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steiner mare owned by Millar Brooke Farm Ltd. and Matthews.
Millar showed his daughter no mercy as he attempted to catch her leading time. A slick inside turn put the elder Millar up on the clock, and he and Star Power cruised home in a time of 48.61 seconds to take the victory. In addition to winning Sunday’s final, Millar and Star Power easily captured their first Caledon Cup title.
“It’s great for both horse and rider because it is a totally different pressure than just a one-off competition,” said Mil- lar, 64, of the three-phase Caledon Cup. “Your order of go is determined by your place in the standings, and it builds pres- sure. The horses sense that from us. It is the same format that is used for the World Cup Final and at major games, and it is an excellent acclimatization and training exercise.” Of Sunday’s track, Millar commented, “The course today was an average scope test; it was more tricky and visu- ally difficult. Leopoldo asked a lot of questions, and it came down to the horse’s ability to concentrate, and their power. It’s not the horse, it’s not the rider. It’s the best horse and rider combination that is going to win. I couldn’t be more pleased with Star Power.”
Millar and the 10-year-old Dutch-bred gelding owned by Team Works have been named to the four-member Canadian Show Jumping Team for the upcoming Pan American Games. Millar, who has already earned nine medals, will be making his ninth Pan American Games appearance.
On Saturday, Millar and his daughter had the pleasure of presenting 13-year-old Gabrielle Malouin of Meumier, QC, with a horse. Malouin is the third Children’s Wish Founda- tion recipient to have her wish for a horse or pony granted at the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament.
A Children’s Wish Celebration was also held on Satur- day and featured a luncheon with live and silent auctions, fol- lowed in the evening by the Children’s Wish BBQ and Dance. Master of Ceremonies Allan Donnan hosted the evening’s fes- tivities, including an extremely popular mechanical bull riding contest. After five hours of non-stop competition, there was a three-way ride-off for the overall title between junior champi- on Victoria Soucier, amateur champion Meghan Dwyer, and professional champion Christi McQuaker. In the end, it was Soucier who emerged victorious, winning a GPA Speed-Air helmet, donated by Rider’s Habit.
In total, over $35,000 was raised for the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada at this year’s Canadian Show Jumping Tournament.
Over 700 horses competed at the CSI2* Canadian Show Jumping Tournament, which was sanctioned by the Interna- tional Equestrian Federation (FEI). For more information on the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament, please visit
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Rider/ Hometown/ Horse/ Faults/ Time 1. Ian Millar, Perth, ON, Star Power, 0:0, 48.61 2. Amy Millar, Perth, ON, Costa Rica Z, 0:0, 50.19 3. Roberto Teran, Colombia, Denver, 0:12, 53.38 4. Hugh Graham, Schomberg, ON, Executive Privilege 3E, 4 5. Angela Covert-Lawrence, St. Lazare, QC, Utan, 4 6. Yann Candele, Caledon, ON, Game Ready, 4 7. Yann Candele, Caledon, ON, Carlotta Singular, 4 8. Roberto Teran, Colombia, Vortex, 4 9. Elizabeth Bates, Toronto, ON, Marvelous 6, 4 10. Amy Millar, Perth, ON, Top Gun, 4
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