THE WARM-UP RING The Official News of the Jumping Committee March 2020, Volume 16, Issue 3 LETTER FROM THE CHAIR IN THIS ISSUE staying home, and most of us have no idea whether or not we have the virus due to a lack of widespread testing. Stay Up to Date on COVID-19 Our equine industry is drastically affected Michelle C. Dunn by this situation. Boarding and lesson barns are being asked to close their doors CSIO4* FEI Nations’ Cup to all but the bare minimum of staff. Many Photo Gallery people are either working from home or not working at all. The stock markets are in dire straits, putting even more of our Canadian Show Jumping Team Ties citizens in financial jeopardy. While the for Fourth in $150,000 Nations’ Cup news is not uplifting, perhaps we can take a few moments to ponder the good things in our lives. Jump Canada Hall of Fame Celebrates New Inductees Many of us are in self-imposed isolation in our homes with our families. Take this time How times can change from one month to enjoy each other and your animals. I’m 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to the next, one week to the next, or even taking the time to get a host of chores done Postponed one day to the next. The last time I wrote that I've been putting off for ages. Take this letter, the winter circuits were well time to read about our sport, learn more underway with many Canadians showing about horses in general, and even watch 2020 Longines FEI Jumping World on circuits in California and Florida and past horse shows on your computer. Cup™ Final Cancelled many spots in between. Fast forward to For now, all we can do is follow our today, and all circuits have shut down, government’s suggestions and try to stay some many weeks early, and most horses safe and healthy. I know you join me in Rules Corner are back safely in Canada. hoping this crisis eases sooner rather than The COVID-19 Coronavirus has hit the later, and we can get back to enjoying our horses, competing at horse shows, and Success Stories world, including North America, with a vengeance, leading to the shutdown of relishing the rhythms of daily life. sports activities everywhere. Although Stay safe. Stay healthy. Longines World Rider Rankings horses cannot contract or spread the virus, their support staff most certainly can, and countries are calling on all citizens to Acknowledgments perform self-imposed quarantine. The numbers of those with the illness continues to grow at an alarming rate, often Pamela Law doubling in days. We don’t know if we are Chair, completely protected from illness by simply Jumping Committee STAY UP TO DATE ON COVID-19 Equestrian Canada (EC) is constantly monitoring updates regarding the COVID-19 global pandemic and the corresponding impact on Canadian equestrian sport and the horse industry. For all the latest information and resources, including updates on the EC office closure, cancellation of EC-sanctioned events, and recommendations for equestrian facility owners, click here. MARCH 2020 THE WARM-UP RING 1 CSIO4* FEI NATIONS’ CUP PHOTO GALLERY Winter Equestrian Festival - Wellington, FL | All Photo Credits – © Starting Gate Communications Nations’ Cup teammates Beth Underhill and Vanessa Mannix. Sam Walker riding Kel’star du Vingt Ponts was one of two Canadian individuals in the CSIO4* division. Canadian fans cheering on Eric Lamaze and Idalville d’Esprit. Kelly Soleau-Millar and Jonathon Millar. EC Manager of Jumping Karen Hendry-Ouellette hard at work with chef d’equipe Mark Laskin. Fitting on Nations’ Cup night, David Ballard Erynn Ballard, pictured on Catoki’s Son Z, shows off his jacket from the 1996 Atlanta represented Canada as an individual during Olympics. CSIO4* week. Two-time Canadian Olympian Tiffany Foster (center, black jacket) with members of the 2020 Jill Irving Mentorship program. David Ballard, Ian Millar, Amy Millar, Gail Vanessa Mannix with Canadian chef d’equipe Greenough, and Hyde Moffatt ready to cheer on Fran McAvity and Karen Hendry-Ouellette. Mark Laskin. Team Canada. MARCH 2020 THE WARM-UP RING 2 Starting Gate Communications The Canadian Show Jumping Team. Left to right: Beth Underhill, Vanessa Mannix, chef d’equipe Mark Laskin, Eric Lamaze, and Jonathon Millar. CANADIAN SHOW JUMPING TEAM TIES FOR FOURTH IN $150,000 NATIONS’ CUP Highlighted by a strong performance from 2008 Canadian Olympic Starting Gate Communications champion Eric Lamaze, the Canadian Show Jumping Team tied for fourth place in the $150,000 CSIO4* Nations’ Cup held Saturday night, February 29, at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. Eric Lamaze of Wellington, FL; Vanessa Mannix of Calgary, AB; Jonathon Millar of Perth, ON; and Beth Underhill of Schomberg, ON, represented Canada in the only Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) sanctioned senior team event held during the 12-week WEF. A total of nine teams competed for top honours over a track set by American course designer, Ken Krome. Underhill, 57, and her mount, Count Me In, got Canada off to a strong start by leaving all the rails in place. However, the reigning Canadian Show Jumping Champions incurred four faults when they failed to clear the entire width of the open water jump. Riding for the first time in the WEF Nations’ Cup, Mannix, 30, had Beth Underhill of Schomberg, ON, riding Count Me In, owned by Sandy rails down at the liverpool obstacle at fence five as well as ‘b’ of the Lupton. MARCH 2020 THE WARM-UP RING 3 triple combination set as fence 11 riding Catinka 25, her 11-year- Starting Gate Communications old Oldenburg mare (Catoki x Luxano). The pair also exceeded the tight time allowed of 70 seconds to pick up a time fault for a total of nine faults. When the best three scores of Canada’s four- man team were counted, Mannix’s score would be dropped from the team total. Millar, 45, also had two rails down late on course at the ‘a’ and ‘b’ elements of the triple combination for eight faults riding Daveau, a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Zento x Glennridge) owned by his family’s Millar Brooke Farm of Perth, ON. Lamaze, 51, kept Canada in the thick of things with the recently acquired Idalville d’Esprit, a 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding (Carabas v/d Wateringhoeve x Nabab de Reve) owned by Chris Stinett and Lamaze’s own Torrey Pines Stable Inc. The pair left all the rails in place but were caught by the clock for a single time fault in the opening round. Vanessa Mannix of Calgary, AB, riding Catinka 25. Counting a total of 13 faults, Canada was tied for third place with Brazil at the end of the first round. The United States had Starting Gate Communications a flawless scorecard with zero faults while Ireland sat in second position with five faults. Coming back for the second round, Underhill was working on a clear round when Count Me In, a 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Count Grannus x Sherlock Holmes) owned by Sandy Lupton, took exception to the triple combination, resulting in an unplanned dismount and immediate elimination. That meant the scores of the next three Canadians would all count towards the team total. Mannix brought home a score of four faults the second time out with Catinka 25 while Millar again incurred eight faults with Daveau, this time dropping rails at the double combination at fence three and again at the ‘b’ element of the triple combination at fence 11. Lamaze then delivered a clear round in fine fashion, much to the Jonathon Millar of Perth, ON, riding Daveau for Millar Brooke Farm. delight of the Canadian cheering section that had bravely endured the unseasonably cold Florida weather. That gave Canada a total Starting Gate Communications of 12 faults in the second round, and an overall score of 25 faults to tie for fourth place with Israel. “Show jumping is an unpredictable sport and, unfortunately, tonight we had a couple of unexpected things happen,” said Canadian Show Jumping Team chef d’equipe Mark Laskin of Langley, BC. “To win a Nations’ Cup, everything has to go right and when it doesn’t, that’s the difference between first and fourth.” The United States easily retained its place at the top of the leaderboard, aided by 18-year-old Brian Moggre riding MTM Vivre le Reve who posted the evening’s only double-clear performance. Counting only four faults, the home side claimed victory over Ireland who finished the two-round competition with a total of 13 faults. Australia took third place with 22 faults while Canada and Israel tied for fourth place with 25 faults. Brazil rounded out the top six with 26 faults. Only the top six teams advanced following Eric Lamaze of Wellington, FL, riding Idalville d’Esprit for owner Chris the opening round with Colombia, Mexico, and Chile failing to Stinett and Torrey Pines Stable. qualify. MARCH 2020 THE WARM-UP RING 4 Shawn Hamilton / www.clixphoto.ca From left to right: Chef d'equipe Terrance Millar, Mac Cone, Jill Henselwood, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar claimed the team silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. JUMP CANADA HALL OF FAME CELEBRATES NEW INDUCTEES On November 3, 2019, three new inductees were welcomed into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame. Since its inception in 2006, a total of 60 champions have been honoured for their contributions to Canadian hunter/jumper sport, including 21 horses and ponies, 31 humans, six organizations, and six teams.