8/ SEPTEMBER 2017 THE RIDER


SUSAN DAHL’s MY SPIN: FEI CRI Reining to Qualify Reiners for Team Canada WEG Qualifying Canadian Reiners For The 2018 World Equestrian Games


location of two FEI world qualifying shows July 6-7th for Canadian Reiners. Owned by Ron and Gillian Lubinski, the Georgian Triangle setting was very picturesque and the weather was lovely.


2018 World Equestrian Games, Tyron, North Car- olina


the middle of the Olympic cycle, the 2018 FEI WEG will be held September 11-13, at the Tyron International Equestrian Center (TIEC), Tyron, N.C.


Held every four years in 3


By Susan Dahl. Y NOT Farms was the


uniquely qualified to host the event. The Resort, which opened in 2014, is situated on a vast 1,600 acres and in- cludes the Tryon International Equestrian Center. As one of the world’s premier eques- trian venues, TIEC already has the majority of infrastruc- ture in place.”


Pre-Show Horse Inspection Each of the two days, the


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statement April 3, 2017 on the Tryon WEG logo. Tyron, North Carolina is “Nestled in the rolling hills of North Car- olina’s Blue Ridge Mountain range, Tryon Resort


is Horse Canada released a


NRHA/ORHA show that fol- lowed. It was my first time for an FEI event. Photo 1:In the background is the FEI Chief Reining Stew-


see Foreign Judge (NRHA) and Ground Jury President Mr. Joe Hayes (Gainesville, Tx) doing a walk around in- spection of the horse. I was fortunate enough to be the judge’s assistant/scribe for this


event and the 2


two FEI approved veterinari- ans Dr. Sylvie Surprenant (Quebec) and Dr. Alan Young (Caledon) performed the re- quired FEI pre-show inspec- tion or jog of the horses. In the first photo, you


ard, Mrs. Jane Lyons (in red). Beside her is the other attend- ing vet.


Photos 2: In the next photo, Matt Hudson is handing his horse’s FEI passport to the FEI vet for review. Matt will then do a jog of the horse to check for lameness.


Passing Horse Inspection (Photo 3)


was read for verification and then checked against the in- formation in the passport. Here Dr. Sylvie is using a chip reader on one of Dany Trem- blay’s horses (owned by Fletcher’s Horse World)


Successful Inspection All 9 horses easily


passed their jog inspection as you can see from this photo.


Each horse’s micro chip (Photo 4)


Equine Canada Require- ments to Qualify for Team Canada and WEG According to the ontarior- eining.com website:


“CRI3* RIDERS WISHING TO QUALIFY FOR WEG 2018: Per FEI Rules, a min- imum average score 70 at two out of three different CRI3* during the qualifica- tion period is required and one of these scores must be achieved no earlier than January 1st 2018 and be- fore the end of the qualifica- tion period. There may be some additional require- ments from Equestrian Canada. Please watch the website. “


Winners being presented with their ribbons. (Photos 5 & 6)


List of Canadian Riders who qualified for WEG: 1. Barbara Bouchard (Que- bec) 2. Dany Tremblay (Quebec) 3. Alain Allard (Quebec) 4. Matt Hudson (New Brunswick)


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List of Canadian Horses who qualified for WEG: 1. Tag Did It (owned by Barb Bouchard and Martin Brisebois) 2. Wimpys Tinseltown (owned by John Fletcher) 3. FS Lucky Starbuck (owned by John Fletcher) 4. Gotta Magnum Dream (owned by John Fletcher ) 5. Smoky Little Step (owned by Glenn Young ) 6. Bud Creame Olena (owned by Martin Corbeil) 7. Y Not Wowza (owned by Ron Lubinski) 8. Y Not Dunny (owned by Ron Lubinski) 9. Y Not Vintage Chex (owned by Ron Lubinski)


Congratulations to all those who qualified!


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Putting my spin on CRI for WEG.


Reinersue @KISS reiners


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About Susan Dahl Susan Dahl, ORHA/NRHA past multiple champion, writer, blogger, author and clinician, retired certified professional horse trainer. Owner of Foundation Rein- ing Training Centre in Durham, ON. She special- izes in effective horseman- ship, and reining. For more information on her services: judging, clinics or resale horses, please contact her on facebook, her website: www.reinersuehorseman- ship.com or reinersue@hot- mail.com


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