international show jumping career was cut short due to the injury sustained in London. She continued to be involved in the sport as a hunter rider, owner, and breeder. A role model to female riders, Shirley captured the imagination of all Canadians with her winning spirit and fierce tenacity.

EQUESTRIAN CANADA RESUMES REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS

Equestrian Canada (EC) has resumed normal business hours after enacting proactive measures in June due to an anticipated loss of gross revenue of approximately 50% for the 2020/2021 fiscal year. Actions included a reduction of the work week to four days and freezes on expenses such as travel, salary increases, and new hires.

With assistance from government relief programs such as the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and Sport Support Program, along with the resumption of some EC sanctioned competitions on July 1, 2020, EC has partially reduced of the anticipated loss of gross revenue, allowing for the gradual rebuilding of staff capacity for the remainder of 2020.

A full five-day (37.5 hour) work week from Monday to Friday has now resumed for all staff members. Staff continue to work remotely.

In addition, the hiring freeze has been lifted for critical vacant positions. Job openings will be posted at www.equestrian.ca/about/ about as they become available.

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2020 THE WARM-UP RING 6 BOBBIE REBER AWARDED DANIEL P. LENEHAN PERPETUAL TROPHY

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Renowned Canadian official Bobbie Reber of Schomberg, ON, was honoured as this year’s recipient of the Daniel P. Lenehan Perpetual Trophy. Donated by Geoff Teall in memory of Daniel P. Lenehan, the trophy is presented annually by the World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Committee to an individual who exemplifies dedication and a lifetime commitment to judging show hunters.

The presentation, which was met by a standing ovation from her fellow officials, took place on Friday, October 2, at the Capital Challenge Horse Show in Wilmington, OH. Mary Babick, president of the Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) (pictured left) and USHJA WCHR Task Force Chair Carl Weeden (pictured right) made the presentation to Reber.

CANADIAN SHOW JUMPING TEAM HEADING TO SPAIN

For the first time, Canada will be represented in the Nations’ Cup held during CSIO3* Vejer de la Frontera, ESP, from November 26 to 29, 2020. Kara Chad, Vanessa Mannix, Kyle Timm, and Tim Wilks will form the Canadian Show Jumping Team while Liz Bates and Rebecca McGoldrick will compete as individuals. All six athletes are European-based, mitigating the risk of travel.

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SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2020 THE WARM-UP RING 7 SUCCESS STORIES

KIM FARLINGER Electing to stay in Wellington, FL, after the COVID-19 pandemic hit has paid off for Canada’s Kim Farlinger. The Owen Sound, ON, native scored two victories during back- to-back competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. On Thursday, August 23, Farlinger topped the $5,000 1.35m Vita Flex-Lactanase Open Stake riding Sher-Al Farm’s Stanley Stone (pictured) with a 35.99-second jump-off time that was almost two seconds faster than runner-up Ronan McGuigan of Ireland who rode Ella Sandra G to a jump-off time of 37.85 seconds. The following week, Farlinger and a new mount, Conreu, an 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding, claimed victory in the $20,000 Palm Beach Equine Clinic Grand Prix on Sunday, August 30. The pair was double clear in the jump-off in a time of 41.77 seconds to edge out American competitor Rebecca Conway riding Stakkatisa, who stopped the clock in 42.86 seconds. Also owned by Alan and Sherry Chesler’s Sher-Al Farm, the win marked the first victory of Farlinger and Conreu’s partnership. PBIEC

Ben Radvanyi QUINCY HAYES Photography A total of 25 entries contested the $20,000 Canadian Hunter Derby Final, presented by Pommies, on Friday, September 11, during Angelstone The National tournament in Erin, ON. Following stiff competition, Quincy Hayes of Aurora, ON, emerged victorious riding Paisley Park, an eight-year-old gelding owned by Danielle Trudell-Baran. Taylor Brooks of Russell, ON, finished runner-up riding her own Vegastar Derrick while Kristjan Good of Campbellville, ON, rounded out the top three aboard Leanna Lazzari’s Ufo de Nisi.

CASSANDRA KAHLE Cassandra Kahle of Langley, BC, made the most of her trip to the 2020 Capital Challenge Horse Show held from September 25 to October 4 in Wilmington, OH, taking home two division championship titles and the Connaway & Associates Equine Insurance Services High Point American-Bred Horse Award. Kahle’s first championship of the show, held this year at the World Equestrian Center, came aboard Cascatero, owned by Redfield Farm. Kahle and the six-year-old warmblood gelding claimed two wins over fences before taking the championship title in the Green Hunter 3’ Colts and Geldings division. The duo also went on to finish second in the competitive $25,000 North American Green Hunter 3’ and 3’3” Championships. In the High Performance Hunter division, Kahle took the championship title aboard Monday Balous (pictured), an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Don Stewart and Redfield Farm. At the 2019 Capital Challenge Horse Show, Kahle and Monday Balous had topped the $30,000 World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Professional Challenge and returned this year to win two High Performance Hunter wins over fences and the division’s under saddle class. With an over-fences score of 88.5, Monday Balous, bred by Karin Morgenstern Jimenez and Carlos Jimenez, DVM, of Coatesville, PA, was also named the High Point American-Bred Horse for the second year in a row.

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SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2020 THE WARM-UP RING 8 Orange Horse Studio KELLEY ROBINSON Kelley Robinson of Russell, ON, won the $30,000 Assante Wealth Management Grand Prix on October 3, 2020, to close out seven weeks of show jumping competition held at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON. A total of 29 competitors tackled the richest grand prix event staged in eastern Ontario this season with eight horse-and-rider combinations jumping clear to advance to the jump-off. Robinson took over the lead by stopping the clock in 34.23 seconds with Blue’s Yer Daddy, her 13-year-old Canadian-bred gelding (Mr. Blue x Lys de Darmen). Canadian Olympian Amy Millar of Perth, ON, claimed second and third with times of 34.62 seconds riding Truman and 34.98 seconds riding Ericson.

Robinson attended all seven weeks of the Assante Summer Series offered by Wesley Clover Parks, also winning week two’s featured event, the $10,000 1.30m Terlin Construction Grand Prix, riding Lise. Robinson bred Blue’s Yer Daddy and Lise herself and both have the same dam, Robinson’s former top horse Esprit de Lys.

JENNA LEE GOTTSCHLICH Jenna Lee Gottschlich of Edmonton, AB, topped the $5,000 1.40m Trademark Stables Under 25 held during the CSI2* Harvest Welcome at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC. As the only FEI-sanctioned competition offered for Under 25 riders in Canada this season, the class attracted a large starting field with five qualifying for the jump-off over course designer Joey Rycroft’s track. Her winning time of 36.04 seconds riding Evita P, her 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, gave Gottschlich the victory over Kassidy Keith of Surrey, BC, who placed second in 37.95 seconds riding Havana and Sara Tindale of Campbellville, ON, who produced the only other double clear in 38.92 seconds riding Candar Mail.

In August, Gottschlich won the $5,000 1.40m Under 25 class during the Fort Classic tournament at Thunderbird Show Park riding Aladin des Brimbelles.

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Totem Photographics CARLY STEVENS Carly Stevens of Foothills, AB, closed out CSI Under 25 competition at the CSI2* Harvest Welcome at Thunderbird by winning the $10,000 Trademark Stables Under 25 Final. As the first rider to return for the jump-off, Stevens set a standard that could not be beat, stopping the clock in 38.42 seconds riding VIP des Majuros, an 11-year-old Anglo-Arab gelding owned by her parents, Grant and Susan Stevens. Emily Ward of Great Britain and Evita DKG posted the only other double-clear effort of the day to finish runner-up. With four faults in the jump-off, Kassidy Keith placed third riding Havana.

Following a consistent week of results, Stevens, 17, was named the overall Under 25 Series Champion.

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2020 THE WARM-UP RING 9 Totem Photographics BRIAN MORTON Langley, BC, native Brian Morton scored a popular hometown win in the $73,000 ATCO Cup Grand Prix held on Sunday, October 18, to close out the CSI2* Harvest Welcome at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC. A total of 10 horse-rider combinations qualified for the jump-off over the track set by Canadian course designer Peter Holmes in the only Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) sanctioned competition held in Canada this year. As the first to go over the shortened jump-off track, Morton posted a time of 40.66 seconds that could not be caught. Rachel Cornacchia of Foothills, AB, delivered the only other clear round in a time of 40.99 seconds to finish runner-up with Valkyrie de Talma, owned by her Eventyre Farms Ltd. Two-time Canadian Olympian Tiffany Foster of North Vancouver, BC, had the time, 40.29 seconds, but a rail down with Brighton, owned by Artisan Farms, placed her third in the final results. Morton’s winning mount was Cadillac, a 10-year-old grey Hanoverian gelding (Corlensky G x El Bundy) owned by Spruce Meadows Ltd.

In September, Morton and Cadillac won the $25,000 RAM Equestrian Grand Prix held during the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament in Caledon, ON. Morton, 34, relocated to Calgary, AB, earlier this year to ride professionally for Spruce Meadows.

Sportfot MARIO DESLAURIERS Bromont, QC, native Mario Deslauriers won the $73,000 Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake held Thursday, October 22, at CSI4* Tryon, NC. A total of 89 entries attempted the track set by American course designer Anthony D’Ambrosio with 12 advancing to the jump-off. Deslauriers double-clear effort in a time of 36.35 seconds gave him the win over Israeli Olympian Daniel Bluman who was almost a full second slower in 37.31 seconds riding Gemma W. Deslauriers’ winning partner was Amsterdam 27, a 10-year- old Holsteiner gelding (Catoki x Acord II) owned by Deslauriers, Luja LLC, and Wishing Well Farm LLC.

OLYMPIC CRITERIA AVAILABLE

The revised Canadian show jumping qualifying criteria for the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is now available. For a copy, please email Karen Hendry-Ouellette at [email protected].

Due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, the Olympic Games have been rescheduled from their original dates and will now be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021, while the Paralympic Games are scheduled for August 24 to September 5, 2021.

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2020 THE WARM-UP RING 10 LONGINES WORLD RIDER RANKINGS TOP 20 CANADIAN RIDERS as of September 30, 2020

23. Eric Lamaze 2290 392. Jim Ifko 628 73. Mario Deslauriers 1680 403. Nicole Walker 610 89. Tiffany Foster 1563 413. Jill Henselwood 595 97. Erynn Ballard 1538 474. Jonathon Millar 515 210. Amy Millar 1037 515. Rachel Cornacchia 470 234. Vanessa Mannix 970 558. Hyde Moffatt 428 282. Sam Walker 842 586. Kyle Timm 390 287. Ali Ramsay 830 600. Lisa Carlsen 380 330. Beth Underhill 745 642. Susan Horn 350 364. Kara Chad 668 659. Keean White 340

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

EDITORIAL BOARD Karen Hendry-Ouellette (ex-officio), Pamela Law, Karen Sparks, John Taylor, Jennifer Ward (Editor), and Nancy Wetmore

CONTRIBUTORS Karen Sparks, Jennifer Ward

EC STAFF CONTRIBUTORS Karen Hendry-Ouellette

PHOTOGRAPHERS Arnd Bronkhorst Photography, Dwayne Brown Studio, ClixPhoto.com, Jump Canada Hall of Fame, Jump Media, Shawn McMillen Photography, Orange Horse Studio, PBIEC, Ben Radvanyi Photography, Sportfot, Starting Gate Communications, Totem Photographics

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PUBLISHER Equestrian Canada

TRANSLATION Pas de deux Communications

CONTACT US [email protected]

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