SEPTEMBER 2017 THE RIDER /31


Kim Farlinger and Stanley Stone grab second Grand Prix win of season at Summer Festival


By Graeme Frisque Orangeville’s Kim Farlinger


and Stanley Stone continued their impressive season at Caledon Equestrian Park with their second Grand Prix win in 2017. The victory came in the


$25,000 Summer Festival Grand Prix — Presented by McKee- Pownall Equine Services on Sun- day (Aug. 6). The pair bested an impres-


sive field of 20 entries on a chal- lenging course that saw just five advance to the jump-off. The time allowed in the first round gave several riders a hard time with a few going clear only to miss out on the jump-off by a precious few seconds. “I thought that the course


designer did a really good job today. He made the jumps them- selves difficult enough, but he did keep the time a lowed a factor — which provides another ele- ment because he makes you keep turning on the jumps and keep your speed. (That) doesn’t give you any time to collect your speed or collect your horse,” said Farlinger.


Stake. Hayley Conacher and Caipirinha followed that up with a victory in the $4,500 1.20m Junior Amateur Stake. Sunday saw Carino and


Kevin Maxie take home the top prize in the combined $7,500 1.30m/1.40m Junior Amateur Stake presented by the OHJA. Over in the hunter ring, the


Dr. Ali Militec of McKee-Pownall Equine Services making the award-winning presentation to Kim Farlinger and Stanley Stone for their victory of the $25,000 Grand Prix presented by McKee- Pownall Equine Services, Sunday Aug 6, 2017. Photo Credit: Ben Radvanyi Photography.


and BreezeBy were second on the day, with Dior and Nora Gray claiming third. “I tried to use what Stanley


is best at, which is his gallop and his speed. I just went really as fast as I could, hoping the rest would try to chase me and trip over one — and that paid off today,” she added.


$10,000 Open Welcome — Pre- sented by Greenhawk Equestrian Sport on Friday, Aug. 4. The pair beat out a starting


field of 18, with Graham and Knock Out 3E this time taking home the blue ribbon. Hyde Mof- fat and BreezeBy rounded out the top three entries on the day with their second top-three finish on the week. The Summer Festival,


which ran from August 2-6 at Caledon Equestrian Park, also featured the 2017 edition of the Ontario Hunter Jumper Associa- tion (OHJA) Super Weekend. “Super Weekend is an initia-


Kim Farlinger negotiating the course of the $25,000 Grand Prix presented by McKee-Pownall Equine Services with Stanley Stone. Photo Credit: Ben Radvanyi Photography.


“Stanley is a pretty naturally


fast mover and so he doesn’t nor- mally struggle with the time al- lowed, but it was definitely something to consider. I think there would have been another four or five horses in the jump- off is that wasn’t the case,” she added. Canadian course designer


Peter Grant didn’t make things any easier for the handful of competitors in the second round, either.


Farlinger and Stanley Stone


led things off with a starting time of 39.38 in the jump-off, saying afterward she had Graham and Knock Out 3E in mind when tak- ing to the course for her second effort. “Stanley’s gone a lot of


good clear rounds for me this summer and he’s won a few al- ready. I had the first jump down on Friday in the Open Welcome so I was a bit hungry today to go for a win. I knew that Hugh Gra- ham was in last position, which is the enviable place and Hugh is always very dangerous in that po- sition,” said Farlinger. Graham and Knock Out 3E would finish fifth. Hyde Moffat


Farlinger and Stanley Stone,


a 12-year-old Warmblood Geld- ing owned by Sher-Al Farm, also claimed the red ribbon in the $25,000 Grand Prix — Presented by Vestrum Canada at the Summer Classic on July 2. The pair has


added a pair of Open Welcome wins to round out an impres- sive resume at the park to date this season. First claiming the $10,000 Open Wel- come — Presented by Horseflight at the Summer Classic on June 30, followed by the $10,000 Open Wel- come — Presented by MAAAX Equine Feed on July 28. Going back to the


last week and Summer Festival however, it was Calgary’s Jim Ifko and EVENTYRE FARMS INC.’s, UN DIAMANT DES FORETS, who were victorious in the


tive spearheaded by the OHJA, geared toward developing and in- creasing the skill level of both horse and rider while encourag- ing forward progression through the offered divisions at gold-level competitions in Ontario,” said a horse show release. The two-day event featured


three large stake classes with Go Between 3E and Alyssa Smith- Avery starting things off on Sat- urday (Aug. 5) with a win in the $3,500 1.10m Junior Amateur


third installment in the four-class LongRun Thoroughbred Hunter Challenge Series at Caledon Equestrian Park also took place Sunday. Red October and Debo- rah Weir won the red ribbon, fol- lowed by Ryan Roy and Wessex in second. Redneck Romeo and Elizabeth Rous-Hill were third. On Friday, Anna Bremer-


mann was victorious in the Jump Canada Medal and received a $500 gift voucher courtesy of CWD for her winning effort. An- nisse Perrault was second, while Dannie Murphy took home third place. “To show our appreciation


to the grooms that make it hap- pen behind the scenes, McKee- Pownall Equine Services is proud to introduce the 2017 Groom Ap- preciation Showcase. There will be a chance to win at each of the five FEI jogs over the 2017 show season at the Caledon Equestrian Park,” said McKee-Pownall in a show release. Each week’s winner is pre-


sented with $200 and a McKee- Pownall prize pack.


Courtesy of Caledon Equestrian Park


Photo at right: Go Between 3E and Alyssa Smith-Avery accept- ing winning awards from Evie Frisque, President of the Ontario Hunter Jumper Association (OHJA) for her win of the 3,500 1.10m Junior Amateur Stake class presented by the OHJA, Aug 5, 2017. Photo Credit: Ben Radvanyi Photography.


Catherine Martin of Exclusively Equine Gifts and Decor awarding Deborah Weir aboard Red October with a gift Voucher to her boutique. Photo Credit: Ben Radvanyi Photography.


Carino and Kevin Maxie accepting top prize top for winning the $7,500 1.30m/ 1.40m Junior Amateur Stake presented by the OHJA. Photo Credit: Ben Radvanyi Photography.


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