JUNE 2023 THE RIDER /25 Section 2


Canadian Show Jumping Team Second In Longines Nations Cup Of Canada


three-time


performances in the day’s competition. Veteran of the team, Olympian


Mario Deslauriers, of Venise-en-Québec, QC, who lives in New York, NY, delivered another strong first round aboard Emerson (Eldorado VD Zeshoek x Berlin), the 11- year-old Belgian warm- blood gelding owned by Wishing Well LLC. After navigating the course, they dropped the first element of the triple combination and ended the round on 4 faults. With the pressure on, they came back and jumped clear in the second. Anchoring the team


Tiffany Foster and Hamilton. Photo Credit: Cealy Tetley


Langley, BC, June 4, 2023 – The Canadian Show Jumping Team finished second in the CSIO5* $400,000


Longines


Fédération Equestre Inter- nationale (FEI) Jumping Nations Cup™ of Canada held on June 4, at Thunder- bird Show Park in Langley, BC.


With perfect condi-


tions at ‘tbird’ as it is known, course designer Peter Holmes of Cowichan Bay, BC, laid down a track appropriate for Nations Cup competition and chal- lenged the combinations from Teams Mexico, USA, Ireland, Australia along with Canada to a thrilling day in the grass ring.


“Any day on the


podium is a good day,” said Chef d’Equipe Ian Millar. “It wouldn’t be a Nations Cup if


there


weren’t some surprises. This is the nature of the sport and we put in a great effort today.” Leading the way for


Canada was hometown favourite Tiffany Foster of Langley, BC,


riding


Hamilton, a 12-year-old Holsteiner


gelding


(Quadros 3 x Acolord) owned by The Hamilton Group. The two-time Olympian with her go-to Nations Cup partner had an unlucky first round taking down the second element of the double combination


and the first rail of the triple combination. Being just over the time allowed, she incurred nine faults which would become the team’s first round drop score. She came back in round two improving on her result with four faults. Next in the order for


the home team was Erynn Ballard of Tottenham, ON, aboard her World Champi- onship mount Gakhir (Sparatacus x Labor’s VDL Indorado) a 12-year- old Dutch warmblood gelding owned by Esper- anza Imports LLC & Ilan Ferder. The pair expertly navigated the 1.60m course twice, posting one of only two double clear


was Olympian Amy Millar of Perth, ON, aboard Tru- man


(Mylord


Carthago*HN x Kolibri), a 14-year-old Selle Francais gelding owned by Millar Brooke Farm LTD. & Overlund. The pair deliv- ered an expertly ridden clear first round and fol- lowed it up with a mere four-fault performance in the second to finish the team on a total of eight faults. “Sometimes these Na-


tions Cups come down to an absence of errors,” said the Chef d’Equipe. “And as we went into the second round tied with the Irish on four faults, that’s what it came down to. Unfortu- nately, they made none. We made one.” Ireland, the defending


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Mario Deslauriers and Emerson Photo Credit: Cealy Tetley


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Longines Nations’ Cup...........25 Anne Gage Column...................26 Equine Foundation ....................26 Coming Events ..........................27 Horse Listening ......................29 Lindsay Grice .........................30 Lynn Palm...............................31 Directories .........................32-36


Tom Moore .............................34 Roberta Sheffield....................36 Buckingham............................36 Real Estate..............................37 Realty with Ruth.....................37 National Grants Program........37 Migratory Bird Act .................38


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