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Canada’s Equine Insurance Specialists


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Vol. 51, Issue No. 5 ISSN: 1209-3955 Price $3.95


Jessica Phoenix Records Two Top-10


Finishes At The Mars Tryon International Three-DAY EVENT CCI 4*-S


Ottawa, ON, Nov. 18, 2020 – Canadian Olympian Jes- sica Phoenix of Cannington, ON, maintained her reputa- tion as the multi-horse mas- ter during the MARS Tryon International Three-Day Event, held Nov. 12-14, 2020, in Mill Spring, NC. Phoenix, who has been


Bogue


Canadian Olympian Jessica Phoenix of Cannington, ON, pictured with Bogue Sound, placed in the top 10 with two horses at the MARS Tryon International Three-Day Event CCI 4*-S, held Nov. 12-14, 2020, in Mill Spring, NC. Photo Credit: Tanner Messer for Shannon Brinkman Photo


known to ride several horses during a single FEI compe- tition, earned two top-10 finishes in a competitive CCI 4*-S division. She first made her mark on the leaderboard piloting Amara Hoppner’s Bogue Sound, the 13-year-old gelding sired by Crafty Shaw with whom Phoenix is listed on the 2020 Eventing National Team Program (NTP) Na- tional Squad, to fifth place. They started off strong on a score of 30.60 penalties in the dressage phase on Nov. 12. The addition of 16.00 cross-country penalties on Nov. 13 and 8.00 penalties in Nov. 14’s show jumping phase brought their total to 54.60 penalty points. Finishing right behind Sound was


Phoenix’s 2020 NTP Devel- opment Squad partner, Wat-


Continued on Page 3 The Flying Dutchman Our Friend Peter Van Eerd


By Craig Black. Peter immigrated to Canada in


the early 1950’s from the Netherlands with his family. His father was a farmer and horse dealer, thus Pete’s knowledge and everlasting interest in horses. He and his family had lived through the devastation and horrors of World War II. Fast forward many years to a


horse sale in the United States where a man was telling some people that he was the first American paratrooper to drop from the skies into Holland. Pete stepped forward and said to this man that he had seen him come down in a field on their farm. Peter had seen this man land! Small world, isn’t it?


Continued on Page 2


Winter Horse Activities See Page 7


INSIDE


Ontario Racing Survey ........................................2 Equestrian Canada Feedback Forums...............3 Calling All Equine Professionals.........................4 Remembering .......................................................4 Where Are They Now: The Emick Family. ........7 Susan Dahl ............................................................8 Calgary Stampede ...............................................9 For the Love of Horseback Riding? .............10 Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week................................11 Rewardz Horse Treats ............................................12 Woodbine ........................................................13 OXC News.......................................................14 ORCHA News.................................................15 OCHA News ...................................................15 ORHA News....................................................16 Where Are They Now?...................................17 Pro and Non-Pro Reining Series...................18 CRHRA News .................................................18 AQHA News....................................................19 OQHA News ...................................................20 EOQHA News.................................................21 CQHA News ...................................................22 QROOI News..................................................23 Equestrian Canada Partners with Equine Register...............................25


A Horse Called Christmas.................................26 Between The Ears...........................................27 Sierra Acres ....................................................27 OTRA News ....................................................28 Lynn Palm.......................................................29 WETRA News ................................................29 Horse Listening ..............................................30 How Do Horse Learn.....................................31 Lindsay Grice .................................................32 Lauren Bode ...................................................32 Classifieds, Directory Ads ........................34-39 Equi-Bow ........................................................37 Michael Stuart-Webb Group ........................38 Real Estate ......................................................40 Surviving Lockdown on Horseback .............40 The Knabstrupper Horse ..............................42 Rider Fitness...................................................43


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