THE WARM-UP RING The Official News of the Jumping Committee June 2018, Volume 14, Issue 6 LETTER FROM THE CHAIR IN THIS ISSUE Derbies can also be offered at two different heights such as in a combined Children’s/ Adult/Junior/Amateur-Owner Derby where each group jump at their respective heights Canada Second in $400,000 Longines Michelle C. Dunn but are scored together. (See this month’s FEI Nations’ Cup on Home Soil Rules Review for further details.) The scoring of Derbies adds to the challenge Rules Corner and the fun with high options being scored at two points each with up to 10 options offered Show Jumping Coverage on CBC Sports and the handy options adding another 10 points that can be won. These are added to Young Guns! Profiling Anya Bereznicki the rider’s original score and result in up to 30 bonus points being awarded in total. You Nominations Now Open for 2018 can see where the fun comes in! Our show season is well underway, and Jumping Bursary Program To add to the mix, the prize money to be won summer is finally here. I hope you are in Derbies is growing each year with totals enjoying showing outdoors in our beautiful at the Royal West in Calgary, which acts as Canadians Contest Children’s and Junior Canadian summer weather. Nations’ Cups at Thunderbird Show Park the Regional Finals, up to $35,000 and prize One of Jump’s newer partnerships is with money for the Finals at the Royal Agricultural the Canadian Hunter Derby Series. We have Winter Fair in Toronto ranging up to $50,000. Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 Victorious supported this program in order to broaden Our Jump program offers travel money in $385,000 CSI5* ‘Continental’ the scope of participation across the country to be won, which helps send our Eastern Grand Prix and to get more competitors participating in Derby winners out to compete in Calgary at and enjoying the fun of the Derby classes. the East-West Final. It also subsidizes the Sympatico Inducted into Hall of Fame The Hunter Derbies have become extremely Western horses that travel east to compete popular at all our shows, ranging in scope at the Derby Final in Toronto. Current Jump Canada and from Pony Derbies up to the high-octane The prize money totals have encouraged CET Medal Standings qualifiers for the Canadian Hunter Derby owners to invest in horses solely to compete Series Final which takes place at the Royal in the Derbies, which has led to a new Success Stories Agricultural Winter Fair in November. lease on competition life for some of our All the riders enjoy the creativity of jumping older, great-jumping horses whose days of 2018 Canadian Hunter Derby Series the high options where suitable and competing in multiple over-fences classes finding the handy route to show off their may be over. They can come to a show for only a day or two, compete in one class, and Clinics, Clinics, Clinics! riding abilities and their horse’s talent. It’s wonderful to see how the Derbies have go home in glory (and with money in their showcased our beautiful hunters and that owners’ pockets). It’s a win-win situation all Longines World Rider Rankings more spectators are enjoying watching these around. talented horses jump big jumps. If you have the chance, find a Derby in your Acknowledgments Although the Pre-Green horses must refrain area, and settle in for an exciting ride! from jumping any courses or high options Respectfully yours, that could jeopardize their Pre-Green status, the Green hunters are free to show off over the higher heights and options. Due to this restriction in the Pre-Green, a number of competition organizing committees have Pamela Law offered Derbies to suit the Pre-Green horses Chair, Jumping Committee so they have an opportunity to shine as well.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 1 Cara Grimshaw

Tiffany Foster of North Vancouver, BC, was double clear for Canada riding Victor, owned by Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Stable. CANADA SECOND IN $400,000 LONGINES FEI NATIONS’ CUP ON HOME SOIL

Mario Deslauriers of New York, NY, Tiffany Foster of North Vancouver, BC, Jonathon Millar of Perth, ON, and Keean White of Rockwood, ON, formed the Canadian Show Jumping Team that finished runner-up in the $400,000 Longines FEI Nations’ Cup held Sunday, June 3, at CSIO5* Langley, BC.

Ireland claimed victory for the second year in a row with a total of 12 faults while Canada finished second with 18 faults. Mexico, which had claimed the inaugural Nations’ Cup at Langley in 2016, finished third with 25 faults to stay ahead of the United States with an uncharacteristic total of 34 faults, despite the last-minute substitution of number two rider in the world, Kent Farrington aboard Uceko. Without the luxury of a drop score, the three-man team from Brazil racked up 40 faults for a fifth-place finish.

As Canada’s lead-off rider, Foster, 33, had the support of the home crowd behind her as she guided Victor, a 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Elmshorn x Grandeur) owned by Torrey Pines Stable and Artisan Farms LLC, to a clear round.

“I’ve gone first a lot and with Victor; I know him so well that I can walk the course and know my plan, and he’s always fast,” said Foster of being the pathfinder for Canada. “I didn’t want to sit around waiting, I just wanted to go out there and do it!”

Foster’s clear would prove crucial to a strong team result after White was eliminated for two refusals at fence six, an oxer with an unusual turf-trimmed water tray underneath. That meant his would be the drop score, putting pressure on Millar and Deslauriers to deliver.

Millar, 43, left two rails on the floor riding Daveau, a 10-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Zento x Glennridge) owned by Millar Brooke Farm. In only his second Nations’ Cup appearance since switching back to Canadian nationality in 2017, Deslauriers, hailing from Bromont, QC, had a rail at the first element of the double combination at fence seven and also picked up one time fault for exceeding the tight time allowed. Deslauriers was not alone in incurring time faults. In the opening round, 15 of the 19 athletes competing failed to complete the track set by Canadian course designer Peter Holmes of Cowichan Bay, BC, in 75 seconds or less. Foster had the closest call of all, stopping the timers in exactly 75 seconds to narrowly avoid falling victim to the clock.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 2 In the second round, Foster and Victor made the challenging track look deceptively Cara Grimshaw easy, jumping to another clear round with time to spare. Ireland’s Richie Moloney also delivered two clear rounds for his nation riding Carrabis Z. Remarkably, Moloney and Foster had been the first two riders on course and, with the day’s only two double-clear performances, split a bonus of $80,000 on offer to the top-performing individual athletes.

“In the second round, I was a little more settled and knew how the lines were going to ride,” said Foster. “When you know a horse as well as I know Victor, it is great to come back for a second time because you are always able to improve your ride. He is a horse that Artisan Farms bought nine years ago as a seven-year-old and he has delivered every time that we have asked him to. As he is 16 now, we don’t use him more than we have to, but every time we do he comes out and delivers. He was awesome!”

Foster’s spirits were also buoyed by competing in front of a home crowd.

“I always love coming here; I feel so much support,” said Foster, who grew up riding with, and eventually working for, Laura and Brent Balisky’s Thunderbird Show Stables. “My whole family is here including my two grandmothers and all my aunts, uncles, and cousins. I love that I get to jump in front of them and it’s even better when I do well!”

White, 35, who had been a member of Canada’s victorious team one month earlier at the Jonathon Millar of Perth, ON, riding Daveau, Nations’ Cup of Coapexpan, Mexico, opted not to return for the second round with For owned by Millar Brooke Farm. Freedom Z, a 13-year-old bay Zangersheide gelding (For Pleasure x Baloubet du Rouet) owned by Angelstone Partners, automatically giving Canada its drop score. Cara Grimshaw

Millar and Daveau jumped clear in their second attempt but were caught by the clock to add a single time fault to Canada’s score sheet. Clear rounds are well within their grasp, however, as the pair proved in Coapexpan when they jumped double clear to earn the bonus money. Canadian riders have benefitted immensely from the newly introduced bonus this season, as Eric Lamaze and Ian Millar split b50,000 after leading Canada to victory in the Nations’ Cup of Ocala.

With a wealth of experience to his credit, including the 1984 World Cup title, Deslauriers knocked a rail at the opening element of the triple combination set at fence nine but emerged otherwise unscathed with the promising Bardolina 2, a nine-year-old bay Cara Grimshaw Holsteiner mare (Clarimo x Landos) owned by Wishing Well Farm LLC. Deslauriers had Keean White of Rockwood, ON, and For the unique experience of watching his 18-year-old daughter, Lucy Deslauriers, become Freedom Z, owned by Angelstone Partners. the United States’ top performer in her Nations’ Cup debut, delivering scores of one and four faults riding Hester. Cara Grimshaw

With an Irish victory already confirmed, anchor rider Conor Swail riding Rubens LS La Silla did not return for the second round. Ireland finished on 10 faults with Canada easily sliding into second with 18 faults.

The Nations’ Cup in Langley, BC, acted as the third and final qualifying event in the North and Central America and Caribbean League for the Longines FEI Nations’ Cup Final to be held in Barcelona, Spain, from October 4 to 7, 2018. Having won the $450,000 USD Longines FEI Nations’ Cup at CSIO5* Ocala, FL, in February, and the $5,690,000 MXN Longines FEI Nations’ Cup held April 22 at CSIO5* Coapexpan, Mexico, Canada confirmed its invitation to the Final by finishing the league with a total of 290 points. As the top two teams at the end of qualifying competition are invited to Barcelona, the U.S. Mario Deslauriers of New York, NY, and also booked its ticket with 235 points over Mexico’s 215. Bardolina 2, owned by Wishing Well Farm.

“The stars of the day for us were definitely Tiffany Foster and Victor with a fantastic double clear,” said chef d’equipe Mark Laskin of Langley, BC, who was supported at CSIO5* Langley by Equestrian Canada’s Manager of Jumping, Karen Hendry-Ouellette. “The other big positive is that we now know for sure we’re going to the Nations Cup Final in Barcelona which was the end goal all along.”

In the 2017 Longines FEI Nations’ Cup Final, Canada won the first day of competition by being the only country to jump clear among the 15 qualified countries. After the second and final round, Canada settled for an eighth place finish overall.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 3 RULES CORNER

A Closer Look at Hunter Derbies The Hunter rules are quite clear. In simple terms: Green Hunters: 1. The first year a horse jumps 3’6” (1.10m) or higher, it is considered to be first year green. 2. The second year a horse jumps 3’6” (1.10m) or higher, it is considered to be second year green. 3. The third year a horse jumps 3’6” (1.10m) or higher, the horse is now an open hunter. All horses jumping 3’6” or higher can compete in a Hunter Derby with option fences set at any height. Pre-Green Hunters: 1. Jump 3’ (first year) and 3’3” (second year). 2. First year Pre-Green horses cannot compete over fences higher than 3’3” or they jeopardize their second year Pre-Green status. 3. No Pre-Green hunter may jump 3’6” (1.10m) or higher without jeopardizing their Green status (also known as “breaking” their green). 4. Competing in combined training events at the training level will result in elimination from Pre-Green status. Children’s Hunters: 1. Riders in Children’s hunters may not jump higher than 3’3” (1m). Adult Amateur Hunters: 1. Riders in 3’ Adult Amateur Hunters may not jump higher than 3’3” (1m). 2. The horse may cross-enter into any other division of the competition if eligible except the Amateur Owner Hunter 3’. Amateur Owner 3’ Hunters: 1. Riders in 3’ Amateur Owner Hunters may not jump higher than 3’3” (1m). 2. However, riders may cross-enter at the same competition into the Amateur Owner Hunter 3’6” on another horse they own, if eligible. 3. The horse may cross-enter into any other division of the competition if eligible except the Adult Amateur Hunter or the Amateur Owner Hunter 3’6”. So how do all these rules affect you in the Hunter Derby? How high can you jump? 1. A 3’ Derby normally has high options set at 3’3” so everyone qualified is pretty safe. 2. A 3’3” Derby could have high options at 3’6”. This is not good for Pre-Green, Children’s, Adult Amateur, and 3’ Amateur Owner. The 3’ Derby with 3’3” options are safe for Pre-Green first year, Children’s, Adult Amateur and 3’ Amateur Owner. The 3’3” Derby is risky for Second Year Pre-Green or any horse who risks “breaking” green status by jumping 3’6” or higher. The high options here are critical. Sometimes course designers will only build 3’5” options. This fact should be clearly stated in the prize list and on the course plan. To be sure, ask competition organizers and course designers the following two questions: How high will the options be in my derby? Will this be marked on the course plan?

SHOW JUMPING COVERAGE ON CBC SPORTS

Once again, CBC Sports will deliver exceptional coverage of key show jumping events from the 2018 season. In addition to full coverage from Spruce Meadows in Calgary, AB, CBC Sports will air the Grand Prix of Aachen and the Grand Prix of Geneva, part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping.

Date Event Time Saturday, July 7 ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup 4-6 p.m. ET Sunday, July 15 Sun Life Financial Derby 2-3:30 p.m. ET Saturday, July 28 Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen 4-6 p.m. ET Saturday, September 8 Suncor Cup 4-6 p.m. ET Saturday, September 8 BMO Nations’ Cup 8-10 p.m. ET Sunday, September 9 CP International, presented by Rolex 3-5 p.m. ET Sunday, December 9 Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva 1-2:30 p.m. ET

NOTE – broadcast times are subject to change, please check your local listings.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 4 Cara Grimshaw

Anya Bereznicki of Calgary, AB, jumped double clear for Canada riding Diazella in the CSIOJ* Junior Nations’ Cup at Thunderbird Show Park. YOUNG GUNS! PROFILING ANYA BEREZNICKI By Molly Sorge Anya Bereznicki had the best possible confidence boost for her summer season when she rode her Diazella to two clean rounds to help the Canadian Junior Nations’ Cup team take third during the CSIO5* Odlum Brown BC Open held at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC, on June 2, then followed it up by winning the $2,000 Junior CSIOJ* Grand Prix on June 3.

“It was a dream weekend. It was kind of a blur; I was not expecting it at all!” said Bereznicki, 14. “I’m quite new to the 1.40-meter ring and it was a big goal of mine for a while, but I didn’t think I’d be there this early. In my head, it was going to be a lot more 1.30-meter rounds before I could think about stepping into the 1.40-meter, but I think people had more faith in me than I did in myself!”

She was the youngest rider on the junior team for Canada, and it was Bereznicki’s first time jumping on a team at the 1.40-meter junior height. She and Diazella helped the Canadian children’s team to the win in the same event last year, then earned children’s individual gold and team silver medals at the 2017 Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships held in Saugerties, New York. Bereznicki concluded her 2017 season by earning the Jump Alberta Junior Sportsmanship Award. This April, she moved up from the children’s division to the 1.40-meter height.

Bereznicki, who lives in Calgary, AB, rides with Dayton Gorsline and Lisa Carlsen at their Calgary-based Trademark Stables and Gorsline and Carlsen believed she was ready for the challenge.

“She had a year at the 1.30- and 1.35-meter height to get to know the mare because her goal last year was the children’s height,” Carlsen said. “It allowed her to bond with the mare without any pressure to jump big tracks. It’s a big move-up to 1.40-meter, but she had an advantage because she knows her horse so well. Both Dayton and I were very comfortable with her moving up to the 1.40-meter.”

Bereznicki bought Diazella, a 10-year-old Holsteiner mare (Diamant de Semilly x Candillo) during the 2017 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. The mare had been competing up to the 1.40-meter level with Christian Heineking.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 5 “She was still pretty green in the sense that she hadn’t done a lot Cealy Tetley with a junior rider; she’d just been ridden by a professional,” said Bereznicki. “When I tried her, my coach put the jumps up to the top of the standards. I was 13 at the time, and it was kind of the scariest thing. But she didn’t think twice about it, and she felt so amazing. That’s when I was like, ‘I really like her!’ Bonding with her as much as I have really helped because she came from a sales barn, and she didn’t really have her ‘person.’ She was just another horse in the barn. So really spending time with her has helped; she came out of her shell, and she’s so great.”

Bonding For The Win

Spending time with Diazella isn’t a problem for Bereznicki since she spends every moment she can at the barn.

“I really enjoy the barn - being part of it and working for it,” Bereznicki said. “I enjoy all the work that goes into it, whether it’s in the barn or in the ring, whether you’re showing or bathing your Anya Bereznicki (left) and Kyara Semrau celebrate their respective horse. I love it all. Sometimes they get busy, and I’ll be there in my individual silver and bronze medals in the Junior division at the 2017 off time from school. I’ll help with feeding and turn-out and barn North American Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider work. I do whatever they need.” Championships.

“Dayton and I were barn rats growing up; we just didn’t want to leave the barn,” said Carlsen. “That’s something you don’t see so much anymore, but it’s definitely how Anya is. She’s a good kid. You can give her anything to hack or ride, and she’s a great help. She’s always willing to pitch in.”

That dedication doesn’t stop when Bereznicki goes home. Carlsen noted that Bereznicki studiously watches her own videos and videos of top riders to study.

“She’s very committed to getting better,” Carlsen said. “Anya has a very good way with the horses; they like her. She has a very soft position on a horse and she has good chemistry with them. They just respond to her. I don’t know how she has that chemistry with them, you could write a book about how some riders have it and some don’t, but she seems to be able to work out a relationship with most horses she gets on.”

Bereznicki’s mother, Kari Kerr, is an experienced rider and trainer, but doesn’t ride or show much herself anymore. She passed her love for horses on to Bereznicki, who started riding at age four and spent a few years learning riding and horse care in Pony Club before she joined Gorsline and Carlsen at Trademark Stables and began showing pony hunters when she was seven.

“My mom is the ultimate pony mom!” Bereznicki said. “She’s done so much for me. She hauls my horses to every show; she hauled my pony to Kentucky and she hauls my horses to Thermal, [California] every year. She’s so supportive. She loves to be at the ring and she’s very vocal when I have a good round.”

While Bereznicki is immersed in the horse world now, her parents made sure to give her a broad array of choices when she was younger.

“I also figure skated, did gymnastics, played soccer and softball and other things. But all I wanted to do was ponies,” she said.

During the school year, Bereznicki would make time for playing badminton and basketball for her school, but next year she’ll start ninth grade attending the National Sports School in Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, a public high school that supports students with Olympic potential in sports.

She also finds time to connect with the non-riding members of her family, going golfing with her father and 11-year-old brother.

“It’s a lot of fun and I think it actually helps me with my focus,” she said.

Big Goals

This year, Bereznicki’s main goal is to be selected for and compete on Canada’s Junior team at the Adequan/FEI North American Youth Championships to be held at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, New York. She sees her success in the Junior Nations’ Cup at Thunderbird as a huge confidence boost for that.

“I have so much confidence in the mare and she has a lot in me, too, I think,” she said. During the CSIOJ* week at Thunderbird, Bereznicki started the week with a clean round in the welcome class. “Then we withdrew from the jump-off because I wanted to have her remember that first-round pace going into the Nations’ Cup. If you do a jump-off with her, she gets wound up. So, we decided to just

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 6 stick with that one clear round before the Nations’ Cup and it worked out well.”

Bereznicki and Diazella jumped two clean rounds in both the Nations’ Cup and the Junior Grand Prix the next day.

“Her stamina is amazing; she just doesn’t get tired,” she said of Diazella. “She jumped both rounds of the Nations’ Cup just as strong and well as any. I don’t know how she does it!

“Then I was really confident going into the grand prix,” continued Bereznicki, who prevailed in a two-horse jump-off for the grand prix win. “It looks like we’re going pretty slow in the first round, but she’s got such a huge stride that I’m able to stay out in the corners that some people have to cut if their horse has a shorter stride, and I don’t have to worry about time faults doing it.”

At Thunderbird for the CSIOJ*, Bereznicki got to work with Jumping Talent ID Program Advisor Beth Underhill as a chef d’equipe for the third time.

“Working with Beth has always been a great experience. She’s so amazing,” Bereznicki said. “We all have our own coaches, but they’re always open to having Beth help. She’ll come to the warm-up ring and watch us and let us know things like, ‘This horse just went in and had a time fault, so keep your corners tight.’ She’s very encouraging and always supportive no matter how your round is.”

Bereznicki doesn’t just show in the jumper divisions; she’s also quite accomplished in the hunter and equitation rings as well. Last year, she was eighth in the Running Fox CET Medal Final at Toronto’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair riding East in just their first show together. This year she’s aiming for the ASPCA Maclay Final south of the border as well as the Jump Canada Medal Final at The Royal.

“I really enjoy all three rings and I think they all have benefits,” Bereznicki said. “I look up to so many great grand prix riders who came up through the equitation division and have that well-rounded experience.”

As she looks toward the Adequan/FEI North American Youth Championships, Bereznicki will continue to get good mileage on Diazella.

“I’m focused on staying nice and consistent,” she said. “I don’t want to over-do it this year because I’m pretty new to the height. We’re going to the Spruce Meadows Summer Series and I’ll do some 1.30- and 1.35-meter classes so I’m feeling really confident for the NAYC if it does happen.”

NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2018 JUMPING BURSARY PROGRAM

Criteria and nomination forms are now available for the 2018 Jumping Youth Bursary Program. This bursary was developed in recognition of the challenges young riders face as they strive to continue their education while competing at high levels of jumping sport. It is open to athletes between the ages of 14 and 21 who compete in hunter, jumper and equitation divisions.

Elements to be considered in the application include: • Outline of academic curriculum and grades • Future educational plans • Equestrian experience • Commitment and dedication to jumping sport • Position image within jumping sport • Notable competition results at local, regional or national level • Equestrian-related goals • Financial need

Nominations are welcomed from coaches, show organizers, provincial federations, and fellow competitors who are Equestrian Canada (EC) Sport Licence Holders in good standing. Nominations must include a letter of support from an EC Sport Licence Holder in good standing who is independent of both the nominee and the nominator. Nominations close on September 30, 2018.

For more information, including full criteria and nomination form, visit https://www.equestrian.ca/sport/jumping/athlete- development.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 7 Cara Grimshaw

The Canadian Junior Team placed third in the CSIOJ* Junior Nations’ Cup. From left to right: Carly Stevens and Dento, Austin Krawitt and High Jack, Mary Jones and Cartoon, and Anya Bereznicki and Diazella. CANADIANS CONTEST CHILDREN’S AND JUNIOR NATIONS’ CUPS AT THUNDERBIRD SHOW PARK

Canada’s rising jumping stars gained valuable team experience during the Children’s and Junior Nations’ Cups held June 2, 2018, during the CSIO5* Odlum Brown BC Open tournament held at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC.

Children’s

Stella Chernoff of DeWinton, AB, Brooklyn Deacon of Abbottsford, BC, Eric Krawitt of Okotoks, AB, and Olivia Stephenson of Calgary, AB, earned a close second place finish against teams from the United States and Mexico in the CSIOCh* Children’s Nations’ Cup.

Competing over a course set at 1.20m in height, the Canadian Children’s team was tied with the United States on a team total of four faults after the first round while Mexico finished round one on 12 faults.

The trailblazer for both rounds, 13-year-old Krawitt jumped double clear for Canada riding Wellington, a nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by A.E.S. Equestrian Inc.

“Eric had an outstanding effort, especially given that it was his first time on a team, and with the additional pressure of leading off our team,” said Jumping Talent ID Program Advisor Beth Underhill, who acted as chef d’equipe for both teams in Langley. “Being the lead-off rider is such an important position because we really want someone who will go out and show us the way, and Eric delivered in spades.”

Second on course for Canada was Chernoff, 13. Riding Filia van den Bisschop, a 13-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare (Vigo d’Arsouilles x Lys de Darmen) owned by Paul and Alfons Peeters, Chernoff had her best performance in round one, where she lowered one rail at jump four for four faults.

Deacon, 13, was next riding Corona OS, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding sired by Urame and owned by Carly Stevens. With four faults incurred at the final fence in round one, Deacon returned to lower one rail and exceed the time allowed for a total of five faults.

Acting as team anchor was Canada’s youngest competitor, 11-year-old Stephenson, who followed Krawitt’s lead by laying down back-to- back clear performances aboard Chaccana, an 11-year-old Oldenburg mare (Chacco-Blue x Kannan) owned by Tomboy Farms.

The Canadian Children’s Team finished on a two-round total of nine faults, just one fault behind the winning American team. Mexico placed third with a total of 12 faults.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 8 Juniors Cara Grimshaw

The CSIOJ* Junior Nations’ Cup followed with Anya Bereznicki of Calgary, AB, Mary Jones of Vancouver, BC, Austin Krawitt of Okotoks, AB, and Carly Stevens of Foothills, AB, representing the maple leaf.

Set at a height of 1.40m, the Junior Nations’ Cup course mirrored the Children’s course, with the oxer at fence 12 being replaced with the open water, resulting in a slightly looser time allowed of 88 seconds. Like the Children’s Team, Canada’s Junior athletes were up against teams from the United States and Mexico.

At the end of the first round, all three teams were tied on four faults. Bereznicki, 14, who was representing Canada for the third time in her young career, was the first to re-enter the ring for round two. Having earned team and individual silver medals in the Children’s division at the 2017 FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), Bereznicki is no stranger to team competition. Riding her NAJYRC partner Diazella, a 10-year-old Holsteiner mare (Diamant de Semilly x Candillo), Bereznicki jumped double clear for Canada. The youngest competitor on the Canadian Children’s Nations’ Cup Team, Olivia Stephenson of Calgary, AB, jumped double clear with Chaccana.

Fifteen-year-old Austin Krawitt, older brother of Children’s Team Stefanie Krysiak for Equestrian Canada member Eric Krawitt, had jumped clear in the opening round and returned to post a score of four faults in round two riding High Jack, a 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (Jack of Diamonds x Cavalier Royale) owned by A.E.S. Equestrian Inc.

Third in the rotation for Canada was Stevens, who had been Bereznicki’s 2017 NAJYRC silver medal teammate. Stevens, 15, encountered challenges at the open water in both rounds to post scores of 21 and 13 faults respectively riding Dento, a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Cardento x Concorde) owned by Grant Stevens.

Jones, 17, lowered the bogey fence - the middle element of the triple combination - in each round for four faults apiece riding her long-time partner Cartoon, a diminutive 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding (Carinjo x Lacapo) standing 15.3hh.

At the end of the second round, Canada had a final total of 12 Canada’s next generation of show jumping athletes had the opportunity to faults to place the team third. Both the United States and Mexico walk a course with two-time Canadian Olympian Tiffany Foster. had maintained their first round scores of four faults, resulting in a jump-off to break the tie. While both riders jumped clear, Coco Fath brought home the win for the United States after crossing the timers one second faster than Mexico’s Eduardo Riba Chico.

“I am very proud of all our riders, and I think they garnered some fantastic experience going forward, which will help them in their equestrian endeavours,” said Underhill. “They showed a lot of composure. The team pulled together and were exceptional in terms of team spirit and results.”

Underhill also spoke to the dynamic and well-rounded experience Canada’s up-and-coming athletes were treated to throughout the week.

“We were able to start the week with a continuation of our Youth Education Seminar (YES) Series,” said Underhill. The Thunderbird edition of YES, presented by SSG Gloves, saw FEI Veterinarian Dr. David Paton speak to the young athletes about correct protocol for jogging and additional information pertaining to FEI policies while FEI Steward Fran McAvity provided invaluable insight on the role of a steward and other important knowledge youth athletes need to have before moving into FEI competition. The athletes also had the special opportunity to attend a course walk with two-time Canadian Olympian Tiffany Foster, who jumped double clear for Canada in the Longines FEI Nations’ Cup at Thunderbird.

“We had a fantastic week at Thunderbird,” concluded Underhill. “We really appreciate having the opportunity for our children’s and junior riders to compete at the nations’ cup level at a five-star event alongside senior nations’ cup riders. That’s what is so unique about this event; our youth athletes are exposed to some of the top senior riders in North America and across the world. We thank the Thunderbird organizing committee for an incredible, special experience for our teams.”

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 9 ERIC LAMAZE AND FINE LADY 5 VICTORIOUS IN $385,000 CSI5* ‘CONTINENTAL’ GRAND PRIX

Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze stood in the winner’s circle for the third day in a row after claiming the $385,000 CSI5* ‘Continental’ Grand Prix riding Fine Lady 5 on Sunday, June 17, at the Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ tournament in Calgary, AB.

Having won Friday night’s $131,600 Scotiabank Cup in spectacular fashion aboard Chacco Kid, Lamaze again won on Saturday, taking the $70,200 Canadian Utilities Cup with new mount, Saura de Fondcombe, owned by Katharina Peter. His third win on Sunday came aboard Fine Lady 5, his individual bronze medal partner at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Riding Fine Lady 5, the 15-year-old Hanoverian mare (Forsyth x Drosselklang II) his Torrey Pines Stable owns in partnership with Andy and Carlene Ziegler’s Artisan Farms, Lamaze was one of seven riders to jump clear and qualify for the jump-off over a testing track set by course designer Guilherme Jorge of Brazil. In the same scenario as Friday night’s Scotiabank Cup, Lamaze was chasing the jump-off time posted by young American Lucy Deslauriers and Hester when he entered the ring. And in a repeat of Friday night, Lamaze was again faster, stopping the clock in 43.22 seconds compared to the time of 43.66 seconds posted by Deslauriers.

Lamaze is using the Spruce Meadows Summer Series, consisting of four weeks of CSI5* competition, the highest level of show jumping competition sanctioned by the Federation Equestre International (FEI), to prepare for September’s FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, NC.

“Any horse that did well in recent major championships, the ones that ended up on the podium at an Olympics or World Championships, most of them came here in the summer time and trained for the four weeks,” said Lamaze who is based in Wellington, FL, and Brussels, Belgium. “In a year when there is a world championship, there is no better place to prepare than the Spruce Meadows Summer Series. It makes you a better rider. This Summer Series serves us on many levels. It’s good for developing younger horses and younger riders and it also prepares more experienced combinations for major championships.

“I love coming to Spruce Meadows, and I love competing in front of our Canadian fans,” continued Lamaze, who is the all-time leading money winner at the Calgary venue. “This facility has been very good to me. It feels like home.”

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Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5, owned by Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Eric Lamaze (right) hoists the $385,000 CSI5* ‘Continental’ Grand Prix Stable, won the $385,000 CSI5* ‘Continental’ Grand Prix on Sunday, June trophy with Linda Southern Heathcott of Spruce Meadows.” 17, to conclude the Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ tournament in Calgary, AB.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 10 SYMPATICO The Book LLC INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME

Puissance record-holder Sympatico was inducted in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame during its annual induction ceremony held Thursday, May 31, at the Devon Horse Show in Devon, PA.

Peter Doubleday, Chairman of the Board of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., formally inducted four new members into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame, including Sympatico. Each Hall of Famer was presented with a beautiful, specially inscribed Tiffany crystal bowl to commemorate the occasion.

A veteran of the 1976 Olympic Games and 1978 World Championships, Sympatico is best known for his show record in the Puissance. Sired by The Hammer out of a Black Gang mare, Sympatico was in training as a timber horse when purchased out of a field in Upperville, VA, as a three- Sally Edelman Slater (second from left) and Sam Edelman (middle) accepted the Show Jumping Hall year-old by the Edelmans’ Alligator Farms of Fame award on behalf of Sympatico. in Connecticut. Sally Edelman showed the bay Thoroughbred gelding standing 17.1hh sparingly as an equitation horse and junior hunter before starting the six-year-old on the ‘A’ circuit in the junior jumper divisions in 1971 while riding out of Carl Knee’s Rock Bottom Farm. She went on to show him in the Preliminary and Intermediate Jumper divisions where he quickly won enough to qualify for the Open Jumpers. Sally was the only one to ride and show Sympatico through that time period, also competing him in the Amateur Jumper divisions with great success.

In 1972, Sympatico moved up to the Open Jumper division with Anthony D’Ambrosio. Together, the pair claimed a second-place finish in the Cleveland Grand Prix, fourth in the Grand Prix of Los Angeles, a win in the Orange Coast Grand Prix in California, and four wins at the National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden. His record-setting career as a Puissance horse began in 1973 when he won at the National Horse Show with a height of 7’4”. The next year, he won the Puissance at the Washington International Horse Show at 7’1” and the Grand Prix in Hamilton, ON, placed second in the American Show Jumping Championships and Grand Prix of Toronto, and was third in the American Gold Cup.

Wins the following year at Washington and New York, as well as in the Grand Prix at Hornby, ON, led to his sale to Samson Farms of Canada and new success as a team horse for Canada. In 1976, Canadian Jim Day rode Sympatico to Grand Prix wins at Aurora and Toronto, and he won three classes at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair including the Puissance, clearing 7’2”. Sympatico’s 1976 season was highlighted by the Montreal Olympics, where he and Day were members of Canada’s fifth-placed team.

At the end of the 1977 season, Sympatico was purchased by Canada’s Terry Leibel. The pair won their first class together, the Grand Prix of Florida, as well as the Grand Prix of Rotterdam in 1978. They were also members of the fourth-placed Canadian Show Jumping Team at the 1978 World Championships in Aachen, Germany.

Accepting the award on behalf of Sympatico was his original rider, Sally Edelman Slater, and her brother, Sam Edelman, who co-owned the horse with her. CURRENT JUMP CANADA AND CET MEDAL STANDINGS

Looking for the latest Jump Canada Medal and CET Medal standings? Be sure to visit https://www.equestrian.ca/sport/jumping/ athlete-development for the most up to date results.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 11 SUCCESS STORIES Photo courtesy of Les Concours VANESSA KROHN Hippiques du Parc Vanessa Krohn, 16, of Hemmingford, QC, won the Jump Canada Medal held during the Spring 1 Horse Show from May 23-27 at Les concours Hippiques du Parc in Blainville, QC. Krohn claimed the win aboard her own Canadian Warmblood gelding, Belvedere, while second place went to Alexanne Maislin of Mont Royal, QC, riding C-Tje. Two weeks later, Krohn and Belvedere returned to claim another Jump Canada Medal, this time during Les concours Hippiques du Parc’s Spring 3 held from June 6-10.

Photo courtesy of Les Concours STÉPHANIE BOURASSA Hippiques du Parc The win in the CET Medal held during Les concours Hippiques du Parc’s Spring 1, May 23-27, went to Stéphanie Bourassa. Bourassa, 21, of Laval, QC, earned the win in Blainville, QC, with Whisper-O, her 15-year-old grey Dutch Warmblood gelding.

WILLIAM RACINE Eighteen-year-old William Racine of Sainte-Adele, QC, won the CET Medal at Les concours Hippiques du Parc’s Spring 2 event, held May 30 to June 3, riding Trust Me.

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Photo courtesy of Les Concours BÉATRICE DAVIAULT Hippiques du Parc Béatrice Daviault won the Jump Canada Medal at Les concours Hippiques du Parc’s Spring 2, held from May 30 to June 3 in Blainville, QC. Daviault claimed the victory aboard Lia, her own 13-year-old grey mare. Second place went to Vanessa Krohn of Hemmingford, QC, riding Belvedere.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 12 Photo courtesy of Les Concours MACKENZEY NADEAU Hippiques du Parc The win in the CET Medal at Les concours Hippiques du Parc’s Spring 3, held June 6 to 10 in Blainville, QC, was presented to Mackenzey Nadeau, of Carleton Place, ON. Riding Wilby, Nadeau topped a starting field of eight entries to take the win over Julia Wiggins riding Grand Slam 3E.

Ben Radvanyi ERYNN BALLARD Photography Erynn Ballard of Tottenham, ON, won the $35,000 CSI2* Open Welcome on Thursday, May 24, at the CSI2* Classic at Palgrave Phase 2 at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Caledon, ON. Ballard, 37, and her mount Handy Van HD were one of only two entries to successfully jump the first round without fault, with the other clear round delivered by 10-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar, 71, of Perth, ON. Ballard, 37, and Handy Van HD, an 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare (Tinka’s Boy x Nabab de Reve) owned by Ilan Ferder and Tal Milstein, tripped the timers in 40.27 seconds to take the win while Millar finished in 42.84 seconds for second place riding Vittorio 8, owned by Future Adventures.

Photo courtesy of Rocky OLIVIA STEPHENSON Mountain Show Jumping Olivia Stephenson won both the CET and Jump Canada Medals at the Rocky Mountain Show Jumping Bow Valley Classic I held May 16-20, in Calgary, AB. Stephenson, 12, of Calgary, AB, rode to both wins aboard Quantum Chanel, a 10-year-old bay Oldenburg gelding owned by Spruce Meadows, Ltd. Second place in both classes went to Kyara Semrau, 15, of Foothills, AB, riding her own Cori Coletta.

Ben Radvanyi RILEY BUITENHUIS Photography The win in the CET Medal held on Friday, May 25, during the CSI2* Classic at Palgrave Phase 2 went to Riley Buitenhuis of Burlington, ON. Buitenhuis, 17, bested a field of 15 entries to take the win at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Caledon, ON, riding Livorno 61, a 17-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Hanne Buitenhuis. Second place went to 17-year-old Sabrina Von Buttlar of Stouffville, ON, riding her own Cinco.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 13 Ben Radvanyi Photography SABRINA VON BUTTLAR After finishing second in the CET Medal on Friday at the CSI2* Classic at Palgrave Phase 2, Sabrina Von Buttlar returned to the ring on Saturday, May 26, to take the win in the Jump Canada Medal at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Caledon, ON. A total of 25 entries contested the competitive class with Von Buttlar riding to the win aboard Cinco, her 18-year-old bay gelding. Second place was presented to Sophia Tauro, 17, of King City, ON.

Photo Courtesy of the Edmonton MADISSON ONISHENKO Classic Madisson Onishenko, 18, of Saskatoon, SK, won the CET Medal class at the Edmonton Classic Horse Show, held May 24-27 at the Amberlea Meadows Equestrian Center in Alberta. Onishenko took the win riding Rockina, her own 12-year-old Czech Warmblood mare, while Amelia Voltner of Sherwood Park, AB, finished in second riding D’Artagnan.

Ben Radvanyi Photography BRENNAN MCCULLAGH Nineteen-year-old Brennan McCullagh of Stonewall, MB, claimed victory in the $10,000 Under 25 Young Rider Development class held on Friday, May 25, at the CSI2* Classic at Palgrave Phase 2 in Caledon, ON. A field of 14 young riders contested the class, but only McCullagh and 24-year-old Daniel Coyle of Ireland advanced to the jump-off. The first to return, Coyle tripped the timers in 36.26 seconds riding Ariel Grange’s Farrel, but they would be relegated to second when McCullagh and his own eight-year-old mare, WKM Xenia, crossed the finish line in 35.76 seconds to take the win.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 14 Ben Radvanyi Photography KEEAN WHITE Keean White won the $35,000 CSI2* Speed competition held on Saturday, May 26, at the CSI2* Classic at Palgrave Phase 2. White, 35, of Rockwood, ON, rode a new partner, Leilani (pictured), an eight-year-old grey Oldenburg mare owned by Angelstone Farms and Lisa Marie Gauthier, to the top prize. White posted the fastest time of 66.29 seconds, narrowly edging out Thursday’ Open Welcome winner, Erynn Ballard, who finished in second place with a time of 66.63 seconds riding Bella Donna, a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare (Gentleman x Latano) owned by Sagamore Farms. Rounding out the top three was Susan Horn of Bolton, ON, riding Lillyfee, owned by Kingsfield Farm, with a time of 67.71 seconds.

On Thursday, June 14, White returned to the winner’s circle, this time at Angelstone Tournaments CSI2* Headwaters Cup in Erin, ON, riding Corette to the win in the $35,500 CSI2* Open Welcome. White and the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, owned by Angelstone Farms and Javier Salvador Stables BV, topped 17 entries to take the win in a time of 40.34 seconds over American Quentin Judge and HH Venice Beach, who finished on a time of 40.91 seconds. Two days later, White and Corette captured another Angelstone Tournaments victory, this time winning the $36,000 CSI2* Grand Prix. White and Corette were one of four entries to advance to the jump-off, claiming the win with a double clear effort and a jump-off time of 36.08 seconds over Hugh Graham riding Knock Out 3E who stopped the jump-off clock in 39.78 seconds.

Sportfot SARAH BAGWORTH Sarah Bagworth, 26, of Toronto, ON, and Elize La Elsmos won the $3,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic on Sunday, May 27, at the CSI3* Tryon Spring 4 in Tryon, NC. Bagworth and the nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, owned by Susan Heller and McLain Ward, were one of four combinations to advance to the jump-off at the Tryon International Equestrian Center and stopped the short course timers in a winning time of 42.48 seconds. Jacqueline Ward of Seabrook, TX, guided her own Cayman to second place with a time of 43.90 seconds.

Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain HANNAH GOULD Show Jumping Calgary, AB native Hannah Gould claimed a hometown victory in the CET Medal held on May 27 at the Rocky Mountain Show Jumping Bow Valley Classic II. Gould, 16, earned the win aboard Duvel, her own 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding. Finishing in second was Bronwyn Alexander, also of Calgary, riding Calhoon, owned by Bernadette Alexander. The same day, Gould and Duvel also finished second in the Jump Canada Medal.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 15 Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain BIANCA FERREIRA Show Jumping Top call in the Jump Canada Medal held on May 27 at the Rocky Mountain Show Jumping Bow Valley Classic II in Calgary, AB, went to Bianca Ferreira. The 18-year-old from Foothills, AB, led the class with a score of 77, while second place went to Hannah Gould on a score of 74.

Totem Photographics HAYLEY MERCER Hayley Mercer of Langley, BC, rode to a hometown victory in the Jump Canada Medal held on May 27 at the Canadian Premier at Thunderbird Show Park. Mercer, 18, topped 14 entries to win the class riding Crown Royal, her own 17-year-old warmblood gelding. Second place went to Ashley Arnoldt, also of Langley, BC, riding Killen Boy, owned by Jackie Herod.

Totem Photographics ANYA BEREZNICKI Anya Bereznicki of Calgary, AB, claimed the win in the CET Medal held on May 27, at the Canadian Premier at Thunderbird Show Park. Bereznicki, 14, and East, owned by William Stuart, earned a score of 80 over fences to put them into second before Bereznicki’s flat phase moved her to the top of the class. Second place with an over-fences score of 84 went to Austin Krawitt of Okotoks, AB, riding Scirocco 91, owned by Sandra Anderson.

Totem Photographics ASHLEY McKISSOCK The win in the CET Medal held on Sunday, June 3, during the CSIO5* Odlum Brown BC Open went to Ashley McKissock, 17, of Langley, BC. Thirteen entries contested the class held at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC, with McKissock earning the win riding Killen Boy, a 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Jackie Herod. Second place went to Halle Gainey, 16, of Kelowna, BC, riding Steel Magnolias.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 16 ESI Photography CASSANDRA KAHLE Langley, BC native Cassandra Kahle, 26, won the $25,000 United States Hunter Jumper Association International Hunter Derby held on Saturday, June 9, at HITS-on-the-Hudson III in Saugerties, NY. Kahle and Enchanted, a seven-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare owned by Christel Weller, sat in third place following the first round of the derby, but the pair shot to the top of the leaderboard following a handy trip that earned them handy and high option bonus points to guarantee the victory. Hannah Isop and Red Ryder, owned by Tracy Freels, had led after the first round, and ultimately finished in second place.

Ringside Media HUGH GRAHAM Hugh Graham of Schomberg, ON, won the $20,000 Ride Every Stride Grand Prix held on Saturday, June 9, during the Erin Welcome at Angelstone Tournaments in Erin, ON. Graham and his mount Knock Out 3E, a 12-year-old bay Canadian Sport Horse gelding bred and owned by KingRidge Stables, were one of 10 combinations from 24 total entries to advance to the jump-off. The pair crossed the finish line in 44.52 seconds, with no one else coming within six seconds of Graham’s time but Graham himself, this time aboard his own Airborne, who would take second place with a time of 46.95 seconds.

Ringside Media SAM WALKER Sam Walker, 16, of Nobleton, ON, rode to success in both the equitation and jumper rings during the Erin Welcome and Headwaters Cup at Angelstone Tournaments in Erin, ON. On Saturday, June 9, Walker rode Houdini, an 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding owned by Patricia Raynes, to the win in the Jump Canada Medal. Walker topped the 21-entry class with a score of 87, while second place went to Mindy Moxey, who rode Wanderlust to a score of 84. The following week during the Headwaters Cup, Walker and Houdini repeated their winning ways, this time taking victory in the CET Medal on June 17. The same day, Walker claimed the win in the $3,000 1.35m Modified Grand Prix riding Coralissa, a bay Holsteiner mare owned by Ark Partners LLC.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 17 Ringside Media CARLY CORBETT Carly Corbett of Oakville, ON, rode Whistle Jacket to the win in the CET Medal on June 10 at the Erin Welcome at Angelstone Tournaments in Erin, ON. Corbett, 16, and her bay Irish Sport Horse gelding of the same age earned a score of 79 over fences to secure the win, while second place went to Alison MacDonald, 16, of Petersburg, ON, riding Malahide to an over fences score of 78.

Ringside Media PETER GISBORN Peter Gisborn of Erin, ON, and Jalisco won the $3,000 Hunter Derby held on Friday, June 15, during the CSI2* Headwaters Cup at Angelstone Tournaments in Erin, ON. Thirty horses contested the class over unique hunter derby fences provided by Jeff Brandmaier, but it was Gisborn and the seven-year-old warmblood gelding Jalisco, owned by Katy Hughes, who claimed the win. Second place went to Diamo Blue, ridden by Kristjan Good for owner Augustin Walch.

Spruce Meadows Media TIFFANY FOSTER Tiffany Foster of North Vancouver, BC, and Brighton, owned by Artisan Farms LLC, topped an 82-horse starting field to win the $40,000 1.45m ALTAGAS Cup at the CSI5* Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ tournament on June 15. Foster and the 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Contender II x Quick Star) were one of 11 entries to navigate the first round track, set by 2016 Rio Olympic course designer Guilherme Jorge, without fault before advancing to the jump-off. In a hotly contested race against the clock, Foster and Brighton finished on 40.40 seconds to take the win by just 1/100th of a second over Israel’s Theodore Boris and Garkus van het Indihof, who finished in 40.41 seconds.

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 18 Ringside Media LEANNA LAZZARI Leanna Lazzari, 17, rode Ufo de Nisi to the win in the Jump Canada Medal held on June 16 during the CSI2* Headwaters Cup at Angelstone Tournaments in Erin, ON. The Mississauga, ON native topped 20 entries to take the win with the 10-year-old grey warmblood gelding owned by Sharn Wordley. Second place went to Sam Walker riding Houdini.

Andrew Ryback Photography BETH UNDERHILL Canadian Olympian Beth Underhill of Schomberg, ON, won the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix held on Saturday, June 16, during the Showplace Spring Spectacular II in Chicago, IL. Underhill and Count Me In, an 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Count Grannus x Sherlock Holmes) owned by Sandy Lupton, topped 34 entries to take the win. Finishing in second were Lisa Goldman (USA) and Sovereign, owned by Barbara Disko.

Spruce Meadows Media BEN ASSELIN Riding on the home turf of his family’s Spruce Meadows, Ben Asselin of Calgary, AB, won the $25,000 1.45m Canadian Utilities U25 Winning Round held on Sunday, June 17, during the CSI5* ‘Continental’ tournament. Nine entries from the original 27-horse starting field jumped off, but none was faster than Asselin and Wahrhaftige CR, a 12-year-old Holsteiner mare (Clearway x Coronado) owned by Spruce Meadows Ltd. The winning pair tripped the timers in 42.42 seconds while second place went to Hannah Heidegger of the United States riding Di Caprio RV in a time of 42.69. Asselin was presented with the win by his mother, Nancy Southern, the chair and chief executive officer of sponsor Canadian Utilities (pictured).

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 19 2018 CANADIAN HUNTER DERBY SERIES

The Canadian Hunter Derby Series provides an opportunity for hunter riders to take center stage in a grand prix environment and showcase the high performance capabilities of horse and rider through challenging courses that demand athleticism and boldness; natural and interesting jumps with greater variation in construction; and judging that rewards handiness and brilliance while still emphasizing jumping style, manners, way of going, and smoothness.

The 2018 Canadian Hunter Derby schedule is as follows:

Eastern Qualifiers

$3,000 Canadian Hunter Derby National Bromont May 18

$3,000 Canadian Hunter Derby Angelstone June 8

$3,000 Stable Rights Hunter Derby Concours Hippique du Parc, Blainville June 10

$3,000 Canadian Hunter Derby Angelstone June 15 $500 Jr/Am Derby

$3,000 Ottawa Welcome Hunter Derby Wesley Clover Parks, Ottawa June 24

$3,000 Sarah Cole Cider Canadian Hunter Derby Blainville June 30

$3,000 Purina Hunter Derby Caledon Equestrian Park July 4-8

$3,000 The First Nova Scotia Canadian Hunter Derby Restless Pines Tournament July 7

$10,000 Ottawa National Hunter Derby Wesley Clover Parks, Ottawa July 13

$5,000 Ottawa International Hunter Derby Wesley Clover Parks, Ottawa July 21

$5,000 Canadian Hunter Derby L’International Bromont July 28

$3,000 Exclusively Equine Gifts & Decor Hunter Derby Caledon Equestrian Park Aug 8-12

$5,000 Desjardins Hunter Derby Concours Hippique du Parc, Blainville Aug 12

$3,000 Canadian Hunter Derby Angelstone Aug 17 $500 Jr/Am Derby

$3,000 Canadian Hunter Derby Angelstone Aug 24 $500 Jr/Am Derby

$3,000 Canadian Hunter Derby Angelstone Aug 31 $500 Jr/Am Derby

$4,000 les caisses des rivières Chaudière et Etchemins Hunter Derby Concours Hippique de Lévis Sept 10

Western Qualifiers

$3,000 Ashby Group Real Estate Hunter Derby – 3’6” Thunderbird April 21 $1,000 Ashby Group Real Estate Green/Jr/Am–3’/3’3”

$1,500 Canadian Hunter Derby 3’6” Rocky Mountain May 18 $1,500 Jr/Am Canadian Hunter Derby 3’0”

$1,500 Canadian Hunter Derby 3’6” Rocky Mountain May 25 $1,500 Jr/Am Canadian Hunter Derby 3’0”

$5,000 Edmonton Hunter Derby Edmonton Classic May 23-27

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 20 Western Qualifiers, continued

$3,000 Ashby Group Real Estate Hunter Derby 3’6” Thunderbird June 2 $1,500 Ashby Group Real Estate Green/Jr/Am 3’/3’3”

$1,500 Canadian Hunter Derby - 3’6” Rocky Mountain June 22 $1,500 Jr/Am Canadian Hunter Derby - 3’0”

$3,000 Ashby Group Real Estate Hunter Derby – 3’6” Thunderbird July 6 $2,500 Ashby Group Real Estate Green/Jr/Am 3’/3’3”

$5,000 Canadian Hunter Derby 3’3”/3’6” Milner Downs July 20 $2,500 Jr/Am Canadian Hunter Derby 3’0”/3’3”

$1,500 Canadian Hunter Derby 3’6” Rocky Mountain July 20 $1,500 Jr/Am Canadian Hunter Derby 3’0”

$5,000 Canadian Hunter Derby 3’3”/3’6” Milner Downs July 27 $2,500 Jr/Am Canadian Hunter Derby 3’0”/3’3”

$2,500 Canadian Hunter Derby 3’6” Rocky Mountain Aug 3 $1,500 Jr/Am Canadian Hunter Derby 3’0”

$2,500 Canadian Hunter Derby - 3’6” Rocky Mountain Aug 10 $1,500 Jr/Am Canadian Hunter Derby - 3’0”

$2,500 Canadian Hunter Derby - 3’6” Rocky Mountain Aug 16 $1,500 Jr/Am Canadian Hunter Derby - 3’0”

$3,000 Ashby Group Real Estate Hunter Derby – 3’6” Thunderbird Aug 25 $2,000 Ashby Group Real Estate Green/Jr/Am 3’/3’3”

$1,250 Fairweather Farm Hunter Derby – 3’6” Thunderbird Sept 29 $1,250 Fairweather Farm Green/Jr/Am 3’/3’3”

The top 3’6” horses in the Canadian Hunter Derby Series from across the country will be invited to the National Final, held in November at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON, to compete for $50,000 in prize money and the Lorna Jean Guthrie Challenge Trophy. Selection of horses is based on points accumulated in the Eastern (Quebec and Ontario) and Western (Alberta and British Columbia) qualifying regions.

For more information, visit www.equestrian.ca/sport/jumping/programs.

CLINICS, CLINICS, CLINICS!

What: Jumper Judges Officials Clinic What: Hunter Judge Officials Clinic What: FEI Jumping Stewards Refresher Seminar Where: Thunderbird Show Park, Langley, Where: Thunderbird Show Park, Langley, BC BC Where: Spruce Meadows, Calgary, AB

When: Monday, August 20 from 9 a.m. to When: Tuesday, August 21 from 9 a.m. to When: September 2 and 3, 2018 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Price: $275.00 CDN Clinician: Dalene Paine, FEI 3* / EC Clinician: Julie Winkel, USEF Senior Senior Jumper Judge Hunter Judge Course Director: Kate Horgan (Ireland) Assistant: Jan Stephens (Canada)

JUNE 2018 THE WARM-UP RING 21 LONGINES WORLD RIDER RANKINGS TOP 20 CANADIAN RIDERS as of May 31, 2018

11. Eric Lamaze 2620 288. Jenn Serek 655 72. Tiffany Foster 1529 297. Ali Ramsay 625 100. (tie) Keean White 1280 377. Kara Chad 490 100. (tie) Erynn Ballard 1280 382. Ben Asselin 483 117. Mario Deslauriers 1205 425. Nicole Walker 430 127. Ian Millar 1141 449. Chris Surbey 400 237. Yann Candele 754 458. Isabelle Lapierre 390 255. Vanessa Mannix 715 469. Amy Millar 381 258. François Lamontagne 710 505. (tie) Beth Underhill 345 265. Jonathon Millar 693 505. (tie) Rebecca McGoldrick 345

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