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30/ SEPTEMBER 2017 THE Continued from Page 29


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knew I had an inch here and there. It’s a nice feeling to know exactly what you have to do, and my horse jumped so well,” she added. Millar and Heros — a 10-year-


old Belgian Warmblood — were also victorious in the $35,000 FEI Open Welcome — Presented by RAM Equestrian on Thursday (Aug. 10). Thursday’s class saw 12 com-


petitors move on to the jump-off out of a starting field of 24. As was the case in the Modified Grand Prix, the action came down to the wire with Tottenham’s Erynn Ballard and Thalys Z going last but coming up just 0.37 seconds short after Millar and Heros posted a class-winning time of 38.65 one spot earlier. “Last year was such an amazing


experience, the horse kept giving me more and giving me more right up until the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ in September. Then he was a little hit or miss, so it’s been a process. This year had not been nearly as exciting until this week. He’s right back on


form and hasn’t touched a rail all week,” said Millar. “He’s so talented,


and when he’s game and with me like he is right now, he’s un- beatable,” she added. The hunter ring


also saw some great competition, featuring both the $5,000 Cana- dian Hunter Derby and $3,000 LongRun TB Hunter Challenge — Presented by Schonberg Farm and Sam-Son Farm. Ryan Roy and


Leopold, owned by Nicole


Gobbi,


claimed top prize in the $5,000 Canadian Hunter Derby on Sun- day, besting an im- pressive field of 30 competitors. Aurora’s Quincy Hayes took second and third rid- ing Crush and King Bee, respectively. That was Roy’s


second win on the day after also winning the $3,000 LongRun Thoroughbred Hunter Challenge Finals — Presented by Schonberg Farm and Sam- Son Farm earlier in the day. Riding Helen Curtin’s Wessex, this was


Roy’s first win in the four-class series at Caledon Equestrian Park. The pair also finished second be- hind Deborah Weir and Red October in round three at the Summer Festival on Aug. 6. Emma Kestle and Soul Seeker, and Marilyn Lee Hannah riding Prodigioso, claimed rounds one and two, respectively. Visit caledonequestrianpark.com for more


information. Courtesy of Caledon Equestrian Park


Present the winning awards to Shannon Clifford and Illusionist 2. Photo Credit: Ben Radvanyi Photography


Nick, Lindsay and the Sutcliffe Family of Pommies Cider Co.


Photo above: Shannon Clifford and Illusionist 2 negotiating the course. Photo Credit: Ben Rad- vanyi Photography


Canadian Competitors Thrive at Vermont Summer Festival


By Lindsay Brock


East Dorset, Vermont – Several Canadian competitors experienced great success while competing at the six-week Vermont Summer Festival, running through August 13 at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT.


Traveling a short distance from north


of the border, Canadian equestrian athletes have traditionally flocked to the annual Vermont Summer Festival to enjoy fam- ily-friendly competition spanning all lev- els amidst the scenic beauty of Vermont. Trainer


and 1996 Canadian


Olympian Chris Delia of Oakville, ON, re- turned to this year’s Vermont Summer Festival following a five-year hiatus. He utilized the circuit’s six-week schedule and level of competition to prepare his stu- dent, Veronica Bot, 20, of Burlington, ON, for the 2017 North American Junior and Young Rider Championship (NAJYRC), held this year in Saugerties, NY. “We always go off on little stateside


adventures during the month of July,” said Delia, who owns and operates Chris Delia Stables in Burlington, ON. “Vermont has been a place that I and my clients love to return to. This year, our strategy was to find a venue that would bolster Veronica’s confidence, not tax the horses but remain challenging enough, and Vermont was ab- solutely ideal. “Veronica had been competing


pretty consistently all summer and we wanted to maintain that momentum going into Young Rider Championships,” contin- ued Delia, 45. “I was really happy with how she performed in Vermont. She got a piece of a lot of the main prizes on offer.” Bot’s success at the Vermont Sum-


mer Festival was highlighted by top five finishes in both the $30,000 Vermont Summer Special Grand Prix during week one and the $30,000 Battenkill Grand Prix,


presented by The Equinox Resort, during the second week of competition. The next week, Bot went on to earn team silver and individual bronze medals for Canada in the Young Rider division of the NAJYRC. Making his Vermont Summer Festi-


val debut in the jumper ring, Canadian competitor Sam Pegg of Uxbridge, ON, won the $10,000 New Balance Welcome Stake, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, during week four. Pegg, 27, runs Ten Sixty Stables based in Uxbridge, ON, alongside his brother, Michael Pegg, and their business partner, Basheer Khan. Pegg made his U.S. competition debut at the age of 19 under the direction of California- based hunter rider, John French. He then turned professional and spent six years working for Kris Cheyne of Kirin Farm in Kansas City, MO, before returning home to Canada. “This was my first time crossing the


border with my own group of horses and I was really pleased with the immediate re- sults,” said Pegg, who grew up riding with Neil Badcock of Standalone Farms in King City, ON. “This place is beautiful and we don’t always see this kind of scenery back home. But more than that, the staff are all friendly and the show itself is really relaxed, but still competitive.” Competitors and trainers weren’t the


only Canadians to settle in at this year’s Vermont Summer Festival. Canadian Olympic individual silver medalist Michel Vaillancourt acted as course designer in the grand prix ring during the fourth week of competition. Originally from Saint- Félix-de-Valois, QC, Vaillancourt, is a fa- miliar face at the Vermont Summer Festival, headlining an impressive roster of international course designing talent. For more information on the Ver-


mont Summer Festival, please e-mail or visit www.vt-summerfestival.com.


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