All Discussions Tagged 'Canadian Show Jumping Team' - Barnmice Equestrian Social Community2024-03-28T08:24:01Zhttp://www.barnmice.com/group/barnmicenews/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Canadian+Show+Jumping+Team&feed=yes&xn_auth=noEquestrian Canada: Canadian Show Jumping Team Faultless in Nations’ Cup Finaltag:www.barnmice.com,2017-09-29:1773158:Topic:7975522017-09-29T02:06:49.455ZKatyM., Community Newshttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/MEP
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<tbody><tr><td><p class="bard-text-block style-scope"><b class="bard-text-block style-scope">Barcelona, ESP, Sept. 28, 2017 –</b> The Canadian Show Jumping Team, comprised of Yann Candele, Tiffany Foster, Eric Lamaze, and Chris Pratt, was the only country to produce a faultless effort in the opening round of the Longines FEI Nations’ Cup Final, held Thursday, September 28, in Barcelona, Spain. <br/><br/>From the 15 countries contesting the fifth annual FEI Nations’ Cup Final, only Canada produced a perfect score of zero over the track set by course designer Santiago Varela of Spain. The top eight countries following Thursday’s opening round move forward to Saturday night’s €1,250,000 Final, while the other seven countries that failed to make the cut will compete for the Longines Challenge Cup on Friday night. Joining Canada in Saturday night’s Final, where all teams will start on a score of zero, are 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. The newly-crowned European Champion, Ireland, also posted eight faults in the first round of competition but, as the team with the slowest combined time, failed to qualify for Saturday’s Final. <br/><br/>As Canada’s lead-off rider, Candele, 46, of Caledon, ON, not only had the pressure of riding first for his country; he was also riding Theodore Manciais, recently purchased by Lamaze’s Torrey Pines Stable and Ken and Emily Smith’s Ashland Farms, for the first time in competition. Renowned for his catch riding capabilities, Candele produced a masterful clear with the ten-year-old selle francais gelding (Kashmir van Schuttershof x Power Light) to get Canada off to a strong start. <br/><br/>His 2016 Rio Olympic teammate, Foster, 33, of North Vancouver, BC, followed suit with her veteran partner, Tripple X III, owned by Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Stable. Foster and the 15-year-old Anglo European stallion (Namelus R x Cantango) used their major games experience to deliver for Team Canada, adding nothing to the scorecard. <br/><br/>Riding third in the rotation, Pratt, 48, currently based in Valencia, CA, had rails down at the oxers at fence three as well as the penultimate fence for eight faults riding Concorde, a ten-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood gelding (Vaillant x Concorde) owned by The Epic Group LLC. Pratt and Concorde were also members of Canada’s fourth-placed Nations’ Cup team in Gijon, Spain, four weeks ago where they delivered scores of zero and four. <br/><br/>With the luxury of competing last among the 15 countries battling for supremacy, the Canadian team knew exactly what it had to do to qualify for Saturday’s Final by the time Lamaze entered the stadium. A score of zero or four faults would see it through to the Final, while an eight-fault effort would require a fast time to make the cut. Never one to shy away from pressure, Lamaze, 49, realized the best-case scenario by jumping clear 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. <br/><br/>With three fault-free performances to its credit, Canada finished the first round at the top of the leaderboard. Originally tied with France, a subsequent appeal led to the disqualification of Roger-Yves Bost and Sydney Une Prince, leaving the Olympic Champions with four faults. <br/><br/>“It was pretty exciting!” said Canadian Show Jumping Team chef d’equipe Mark Laskin of Langley, BC. “You come here and take it one step at a time, but the goal was to get through to the Final on Saturday, and it’s exciting that we accomplished that. <br/><br/>“It was incredible that Yann did what he did, considering it was the first course he had ever jumped the horse over. And it was not in some back ring in Wellington, it was in the Nations’ Cup Final!” continued Laskin of his team’s performance. “His clear round really sparked us; it gave us momentum and we knew we were in the game! It is a testament to the quality of competition here that even with two clear rounds to our credit, Eric still had to produce to get us through to the Final. He knew all the scenarios of what had to happen, and the strategy was to give us the clear. He rode masterfully, as usual, and came through for us as he has done so many times in the past. There is no one I would rather have in that position than Eric.” <br/><br/>Following a day of rest, Canada will return to the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona on Saturday for the €1,250,000 Final, beginning at 9 p.m. locally. In addition to fighting for team supremacy, Candele, Foster and Lamaze are all in the running for the €100,000 bonus split between all riders who jump double clear. To date, Lamaze has been the only Canadian athlete to accomplish the feat, doing so in the 2013 FEI Nations’ Cup Final when jumped double clear with Powerplay and shared the €100,000 bonus with Scott Brash of Great Britain. <br/><br/>Catch all of the action from the Longines FEI Nations’ Cup Final on FEI TV. 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<tbody><tr><td><p class="bard-text-block style-scope"><b class="bard-text-block style-scope">PHOTO - </b>Tiffany Foster and Tripple X III, owned by Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Stable.</p>
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</div> Equestrian Canada: Canadian Show Jumping Team is Barcelona Bound for 2017 Longines FEI Nations’ Cup™ Jumping Finaltag:www.barnmice.com,2017-09-25:1773158:Topic:7975432017-09-25T20:15:16.803ZKatyM., Community Newshttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/MEP
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<tbody><tr><td><p class="bard-text-block style-scope"><b class="bard-text-block style-scope">Ottawa, ON Sept. 25, 2017 – </b>The Canadian Show Jumping Team members have been confirmed for the prestigious 2017 Longines FEI Nations’ Cup™ Jumping Final, coming up Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, 2017 during the CSIO 5* Barcelona in Spain. <br/><br/>Held as the grand finale to the 2017 FEI Nations’ Cup Jumping Series, the Canadian Show Jumping Team earned a spot as one of 18 teams invited to the Final after finishing among the top two in the North American, Central American and Caribbean League, alongside the United States. <br/><br/>The following team members will compete for Canada in the Final:</p>
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<tbody><tr><td><p class="bard-text-block style-scope">The Canadian Show Jumping Team will be led at the Final by Chef d'Équipe, Mark Laskin and EC Manager of Sport – Jumping Department, Karen Hendry-Ouellette. <br/><br/>Competition will get underway with the first round on Sept. 28. From there, the top eight teams will qualify for the €1,250,000 Final on Sept. 30, while the remaining teams will close out their Nations’ Cup Final appearance in the €300,000 Longines Challenge Cup on Sept. 29. <br/><br/>All three rounds of competition will be available on livestream through FEI TV at <a href="https://sx271.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/41393/8dd357ce8263f9b4/4849773/00af770f1fd1683f" class="bard-text-block style-scope" target="_blank">https://tv.fei.org</a>. The first round can be viewed at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Sept. 28, the second round at 3 p.m. EDT on Sept. 29, and the final on Sept. 30 at 3 p.m. EDT. <br/><br/>For more information on the 2017 Longines FEI Nations’ Cup Jumping Final, visit <a href="https://sx271.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/41391/56d03baea723d8d0/4849773/00af770f1fd1683f" class="bard-text-block style-scope" target="_blank">www.csiobarcelona.com/en</a>.</p>
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</div> Equestrian Canada: Canadian Show Jumping Team Takes Fourth in $400,000 BMO Nations’ Cuptag:www.barnmice.com,2017-09-10:1773158:Topic:7969572017-09-10T02:20:06.538ZKatyM., Community Newshttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/MEP
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<tbody><tr><td><p class="bard-text-block style-scope"><b class="bard-text-block style-scope">Calgary, AB, Sept. 9, 2017 –</b> The Canadian Show Jumping Team comprised of Ben Asselin, Mario Deslauriers, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar placed fourth in the $400,000 BMO Nations’ Cup held Saturday, September 9, as part of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament in Calgary, AB. <br/><br/>A total of eight countries battled for supremacy in the 41st annual BMO Nations’ Cup over a testing track set by two-time Olympic course designer Leopoldo Palacios of Venezuela. <br/><br/>As Canada’s lead-off rider, 1984 World Cup Champion Deslauriers, 52, was making his return to the Canadian Show Jumping Team following a nine-year absence representing the United States. Based in New York, NY, Deslauriers was riding Westbrook, a nine-year-old grey Swedish Warmblood gelding (Jaguar Mail x Cardento) that was purchased in March by owners Luja LLC and Wishing Well Farm LLC. With a single mistake at fence number four, a skinny vertical that came down throughout the competition, Deslauriers posted an opening round score of four faults. <br/><br/>Local favourite Asselin, 23, of Calgary, AB, was called up to the Canadian Team on Thursday following the withdrawal of Keean White of Rockwood, ON, and For Freedom Z. With only two day’s notice, combined with riding a new mount, Asselin ran into trouble down a line that snaked through the center of the International Ring, having fence four, the open water, and the Canada planks at fence six before also knocking down ‘b’ of the triple combination at fence eight for a first-round total of 16 faults. <br/><br/>2008 Olympic Champion Lamaze, 49, who is based in Wellington, FL, brought it back for Team Canada by delivering a clear round with Coco Bongo, a 12-year-old bay Rheinlander gelding (Caretino x Calido) owned by Andy and Carlene Ziegler’s Artisan Farms LLC and Lamaze’s Torrey Pines Stable. <br/><br/>Ten-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar of Perth, ON, rode Dixson in the anchor position. With only one rail down at the ‘b’ element of the triple combination, Millar’s four faults allowed Canada to drop Asselin’s score, as only the best three scores are counted towards the team total. <br/><br/>At the end of the first round, Brazil sat at the top of the leaderboard with a perfect score of zero, despite losing its lead-off rider, Eduardo Menezes, who took a hard tumble off his mount, Quintol, at fence six and did not return for round two. Team Germany was close behind with a single time fault, while the United States and Canada sat tied on eight faults apiece for third position. Belgium and France were tied for fifth place with 13 faults apiece, while the defending champion, Switzerland, and Italy failed to make the cut for the second round with scores of 18 and 21 respectively. <br/><br/>Deslauriers opened the second round with a clear round for Canada, cheered on by the 86,222 spectators in attendance. <br/><br/>“It was just like the old days!” said Deslauriers, who last competed for Canada in the BMO Nations’ Cup at Spruce Meadows in 2006, when it scored its first victory. “I was a little nervous in the first round but the second round felt better and more relaxed; I was right back at home. It was exciting making my return at Spruce Meadows, and all the crowd made it so special.” <br/><br/>Next up for Canada was Asselin, who last rode in the BMO Nations’ Cup at the ‘Masters’ tournament in 2014 when Canada hoisted the trophy for only the second time in the event’s 41-year history. He and Chalacorada, a 15-year-old dark bay Holsteiner mare (Chalan x Corrado I) owned by his grandmother, Margaret Southern, and Spruce Meadows Ltd., kept it to eight faults the second time out, but again their score would be dropped in the final tally. <br/><br/>Lamaze and his 2015 Pan American team gold medal mount left all the rails in place, but touched the tape on the open water to pick up four faults. At the age of 70, Millar then put his five decades of international show jumping experience to good use, guiding Dixson, a 14-year-old bay Belgian Warmblood gelding (Vigo d’Arsouilles x Olisco) owned by Susan and Ariel Grange, to a clear round. <br/><br/>Counting only four faults in the second round, Canada had a two-round total of 12 faults to finish in fourth place. A jump-off was necessary to determine a winner between the United States and Brazil, who were tied on eight faults apiece. Cool under pressure, Beezie Madden, who had already jumped one of only two double clear rounds on the day, delivered yet another clear in a time of 39.21 seconds with Darry Lou to put the pressure on Brazil. Pedro Junqueira Muylaert looked fast as he left all the rails in place riding Prince Royal Z MFS, but his time of 39.75 seconds left Brazil in the runner-up position, giving the United States its ninth BMO Nations’ Cup title. <br/><br/>Germany took third with a total of nine faults, while Canada finished just off the podium in fourth. Belgium took fifth with a total of 18 faults while France finished sixth with 30 faults. <br/><br/>“We were so close today, but that’s the way it is sometimes with show jumping; the result can hinge on a rail that stays in the cups here, or a foot in the water there,” said Canadian Show Jumping Team chef d’equipe Mark Laskin of Langley, BC. “If Mario, Eric, or Ian had had four faults less, we would have been jumping off for the win.” <br/><br/>The Canadian Show Jumping Team will make its final Nations’ Cup appearance of the year in the FEI Nations’ Cup Final in Barcelona, Spain, from September 29 to October 1, 2017. Canada was one of two countries from the North American, Central American and Caribbean League to qualify for the Final, alongside the United States. <br/><br/>The Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament culminates with Sunday’s $3 million CP International, presented by Rolex, beginning at 12 noon MT. For more information, including full results, please visit <a href="https://sx271.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/40991/d20d83bb88b6ffd0/4717343/d1a0b5ffdb410c20" class="bard-text-block style-scope" target="_blank">www.sprucemeadows.com</a>.</p>
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</div> Equestrian Canada: Canadian Show Jumping Team Announced for CSIO 4* Coapexpan FEI Nations’ Cup™tag:www.barnmice.com,2017-04-22:1773158:Topic:7944262017-04-22T05:26:29.639ZKatyM., Community Newshttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/MEP
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<tbody><tr><td><p class="bard-text-block style-scope">The Canadian athletes will be led by Chef d'Équipe, Mark Laskin during the CSIO 4* Coapexpan. <br/><br/>The CSIO 4* Coapexpan will act as the second qualifier in the North America, Central America and Caribbean League of the 2017 FEI Nations’ Cup Jumping series. Canada is currently sitting second overall in the league with 80 points, after placing third in the $100,000 FEI Nations’ Cup in Ocala, FL on Feb. 17. The United States is currently leading the league with 90 points, with Mexico holding third place on 70 points. <br/><br/>The third and final FEI Nations’ Cup qualifier will take place on June 2 during the CSIO 4* Odlum Brown BC Open at the Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC. From there, the top two teams in the league will be invited to contest the Nations Cup Final in Barcelona, set for Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, 2017. <br/><br/>For more information on the FEI Nations’ Cup Jumping series, <a href="https://sx271.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/37674/ad186721c8180534/3633778/7dd67fbeb591a8b1" class="bard-text-block style-scope" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p>
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</div> Equestrian Canada: Canadian Show Jumping Athletes Announced for CSIO 4* Winter Equestrian Festivaltag:www.barnmice.com,2017-03-03:1773158:Topic:7937702017-03-03T12:18:52.361ZKatyM., Community Newshttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/MEP
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<p><b class="bard-text-block style-scope">Ottawa, ON –</b><span> Elite and up-and-coming Canadian show jumping athletes are set to compete for Canada at the prestigious CSIO 4* Winter Equestrian Festival, taking place March 1-4, 2017 in Wellington, FL. </span><br/><br/><span>The four-member Canadian Show Jumping Team for the CSIO 4* $150,000 FEI Nations’ Cup on March 3 will be selected from the following six riders: </span><br/><br/><b class="bard-text-block style-scope">Rider / Hometown</b><span> </span><br/><span>Kara Chad / Calgary, AB </span><br/><span>Tiffany Foster / North Vancouver, BC </span><br/><span>Eric Lamaze / Wellington, FL </span><br/><span>Vanessa Mannix / Calgary, AB </span><br/><span>Ian Millar / Perth, ON </span><br/><span>Keean White / Rockwood, ON </span><br/><br/><span>The Nations’ Cup will take place in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), under the lights at 7 p.m. ET. Nations’ cup classes are the only type of jumping competitions where riders compete in teams of four and face off against other countries. To determine overall team scores, the top three scores from each team are counted toward the final result of the two-round competition. </span><br/><br/><span>In addition, the following riders will challenge the FEI Under 25 (U25) series classes throughout the week: </span><br/><br/><b class="bard-text-block style-scope">Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner</b><span> </span><br/><span>Bretton Chad / Calgary, AB / Renkum Dorenda / Stone Ridge Farms LLC </span><br/><span>Kathryn Dafoe / Nobleton, ON / Eos van de Donkhoeve / KD LAN Solutions Ltd. </span><br/><span>Mackenzie Edwards / Calgary, AB / Showgirl / The Watermark Group </span><br/><span>Muhammad Itani / Essex, ON / Tax Free / Muhammad Itani </span><br/><span>Jennifer Mattell / Milton, ON / Cherokee / Joe Mattell </span><br/><span>Alexanne Thibault / Boucherville, QC / Chacco Prime / Alexanne Thibault </span><br/><br/><span>Supporting the senior riders on the ground during at CSIO 4* WEF will be Equestrian Canada Manager of Jumping, Karen Hendry-Ouellette and Chef d’Équipe, Mark Laskin. The U25 athletes will be supported by Beth Underhill, Technical Advisor of Jumping U25 Programs. </span><br/><br/><span>The eighth week of top-class international competition, the CSIO 4* WEF is part of a 12-week series that takes place annually in Florida. The 2017 series marks the 38th anniversary, and with more than $9 million offered in prize money, and over 50 FEI World Ranking classes on the schedule, attracts top riders from around the world. </span><br/><br/><span>For more information on the CSIO 4* WEF, visit </span><a href="https://sx271.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/36202/d70eab0a60fb65b7/3194806/1b4743401b9d1d8a" class="bard-text-block style-scope" target="_blank">http://pbiec.coth.com</a><span>. Further details on the FEI Nations’ Cup series can be found at </span><a href="https://sx271.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/36200/fe1bad9393f0e3e7/3194806/1b4743401b9d1d8a" class="bard-text-block style-scope" target="_blank">www.fei.org</a><span>.</span></p> Equestrian Canada: Tiffany Foster Leads Canada to Third in Ocala Nations’ Cuptag:www.barnmice.com,2017-02-18:1773158:Topic:7935942017-02-18T01:50:46.437ZKatyM., Community Newshttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/MEP
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El Salvador opted not to return for the second round while Venezuelan hopes were dashed in the opening round. <br/><br/>A total of seven riders produced clear efforts in the first round over the track set by Brazilian course designer Marina Azevedo, keeping four countries well within striking distance. Ireland held the lead at the end of the opening round with four faults, followed by Mexico and the United States tied with eight faults apiece, and Canada with 12 faults. <br/><br/>Foster, 32, opened the second round by producing another clear round for Canada. Her double clear performance was one of three on the day, matched only by Cian O’Connor riding Seringat for the winning Irish team and Beezie Madden, who was double-clear as the anchor rider for the United States aboard Breitling LS. <br/><br/>“We’ve had pretty good luck being the lead-off, going double clear in the last three events we’ve ridden in for Canada,” said Foster of her partnership with Victor, a 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Elmshorn x Grandeur) owned by Artisan Farms LLC and Torrey Pines Stable. “I know him so well that it is an advantage to go first because I just follow the plan that I have for him. When you know a horse as well as I know Victor, it is not a disadvantage to go first. It’s a good strategy for us!” <br/><br/>Gingras, 35, who incurred eight faults in the opening round, returned to again post an eight-fault effort with Coup de Chance, an 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding (Cardento x Darco) owned by B Gingras Equestrian Limited. Coup de Chance was a last-minute substitution after Gingras’s planned Nations’ Cup mount, Zilversprings, incurred a minor injury in Thursday’s competition. <br/><br/>Amy Millar, who celebrated her 40th birthday on Valentine’s Day, had eight faults in the first round and incurred 12 faults in the second round after dropping rails at the final three fences on course riding her 2016 Rio Olympic mount Heros, a ten-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding (Canadian River x Clinton) owned by AMMO Investments. <br/><br/>Riding in the anchor position, Ian Millar, 70, posted scores of four and four for Canada, incurring a rail in the triple combination both times out riding Dixson, a 14-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding (Vigo d’Arsouilles x Olisco) owned by Susan and Ariel Grange of Cheltenham, ON. <br/><br/>The $100,000 CSIO4* FEI Nations Cup in Ocala acted as the first of three qualifying events for the FEI Nations Cup Final to be held in September in Barcelona, Spain. Four countries – Canada, El Salvador, Mexico and the United States – were in the race for qualifying points with the United States earning the maximum 90 points, followed by Canada with 80. <br/><br/>"We came into this Nations Cup feeling that we want to have a shot to qualify for Barcelona, and I think we did that,” said Foster. “I think by delivering a double clear, we kept the team afloat. I am happy I could do that. <br/><br/>“We are able to do this because we have such great horses and have such great owners in Andy and Carlene Ziegler,” continued Foster, referencing the owners of Artisan Farms who support both her and 2008 Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze. “They really allow us to take our time and develop these horses. That’s a big deal for Canada, and I am really looking forward to the future with the young horses we have coming up.” <br/><br/>“The day certainly didn’t go how I had it scripted, but ultimately it was a good result for Canada,” noted Canadian Show Jumping Team chef d’equipe Mark Laskin of Langley, BC. “We finished on the podium in third place and are now second in our region for qualifying for the Nations Cup Final in Barcelona this year. Ian Millar was strong in the anchor position for us but the star of the day was definitely Tiffany Foster riding Victor who produced their third straight double-clean performance in Nations Cup competition for Canada.” <br/><br/>The Canadian Show Jumping Team will next compete at the $150,000 Nations Cup in Wellington, FL, on Friday night, March 3. Then it’s on to Mexico for the second FEI Nations’ Cup qualifier to be held during CSIO4* Coapexpan, Mexico, from May 2 to 5. The third and final FEI Nations’ Cup qualifier will take place at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC, from May 31 to June 4. The top two teams in the qualifying league will be invited to contest the FEI Nations Cup Final in Barcelona from September 29 to October 1, 2017. <br/><br/></p>
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</div> Equestrian Canada: Canadian Show Jumping Athletes Announced for Furusiyya FEI Nations’ Cup at CSIO 4* HITS Ocalatag:www.barnmice.com,2017-02-17:1773158:Topic:7936422017-02-17T04:42:45.974ZKatyM., Community Newshttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/MEP
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<p></p> Equestrian Canada: Canadian Show Jumping Team Ready to Take On BMO Nations’ Cup at Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournamenttag:www.barnmice.com,2016-09-07:1773158:Topic:7890672016-09-07T01:40:34.740ZKatyM., Community Newshttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/MEP
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<p><b>Ottawa, ON – </b><span>The Canadian Show Jumping Team members set to represent Canada in the $300,000 BMO Nations’ Cup at the CSIO 5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament have been confirmed.</span></p>
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<p><b>Ottawa, ON – </b><span>The Canadian Show Jumping Team members set to represent Canada in the $300,000 BMO Nations’ Cup at the CSIO 5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament have been confirmed.</span></p>
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<p>The following athletes will ride under the maple leaf in the nations’ cup on Sept. 10, 2016 at 2 p.m. MDT:</p>
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<p>The BMO Nations’ Cup has a long history with the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament, having debuted in 1977. Canada has claimed victory twice, in 2006 and 2014, and finished in third place in 2015.</p>
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<p>For more information on the BMO Nations’ Cup and the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament, visit <a href="http://www.sprucemeadows.com/tournaments" shape="rect">www.sprucemeadows.com/tournaments</a>.</p>
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<p><b>Ottawa, ON – </b><span>The Canadian Show Jumping Team earned a fifth place finish in the FEI Furusiyya Nations’ Cup, held Aug. 27, 2016 at the CSIO 5* Gijon in Spain.</span></p>
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<p><b>Ottawa, ON – </b><span>The Canadian Show Jumping Team earned a fifth place finish in the FEI Furusiyya Nations’ Cup, held Aug. 27, 2016 at the CSIO 5* Gijon in Spain.</span></p>
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<p>Competing for Canada were Kara Chad of Calgary, AB, Elizabeth Gingras of Edmonton, AB, Vanessa Mannix of Calgary, AB, and Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON.</p>
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<p>The nations’ cup, which was held as the final leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations’ Cup Jumping Series for 2016, saw a total of 12 teams go head-to-head over two rounds. The courses featured 12 obstacles and 15 jumping efforts set by FEI 4* course designer, Avelino Rodriguez-Miravalles of Spain.</p>
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<p>First to contest round one for Canada was Gingras, 34, who started off strong by putting a zero on the board with Zilversprings (Silverstone x Emilion), a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by B. Gingras Equestrian Ltd.</p>
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<p>Mannix, 27, was next in, marking her senior nations’ cup debut for Canada. Paired with Grand Cru vd Vijf Eiken (Contact vd Heffinck x Heartbreaker), her 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood stallion, she had just one rail for four faults at the ‘a’ element of fence 12, a double combination that marked the end of the course.</p>
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<p>Third in the Canadian lineup was Chad, who travelled to Gijon straight from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, where she was the traveling reserve for Canada. At 20 years old, she was the youngest of the 47 competitors in the nations’ cup. Riding Gin Tonic vd Haagakkers (Indorado x Saros van T Gestelhof), a 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding owned by Lutta Gian-Battista, Chad had a foot in the water jump and three rails for 16 faults.</p>
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<p>Anchoring the team was Lamaze, 48, who headed to Gijon fresh off his individual bronze medal performance at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which brought his total medal count to three and gave him the Canadian record for most Olympic medals in equestrian sport. Partnered with Check Picobello Z (Cardento 933 x Orlando), a 10-year-old Zangersheide gelding owned by Artisan Farms LLC and Torrey Pines Stable, Lamaze had a rail at both the triple and double combinations on course for eight faults.</p>
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<p>This brought Canada’s tally to 12 faults after applying a drop score at the end of round one, securing the team’s berth as one of the top eight teams to move forward to round two.</p>
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<p>Once again, Gingras and Zilversprings were the first to return for Canada and laid down another foot-perfect round, adding no faults to Canada’s score. Mannix and Grand Cru vd Vijf Eiken had two early rails in round two for eight faults. Chad returned to improve on her performance with Gin Tonic vd Haagakkers, incurring eight jumping faults. Lamaze was working on a clear until the very last fence, when the tall plank vertical at 12a, which proved to be the ‘bogey’ fence of the day, came down for four faults.</p>
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<p>Canada finished the day on a team total of 24 faults for fifth place. Great Britain took top honours on a score of 16. Spain thrilled the hometown crowd with a second place finish on 17 faults, and The Netherlands earned third on 20 faults.</p>
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<p>The Canadian Show Jumping Team was supported at the CSIO 5* Gijon by Chef d’Équipe, Bob Henselwood.</p>
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<p>For complete results from the CSIO 5* Gijon, visit <a href="http://www.csiogijon.com/" shape="rect">www.csiogijon.com</a>. More information on the Furusiyya FEI Nations’ Cup Series can be found at <a href="http://www.fei.org/" shape="rect">www.fei.org</a>.</p> Canadian Show Jumping Team: Takes Fourth Following Jump-Off for Bronzetag:www.barnmice.com,2016-08-17:1773158:Topic:7888072016-08-17T19:49:13.037ZKatyM., Community Newshttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/MEP
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font-size-4">Canadian Show Jumping Team Takes Fourth Following Jump-Off for Bronze</span><br></br> <br></br> <em>2008 Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze Tops Individual Leaderboard</em></strong></p>
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<p>Source: News Release/Starting Gate Communications</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font-size-4">Canadian Show Jumping Team Takes Fourth Following Jump-Off for Bronze</span><br/> <br/> <em>2008 Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze Tops Individual Leaderboard</em></strong></p>
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<p><span><span>Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5, owned by Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Stable, jumped another clear round to put them at the top of the individual leaderboard and lead Canada to fourth in the Team Final at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. <strong>Photo by <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18404736&msgid=429344&act=ABYK&c=912567&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arnd.nl%2F">Arnd Bronkhorst Photography</a></strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><strong><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18404736&msgid=429344&act=ABYK&c=912567&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arnd.nl"><img src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/912567/46062d2ed9b4c77f5f3fe1a33986b86c/image/jpeg"/></a></strong>Amy Millar of Perth, ON, riding Heros, owned by AMMO Investments, jumped off for the bronze medal in her Olympic debut. <strong>Photo by <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18404736&msgid=429344&act=ABYK&c=912567&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arnd.nl">Arnd Bronkhorst Photography</a></strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The Canadian Show Jumping Team finished fourth at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, following a jump-off for the bronze medal in the Team Final held Wednesday, August 17. Individually, 2008 Canadian Olympic Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, was the only rider to post a perfect score of zero in qualifying competition to top the leaderboard heading into the Individual Final on Friday, August 19.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Yann Candele, Tiffany Foster, Amy Millar and Lamaze were tied with Germany with a total of eight faults to force a jump-off for the bronze medal following the two-round Team competition held August 16 and 17. France claimed the gold with a total of three faults while the United States took silver with five faults.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>In Wednesday’s competition, Candele, 45, of Caledon, ON, was once again the pathfinder for the Canadian Show Jumping Team. Riding First Choice 15, a 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding (For Keeps x Angard) owned by the Watermark Group, Candele made it all the way to the end of the course before dropping a rail at the final fence for four faults.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Foster, 32, of North Vancouver, BC, kept Canadian hopes alive by producing the first clear round of the Team Final riding Tripple X III, a 14-year-old Anglo European stallion (Namelus R x Cantango) owned by Andy and Carlene’s Ziegler’s Artisan Farms and Lamaze’s Torrey Pines Stable.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>“He was unbelievable today, he was on another level,” said Foster of her mount. “We had a lot of pressure today, and we knew a zero would go a long way. I picked up a gallop and never pulled on my reins once! I wanted to be clear, and I knew my horse could do it. He tried his heart out, and was there with me every step of the way. I’m so happy that I could produce a clear round today.”</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>As the third rider in the rotation, Millar, 39, of Perth, ON, picked up a total of 12 faults in the combinations at fences six and 11 riding Heros, one of only two nine-year-old horses contesting the show jumping events at this year’s Olympic Games.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>The pressure was on Lamaze to deliver a clear round to keep Canada’s score to eight faults and in contention for the bronze medal. The 2008 Olympic Champion did just that, guiding Fine Lady 5 around the course fault-free with more than five seconds to spare.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>With a team total of eight faults, Canada was in bronze medal position with only Brazil and Germany capable of forcing a jump-off. Brazil’s anchor rider Pedro Veniss picked up five faults riding Quabri de l’Isle to take the home side out of contention. However, four-time Olympic gold medalist Ludger Beerbaum would make no such mistake, jumping clear with Casello to tie Germany and Canada on eight faults.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Under Olympic rules, all four team members return for the jump-off with the best three scores counting. When the first three riders for the German team – Christian Ahlmann riding Taloubet Z, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum with Fibonacci, and Daniel Deusser aboard First Class – all posted perfect scores of zero, the bronze medal was secured as Canada could not drop the four faults incurred in the jump-off by Candele, despite another brilliant clear effort by Foster and Tripple X III.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>“We were in a great position, and we were unlucky not to be in the medals,” said a disappointed Lamaze, who was part of Canada’s silver medal team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. “Tiffany had the wall down yesterday and Yann had the last fence today. If you eliminated just one of those scores, we would have been silver. Could have, would have.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>“Yesterday’s course was a bit friendlier but today was the real deal with an Olympic-calibre course and every rider at their best,” continued Lamaze. “To go clear today was a bigger task than it was yesterday. It’s hard to win a medal, but I also think we were very unlucky to be fourth. If you look at the teams we beat to be fourth, we really did our best. I’m incredibly proud of everyone’s performance.”</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>With the team competition finished, the top 35 riders in the individual standings, limited to three per nation, will move forward to Friday’s Individual Final. Following the first three individual qualifiers, Lamaze is alone at the top of the leaderboard, having been the only rider to produce three clear efforts. Kent Farrington of the United States, Peder Fredricson of Sweden, and Maikel van der Vleuten of The Netherlands tied for second with one fault apiece. Candele and Foster tied for 18th position with eight faults, and will both advance to the Individual Final for Canada.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>All participants begin the Individual Final on a score of zero, with the top 20 qualifying for the second round where individual medals will be decided. It’s a format Lamaze is familiar with, having won the individual gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games with the legendary Hickstead. This time, his hopes are riding on Fine Lady 5.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>“She’s incredible!” said Lamaze of the 13-year-old bay Hanoverian mare (Forsyth x Drosselklang II) owned by Artisan Farms in partnership with his Torrey Pines Stable. “She is possibly the smallest horse in the ring and she doesn’t have the power like some of the other horses, but she has strength and one of the biggest hearts. She has so much guts; she doesn’t know what she cannot do. She believes in herself and never questions if she can jump anything, plus she is extremely careful.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>“I have to do my job and give her the right pace, but she allows you to ride her properly; she knows I can help her and she lets herself be helped,” said Lamaze of his 2016 Olympic partner. “For this little mare to be standing in this position at the top is quite something. She has yet to even exhaust herself. We are looking forward to the Individual Final.”</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>For more information on the equestrian events at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, visit <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=18404736&msgid=429344&act=ABYK&c=912567&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rio2016.com%2Fen%2Fequestrian-schedule-and-results">www.rio2016.com/en/equestrian-schedule-and-results</a></span></span></p>