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Canadian Show Jumping Team Takes Third In $150,000 Nations’ Cup


NY, Amy Millar of Perth, ON, Beth Underhill of Schomberg, ON, and Nicole Walker of Aurora, ON, repre-


Wellington, FL, March 3, 2019 – The Canadian Show Jumping Team earned a third-place finish in the $150,000 CSIO 4* Nations Cup held Saturday night, March 2, at the Winter Eques- trian Festival in Wellington, FL. Mario Deslauriers of New York,


Canada was in a three-way tie for the lead. Lead-off rider Underhill put a clear round on the scoreboard fol- lowed by Walker who did the same. Millar then incurred 12 faults which were dropped when Deslauriers, rid- ing in the anchor position, kept his total to four faults. Ireland and the home nation of the United States also


At the end of the first round,


year-old Walker again jumped clear with Falco van Spieveld, her 14-year- old Belgian Warmblood gelding (Toulon x Lys de Darmen). There were only four double clear rounds in the entire competition with Ireland’s Daniel Coyle, 24, and Lorcan Gal- lagher, 27, and U.S. rider Wilton Porter, 25, joining Walker in leav- ing all the rails in place over the two-round competition. “It was a dream true!”


Walker of her faultless performance. “We put so many hours into our sport, so it is very mo- tivating and rewarding. We’ve been focusing on this the whole cir- cuit and am so happy to pull


The Canadian Show Jumping Team on the podium. From left to right: Nicole Walker, Amy Millar, Chef d’Équipe Mark Laskin, Mario Deslauriers and Beth Underhill. Photo Credit: Starting Gate Communications


sented Canada in the only Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) sanc- tioned senior team event held during the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festi- val. A total of nine teams competed for top honours over a track set by 2008 Olympic Games co-course designer, Steve Stephens.


four faults when her mount, Count Me In, a 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Count Grannus x Sherlock Holmes) owned by Sandy Lupton, touched the


had a total of four faults at the half- way point, setting the stage for a dra- matic second round. Underhill, 56, was penalized


Beth Underhill of Schomberg, ON, riding Count Me In, owned by Sandy Lupton.Photo Credit: Starting Gate Communications


mained tied on eight faults, forcing a jump-off to determine the winner. Coyle was selected as the Irish repre- sentative but left the door wide open when three rails fell with Farona. The U.S. selected McLain Ward as its jump-off representative. Cool under pressure, the two-time Olympic team gold medalist delivered a clear round riding Contagious to seal the victory for the home side. The win marked the


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keep Canada in the game - a clear round would have kept it tied with Ire- land and the United States. When he pulled a rail at the Rolex oxer fol- lowed by four faults at the open water, his eight-fault total riding Amsterdam 27, a nine-year-old Holsteiner gelding (Catoki x Acord II) owned by Luja LLC and Wishing Well Farm LLC, be- came the drop score. Ireland and the United States re-


the water jump in round two but left all the rails in place otherwise. How- ever, an additional time fault for ex- ceeding the 77-second time allowed gave her a second round score of five faults riding her 2016 Rio Olympic partner, Heros, a 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding (Canadian River x Clinton) owned by AMMO Invest- ments. It was up to Deslauriers, 54, to


Springs. I am thrilled.” Millar, 42, incurred four faults at


and it was very special. Thank you to Falco and to Mark Laskin and the whole team at Adena


have so many Cana- dian fans cheering for us,” continued Walker, who is the reigning Canadian Show Jump- ing Champion with Falco van Spieveld. “My friends were out supporting, my family was out supporting us,


Canada. “It was great to


this off for come said


tape on the water jump the second time out. In her Nations Cup debut, 25-


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