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up a time fault for a total of nine faults. When the best three scores of Canada’s four-man team were counted, Mannix’s score would be dropped from the team total. Millar, 45, also had two
rails down late on course at the ‘a’ and ‘b’ elements of the triple combination for eight faults rid- ing Daveau, a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Zento x Glennridge) owned by his fam- ily’s Millar Brooke Farm of Perth, ON. Lamaze, 51, kept Canada in
the thick of things with the re- cently acquired Idalville d’Esprit, a 12-year-old Belgian Warm- blood gelding (Carabas v/d Wa- teringhoeve x Nabab de Reve) owned by Chris Stinett and Lamaze’s own Torrey Pines Sta- ble Inc. The pair left all the rails in place but were caught by the clock for a single time fault in the opening round. Counting a total of 13
faults, Canada was tied for third place with Brazil at the end of the first round. The United States had a flawless scorecard with zero faults while Ireland sat in second position with five faults. Coming back for the sec-
ond round, Underhill was work- ing on a clear round when Count Me In, a 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Count Grannus x Sher- lock Holmes) owned by Sandy
Lupton, took exception to the triple combination, resulting in an unplanned dismount and im- mediate elimination. That meant the scores of the next three Canadians would all count towards the team total. Mannix brought home a score of four faults the second time out with Catinka 25 while Millar again in- curred eight faults with Daveau, this time dropping rails at the double combination at fence three and again at the ‘b’ element of the triple combination at fence 11.
Lamaze then delivered a
clear round in fine fashion, much to the delight of the Canadian cheering section that had bravely endured the unseasonably cold Florida weather. That gave Canada a total of 12 faults in the second round, and an overall score of 25 faults to tie for fourth place with Israel. “Show jumping is an un-
predictable sport and, unfortu- nately, tonight we had a couple of unexpected things happen,” said Canadian Show Jumping Team chef d’equipe Mark Laskin of Langley, BC. “To win a Nations’ Cup, everything has to go right and when it doesn’t, that’s the difference between first and fourth.” The United States easily re-
tained its place at the top of the leaderboard, aided by 18-year- old Brian Moggre riding MTM Vivre le Reve who posted the evening’s only double clear per-
formance. Counting only four faults, the home side claimed vic- tory over Ireland who finished the two-round competition with a total of 13 faults. Australia took
third place with 22 faults while Canada and Israel tied for fourth place with 25 faults. Brazil rounded out the top six with 26 faults. Only the top six teams ad-
vanced following the opening round with Colombia, Mexico, and Chile failing to qualify. The Canadian Show Jump-
ing Team will next compete in
the Longines FEI Jumping Na- tions Cup™ of Mexico, to be held from April 30 to May 3 in Coapexpan, Mexico
Beth Underhill of Schomberg, ON, riding Count Me In, owned by Sandy Lupton.
Photo by Starting Gate Communications
Eric Lamaze of Wellington, FL, riding Idalville d’Esprit for owner Chris Stinett and Torrey Pines Stable. Photo by Starting Gate Communications
Jonathon Millar of Perth, ON, riding Daveau for Millar Brooke Farm. Photo by Starting Gate Communications
Vanessa Mannix, chef d’equipe Mark Laskin, Eric Lamaze, and Jonathon Millar. Photo by Starting Gate Communications
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