THE WARM-UP RING The Official News of the Jumping Committee August 2019, Volume 15, Issue 8 LETTER FROM THE CHAIR IN THIS ISSUE had to take their horses by ferry from here in Hudson, QC, across the Lake of Two Mountains to meet up with the Hunt on Jump Canada Hall of Fame the north shore of the river. She was the Michelle C. Dunn District Commissioner of our local Pony Inductees Announced for 2019 Club and continued to keep horses on the farm and ride for pleasure for many years On The Show Scene after her family was grown. I learned to ride as a child in Hudson, Gold Medal for Canadian Young where I still live today. I remember taking Rider Team at North American Youth trail rides during our lessons through what Championships was to become, by marriage, my own family farm, and it remains so to this day. Canadian Show Jumping Team As I write this, I am counting my blessings on becoming a grandmother for the first My niece evented for many years, and Fourth at Pan American Games time. What a wonderful and special my own daughter continues to show in occasion, and one that brings to mind the hunters and sits on her provincial Hunter Jumper Association Board as Vice Tiffany Foster’s Tripple X III Retired how special it is to have our love of horses passed down from generation to President. generation. Global Champions Tour Montreal How wonderful to have our love of horses carry on through the generations, even Cancelled This does not happen in every family, to be sure. Often one little girl or boy in a though competing and riding have changed completely non-equestrian family gets much since those early hunt days. As Young Guns! Profiling Dannie bitten by the horsey bug, and from there the Winston Churchill once said, “There is Murphy life-long involvement begins. Mum and Dad something about the outside of a horse that get swept up in the love of a pony along is good for the inside of a man.” This is so with the fun of competition, meeting new true, as anyone who is involved in our sport Canadian Team Named for BMO friends, and forming new bonds. The next knows. Nations’ Cup thing they know, horses become a huge part of their lives, and it continues for years Give your horses or ponies a big pat, and to come. cherish the affection and joy that they bring CET and JC Medal Standings to your lives. May we all have a chance to In my case, my family had no prior introduce some little ones to this wonderful Success Stories involvement with horses, and I was experience called riding that we all enjoy that horse-crazy little girl. However, my so much. I know I can’t wait to get my little husband’s family has held a love of horses granddaughter on a pony! Catch Show Jumping Action on for generations, and it continues unabated. CBC Television My husband’s grandfather founded our local Lake of Two Mountains Hunt, with whom I hunted in the ‘60s and the ‘80s. My Longines World Rider Rankings Pamela Law brother-in-law hunted as well, played polo, Chair, and was the past Chair of Eventing Canada Jumping Committee Acknowledgments (now known as the Eventing Committee of EC). My mother-in-law rode on Mt. Royal in downtown Montreal as a girl alongside her sisters and hunted with the Montreal Hunt. In those days, she and her family AUGUST 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 1 JUMP CANADA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED FOR 2019 Three deserving new inductees will be celebrated at the 12th annual Jump Canada Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala, presented by BMO Financial Group, on Sunday, November 3, 2019, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON. This year’s celebrated inductees will be: Builder (Individual) – Greg Greenough Rider – Wayne McLellan Team – 2008 Olympic silver medal team – Mac Cone, Jill Henselwood, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar The 12th annual Jump Canada Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala will be part of a black-tie gala and dinner, including live music, held in the elegant Governor’s Room at Toronto’s Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex at Exhibition Place. “We are thrilled to welcome BMO Financial Group back once again as our presenting sponsor,” said Mark Samuel, Chairman of the Jump Canada Hall of Fame committee. “Our friends at BMO have steadfastly supported our mission to celebrate the heroes of our sport and, in doing so, to cultivate and inspire a new generation of champions. “This year we are celebrating an all-star line-up of achievement, and anticipate a huge response from the community,” continued Samuel. The Jump Canada Hall of Fame Gala has quickly grown into an annual favourite and each edition has been a sell-out. Videos commemorating each inductee’s contributions to the sport are a highlight of the evening, and friends and associates present the distinct Hall of Fame awards, making for a very special evening recalling the sport’s greatest memories. Induction and acceptance speeches run the gamut from factual to humorous to poignant. The Jump Canada Hall of Fame was created in 2006 to recognize outstanding contributions to Canadian hunter/jumper sport. To date, 57 champions have been welcomed into the Hall of Fame, including 21 horses and ponies, 29 humans, six organizations, and five teams. In addition to the Hall of Fame inductions, the annual Jump Canada awards will be presented in the categories of Official, Owner, Sponsor, and Volunteer, allowing the recipients to celebrate with their colleagues and peers. Tickets for the Jump Canada Hall of Fame Gala and Induction Ceremony are $225 per person and can be purchased individually or in tables of eight. Alternatively, a table of eight may be purchased for $1750. To purchase tickets, please visit https://www.equestrian.ca/ sport/jumping/awards. NOTE: Hall of Fame tickets will only be sold on-line through an easy-to-use credit card system. The Jump Canada Hall of Fame committee is comprised of Mark Samuel (Chairman), Jennifer Anstey, Evie Frisque, Muffie Guthrie, Bobbie Reber, Phil Rozon, Jennifer Ward, and Nancy Wetmore. For more information, please contact Karen Hendry-Ouellette at tel: 613 287-1515 ext. 102 or email [email protected]. Shawn Hamilton / www.clixphoto.ca The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games silver medal team will be one of three new inductees into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame on Sunday, November 3, 2019, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON. From left to right: chef d’equipe Terrance Millar, Mac Cone, Jill Henselwood, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar. AUGUST 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 2 ON THE SHOW SCENE Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships, presented by Gotham North | Old Salem Farm, NY – July 30 - August 4, 2019 All Photo Credits – © Jump Media Olivia Stephenson and Chaccana jumped onto Scott Walker (left) congratulates Canadian chef the podium for the second year in a row, this time d’equipe Dayton Gorsline on winning the Young taking individual silver in the Children’s division. Rider team gold medal. Joseph Carruthers (left) aboard Rialto SM and Olivia Stephenson riding Chaccana helped Canada bring home Junior division bronze medal. The Team Canada cheering section. Trainer Ilan Ferder (right) congratulates Mackenzie Wray. Sam Walker’s groom Nicole Weatherall shares a special moment with his mount, Coralissa. Canadian pride at the opening ceremonies. Olivia Blaber finished seventh individually aboard Serenade de Mai in the Children’s division. The Canadians cheering for Sam Walker and Young Rider Team members Dannie Murphy and Team gold medalists Samantha Starratt and Coralissa as they claimed the Young Rider Sam Walker show off their Canadian pride. Akilito enjoyed their victory gallop. individual silver medal. AUGUST 2019 THE WARM-UP RING 3 Jump Media Canada’s gold medal Young Rider team on the podium. From left to right: Sam Walker, Dannie Murphy, Mackenzie Wray, and Samantha Starratt. GOLD MEDAL FOR CANADIAN YOUNG RIDER TEAM AT NORTH AMERICAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS Canada emerged victorious in the Young Rider division at the 2019 Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), presented by Gotham North, held from July 30 to August 4 at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. Comprised of Dannie Murphy, 19, of Charlottetown, PE; Samantha Starratt, 20, of Calgary, AB; Sam Walker, 17, of Nobleton, ON; and Mackenzie Wray, 20, of Loretto, ON, the Canadian Young Rider show jumping team came out on top in an extremely competitive field for riders aged 16 to 21. Walker, who had been a member of Canada’s Junior team at the 2018 NAYC, returned to Old Salem Farm with Coralissa, a nine-year- old Holsteiner mare (Com Air x Corrado I) owned by MarBill Hill Farm. Stepping up to the Young Rider division, Walker only incurred a single time fault over the three rounds of team competition to lead Canada to victory. With a final team score of 19.25, Canada took the win over USHJA Zone 10 who had a team total of 22.49 for silver, while USHJA Zone 2 collected the bronze medal with a score of 36.36. “It was an amazing experience for me; there are not that many people that get to make it on the Canadian team and compete down at Old Salem, so I’m very grateful,” said Walker. “My team was phenomenal this year, and we got the team gold, which is the most important to me because this is a team event.