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Show®. Crowd favourite
Jacqueline Brooks of Mount Albert, ON, thrilled the audience with a moving freestyle performance
freestyle test highlighted by floating, expressive trot work, Strasser earned a final score of 70.667% rid- ing Renaissance Tyme. The 12-year-old grey Olden- burg gelding recently made headlines when reigning Olympic and World Cham- pion Charlotte Dujardin of Great Britain rode him dur- ing a dressage demonstra- tion at the Central Park Horse Show in September. Equitation was also on
the final jumping phase on Thursday afternoon. She piloted Wallabee, owned by Jolene Benham, to the top jumping phase score of 89 awarded by judges William Ellis of Ocala, FL, and Mike Rosser of South- ern Pines, NC. The top four riders were then called back for additional testing where Keith impressed yet again to claim the national title. Arora Peters of Alder-
entries as the fastest double clear following a five-horse jump-off. To cap off the
evening, Ireland’s Conor Swail executed the best course to take the win in the $35,000 International Jumper Top Score Chal- lenge. Riders formulated their own plan, earning points for each obstacle successfully cleared before deciding whether to jump
Kassidy Keith of Duncan, BC, scored an overall victory in the 2015 CET National Medal Finals on Thursday, November 12 at the 2015 Royal Horse Show®. Photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography
$20,000 Royal Invitation- al Dressage Cup, Present- ed by Butternut Ridge Grand Prix Freestyle – Thursday, November 12
Rider Hometown Horse Score 1. Belinda Trussell Stouf- fville, ON Anton 77.000% 2. Leah Wilkins Amaranth, ON Fabian J.S. 73.375% 3. Jacqueline Brooks Mount Albert, ON D Niro 73.208% 4. Evi Strasser St. Adele, QC Renaissance Tyme 70.667%
$35,000 Brickenden Tro- phy International Jumper – Thursday, November 12
Canadian Olympian Belinda Trussell of Stouffville, ON, won the $20,000 Royal Invitational Dressage Cup, pre- sented by Butternut Ridge, riding Anton on Thursday night, November 12, at the Royal Horse Show®. Photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography
aboard her 2012 Olympic Games partner, D Niro. Owned by Mary Brooks and Brookhaven Dressage Inc., D Niro is a 16-year- old grey Swedish Warm- blood gelding. Brooks, who has been competing at the Royal Horse Show® since dressage was first introduced, finished third on this occasion with a final score of 73.208%. Rounding out the top
four was yet another Cana- dian Olympian, Evi Strass- er of St. Adele, QC. With a
the agenda at the Royal Horse Show® as the CET Medal Final, presented by Running Fox, took center stage on Thursday after- noon. Having claimed the Jump Canada Medal Final on Tuesday, November 10, Kassidy Keith of Duncan, BC, returned to the Ricoh Coliseum to dominate the 2015 CET Medal Final. Keith was sitting second following the opening flat and gymnastic phase held Wednesday before topping
Conor Swail rode Ariana to the win for owner Susan Grange in the $35,000 International Jumper Top Score Challenge on Thursday evening, November 12, at the Royal Horse Show®.
Photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography
grove, BC, finished as the runner-up, Briana Ballard of St. Lazare, QC, took third, and Megan Cham- poux of Aldergrove, BC, rounded out the top four. The $35,000 Brick-
enden Trophy International Jumper class was also held on Thursday and saw Bel- gium’s Olivier Philippaerts riding H&M Legend of Love take the win for own- ers Gerald Nothurft and Ludo Philippaerts. The pair topped a starting field of 20
the joker fence for an addi- tional 200 points. Riding Ariana, a 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare owned by Susan Grange of Cheltenham, ON, Swail successfully cleared the joker to earn a total of 1230 points and take his second victory of the week in the international division. Funding support for
The Royal has been provid- ed by the City of Toronto and the Government of Ontario.
Rider Hometown Horse Faults Time 1. Olivier Philippaerts Bel- gium H&M Legend of Love 0:0 30.61 2. Conor Swail Ireland Martha Louise 0:0 32.04 3. Erynn Ballard Totten- ham, ON Bart C 0:0 34.99 4. Beezie Madden United States Vanilla 0:4 32.29 5. Vanessa Mannix Cal- gary, AB Carolien VH Scheefkasteel 0:4 35.12 6. Sharn Wordley New Zealand Hickstead’s Axel 1 7. Jonathon Millar Perth, ON Baranus 2 8. Leslie Howard United States Utah 4 9. Reed Kessler United States Charity 33 4 10. Nicola Philippaerts Belgium H&M Harley vd Bisschop 4 11. Daniel Bluman Colom- bia Conconcreto Sancha LS 4 12. Jill Henselwood Oxford Mills, ON Farfelu du Print- emps 4
Saturday, December 19th, 2015 - 9:30 am All Breed Horse & Equipment Sale
Sale starts at 9:30 A.M. with a wide selection of tack & harness, horse related equipment and so much more. At 11:30 A.M we will feature a stallion parade for the up-coming breeding season from Dutch Harness, Hackney, Registered Quarter Hors- es & All Draft Horse Stallions. Followed by a good selection of all types of ponies & horses, whether it is for riding, driving, roping or simply pleasure horses. We will have it all!!
Auctioneer & Sales Manager - David Carson RR #3, Listowel, ON N4W 3G8 (519) 291-2049 • Fax (519) 291-5065
www.davidcarson.on.ca email:
info@davidcarson.on.ca
$35,000 International Jumper Top Score Chal- lenge – Thursday, Novem- ber 12
Rider Hometown Horse Points 1. Conor Swail Ireland Ari-
Leah Wilkins impressed in her Royal Horse Show® debut to place second in the $20,000 Royal Invitational Dressage Cup, presented by Butternut Ridge, riding Fabian J.S. Photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography
ana 1230 2. Roberto Teran Colombia Farina 1190 3. Dermott Lennon Ireland Fleur IV 1140 4. Vanessa Mannix Cal- gary, AB Dooley’s Deluxe 1080 5. Mclain Ward United States Carneyhaugh Manx 1000 6. Erynn Ballard Totten- ham, ON Hera van de Kouterhoeve 1000 7. Sharn Wordley New Zealand Famoso D IVE Z 930 8. Leslie Howard United States Backstory 920 9. Laura Kraut United States Andretti S 840 10. Olivier Philippaerts Belgium H&M Challenge
Vd Begijnakker 800 11. Francois Mathy Bel- gium Talisman De Mazure 760 12. Chris Sorensen Cale- don, ON Wriomf 590
About The Royal The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is the world’s largest combined indoor agricultural and equestrian show. This year, the 93rd Royal Agricultural Winter Fair runs November 6-15, 2015 at Exhibition Place, Toronto. For competition schedules, live webcasting, results and to purchase tickets, please visit
www.royalfair.org.
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