NOVEMBER 2023 THE RIDER /25 Section 2


Santiago 2023: Canadian Jumping Team


Clinches Olympic Qualification With Silver Medal


Nov. 2, 2023, Quillota, CHI – You couldn’t write a better story of equestrian competi- tion than what happened in the Santiago 2023 jumping team final. The Canadian team came to Chile to earn a medal and secure an Olympic berth. With grit, determination, and excep- tional teamwork, they did just that, taking home the silver and punching their ticket to Paris 2024. It certainly wasn’t with-


out pressure. After nail-bit- ing competition that saw the podium positions decided down to the last rail, the day was as exciting as it gets. The Nations’ Cup style com- petition took place over two rounds covering 13 obsta- cles with 16 jumping efforts at 1.60m and a time allowed of 77 seconds. Brazilian course designer Marina Azevedo proved her skill and design talents once again with the track a nod to Southern Chile and offering a true championship level test for the day. Canada began the first


round of competition in third place and ended the day on the podium earning silver with a final score of 17.62 and the ever-important Paris qualification. Team USA who started the day in fifth, earned their Olympic ticket


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Santiago Silver........................25 Anne Gage Column...................26 Book: A Happy Has-Been .........27 New Equine Study.....................28 ASHA of Ontario News ............28 Horse Listening ......................29 Lindsay Grice .........................30


Silver medalists Beth Underhill, Amy Millar, Mario Deslauriers, and Tiffany Foster. Photo credit: Cealy Tetley


and the gold medal after de- livering two double clear rounds and ended on their score of 12.37. Defending champions Brazil who had already qualified for Paris, held the lead through much of the competition, yet fin- ished with the bronze on 20.32 after the final rider in- curred eight faults. Mexico, in fourth place, earned the


third Olympic qualifying spot that was up for grabs. “It was tough sport


today, and I could not be more proud of the team,” said Chef d’Equipe Ian Mil- lar. “There were a few little things that happened in the first round; however, I was absolutely confident they would all get cleaned up in the second round, and sure


enough, they did.” Pathfinder for the day


was Tiffany Foster of Lang- ley, BC, riding Figor (VDL Groep Zagreb x Indoctro) the 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Foster and Artisan Farms and groomed by Caroline Holmberg. They kicked things off with a bang and rode an exceptional clear round in 76.59 seconds. “Tiffany and Figor’s


first round was the round of the day in terms of its accu- racy, its precision, and its classical style,” noted the Chef d’Equipe. Coming back in the second round, the pair laid down another clear.


“He was amazing I


mean he just felt even better this round,” said Tiffany. “The more he jumps, the more relaxed he gets and I’m just so proud of him and so grateful to have a horse like this, to make these things fun, because they’re very stressful, but he makes it fun.” She continued, “I would just love to mention his owners, Andy and Car- lene Ziegler because they make all this possible.” Canada’s only double


Tiffany Foster and Figor. Photo Credit: Cealy Tetley


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