42/ JULY 2022 THE RIDER


François Lamontagne Opens the Ottawa Summer Tournaments With a Win at Wesley Clover Parks


Ottawa, Ontario – François Lamontagne opened the two-week Ottawa Summer Tournaments with a win in the $20,000 Giant Tiger Open Welcome held Thurs- day, July 7, at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON.


A familiar face in the


winner’s circle at Wesley Clover Parks, Lamontagne doubled his chances of win- ning the Open Welcome by qualifying two mounts, Chanel du Calvaire and Thunderbird vh Scheefkas- teel Z, for the jump-off. He was joined by Hyde Moffatt of Brantford, ON, who went one better, qualifying three mounts for the tie-breaker. Luis Fernandez Saenz Morel of Guatemala was the only other rider from the 18- horse starting field to de- liver a first-round clear and join the jump-off riding VDL Maverick. The jump-off times


got steadily faster with the lead changing hands several times. Lamontagne posted the first double clear with Thunderbird vh Scheefkas- teel Z, an eight-year-old Zangersheide mare that he


has been developing for four years, in a time of 45.73 sec- onds. Moffatt then took al- most five seconds off the leading time, stopping the clock in 40.95 seconds with Amalia, a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare owned by Ariel Grange. Lamontagne meant


business on his second at- tempt at the win, guiding his veteran campaigner Chanel du Calvaire to a clear round in a time of 39.88 seconds to take back the lead. As the final challengers, Moffatt and his mount, the eight- year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, Jeffrey Jarden, had the fastest time, 38.85 sec- onds, but when a rail fell at the final fence, the victory belonged to Lamontage. “This is my third Wel-


come class that I’ve won with her,” said Lamontagne, 38, detailing his previous wins partnered with Chanel du Calvaire, his 14-year-old Belgian Sport Horse mare, at the Ottawa Summer Tour- naments. “The course was competitive but fair and the time allowed was right on. At the end of the jump-off, I let her loose. She likes to do


be available in the beer tent overlooking the grass Grand Prix field. Additional spec- tator information can be found at https://www.ot- tawaequest r iantourna- ments.com/spectators. Livestreaming cover-


age from the Grand Prix field will also be available from Thursday through Sun- day during both weeks of competition. Offered in partnership with Equestrian Digital, viewers can tune into


the website, François Lamontagne riding Chanel du Calvaire won the $20,000 Giant Tiger Open


Welcome on July 7, 2022, to open the Ottawa Summer Tournaments at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON. Photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography


that; go long and loose and stretch. She also likes this ring; this ring shows her at her best. She is such a fighter and so competitive.”


He added, “Last year


we won the Grand Prix and would like to do the same thing on Saturday!” Lamontagne, as the


defending champion, and Moffatt are both sure to fea-


ture prominently in the $50,000 Steel Craft Grand Prix scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 9. Other


competition


highlights during week one include the $10,000 CHDS Pommies Open Hunter Derby immediately fol- lowed by the $1,000 CHDS Junior/Amateur Hunter Derby on Friday, July 8. The $10,000 Brookstreet Hotel Modified Grand Prix on Sunday, July 10, at 2 p.m. will close the first week of competition. For


Lamontagne,


there is a lot to enjoy about competing at Wesley Clover Parks.


“It’s already such a With three horses in the jump-off, Hyde Moffatt settled for second riding Amalia,


owned by Ariel Grange, in the $20,000 Giant Tiger Open Welcome at Wesley Clover Parks. Photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography


good event but every time we come there are improve- ments – this year they have a new VIP tent, new sta- bling,” he said. “We have a really nice tent and stalls. It’s already very good but you get the feeling that they just want to get better and better every time. They also make you feel welcome. You come on the first day and they ask what you need, and to let them know if you need anything else. Not every horse show is like that.”


Spectators are invited


to enjoy the competition at Wesley Clover Parks. Tick- ets may only be purchased in advance online at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ ottawa-summer-tourna- me n t s - 1 - 2 - t i c k e t s - 370628900017 and will not be sold at the gate. Cold beverages and snacks will


https://www.ottawaeques- triantournaments.com/, or watch on the Equestrian Digital app available here. Clips will be available for competitors to download free of charge, courtesy of Equestrian Digital. For more information


on the Ottawa Equestrian Tournaments, visit www.Ot- tawaEquestrianTourna- ments.com. Full results are available at www.ottawae- questriantournaments.com/r esults. Get the latest up- dates, news, and photos by following Ottawa Eques-


trian Tournaments on Face- book and Instagram here and Twitter @TheWCParks.


$20,000 Open Welcome, Presented by Giant Tiger


Thursday, July 7, 2022 Rider / Hometown / Horse / Faults / Time 1. François Lamontagne / Saint- Eustache, QC / Chanel du Cal- vaire / 0:0 / 39.88 2. Hyde Moffatt / Brantford, ON / Amalia / 0:0 / 40.95 3. François Lamontagne / Saint- Eustache, QC / Thunderbird vh Scheefkasteel Z / 0:0 / 45.73 4. Hyde Moffatt / Brantford, ON / Jeffrey Jarden / 0:4 / 38.85 5. Hyde Moffatt / Brantford, ON / Donjo / 0:4 / 41.56 6. Luis Fernando Saenz Morel / Guatemala / VDL Maverick / 0:8 / 45.23 7. Marie Messier / Laval, QC / Chacco Mio Al Khair Z / 2 8. Jay Hayes / Mono, ON / Elton John / 4 9. (tie) Paul Halpern / Saint Anne des Plaines, QC / Esra / 4 9. (tie) Hyde Moffatt / Brant- ford, ON / Langley / 4 11. Kelley Robinson / Russell, ON / Blue’s Yer Daddy / 4 12. Julia Wiggins / Kanata, ON / Lynnford AS / 4


François Lamontagne aboard Chanel du Calvaire is presented as the winner of the


$20,000 Giant Tiger Open Welcome. Presenting from left to right: Karen Sparks, Ex- ecutive Director of Wesley Clover Parks; Ottawa Summer Tournaments competitor Taylor Wood; and Paul Wood, President and CEO of Giant Tiger Stores Unlimited. Photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography


Layla Kurbanov Earns June’s Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month Award Sponsored by Charles Ancona


Lexington, KY – July 7, 2022 – Layla Kurbanov of Greenwich, CT, has earned the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month Award Sponsored


the Amateur Division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Se- ries’ East Conference Pre- sented by ROOD & RIDDLE. She had a busy month of June in both the hunter and jumper rings, competing with multiple horses during the Split Rock Hunter Jumper Classics’ two weeks of competition in Kentucky. She earned the Rider of the Month Award by winning the second


Charles Ancona for June. Kurbanov competes in


by


week’s $10,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame High Junior/Amateur Classic aboard A Toi De Prim, who was named June’s Show Jumping Hall of Fame Horse of the Month. They also finished fourth in the first week’s Hall of Fame Classic. Kurbanov also earned the horse show’s 1.40m Junior/Amateur Jumper Championship and added two second-place fin- ishes aboard Ronja in FEI 2* Speed classes. The Show Jumping


Hall of Fame conducts the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series with classes at approxi- mately 80 horse shows each year. The Series hosts sepa-


Hall of Fame Rider of the Month Award is proudly sponsored by Charles An-


Championships at the Na- tional Horse Show in Lex- ington, Kentucky, and Blenheim EquiSports’ Inter- national Jumping Festival in San Juan Capistrano, Cali- fornia. Winners of the Se- ries’ East and West Finals each receive one of LAU- RACEA’s best-selling Con- vertible Backpack Totes. The Show Jumping


rate divisions for junior and amateur riders in two Con- ferences – the East Confer- ence presented by Rood & Riddle and the West Confer- ence presented by LAU- RACEA. The culminates


in year-end Series cona.


Charles Ancona are: January – Grace Debney of Hampden, MA February – Zayna Rizvi of Greenwich, CT March – Tom Wachman of Tipperary, Ireland April – Natalie Jayne of Elgin, IL May – Mimi Gochman of New York, NY June – Layla Kurbanov of Greenwich, CT


PHOTO: Layla Kurbanov © Four Oaks Creative


the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month Award Sponsored


by The 2022 winners of


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