Source:  News Release/Julie Cull

 

 

Canadian Dressage Showcased at Two Weeks of CDI-W Competition in Milton

Ottawa, ON—Two back-to-back World Cup Qualifying Dressage CDI competitions were held recently at Iron Horse Equestrian Complex in Milton, ON. The CDI-W Milton Summer Classic was held June 17–19, followed by the CDI-W Milton International Classic, which ran from June 24–26. Both competitions were held in conjunction with Equine Canada Gold shows, making them very popular with competitors.

Two back-to-back World Cup Qualifying Dressage CDI competitions were held recently at Iron Horse Equestrian Complex in Milton, ON. The CDI-W Milton Summer Classic was held June 17–19, followed by the CDI-W Milton International Classic, which ran from June 24–26. Jacqueline Brooks of Cedar Valley, ON won the World Cup Qualifying Grand Prix Freestyle at both events riding her 2008 Olympic partner Gran Gesto (Grannox x Goldstern), a 16-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by Brinc Ltd. and Anne Welch.  Photo Credit—Mary White, Lone Oak Equine Photography

At the CDI-W Milton Summer Classic, Jacqueline Brooks of Cedar Valley, ON won the World Cup Qualifying Grand Prix Freestyle. She and her 2008 Olympic partner Gran Gesto (Grannox x Goldstern), a 16-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by Brinc Ltd. and Anne Welch, received a score of 69.875%. Cheryl Meisner of Blandford, NS followed close behind in second with Paganini, John Risley’s 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion (Havidoff x Statuar) scoring 68.850%.

The Grand Prix test was won by Diane Creech of Caistor Centre, ON, riding Devon L, (De Niro x Wolkenstein II), an 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Creech’s long-time sponsor Douglas Leatherdale with a score of 66.043%. Meisner and Paganini finished in second with 65.533%.

Creech and Devon L were also victorious in the Grand Prix Special with 69.042%. In second with 68.313% was Victoria Winter of Toronto, ON with her 2010 World Equestrian Games mount Proton, Neil and Cindy Ishoy’s 17-year-old Baden-Wurttemburger gelding sired by Patriarch.

The Advanced division saw a considerable number of entries, as riders were looking to earn scores to qualify for the Pan American Dressage team trials to be held in August. These trials will be a head-to-head format for the top 15 qualified horse/rider combinations. (The first will be held at the Caledon Gold Dressage Show Aug. 5–7 at Orangeville Show Grounds, followed by the final trial at the Cornerstone Summer Classic Gold Dressage Show Aug. 19–21 at the Caledon Equestrian Park.)

Tom Dvorak of Hillsburgh, ON won the Prix St. Georges class with Viva’s Salieri W, Augustine and Christine Walch’s 10-year-old Hanoverian stallion sired by Viva Voltaire. Tina Irwin of Stouffville, ON and Winston, Mary Ellen Horgan’s 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding sired by Whinny Jackson, were second with 67.763%. The two combinations were first and second again in the Intermediaire I class, with Dvorak and Viva’s Salieri W earning 72.851 for first, and Irwin and Winston close behind in second with 71.053%. The Intermediaire Freestyle saw their positions reversed — Irwin won the class with 73.325%, and Dvorak placed second with 72.250%.

This CDI was also an opportunity for Junior and Young riders to qualify for the 2011 Adequan FEI North American Junior/Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), to be held July 27-31 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Alexandra Dvorak of Hillsburg, ON, won the FEI Young Rider Team and Freestyle (68.175%) tests and was second in the Individual test (64.518%) with Fling, Tom Dvorak’s 11-year-old Westphalian gelding sired by Florestan I. Bronwyn Barlow Cash of Brantford, ON, riding Ferdinand Haupt’s 13-year-old Hessein gelding, Rubirondo, finished in second behind Dvorak in both the Team and Freestyle (66.025%) tests and won the Individual test with 66.053%.

In the FEI Junior Division, Ally Dunlop of Burlington, ON, and her horse Danero, an eight-year-old Bavarian Warmblood gelding, won the Individual and Freestyle (64.800%) tests. Anneka Sutton of Drumbo, ON, won the Team test riding Fidelio, her 13-year-old Westphalian gelding, and Julie Channell was second aboard Rela, her eight-year-old Canadian Warmblood mare. Sutton and Fidelio were second in the Individual test, while Nicole Babich Morin was second in the Freestyle riding Fox Fire, a 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Babich Morin and Sandra Babich.

The international judging panel for the CDI-W Milton Summer Classic included Stephen Clarke (FEI 5*—GBR), Elisabeth McMullen (FEI 5*—CAN), Kurt Christensen (FEI 4*—DEN), Reinhard Seim (FEI 4*—GER) and Joan Macartney (FEI 4*—CAN).

The following week the CDI-W Milton International Classic saw Brooks and Grand Gesto winning the World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix Freestyle once again, earning 70.821% for their strong performance. This bodes well for the pair, who has represented Canada at the Pan American, Olympic Games as well as the World Cup. 2010 WEG team member Winter and Proton finished second with 70.661%.

Winter and Proton won the Grand Prix with a score of 67.766%, and Meisner and Paganini were second, scoring 65.410%. In the Grand Prix Special, Creech and Devon L won with a score of 65.967%. Meisner finished second with Tango (Obelisk x Lohengrin), an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood she co-owns with sponsor John Risley.

This week, Tom Dvorak and Tina Irwin battled it out again in the Advanced division, and Diane Creech came along for the ride. It was Dvorak who topped the leaderboard in the Intermediaire I Freestyle test, scoring 74.500% with Viva’s Salieri W. Irwin and Winston placed second with a score of 74.225%. Creech and Robbie W, an eight-year-old Oldenburg gelding sired by Rubin Royal owned by Douglas Leatherdale, won the Intermediaire I test with 71.447%, adding to her Prix St. Georges victory of 71.404%. Irwin had to settle for second in both classes again, scoring 70.614%% in the Intermediaire 1, and 69.123% in the Prix St. Georges.

Alexandra Dvorak and Fling swept Young Riders division winning the Team (69.079%), Individual (67.579%) and Freestyle (69.050%) tests. Kristen Sutton of Drumbo, ON, finished second in the Individual and Freestyle (64.225%) tests riding Robic, her 17-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding. Barlow Cash and Rubirondo were second in the Individual test with 64.781%.

The Junior Team test was won by American Emma Woroch and Litmanen with a score of 64.324%. Second place went to Babich Morin and Foxfire. The Individual test was won by Noémie Gagnon-Bergeron of Kanata, ON and Vavite Fortuna, her nine-year-old Warmblood mare, with 66.184%. Anneka Sutton and Fidelio were second with 65.570%. With a score of 66.775%, Dunlop and Danero won the Freestyle, and Woroch and Litmanen, were second with 66.375%.

The international judging panel for the CDI-W Milton International Classic included Jean Michel Roudier (FEI 5*—FRA), Stephen Clarke (FEI 5*—GBR), Gary Rockwell (FEI 5*—USA), Reinhard Seim (FEI 4*—GER), Jane Weatherwax (FEI 4*—USA), Lorraine MacDonald (FEI 4*—CAN) and Joan Macartney (FEI 4*—CAN).


Results for the CDI-W Milton Summer Classic
Place / rider / hometown / horse / owner / score

Grand Prix Freestyle
1 / Jacqueline Brooks / Cedar Valley, ON / Gran Gesto / Brinc Ltd. and Anne Welch / 69.875%
2 / Cheryl Meisner / Blandford, NS / Paganini / John Risley / 68.850%
3 / Evi Strasser / Sainte Adele, QC / Action Tyme / Evi Strasser / 68.025%
4 / Gary Vander Ploeg / King City, ON / Degas / Gary Vander Ploeg / 67.050%
5 / Simone Williams / Navan, ON / Wunder Ein / Simone, Margaret & Robert Williams / 66.775%%
6 / Ute Busse / Breslau, ON / Lindor’s Finest / Sylvia Carlton and Ute Busse 65.950%

Grand Prix Special
1 / Diane Creech / Caistor Centre, ON / Devon L / Douglas Leatherdale / 69.042%
2 / Victoria Winter / Toronto, ON / Proton / Cynthia and Neil Ishoy / 68.313%

Grand Prix
1 / Diane Creech / Caistor Centre, ON / Devon L / Douglas Leatherdale / 66.043%
2 / Cheryl Meisner / Blandford, NS / Paganini / John Risley / 65.553%
1 / Jacqueline Brooks / Cedar Valley, ON / Gran Gesto / Brinc Ltd. and Anne Welch / 65.191%
3 / Jaimey Irwin / Stouffville, ON / Dover / Jaimey Irwin / 64.894%
2 / Victoria Winter / Toronto, ON / Proton / Cynthia and Neil Ishoy / 64.660%

Intermediaire I Freestyle
1 / Tina Irwin / Stouffville, ON / Winston / Mary Ellen Horgan / 73.325%%
2 / Tom Dvorak / Hillsburg, ON / Viva’s Salieri W / Augustine and Christine Walch / 72.750%
3 / Jamie Holland / Caledon, ON / Fleurina / Jamie Holland / 69.950%
4 / Evi Strasser / Sainte Adele, QC / Renaissance Tyme / Evi Strasser / 69.050%
5 / Armand Valkenborg / Sainte Marthe, QC / Hermione 2 / Barbara Blackwell / 68.550%

Intermediaire I
1 / Tom Dvorak / Hillsburg, ON / Viva’s Salieri W / Augustine and Christine Walch / 72.851%
2 / Tina Irwin / Stouffville, ON / Winston / Mary Ellen Horgan / 71.053%
3 / David Marcus / American / Chrevi’s Capital / Deborah Kinzinger /70.000%
4 / Evi Strasser / Sainte Adele, QC / Renaissance Tyme / Evi Strasser / 69.079%
5 / Jamie Holland / Caledon, ON / Fleurina / Jamie Holland / 68.465%

Prix St. Georges
1 / Tom Dvorak / Hillsburg, ON / Viva’s Salieri W / Augustine and Christine Walch / 68.202%
2 / Tina Irwin / Stouffville, ON / Winston / Mary Ellen Horgan / 67.763%
3 / Jill Irving / Moncton, NB / Degas 12 / Windhaven / 65.746%
4 / Jamie Holland / Caledon, ON / Fleurina / Jamie Holland / 64.518%
5 / Evi Strasser / Sainte Adele, QC / Renaissance Tyme / Evi Strasser / 64.474%

FEI Young Rider Team Test
1 / Alexandra Dvorak / Hillsburg, ON / Fling / Tom Dvorak
2 / Bronwyn Barlow Cash / Branford, ON / Rubirondo / Ferdinand Haupt
3 / Esther Geller / Toronto, ON / Diamond Geezer / Esther Geller
4 / Kristen Sutton / Drumbo, ON / Robic / Kristen Sutton
5 / Alexandra Kraushaar / Waterloo, ON / Lawrence V / Alexandra Kraushaar

FEI Young Rider Individual Test
1 / Bronwyn Barlow Cash / Branford, ON / Rubirondo / Ferdinand Haupt / 66.053%
2 / Alexandra Dvorak / Hillsburg, ON / Fling / Tom Dvorak / 64.514%
3 / Kristen Sutton / Drumbo, ON / Robic / Kristen Sutton
4 / Joelle Brisson / Calixalavallee, QC / Mirador / Julia Peirce
5 / Alexandra Kraushaar / Waterloo, ON / Lawrence V / Alexandra Kraushaar

FEI Young Rider Freestyle Test
1 / Alexandra Dvorak / Hillsburg, ON / Fling / Tom Dvorak / 68.175%
2 / Bronwyn Barlow Cash / Branford, ON / Rubirondo / Ferdinand Haupt / 66.025%
3 / Esther Geller / Toronto, ON / Diamond Geezer / Esther Geller / 65.550%

4 / Alexandra Kraushaar / Waterloo, ON / Lawrence V / Alexandra Kraushaar
5 / Joelle Brisson / Calixalavallee, QC / Mirador / Julia Peirce

FEI Junior Rider Team Test
1 / Anneka Sutton / Drumbo, ON / Fidelio / Anneka Sutton
2 / Julie Channell / Boucherville, QC / Rela / Julie Channell
3 / Jonah Freedman / Toronto, ON / Ulex / Jonah Freedman
4 / Ally Dunlop / Burlington, ON / Danero / Ally Dunlop
5 / Nicole Babich Morin / Vaudreuil Dorion, QC / Foxfire / Nicole Babich Morin and Sandra Babich

FEI Junior Rider Individual Test
1 / Ally Dunlop / Burlington, ON / Danero / Ally Dunlop
2 / Anneka Sutton / Drumbo, ON / Fidelio / Anneka Sutton
3 / Jonah Freedman / Toronto, ON / Ulex / Jonah Freedman
4 / Brook Koppesser / Winterbourne, ON / Viva’s Capitol / Ute Busse
5 / Nicole Babich Morin / Vaudreuil Dorion, QC / Foxfire / Nicole Babich Morin and Sandra Babich

FEI Junior Rider Freestyle Test
1 / Ally Dunlop / Burlington, ON / Danero / Ally Dunlop / 64.800%
2 / Nicole Babich Morin / Vaudreuil Dorion, QC / Foxfire / Nicole Babich Morin and Sandra Babich
3 / Jonah Freedman / Toronto, ON / Ulex / Jonah Freedman
4 / Brook Koppesser / Winterbourne, ON / Viva’s Capitol / Ute Busse

Results for the CDI-W Milton International Classic
Place / rider / hometown / horse / owner / score

Grand Prix Freestyle
1 / Jacqueline Brooks / Cedar Valley, ON / Gran Gesto / Brinc Ltd. and Anne Welch / 70.821%
2 / Victoria Winter / Toronto, ON / Proton / Cynthia and Neil Ishoy / 70.661%%
3 / Susan Dutta / United States / Manette DC / Tim Dutta INC / 69.357%
4 / Jaimey Irwin / Stouffville, ON / Lindor’s Finest / Sylvia Carlton and Ute Busse / 69.125%
5 / Evi Strasser / Sainte Adele, QC / Action Tyme / Evi Strasser / 68.643%
6 / Cheryl Meisner / Blandford, NS / Paganini / John Risley / 68.429%
7 / Simone Williams / Navan, ON / Wunder Ein / Simone, Margaret & Robert Williams / 65.679%

Grand Prix Special
1 / Diane Creech / Caistor Centre, ON / Devon L / Douglas Leatherdale / 65.967%
2 / Cheryl Meisner / Blandford, NS / Tango / John Risley and Cheryl Meisner / 64.851%

Grand Prix
1 / Victoria Winter / Toronto, ON / Proton / Cynthia and Neil Ishoy / 67.766%
2 / Cheryl Meisner / Blandford, NS / Paganini / John Risley / 65.410%
3 / Susan Dutta / United States / Currency DC / Tim Dutta INC / 65.182%
4 / Susan Dutta / United States / Manette DC / Tim Dutta INC / 65.061%

Intermediaire I Freestyle
1 / Tom Dvorak / Hillsburg, ON / Viva’s Salieri W / Augustine and Christine Walch / 74.500%
2 / Tina Irwin / Stouffville, ON / Winston / Mary Ellen Horgan / 74.225%%
3 / Diane Creech / Caistor Centre, ON / Devon L / Douglas Leatherdale / 71.450%
4 / David Marcus / American / Chervri’s Capital / UNK / 70.875%
5 / Jamie Holland / Caledon, ON / Fleurina / Jamie Holland / 69.325%

Intermediaire I
1 / Diane Creech / Caistor Centre, ON / Devon L / Douglas Leatherdale / 71.447%
2 / Tina Irwin / Stouffville, ON / Winston / Mary Ellen Horgan / 70.614%
3 / David Marcus / American / Chrevi’sCapital / Deborah Kinzinger /69.737%
4 / Tom Dvorak / Hillsburg, ON / Viva’s Salieri W / Augustine and Christine Walch / 68.114%
5 / David Marcus / American / Don Kontes / Deborah Kinzinger /67.895%

Prix St. Georges
1 / Diane Creech / Caistor Centre, ON / Devon L / Douglas Leatherdale / 71.404%
2 / Tina Irwin / Stouffville, ON / Winston / Mary Ellen Horgan / 69.123%
3 / Tom Dvorak / Hillsburg, ON / Viva’s Salieri W / Augustine and Christine Walch / 68.158%
4 / David Marcus / American / Don Kontes / Deborah Kinzinger /66.711%
5 / Andrea Bresee / Uxbridge, ON / Discansano / UNK / 65.570%

FEI Young Rider Team Test
1 / Alexandra Dvorak / Hillsburg, ON / Fling / Tom Dvorak / 69.079%
2 / Bronwyn Barlow Cash / Branford, ON / Rubirondo / Ferdinand Haupt / 64.781%
3 / Kristen Sutton / Drumbo, ON / Robic / Kristen Sutton
4 / Alexandra Kraushaar / Waterloo, ON / Lawrence V / Alexandra Kraushaar
5 / Esther Geller / Toronto, ON / Diamond Geezer / Esther Geller

FEI Young Rider Individual Test
1 / Alexandra Dvorak / Hillsburg, ON / Fling / Tom Dvorak / 67.763%
2 / Kristen Sutton / Drumbo, ON / Robic / Kristen Sutton
3 / Alexandra Kraushaar / Waterloo, ON / Lawrence V / Alexandra Kraushaar
4 / Bronwyn Barlow Cash / Branford, ON / Rubirondo / Ferdinand Haupt /
5 / Joelle Brisson / Calixalavallee, QC / Mirador / Julia Peirce

FEI Young Rider Freestyle Test
1 / Alexandra Dvorak / Hillsburg, ON / Fling / Tom Dvorak / 68.050%
2 / Kristen Sutton / Drumbo, ON / Robic / Kristen Sutton / 64.225%
3 / Esther Geller / Toronto, ON / Diamond Geezer / Esther Geller / 64.050%
4 / Alexandra Kraushaar / Waterloo, ON / Lawrence V / Alexandra Kraushaar
5 / Bronwyn Barlow Cash / Branford, ON / Rubirondo / Ferdinand Haupt

FEI Junior Rider Team Test
1 / Emma Woroch / American / Litmanen / Judy Elliott / 64.324%
2 / Nicole Babich Morin / Vaudreuil Dorion, QC / Foxfire / Nicole Babich Morin and Sandra Babich
3 / Ally Dunlop / Burlington, ON / Danero / Ally Dunlop
4 / Noémie Gagnon-Bergeron / Kanata, ON / Vavite Fortuna / Noémie Gagnon-Bergeron
5 / Brook Koppesser / Winterbourne, ON / Viva’s Capitol / Ute Busse

FEI Junior Rider Individual Test
1 / Noémie Gagnon-Bergeron / Kanata, ON / Vavite Fortuna / Noémie Gagnon-Bergeron / 66.184%
2 / Anneka Sutton / Drumbo, ON / Fidelio / Anneka Sutton / 65.570%
3 / Ally Dunlop / Burlington, ON / Danero / Ally Dunlop / 65.044%
4 / Emma Woroch / American / Litmanen / Judy Elliott
5 / Brook Koppesser / Winterbourne, ON / Viva’s Capitol / Ute Busse

FEI Junior Rider Freestyle Test
1 / Ally Dunlop / Burlington, ON / Danero / Ally Dunlop / 66.775%
2 / Emma Woroch / American / Litmanen / Judy Elliott / 66.375%
3 / Anneka Sutton / Drumbo, ON / Fidelio / Anneka Sutton / 65.675%
4 / Noémie Gagnon-Bergeron / Kanata, ON / Vavite Fortuna / Noémie Gagnon-Bergeron / 65.625%
5 / Jonah Freedman / Toronto, ON / Ulex / Jonah Freedman