THE WARM-UP RING The Official News of the Jumping Committee October 2017, Volume 13, Issue 9 LETTER FROM THE CHAIR IN THIS ISSUE wonderful example of someone giving back to our sport to help those who otherwise might not have the chance. Canadian Show Jumping Team Eighth in Another example of giving back is the Longines FEI Nations’ Cup Final organization of the Caribbean Equine Relief Fund to aid animals displaced by the Canadian Youth Equestrian hurricanes that have devastated a number Mentorship Program Extended to of Caribbean islands this fall. Many horses Hunter/Jumper Riders are wandering loose on the islands with no shelter, no food, and little water, and their Longines FEI Nations’ Cup Final owners cannot help them due to their own Photo Gallery distress. Mark Samuel, former Chair of Jump Canada and current Chair of the FEI Jump Canada Hall of Fame to Take Group IV (which includes North America One-Year Hiatus and the Caribbean), has coordinated a relief effort for these animals, and the fund Canada’s John ‘JT’ Taylor Named to Michelle C. Dunn has already raised well over $180,000. In addition, our own Jump Canada Hall of Show Jumping Jury for 2018 WEG Fall is upon us, and our Thanksgiving Fame Gala has been put on hold for 2017 celebrations are a faint memory. As to focus efforts on the Relief Fund. BMO Equestrian Canada Governance Update my family celebrated Thanksgiving, it Financial Group, the presenting sponsor brought to mind how generous many of and Letter from the President of the Hall of Fame since its inception, our equestrians and their associates are. generously pledged a leadership donation For example, Jill Irving of St. John, NB, Message from EC President, of $25,000 while the Jumping Committee initiated the Canadian Youth Equestrian Meg Krueger has made a $5,000 contribution. Mentorship Program three years ago to help young people who might otherwise not This effort is a coordination of both EC Clinics, Clinics, Clinics! be given the chance to see the winter show and US Equestrian. To donate in Canadian scene in action at the Winter Equestrian funds, visit www.equestrian.ca/donate. The In Memoriam: Susan Grange Festival and Adequan Global Dressage online process is both easy and quick, so (1954–2017) Festival in Wellington, FL. The first two please do not hesitate to assist your fellow years were for dressage-based riders, equestrians who are in dire need of help Royal Horse Show Calendar of Events and this year Jill has added opportunities with their horses. One hundred percent for jumping competitors to the mix. of the funds donated will go to helping Hannah Rajotte to Represent Canada at Interested riders may fill out an application the horses, ponies and donkeys that are FEI Children’s Final form on Jill’s website, http://www. suffering. jillirvingyouthequinementorprogram.ca, We all have a responsibility to do our part FEI President Ingmar De Vos Elected to and a lottery is used to choose the lucky to help our fellow man and animals, and we International Olympic Committee six dressage and six jumper riders who salute Jill, Mark, and the many others who will attend. The visit to Wellington includes have taken the initiative to do so. Canadian Success Stories many varied learning opportunities such as clinics; visits to top-level barns; course Longines World Rider Rankings walking; watching top-level competitors in both dressage and jumping, and seeing the Acknowledgments FEI Nations’ Cup for show jumping at the Winter Equestrian Festival up-close and Pamela Law personal. Jill covers all related expenses Chair, Jumping Committee for these riders, except travel, and it is a OCTOBER 2017 THE WARM-UP RING 1 Pierre Costabadie / arnd.nl Pierre Costabadie / arnd.nl Yann Candele and Theodore Manciais, owned by Ashland Farms and Tiffany Foster and Tripple X III, owned by Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Torrey Pines Stable. Stable. CANADIAN SHOW JUMPING TEAM EIGHTH IN LONGINES FEI NATIONS’ CUP FINAL The Canadian Show Jumping Team, comprised of Yann Candele, Tiffany Foster, Eric Lamaze, and Chris Pratt, finished eighth in the b1,250,000 Longines FEI Nations’ Cup Final held Saturday night, September 30, in Barcelona, Spain. Unlike a traditional Nations’ Cup where two rounds are held back-to-back, the Longines FEI Nations’ Cup Final is held on two separate days, with a day of rest before the second round. The opening round was held on Thursday afternoon, September 28, and, from the 15 countries contesting the fifth annual FEI Nations’ Cup Final, only Canada produced a perfect score of zero to sit atop the leaderboard. The top eight teams qualified for Saturday night’sb 1,250,000 Final, while the other seven countries that failed to make the cut contested the Longines Challenge Cup on Friday night. Joining Canada in Saturday night’s Final, where all teams started on an equal score of zero, were France, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United States who all posted scores of four faults in Thursday’s competition, and Belgium, Sweden and Switzerland who had scores of eight faults apiece. Tensions were running high on Saturday night, as technical issues with a stadium flood light caused an almost two-hour delay. When competition did get underway just before 11 p.m. local time, Canada had the advantage of going last in the order by way of its win in Thursday’s opening round. Making their competition debut in the Longines FEI Nations’ Cup Final, the new pairing of Candele, 46, of Caledon, ON, and Theodore Manciais, a ten-year-old selle francais gelding (Kashmir van Schuttershof x Power Light) owned by Ashland Farms and Torrey Pines Stable, had jumped clear for Canada on Thursday. However, the pair could not maintain its perfect form over the challenging track set by Spanish course designer Santiago Varela; they had a foot in the water followed by a fence down at number ten adding up to eight faults before an additional time fault was assessed for stopping the clock in 81.20 seconds, just over the snug time allowed of 81 seconds. Foster, 33, of North Vancouver, BC, had a strong start to her day, jumping double clear to place third in the b63,000 1.50m Queen’s Cup for the Segura Viudas Trophy riding Brighton. With Tripple X III, her Rio Olympic partner, Foster was looking solid until the final line when the back rail of the ‘a’ element came down in the triple combination. Having jumped clear on Thursday, Foster would add four faults to Canada’s score card with the 15-year-old Anglo European stallion (Namelus R x Cantango) owned by Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Stable. Pratt, 48, had the weight of a nation riding on his shoulders as he entered the ring with Concorde, the promising ten-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood gelding (Vaillant x Concorde) owned by The Epic Group LLC. A clear round would keep Canada in the game but, when two rails fell to the floor and a time fault was added to the final tally, any hope for victory was quickly extinguished. A Dutch win had already been decided before Lamaze, 49, tackled the course as the final rider of the competition. While he could not improve his country’s placing, there were still €100,000 reasons for Lamaze to repeat his faultless performance from Thursday as a bonus was on offer to all riders who could manage the feat. Once again, the 2008 Olympic Champion withstood the pressure, delivering a second clear round with Coco Bongo, a 12-year-old Rheinlander gelding (Caretino x Calido) owned by Andy and Carlene Ziegler’s Artisan Farms and his own Torrey Pines Stable. OCTOBER 2017 THE WARM-UP RING 2 Pierre Costabadie / arnd.nl Pierre Costabadie / arnd.nl Chris Pratt and Concorde, owned by The Epic Group LLC. Eric Lamaze and Coco Bongo, owned by Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Stable. Six riders in total jumped double clear – Jur Vrieling and Harrie Smolders of The Netherlands, Lauren Hough and McLain Ward of the United States, Belgian anchor Gregory Wathelet, and Lamaze - to earn a bonus ofb16,666 each. With two clear rounds to its credit and counting one time fault from Michel Hendrix, the Dutch, who had also won in 2014, claimed victory with a total of one fault. The United States was the fastest team with four faults to finish runner-up while Belgium was third. Switzerland was fourth followed by Sweden, while Germany placed sixth with nine faults. Like Canada, the reigning Olympic Champions from France also finished with a total of 13 faults, but faster combined times put them ahead of the Canadians in the final standings. “We were in competition with seven of the elite teams in the world, and everyone was firing on all cylinders,” said Canadian Show Jumping Team chef d’equipe Mark Laskin of Langley, BC. “We needed one more good score to put us in the mix, but we didn’t get it. “The positives garnered were the experience gained by two of our horse-rider combinations, the great overall performance of Tiffany and Tripple X, and the stellar double clean produced by Eric and Coco Bongo,” concluded Laskin, whose team won b66,000 for its eighth-place finish. For more information, including full results, visit www.csiobarcelona.com. CANADIAN YOUTH EQUESTRIAN MENTORSHIP PROGRAM EXTENDED TO HUNTER/JUMPER RIDERS As the Canadian Youth Equestrian Mentorship Program enters its third year, the initiative has been expanded for 2018 to provide the same opportunities to hunter/jumper riders as initially offered to young dressage riders.