Letter from the Chair

THE WARM-UP RING The Official News of the Jumping Committee February 2019, Volume 15, Issue 2 LETTER FROM THE CHAIR IN THIS ISSUE For many, the warm-weather circuits of Thermal, Wellington, and Ocala, among others, offer the chance to escape winter On the Wellington Show Scene and continue showing and having fun Michelle C. Dunn during a long winter. These circuits have Young Guns! Profiling Ava Wong become a world of their own, with all that equestrians need at their doorstep Jump Canada Hall of Fame in those venues. Businesses such as Celebrates 2018 Inductees tack shops, farriers, photographers, and more have been able to keep Jumping Youth Bursary their businesses busy by moving their Recipients Announced headquarters south for the duration of the circuits. These show seasons used to Jumping National Team Program take place for approximately six weeks, Athletes Announced for 2019 but the participants demonstrated such enthusiasm for the format that some run Eric Lamaze Returns to Global from mid-January all the way to April. Many Champions League Canadians have purchased property near these venues, ensuring a place to call Canadian Show Jumping Team Fifth home for both themselves and their horses in $290,000 Longines Nations’ Cup after a busy show day. Winter is in full swing for those in the Buy Or Renew Your EC chilly north, and what a winter it’s been Our world is always changing and Sport License so far! Record-breaking snow has fallen equestrian sport is no exception. Wherever across the country from Vancouver to this winter finds you, I hope you are Canadian Youth Take on Newfoundland, along with lots of freezing enjoying the companionship of your equine Team Competition at rain, bitter temperatures, and everything partners. else in between. No wonder we all wish CP Palm Beach Masters we could head south to the warm show Respectfully yours, Success Stories venues!

Clinics, Clinics, Clinics! When I was showing actively years ago, winter circuits were just getting started. FEI North American Youth How we envied those very few who were on Championship Criteria Available the cutting edge of an evolving show circuit. Pamela Law Little did we know that this type of showing Chair, Jumping Committee Canadian Show Jumping Team would become the norm. Named for Winter Equestrian Today, we are all familiar with these warm- Festival Nations’ Cup weather venues that have captivated us Officials Appointments all. Our grand prix riders head to these circuits out of necessity; they need to keep Longines World Rider Rankings themselves at the forefront of their sport to try to obtain a spot on the Canadian Acknowledgments Show Jumping Team for Nations’ Cup competitions that take place during the winter. For those aiming at that goal, the more they compete at this level, the better their chances are of riding for their country.

FEBRUARY 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 1 ON THE WELLINGTON SHOW SCENE Wellington, FL | All Photo Credits – © Starting Gate Communications

Erynn Ballard and Fellini S placed fourth in the Emily and Mike Lawrence, Beth Underhill, $72,000 CSIO5* NetJets Classic at the Palm and Brenley Cone at the CSIO5* Palm Beach Beach Masters. Masters.

Amy Millar gives Heros a well-deserved pat after jumping clear in the second round of the Longines Nations’ Cup.

In addition to representing Canada in the Longines Nations’ Cup team alternate, Hyde Nations’ Cup, Mario Deslauriers and Bardolina Moffatt, pictured here riding Grafton, enjoyed a 2 were part of the jump-off for the $210,000 top three finish riding Granturo in the $36,000 CSIO5* Longines Grand Prix. Turkish Airlines Speed Final.

Mario Deslauriers (left) and Canadian Team chef d’equipe Mark Laskin.

Veronica Bot and Cool Down 3 competed in their first Under 25 team event during the fourth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival.

Mario Deslauriers and Bardolina 2 jumped double clear to finish runner-up in the $208,200 CSI4*-W Longines FEI Jumping World Figor, owned by Andy and Carlene Ziegler’s Chef d’equipe Mark Laskin leads Canadian Team Cup™ held February 3 at Deeridge Farms in Artisan Farms, made his Nations’ Cup debut with members Tiffany Foster, Amy Millar, and Mario Wellington, Florida. Tiffany Foster. Deslauriers in the Parade of Nations.

FEBRUARY 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 2 Jump Media

Ava Wong and Concelo competing in the Children’s division of the 2018 North American Youth Championships at Old Salem Farm, New York. YOUNG GUNS! PROFILING AVA WONG A Positive Outlook and Fierce Competitive Streak Have Helped Ava Wong Achieve Big Goals By Molly Sorge

It was Ava Wong’s dream to compete at the North American Youth Championships (NAYC), and it had come true. But in her opening round of the Children’s division competition, the speed leg, things didn’t go her way. Her horse, Concelo, lost a shoe, and she missed a jump and had to circle. She finished in the middle of the pack with six faults.

For many young teenagers, the rough start would be hard to overcome but not for Wong.

“I was upset and disappointed in myself that my first day was like that,” said the 14-year-old. “But that only made me want to perform out of this world the next day and put down a spectacular round, and that’s what I did! A lot of people say it’s important to forget about your round if it was bad and carry on, but I think the exact opposite. It’s important for me to remember my bad rounds because they just remind me of how much I don’t want to make the same mistake again. I hate feeling disappointed in myself and like I could have done something better after a bad round. Reminding myself of how much I do not want to feel like that makes me perform to the best of my ability.”

Wong, from Calgary, AB, was at NAYC representing Canada as an individual, and after that first round, she jumped three clean rounds and one round with just one time fault to climb back up the individual standings. By the time the 2018 NAYC held at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY, from August 1-5 had concluded, Wong and Concelo finished in sixth place overall in the Children’s division, open to riders aged 12 to 14.

Wong’s trainer, Rodney Tulloch of Calgary’s Landmark Equestrian, wasn’t surprised by her comeback at NAYC at all.

“She’s such a great kid. She’s a character,” he said. “She’s got no nerves at all, no matter what the situation is. Because of her temperament, she never gets the horses worried. She’s always very fun and kind yet, underneath that, she is so competitive. That’s the shocker about Ava, her competitive streak.”

FEBRUARY 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 3 Wong doesn’t deny that she’s driven, Jump Media saying, “I am very competitive, so I naturally love competing at shows. I always put myself out there and set high goals. I think it’s important to set high goals because I know from experience that no goal is too impossible. For example, at the start of the 2018 season I was only competing up to 1.10m on my equitation horse, Aron, and by the end of the season I went clear in the 1.30m with Concelo.”

A Busy Schedule Her quiet, implacable determination has stood Wong in good stead throughout her career. The ninth-grade student at Rundle College Jr./Sr. High School continues to set big goals for herself in riding and in fact is headed to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, as Canada’s sole representative in the FEI Jumping Children’s Classic Final to be held from April 17-21. She also balances those plans with playing on a competitive Ava Wong and Concelo quickly formed a strong partnership that took them all the way to the 2018 volleyball team and focusing on schoolwork. North American Youth Championships.

“I am very busy balancing volleyball, riding, and very demanding schoolwork,” Wong said. “I believe that school is very important and should always be the top priority.”

In fact, she made the decision not to travel to show on a winter circuit this year in order to prioritize her volleyball team.

“It’s honestly pretty hard,” Wong said of her schedule. “My trainer is really flexible, and I try to go to the barn as much as possible. I average taking lessons four days a week, and I have three hours of volleyball practice three days a week. On Saturdays and Sundays, I do riding and volleyball back to back, but I love both sports enough to make that kind of commitment.”

At the beginning of 2018, Wong only had show mileage in the hunter and equitation rings but she wanted to have the NAYC on her calendar.

“It was a big goal because I really wanted to move up and compete in the 1.20m [Children’s division],” she said. “I wanted to represent Canada at such a well-known and big competition. At the start of the year, I decided I wanted to do it.”

She went on the hunt for a horse to take her there. Tulloch found Concelo for her in Florida, and Wong bought the 13-year-old gray Westphalian gelding (Con Cento x Cantus) in May. Concelo had experience jumping up to the 1.50m level in Europe and had shown at the 1.45m level with Canadian Kim Farlinger during the 2017 season.

Wong and Concelo’s connection was so instant that Tulloch lost any hope of bargaining leverage in the sale.

“She tried all these other horses and each one, as soon as she’d start trotting, she’d say, ‘Nope, won’t work.’ When we finally rode Concelo, she got on him and trotted around and just started smiling. She cantered and jumped a little bit, and she yelled out, ‘That’s it. He’s mine!’ I was like, ‘Okay, Ava, why don’t we show all our cards?’” Tulloch joked.

An Instant Team Wong and Concelo clicked right away and headed straight to a show at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC, after Concelo arrived in Canada. They started out together in the junior hunter division just to get to know one another and, by the end of the week, Wong jumped Concelo in a 1.20m class and got a ribbon.

Wong put the lessons she’d learned from her time in the hunters and equitation to work while figuring out Concelo’s ride.

“Aron taught me so much and didn’t give me any freebies, which taught me to always ride every single stride,” she said. “Without him I wouldn’t have been able to ride Concelo, who is super quirky, but tries really hard to do the right thing. He does have a little bit of spook to him, but he always goes. He’ll jump anything. He’s so brave.”

Wong made a big effort to connect with Concelo on the ground as well as when she was in the tack.

“For the first two weeks of owning him, he was really jumpy and would just hang out at the back of the stall,” she said. “I had to hold my hand out in front of him for a few seconds before petting him. But after that he warmed up to me and became super cuddly, and he

FEBRUARY 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 4 always walks up to the gate when I go to get him from the turnout paddock now.”

Wong’s mother, Reena Kaloti, was thrilled to see Wong and Concelo develop a relationship so quickly.

“He always had professional riders, so he was very standoffish when he first came to us,” she recalled. “He quickly connected with Ava when he realized he had a ‘person.’ It’s very different when her trainer rides him versus when she rides him. He’s quite particular to her. He does everything she asks or needs, but he can be not as generous for other people.”

Between getting Concelo in May and the NAYC in August, Wong fit in a few more shows—including the FEI Jumping Children’s Final qualifier at Calgary’s Rocky Mountain Show Jumping tournament in June—and a family cycling trip to Croatia.

Wong’s family makes travel together a priority and every year they go on a big trip together. This year, they’re combining Wong’s trip to Uzbekistan for the FEI Jumping Children’s Final with a family adventure, so they’re all going together.

“We’re trying to fit in the big experience around the kids’ commitments to sports,” said Kaloti, whose son plays ice hockey. “We’re trying to fit in the life experiences. What we’ve decided is that they both have sports that they love, so we’ll follow around and fit the experiences in where we can. Next year, we might go to Africa at Christmastime, if we can manage all their schoolwork.”

When volleyball season ends in May, Wong plans to have a busy show season with Concelo, with the hopes of qualifying for the Junior division at this year’s NAYC.

Always Moving Forward Wong’s family was taken a bit by surprise by her passion for horses and riding.

“We laugh because her dad is Chinese, and I’m East Indian, so we don’t even know how we got to this horse show world,” Kaloti said. “Neither of us even ever had a dog or a cat. One year during the Calgary Stampede we put Ava on a pony ride, and from there on out, this is what she wanted. We’re still in shock sometimes that this is what we do!”

Wong laughs as she notes that her father is allergic to horses, saying, “Ever since I could talk, I was obsessed with horses. Then my parents decided to put me in a camp. I loved everything about it. I thought it was the best thing in the world. My passion grew from there.”

Wong started lessons at a local barn then showed in local shows. In 2017, she moved to ride with Tulloch and showed at bigger venues and started entering classes like the CET Medal and USEF Show Jumping Talent Search.

“When I first moved to ride with Rodney, I couldn’t even pick up my diagonal without looking down,” she said. “He has brought so much to me. He has really high standards, which is really important to me. It makes me push myself and feeds my determination, which is good.”

At the FEI Jumping Children’s Classic Final, 16 international competitors and 16 riders from the host nation will all compete on borrowed horses. In preparation, Tulloch is putting Wong on a variety of types of horses.

“We have a hot little spicy one that’s next on Ava’s list,” he said. “You just don’t know what you’re going to get over there, so we’re trying to prepare.”

Tulloch enjoys Wong’s cheerful nature and her fervent dedication to learning. He does note that she has a quirk of her own, though.

“Ava has this thing about the warm-ups,” Tulloch said. “In all the years I’ve taught her, we’ve had maybe one or two good warm-ups, but she goes in the ring and pulls it out and does everything great, so we just accept that that’s part of showing for her. At NAYC, I was sure [Canadian chef d’equipe] Beth Underhill was having heart failure watching her warm up, because it wasn’t going well. But it doesn’t even faze Ava; she goes in the ring and gallops around and is great.”

That ability to move forward with positivity no matter what is becoming Wong’s hallmark. It’s something she’s very conscious of.

“Many people don’t realize how tough of a sport horse riding is. There are long days, usually super hot or really rainy, and it takes a lot of people and a lot of effort to make these shows work,” she said.

“I make sure to always thank and make jokes with the people running the gates at the horse shows and bring them cold drinks on hot days,” Wong continued. “I also always try to make friends and have tons of laughs with my competitors. I make sure to thank my grooms, my trainer, and my parents for all of the amazing things they do for me. Maintaining a good, energetic personality at the shows creates a better atmosphere and experience for everyone around me, including myself!”

FEBRUARY 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 5 JUMP CANADA HALL OF FAME CELEBRATES 2018 INDUCTEES

On November 4, 2018, four new inductees Courtesy of Equestrian Canada were welcomed into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame. Since its inception in 2006, a total of 57 champions have been honoured for their contributions to Canadian hunter/ jumper sport. In this issue, we look back on the accomplishments of the Canadian Show Jumping Team that claimed the gold medal at the 1970 World Championships in La Baule, France.

Team: 1970 World Championship Gold Medal

At the 1970 World Championships held in La Baule, France, the Canadian Show Jumping Team proved its prowess on the international stage by winning the team gold medal.

Jim Day, Moffatt Dunlap, Jim Elder, and Tom Gayford defied the odds, claiming the World Championship title two years after Canada’s gold medal 1970 World Show Jumping Championship team. From left to right: Moffat Canada had enjoyed a stunning victory at Dunlap, Tom Gayford, Jim Day, and Jim Elder. the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. If naysayers thought that winning a team Michelle C. Dunn gold medal in its Olympic debut was a fluke, Canada proved them wrong.

The 1970 World Championships were held in July in the French seaside resort town of La Baule. It marked the seventh edition of the World Championships and attracted a record starting field of 27 riders representing 14 nations. Canada was making its World Championship debut and attracted considerable media interest as the reigning Olympic Champions.

Day, Elder, and Gayford had formed Canada’s three-man team for the Olympics and, with the addition of Dunlap, once again rose to the occasion in La Baule. Day and Gayford rode their Olympic mounts, Canadian Club and Big Dee, respectively, while Elder Michel Vaillancourt (left) presents the Hall of Fame trophy to 1970 World saddled up Shoeman and Dunlap’s horse was Argyle. Championship gold medal team members Moffatt Dunlap, Jim Elder, and Tom Gayford. Absent is Jim Day. Led by coach Lou Mikucki, formerly of the Polish Calvary, the Canadian Team competed on a European tour that included Vichy, France, Hickstead and Wembley in England, and Dublin, Ireland, as well as the World Championships. The tour was a resounding success, starting from the first class in Vichy where Day and Canadian Club won the Prix des France while Gayford and Big Dee placed third.

Up against strong competition at the World Championship in La Baule, Canada came out on top following a jump-off with the home side of France for the gold medal. Show jumping powerhouse nations Great Britain and the United States tied for bronze. Elder would finish as the top Canadian individually, placing fifth.

Incredibly, the Canadian Team went on to win the gold medal at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, making Canada the Olympic Champion, World Champion, and Pan Am Champion, all in the same major games cycle. It is a feat that has yet to be repeated by any nation in show jumping sport.

The Jump Canada Hall of Fame celebrates the induction of Day, Dunlap, Elder, and Gayford collectively as the World Championship gold medal team members that made show jumping history.

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To watch the tribute video highlighting the Canadian Team’s accomplishments at the 1970 World Championships, click here.

FEBRUARY 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 6 JUMPING YOUTH BURSARY RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED

Thanks to a generous donation by Mark Samuel, Kevin Sanford, and the Samuel-Sanford family, six hard-working young athletes were selected as recipients of the Jumping Youth Bursary program.

In recognition of the challenges young riders face as they balance their education and competitive pursuits, the Jumping Youth Bursary program was developed for athletes between the ages 14 and 21 who compete in hunter, jumper, and equitation divisions. The following athletes have been awarded Jumping Youth Bursaries in the amount of $2,000 each in recognition of their hard work and dedication:

Ashton Wozniak, 17, of Foothills, AB, was inspired to take riding lessons at age six after Amanda Ubell Photography watching horses jump at the renowned Calgary show jumping venue, Spruce Meadows. Soon, she was the one inspiring those around her, not only with impressive results at venues like Thunderbird Show Park, Rocky Mountain Show Jumping, and Spruce Meadows itself, but around the barn and in the classroom as well. Every weekend and during the summer, Wozniak works long hours at the barn to offset the cost of her board. When her long-time mount underwent colic surgery in 2017, she was by the mare’s side every step of the way, from watching the surgery to caring for her recovery day and night. This strong sense of responsibility also shows in Wozniak’s studies, as she firmly believes in the power of education to achieve her goals. Before attending university, Wozniak plans to take a gap year training horses in Ireland. She would then like to pursue a career in architecture as a form of creative expression as well as a way to support a future FEI show jumping career.

Danielle LaFleur, 20, of Ladner, BC, has earned a sterling reputation in her community as an accomplished competitor in the hunter, jumper, equitation, and dressage rings as well as an incredibly hard worker dedicated to making her dreams come true. Starting at the age of 10, LaFleur would bike to the barn before school and on weekends to clean stalls. When she moved to a barn an hour away, she didn’t let it derail her equestrian career or academic success; instead, she transferred to an online high school in order to better manage her time and picked up a job at a movie theatre to pay for gas. After Ashton Wozniak, 17, of Foothills, AB, balances graduating with a grade ‘A’ average, LaFleur took a gap year to train a yearling, who is her studies with competing at venues such as now poised to compete in the four-year-old young horse division. In order to support that Calgary’s Rocky Mountain Show Jumping. goal, she juggled three jobs and worked up to 16 hours a day. LaFleur aims to continue her equestrian and academic balancing act in 2019 by making her FEI debut while concurrently studying kinesiology at the University of British Columbia.

Hannah Rajotte, 15, of Calgary, AB learned at an early age what it means to represent her country on the world stage: as the winner of the 2017 FEI Children’s Final Classic, she became the sole Canadian representative in Beijing, China for the International Finals. There, Rajotte proved to be an excellent ambassador for the Maple Leaf with her radiant positivity, kindness, respect towards others, and incredible horsemanship. Her winning attitude carries over into her daily routine of training, barn chores, and babysitting to pay for show expenses. She shows grace under pressure not only in the ring, but also in the classroom where she works diligently to maintain high marks in order to pursue a future career as a veterinarian.

Kieley McQuaker, 15, of Schomberg, ON, has enjoyed considerable success since she began showing in the jumper division in 2014, including earning a silver medal with the Ben Radvanyi Photography first-ever Children’s Team at the 2017 North American Youth Championships. Her 2018 season started off equally strong but was unfortunately cut short by knee surgery. During her rehabilitation McQuaker continued to be involved with show jumping as a dedicated volunteer for young riders, fundraising and donating money earned through barn work back to the cause. Now, McQuaker is ready to get back in the saddle and continue pursuing her dreams of representing Canada on the world stage at the 2019 German Friendship Games. Furthermore, she maintains a high grade point average to support her dream of attending a top veterinary university.

Mikayla Brabant, 17, of Chestermere, AB, has known that riding would be her primary passion in life since the first time she sat on a horse at the age of four. Her commitment was immediately evident as a young child completing household chores to earn money to put towards her first pony. Brabant cherishes the learning process and invests considerable time in the saddle to work on her seat and technical abilities. Most notably, her development as a show jumper has been accomplished without sacrificing academic success. Brabant has been an honour roll student since seventh grade and received awards for her performance in science and Spanish in high school. As she heads into Grade 12, Brabant intends to maintain her high grade point average in order to get into Kieley McQuaker, 15, of Schomberg, ON, is one university to become an equine veterinarian. of six Jumping Youth Bursary recipients.

FEBRUARY 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 7 Sydney Usipiuk, 17, of Selkirk, MB, began her competitive athletic career in hockey and soccer; it wasn’t until 2016 that she shifted her focus to jumping as her primary sport. Despite this relatively late start, Usipiuk’s strong work ethic and mindful goal-setting facilitated a swift climb up the ranks. She spends five hours or more at the barn every day, immersing herself in all aspects of equestrian sport from riding to horse welfare, and treats every farrier and veterinarian appointment as a learning opportunity. Usipiuk approaches her academic studies with the same vigor and commitment, and her past marks have earned honours with distinction. As Usipiuk approaches her graduation date of June 2019, she plans to travel in pursuit of further equestrian training and experience, and to potentially become a veterinary technician.

About the Jumping Youth Bursary Each year, the Jumping Committee selects recipients of the Jumping Youth Bursary program based on the strength of applications received. Elements considered in the application process include a transcript of grades and outline of academic curriculum; future educational plans; equestrian experience; commitment and dedication to their sport; a positive image within the sport; achievement of notable competition results, whether at the local, regional or national level; goals within the equestrian industry; and financial need. For more details regarding the Jumping Youth Bursary Program, visit www.equestrian.ca/sport/jumping/athlete-development. JUMPING NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM ATHLETES ANNOUNCED FOR 2019

The show jumping athletes named to the 2019 National Team Program (NTP), based on their 2018 results in Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) level competition, have been announced.

The NTP was created to provide a pathway that increases the number of Canadian athletes achieving international podium performances. It identifies athletes in the “Train to Compete” and “Learn to Win” stages of theLong-Term Equestrian Development (LTED) framework and supports their progression. In addition, the NTP is aligned with EC’s high performance strategies and funding partners, such as Sport Canada and the Athlete Assistance Program (AAP).

“We are very excited by the rollout of our National Team Program,” said Mark Laskin, Chair of the EC Jumping High Performance Committee. “We’ve been working on implementing more analytics into our horse/rider analysis, and this program provides a quantitative process by which we can track horse/rider combinations and the riders themselves can better track their results. All of this ties in seamlessly with the Athlete Assistance Program and helps our team as they have access to multiple performance-enhancing benefits.”

Show jumping NTP athletes are named in priority order, ranked by the highest percentage of rounds with four faults or less, with a minimum of 10 rounds within one calendar year.

A Squad To be named to the A Squad, each horse-and-rider combination maintained a minimum of 50% of rounds with four faults or less in FEI competition at the 1.55-1.60m level or above.

Priority Athlete / Hometown Horse / Owner Percentage Number of Order Rounds 1 Eric Lamaze / Wellington, FL Chacco Kid / Chacco Kid Group 82.61% 23 2 Tiffany Foster / North Vancouver, Donjo / Ariel Grange & Tiffany Foster 80.00% 10 BC 3 Mario Deslauriers / New York, NY Bardolina 2 / Wishing Well Farm LLC 77.78% 27 4 Eric Lamaze / Wellington, FL Fine Lady 5 / Artisan Farms LLC & Torrey Pines 76.32% 38 Stable Inc. 5 Ali Ramsay / Victoria, BC Hermelien VD Hooghoeve / Ali Ramsay 75.00% 16 6 Erynn Ballard / Tottenham, ON Darkos Promise / Ilan Ferder 71.43% 14 7 Eric Lamaze / Wellington, FL Coco Bongo / Artisan Farms LLC & Torrey Pines 66.67% 12 Stable Inc. 8 Keean White / Rockwood, ON For Freedom Z / Angelstone Farms 63.64% 11 9 François Lamontagne / Saint- Chanel du Calvaire / François Lamontagne 62.50% 16 Eustache, QC 10 Kara Chad / Millarville, AB Carona / Torrey Pines Stable 57.69% 26 11 Lisa Carlsen / Okotoks, AB Parette / Lisa Carlsen 52.00% 25 12 Laura Jane Tidball / Langley, BC Concetto Son / Thunderbird Show Park Ltd. 50.000% 16

FEBRUARY 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 8 B Squad Combinations named to the B Squad maintained a minimum of 50% of rounds with four faults or less in FEI 1.50m classes. Competitions listed as 1.40-1.60m classes were reviewed to determine if the competition results were considered as eligible.

Priority Athlete / Hometown Horse / Owner Percentage Number of Order Rounds 1 Tiffany Foster / North Vancouver, Brighton / Artisan Farms LLC 92.31% 16 BC 2 Beth Underhill / Schomberg, ON Count Me In / Sandy Lupton 90.00% 10 3 Mario Deslauriers / New York, NY Amsterdam 27 / Luja LLC & Wishing Well Farm 90.00% 10 LLC 4 Jim Ifko / Calgary, AB Un Diamant des Forets / Eventyre Farms Ltd. 89.47% 19 5 Jenn Serek / Calgary, AB Wicked / The Wicked Horse Group Inc. 87.50% 24 6 Vanessa Mannix / Calgary, AB Catinka 25 / Vanessa Mannix 81.82% 11 7 Jonathon Millar / Perth, ON Bonzay / Isotropic Networks Inc. 80.00% 10 8 Ian Millar / Perth, ON Dixson / Ariel Grange 76.92% 13 9 Jonathon Millar / Perth, ON Daveau / Millar Brooke Farm 72.73% 22 10 Kara Chad / Millarville, AB Viva / Torrey Pines Stable Inc. 72.73% 11 11 Rebecca McGoldrick / West Fleur IV / Rebecca McGoldrick 71.43% 14 Tisbury, MA 12 Tim Wilks / Henley-on-Thames, Quelbora Merze / IN Showjumpers 71.43% 21 GBR 13 Nicole Walker / Aurora, ON Excellent B / Nicole Walker 66.67% 12 14 Susan Horn / Bolton, ON Lilly Fee / Kingsfield Farm 65.22% 23 15 Vanessa Mannix / Calgary, AB Valentino d’Elte / Vanessa Mannix 64.29% 14 16 Erynn Ballard / Tottenham, ON Catoki’s Son Z / Ilan Ferder & Tal Milstein 62.50% 24 17 Susan Horn / Bolton, ON Balintore / Kingsfield Farm 59.09% 22 18 Brian Walker / Wellington, FL Carlson 93 / Carlson 93 Syndicate LLC 58.33% 12 19 Keean White / Rockwood, ON Z Diamanty / The Z Group, Javier Salvador Stables 50.00% 18 & Diamante Atelier

ERIC LAMAZE RETURNS TO Starting Gate Communications GLOBAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze will compete in the 2019 season of the Global Champions League, this year as a member of the Cannes Stars team. He will be joined by Jane Richard Philips of Switzerland, Margie Goldstein Engle of the United States, Belgium’s Karel Cox, Abdel Said of Egypt, and Ireland’s Daniel Coyle as the team’s Under 25 rider. In total, 16 teams will contest the Global Champions League which, for the first time, will include a stop in Montreal from September 20 to 22. Competing for his third season, Lamaze is the only Canadian athlete to be part of the 2019 Global Champions League.

Eric Lamaze and Chacco Kid competing at the London stop in last year’s Global Champions League.

FEBRUARY 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 9 CANADIAN SHOW JUMPING TEAM FIFTH IN $290,000 LONGINES NATIONS’ CUP

The Canadian Show Jumping Team comprised of Erynn Ballard of Tottenham, ON; Mario Deslauriers of New York, NY; Tiffany Foster of North Vancouver, BC; and Amy Millar of Perth, ON, placed fifth in the $290,000 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of the United States of America on Sunday, February 17, at the CSIO5* Palm Beach Masters in Wellington, FL. Canadian Team hopes were off to a shaky start when lead-off rider Ballard, 38, suffered elimination at the fourth fence on course with Darkos Promise, an 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Ilan Ferder. As the best three out of four scores are used toward the team total, the next three performances for Canada would all count. Millar, 42, was working on a clear round as she approached the final line of Irish course designer Alan Wade’s track riding Heros, a 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding (Canadian River x Clinton) owned by AMMO Investments, but a rail coming out of the vertical- oxer-vertical triple combination added four faults to the Canadian scorecard. Foster, 34, also ran into trouble at the triple combination, lowering the height of the ‘a’ and ‘c’ elements for eight faults riding Figor, a nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (VDL Groep Zagreb x C-Indoctro) owned by Andy and Carlene Ziegler’s Artisan Farms LLC. A veteran of Olympic and World Championship competition as well as the winner of the 1984 World Cup Final, Deslauriers, 53, used his experience to deliver a clear round for Canada riding Bardolina 2, a 10-year-old Holsteiner mare (Clarimo x Landos) owned by Wishing Well Farm LLC. Counting the scores of four and eight posted by Millar and Foster respectively, the Canadian Team was sitting in fifth position with a total of 12 faults at the end of the opening round. Mexico led the way after three of its riders jumped clear while Ireland and the United States were tied on eight faults apiece. Israel sat fourth on nine faults, while Colombia trailed in sixth position with 16 faults at the end of the first round. Ballard returned in round two to post an eight-fault score. Millar produced a clear round riding Heros to keep Canada in the hunt but when Foster and Deslauriers lowered a rail each, eight faults were added to the team total for a final score of 20 faults.

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Erynn Ballard of Tottenham, ON, riding Darkos Promise, owned by Ilan Amy Millar of Perth, ON, riding Heros for AMMO Investments. Ferder.

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Tiffany Foster of North Vancouver, BC, and Figor, owned by Artisan Farms Mario Deslauriers of New York, NY, rode Bardolina 2, owned by Wishing LLC. Well Farm LLC.

Mexico kept its cool to claim victory with a total of four faults while Israel maintained a clear scorecard in the second round to finish runner-up on nine faults. The U.S. finished third with 12 faults followed by Ireland with 17 faults, Canada with 20, and Colombia with a total of 28 faults. “It was not the best day for us but I think our riders learned something about themselves and their horses that will help us in the future,” noted Canadian Show Jumping Team chef d’equipe Mark Laskin. “We’re in a bit of a hole now in terms of qualifying for the Nations’ Cup Final but I have the utmost confidence in our group being able to dig themselves out.” The $290,000 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of the United States of America acted as the first of three qualifying events in the North America, Central America and Caribbean League for the Longines Nations’ Cup Final to be held in Barcelona, Spain, from October 3 to 6. As the only three teams eligible for qualifying points, Mexico earned 100 points for the win while the United States earned 80. Canada has 60 points on its scorecard heading into the next event, the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Mexico, to be held from May 2 to 5 in Coapexpan, Mexico. The third and final qualifying event takes place on home soil for the Canadian Team. The Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Canada will be hosted at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC, from May 28 to June 2. At the conclusion, the top two teams in the point standings will be invited to contest the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final in Barcelona.

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The Eh Team placed second in the CSIO-J Friendly Team Competition. Left to right: Emma Bergeron, Sara Tindale, chef d’equipe Beth Underhill, and Brazil’s Marco Antoni Peixoto Ferreira Filho. CANADIAN YOUTH TAKE ON TEAM COMPETITION AT CP PALM BEACH MASTERS

Canada’s up-and-coming show jumping athletes made their mark © Cealy Tetley during team competition at the CSIO5* CP Palm Beach Masters, held Saturday, February 16, at Deeridge Farms in Wellington, FL. Modelled after a traditional Nations’ Cup, the Palm Beach Masters hosted the CSIO-J Friendly Team Competition for Junior competitors aged 14 to 18 and the CSIO-Y Nations’ Cup for riders aged 16 to 21. In the $8,000 CSIO-J Friendly Team Competition, Canadians Sara Tindale, 16, of Campbellville, ON, and Emma Bergeron, 17, currently residing in Wellington, FL, teamed up with 15-year-old Marco Antoni Peixoto Ferreira Filho of Brazil to form ‘The Eh Team.’ Led by chef d’equipe Beth Underhill of Schomberg, ON, The Eh Team was the only team comprised of three riders instead of four, meaning it did not have the luxury of a drop score. Despite the disadvantage, The Eh Team pulled together to take second place on a two-round total of 12 faults. As the pathfinder, Tindale posted a clear round riding Djibab van de Linthorst, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Nabab de Reve x Amethist) owned by Tindale Farms. Peixoto Ferreira Filho added another clear round to the team’s tally riding Finola while Bergeron added four faults to the team total riding Dallas, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion (Douglas x Nimmerdor) Emma Bergeron jumped clear in the second round riding Dallas to secure owned by Susan van Lammers. The Eh Team’s second place finish.

The Canadian Young Rider Team. Left to right: Alexanne Thibault, Sabrina Lefebvre, chef d’equipe Beth Underhill, and Sam Walker.

At the close of round one, The Eh Team was tied for second on four faults with the Stars and Stripes team. Danish Connections was third on 14 faults, while the United Nations Team sat fourth with 17 faults. Sam Walker and Coralissa anchored the Canadian Team for the CSIO-Y Nations’ Cup.

Bergeron returned to jump clear in the second round while her Starting Gate Communications teammates kept their scores to four faults each. With a two-round total of 12 faults, The Eh Team took second place position behind the Stars and Stripes with four faults. United Nations finished third with 22 faults while the Danish Connections took fourth on 29 faults. “Given the fact that we had just three riders on the team, it was a fantastic result and great experience, particularly for our two youngsters just getting started,” said Underhill, noting that Tindale and Bergeron were representing Canada for the first time in team competition. “Being the anchor rider was quite a pressure position for Emma, and she really dug deep.” In the $10,000 CSIO-Y Nations Cup, Canada was represented by Sabrina Lefebvre, 19, of Mirabel, QC; Alexanne Thibault, 21, of Boucherville QC; and Sam Walker, 16, of Nobleton, ON. Like its junior counterparts, the three-man Canadian Young Rider Team did not have the advantage of a drop score. Thibault was the first Canadian team member to tackle the 1.45m course riding Sanjay, her 11-year-old Slovakian Warmblood gelding (Canturo x Acord II). The pair encountered a few challenges, incurring 16 faults in the opening round and returning to post a score of 12 faults in the second round. Lefebvre then had a clear round riding Alaska, her 12-year-old Zangersheide mare (Asca Z x Concorde), and lowered just one rail in round two for four faults. As the anchor rider, Walker added another clear to the team total in round one riding Coralissa, a nine-year-old Holsteiner mare (Com Air x Corrado I) owned by MarBill Hill Farm. In the second round, they were oh-so-close to jumping double clear when a rail fell at the final fence for four faults. Alexanne Thibault and Sanjay. This brought Canada’s team total to 36 faults for a fourth place finish. USA Team 1 emerged victorious with 12 faults, Mexico was second with 25 faults, and USA Team 2 took third with 33 faults. “Both Sabrina and Sam represented Canada at the 2018 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) last summer,” said Underhill. “What I really like to see is how these young riders, with the same horses they had at NAYC, have developed, and the exposure and experience that they have garnered by representing Canada on a team. I love seeing how that experience has helped to up their game and make them feel more comfortable at this level of competition. I’m really thrilled they could pull off those great rounds today. “We are very grateful to the Jacobs family for putting on such an event for young riders to give them the opportunity to compete in nations cup competition against their peers,” concluded Underhill. “This was the inaugural year, and we were very excited to be part of this new event. It was a really great experience for our riders all around.” On Sunday, Tindale and Djibab van de Linthorst rounded out their weekend by jumping double clear to finish third in the Junior Grand Prix.

FEBRUARY 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 13 SUCCESS STORIES

Starting Gate Communications ERYNN BALLARD Erynn Ballard of Tottenham, ON, scored a major CSI5* victory by topping the $134,000 Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup Round 5 riding Darkos Promise on Thursday, February 7, at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. Ballard and her 2018 World Equestrian Games (WEG) mount were one of seven entries from the 50-horse starting field to advance to the jump-off over Kelvin Bywater’s course. As the final pair to return, Ballard and Darkos Promise had to beat a time of 39.40 seconds set by Brazil’s Eduardo Menezes aboard H5 Chaganus. Ballard and the 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Ilan Ferder proved to be faster, stopping the timers in 39.28 seconds for the win.

Ballard and Darkos Promise were also part of the jump-off field for the $391,000 CSI5* Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix held two days later, earning Ballard the Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider title for Week 5 of WEF. The Leading Lady title is awarded weekly by Jolicoeur, a leading South Florida real estate broker with Douglas Elliman, to recognize top female performances in the weekly WEF Challenge Cup and grand prix classes.

ESI Photography ALI RAMSAY Ali Ramsay, 27, and her 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare, Hermelien VD Hooghoeve (Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve x Thunder van de Zuuthoeve), topped a starting field of 45 entries to win the $70,000 EQ International Real Estate Grand Prix on Sunday, February 10, at HITS Coachella in Thermal, CA. With the advantage of being the last to go, Ramsay (pictured second from right) stopped the jump-off timers in 40.93 seconds to take the win over Germany’s Mathis Schwentker, who had posted a jump-off time of 41.19 seconds riding NKH Carrido.

Sportfot SAM WALKER After closing out 2018 with a win in the Running Fox CET Medal National Final at Toronto’s Royal Horse Show, Sam Walker kicked off the new year with a win in the $10,000 NAL Medium Junior Jumper Classic on Sunday, February 10, at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. Walker, 16, of Nobleton, ON, topped 56 entries, including 17 jump-off contenders, to win the class aboard Royale du Rouet. Walker and the 14-year-old Selle Français stallion owned by Jake Krembil were one of only two double-clear entries and stopped the timers in 38.92 seconds to take the win over Kathryn Hall and All In 9, who finished in 46.01 seconds. Walker’s victory, as well as a fourth-place finish in the $1,500 Medium Junior Jumper class held earlier in the week, helped him and Royale du Rouet secure the WEF Week 5 Medium Junior Jumper Championship title.

FEBRUARY 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 14 Sportfot VANESSA MANNIX Vanessa Mannix and Dooley’s Deluxe claimed back-to-back victories in the High Amateur-Owner jumper division before also being crowned champions during Week 6 of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. Mannix, 29, of Calgary, AB, and the 15-year-old German Sport Horse gelding first won the $2,500 High Amateur-Owner jumper class on February 15, and returned on Sunday, February 17, to take the win in the $15,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame High Amateur-Owner Classic. Mannix was one of four entries to qualify for the jump-off and when all four entries produced double-clear efforts, speed became the name of the game. Mannix and her own Dooley’s Deluxe crossed the finish line in 29.75 seconds to take the win over fellow Canadian Sabrina Lefebvre of Mirabel, QC, who finished with a time of 30.02 seconds riding Cayenne.

Moises Basallote Fotografia KARA CHAD Calgary’s Kara Chad, 23, topped the CSI3* division’s c2,180 1.40m Big Tour B Two Phase class on Friday, February 22, during the second week of competition on the Sunshine Tour in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain. A member of Canada’s 2018 World Equestrian Games team, Chad bested a large starting field of 82 entries to take the win with a second phase time of 33.89 seconds riding Viva, a 10-year-old Hanoverian mare (Now or Never M x Carbid) owned by Torrey Pines Stable Inc. Finishing more than a second behind Chad to finish runner-up with a time of 34.94 seconds was Matthew Sampson of Great Britain riding Candy 763.

CLINICS, CLINICS, CLINICS!

What: Equestrian Canada Hunter and Jumper Course Design What: EC/SHF Hunter/Hack/Equitation Judges Clinic Clinic Clinician: Tracy Dopko (Canada) Clinicians: Chris Brandt (Canada) and Evie Frisque (Canada) When: April 7, 2019 Assistant: Sally Sainsbury Where: Comfort Suites Hotel, Saskatoon, SK When: March 18 and 19, 2019 Price: $150 Where: Newton Robinson, ON, and Kettleby, ON Registration: Click here Price: $150 Registration: Click here

FEBRUARY 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 15 FEI NORTH AMERICAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP CRITERIA AVAILABLE

The show jumping criteria for the 2019 North American Youth Championship (NAYC) scheduled to take place at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY, from July 31 to August 4 are now available here. Three divisions of competition are offered, and athletes must meet the following age requirements: Young Rider: Ages 16-21 (born on or between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2003). Junior: Ages 14-18 (born on or between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2005). Children: Ages 12-14 (born on or between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2007). Note that athletes must create/update an online profile and submit a declaration through EC’s Major Games and Championships Portal here. CANADIAN SHOW JUMPING Starting Gate Communications TEAM NAMED FOR WINTER EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL NATIONS’ CUP

Mario Deslauriers of New York, NY; Amy Millar of Perth, ON; Beth Underhill of Schomberg, ON; and Nicole Walker of Aurora, ON, will form the Canadian Show Jumping Team for the $150,000 FEI Nations’ Cup on Saturday night, March 2, at the CSIO4* Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. While Deslauriers, Millar, and Underhill are all veterans of Nations’ Cup competition, the WEF Nations’ Cup will mark the senior team debut for Walker, the reigning Canadian Show Jumping Champion. In addition to the four team members, Erynn Ballard of Tottenham, ON, and Susan Horn of Bolton, ON, will compete in the CSIO4* division as individuals. Equestrian Canada Manager of Jumping, Karen Hendry-Ouellette, and Canadian Show Jumping Team chef d’equipe, Mark Laskin, will support the Canadian Show Jumping Team on the ground in Wellington, FL. For more information, including links to live streaming, visit Nicole Walker will make her senior Nations’ Cup debut riding Falco van http://pbiec.coth.com. Spieveld at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. OFFICIALS APPOINTMENTS The following jumping officials have been newly appointed to the following statuses for 2019:

Arnold, Leslie Reinstatement of Senior Hunter, Jumper, Knox, Alexa Senior Jumper Judge Hack & Equitation Malette, Isabelle Recorded Jumper Judge Attrill, Phyllis Senior Hunter, Hack & Equitation O’Connell, Joy Recorded Jumper Judge Braund, Susan Recorded Jumper Judge Wong, Peter Recorded Jumper Judge Gabriel, Brad Senior Jumper Judge Dean-Stobie, William Senior Hunter/Jumper Course Designer Foulkes, Michelle Recorded Jumper Judge Menard, Rafael Recorded Hunter/Jumper Course James, Steven Recorded Jumper Judge Designer Julien, Anne-Sophie Recorded Jumper Judge Tighe, Suzanne Senior Hunter Course Designer; Recorded Jumper Course Designer

FEBRUARY 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 16 LONGINES WORLD RIDER RANKINGS TOP 20 CANADIAN RIDERS as of January 31, 2019

10. Eric Lamaze 2610 269. Ali Ramsay 715 80. Mario Deslauriers 1475 288. Beth Underhill 665 103. Tiffany Foster 1343 307. Jim Ifko 630 132. Keean White 1195 346. Lisa Carlsen 550 136. Erynn Ballard 1175 435. François Lamontagne 420 201. Vanessa Mannix 910 445. Ben Asselin 413 235. Kara Chad 815 455. Nicole Walker 395 238. Jonathon Millar 808 479. Jenn Serek 370 245. Ian Millar 782 496. (tie) Hyde Moffatt 350 264. Susan Horn 730 496. (tie) Rachel Cornacchia 350

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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

CONTRIBUTORS Pam Law, Emily Riden, Molly Sorge, and Jennifer Ward

EC STAFF CONTRIBUTORS Karen Hendry-Ouellette and Stefanie Krysiak

PHOTOGRAPHERS Moises Basallote Fotografia, Courtesy Equestrian Canada, Michelle C. Dunn, ESI Photography, Jump Media, Ben Radvanyi Photography, Cealy Tetley, Sportfot, Starting Gate Communications, Amanda Ubell Photography

LAY-OUT AND DESIGN Starting Gate Communications Inc.

PUBLISHER Equestrian Canada

TRANSLATION Pas de deux Communications

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