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Canadian Dressage Riders Victorious in Florida CDI Competition
Ottawa, Ontario—Canadi- an dressage riders recently topped the leaderboard at both the Wellington CDI- W Global Dressage Festi- val, held February 3-5, and Wellington Classic Dres- sage Spring Challenge CDI 3* West Palm Beach, held February 10-12.
At the Wellington CDI-W Global Dressage Festival, Toronto native Ashley Holzer rode her long-time partner Pop Art (Amsterdam x Cabochon) to first place, scoring 73.596% in the Grand Prix test on February 3. The 15-year-old Dutch Warm- blood gelding is owned by her mother, Moreen Nicoll, and her husband Rusty Holzer. On Sunday, Febru- ary 5, the pair was also vic- torious in the Olympic Grand Prix Special, scoring 71.867%.
ing owned by Brookhaven Dressage Inc., scoring 64.702%. Gary Vander Ploeg of King City, ON and Cezanne, a 13-year-old Hanoverian mare owned by Jean Vander Ploeg and Jack Leitch, were fifth with a score of 64.244%. Brooks and D Niro finished third in the Grand Prix Freestyle, scoring 68.625%.
Victoria Winter of Toronto, ON, finished in fifth place in the Grand Prix riding her 2010 World Equestrian Games partner, Proton, Neil Ishoy’s 18- year-old Baden-Wurttem- berger gelding sired by Patriarch, with 64.830%. In sixth was Jacqueline Brooks of Cedar Valley, ON, riding her new mount, D Niro (D-Day x Napoleon 625), a 13-year-old Swedish Warmblood geld-
At the Spring Chal- lenge CD13*, held the fol- lowing week, four Canadi- an riders placed in the top ten in the Grand Prix test. Diane Creech of Caistor Centre, ON was the leading Canadian with Devon L, Douglas Leatherdale’s 12- year-old Hanoverian geld- ing sired by De Niro, earn- ing 68.532% for third place. Brooks and D Niro were sixth with 66.319%, Vander Ploeg and Degas, Jean Vander Ploeg’s 13- year-old Oldenburg gelding sired by Donnerhall, fin- ished in eighth with 64.809%, while Evi Strass- er of Sainte Adele, QC, rounded out the Canadian entries riding her 12-year- old Oldenburg gelding sired by Aktuell, with a score of 64.489%.
“Devon L is showing his maturity and his own- ers, Mr. and Mrs. Leatherdale, are very happy to see his progress,”
Olympic Grand Prix Spe- cial with 68.956%, while British Columbia native Shannon Dueck of Loxa- hatchee, FL, earned a fourth place finish scoring 67.200% with Ayscha (Welt Hit II x Rouletto), her 11-year-old Oldenburg mare. Creech and Devon L scored 67.044% for fifth and Strasser and Action Tyme were seventh with 66.111%.
“I am so impressed with D Niro,” said Brooks. “When we were able to buy him last February, he was a Prix St Georges horse. Today he is sitting with a 68.7 % average with three months still available for Olympic qualifiers for the Canadian Dressage Team. He is everything I had hoped he would be and more.”
On Sunday, February 12, Jacqueline Brooks and D Niro placed second in the Olympic Grand Prix Special with 68.956% - Photo Credit: Susan Stickle
said Creech. “They believe in giving young horses time to develop their talent is the right thing to do, and Devon L has developed
into a top athlete and is enjoying it.”
On Sunday, February 12, Brooks and D Niro placed second in the
In the Under 25 divi- sion, Megan Lane of Collingwood, ON rode her long-time partner Caravel- la, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, to first place in both the Grand Prix and the Intermediaire II (64.842%) tests. Creech, riding Douglas Leatherdale’s eight-year- old Hanoverian gelding, Hallmark, also finished third in both the Prix St Georges (65.342%) and Intermediaire I (68.789%)
tests. The pair earned 67.792%, which was good for fourth place, in the Intermediaire I Freestyle. The future stars of Canadian dressage held their own in the Young and Junior Rider divisions. Alexandra Dvorak of Hills- burgh, ON, won both the Young Rider Team (66.623%) and Freestyle (68.417%) tests and fin- ished in second place in the Individual test (65.711%) riding Thomas Dvorak’s Fling, a 12-year-old West- phalian gelding. Mathilde Blais Thereault of Montre- al, QC rode her 14-year-old Swedish Warmblood geld- ing, Michelangelo, to first place in the Young Rider Individual test (66.000%), second place in the Team test with 66.096% and third place in the Freestyle (65.333%). In the Junior Rider division, Tanya Strasser-Shostak of Sainte Adele, QC, won the Freestyle test riding Ruby Tyme, Karen Soupcoff’s 11-year-old Oldenburg mare, scoring 69.750%. The pair also placed third in both the Team (64.910%) and Individual (65.500%) tests. Laurence Blais Tetreault rode his 15- year-old Westphalian geld- ing, Pissarro, to second place in the Junior Rider
team (66.982%), Individual (68.026%) and Freestyle (68.375%) tests.
The judging panel for Wellington CDI-W Global Dressage Festival included Leif Tornblad (FEI 5* –DEN), Stephen Clarke (FEI 5* GBR), Gustaf Svalling (FEI 5* SWE), Gary Rockwell (FEI 5* USA), and Janet Foy(FEI 4* USA). At the Spring Challenge CD13*, the judges were Stephen Clarke (FEI 5* GBR), Gustaf Svalling (FEI 5* SWE), Axel Steiner (FEI 4* USA), Marian Cunning- ham(FEI 4* PER), Lor- raine McDonald(FEI 4* CAN), Liselotte Fore (FEI 4* USA), Jeanne McDon- ald(FEI 4* USA), and Sarah Geike (FEI 3* CAN).
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Input to Canada’s New Equine Code of Practice - Stakeholders Urged to Complete Second Survey
Ottawa, ON – The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) is conducting a second survey to gain further stake- holder input as it revises Canada’s official Equine Code of Practice which serves as our national understanding of equine care requirements and recommended best practices. NFACC is overseeing a multi-year project to renew the Codes of Prac- tice for several farm animal species, including equine. Each species has a lead organization responsible for facilitating their individual Code’s development. For equine, it’s Equine Canada.
More information on the Code development process and progress on the various Codes under development, including Equine, are available from NFACC’s website
www.nfacc.ca.
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Funding for the Codes of Practice is provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Agricultural Flexibility Fund (Addressing Domestic and Interna- tional Market Expectations Relative to Farm Animal Welfare).
The Equine Code of Practice will be scientifically informed, practical, and reflect societal expectations for farm animal care thanks to a Code Development Committee which brings together a broad range of expertise and industry knowledge. The Committee is also seeking stakeholder input through national surveys. This survey is the second to be con- ducted for equine.
“Stakeholder input is critical to the renewal process,” explains Jack de Wit, Chair of the Equine Code of Practice Committee and member of Equine Canada’s Board of Direc- tors. “We strongly encourage all those involved in our sport and industry to provide input through this survey.” To complete this 10 minute survey, go to
www.nfacc.ca/codes-of-practice/equine and click on survey.
NFACC is a collaborative partnership of diverse stakeholders created in 2005 to share infor- mation and work together on farm animal care and welfare. It is the national lead for farm animal care issues in Canada. NFACC would like to acknowl- edge the Canadian Animal Health Coalition (CAHC) for their role in securing funding for this project. For more information about NFACC, visit
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