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bec, QC, had incurred four faults in the opening round with his Tokyo Olympic mount Bardolina 2. On their second tour of the course designed by Leopoldo Palacios, Deslauriers and the 13-year- old Holsteiner mare (Clarimo x Landos) that he owns in partnership with Wish- ing Well Farm LLC picked up eight faults after having a foot in the water followed by the Canadian plank two jumps later. Making her third Nations’ Cup ap-


pearance for Canada, Jacqueline Stef- fens Daly, 28, of Harriston, ON, produced scores of four and eight faults respectively with Freaky, a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Darco x Litho X) that she owns in partnership with Team Eye Candy. Erynn Ballard, 41, of Tottenham,


Jacqueline Steffens Daly of Harriston, ON, riding Freaky, owned by Steffens and Team Eye Candy. Photo by Starting Gate Communications


ON, was eliminated in the opening round with Ilan Ferder’s Narcotique vh Dingenshof, a nine-year- old Belgian Warmblood mare (Harley VDL x Chacco-Blue)


that she


began riding in July. In the second round, the new part- nership again experienced difficulties before success- fully finishing the course with a total of 34 faults. Riding in the anchor


Erynn Ballard of Tottenham, ON, riding Narcotique vh Dingenshof, owned by Ilan Ferder. Photo by Starting Gate Communications


position for the first time in the BMO Nations’ Cup, Amy Millar, 45, of Perth, ON, delivered double clear rounds in front of the hometown crowd. The Millar family has a long history with BMO, as the Canadian-based bank has been a long-time sponsor of 10-time Olympian Ian


Triple Crown Draft Classic October 28-30 The Triple Crown


Draft Classic (TCDC) is set to become the greatest draft horse show to come to On- tario. In just over one month the brand new facility at the Ancaster fairgrounds will be filled with the top draft horses of North America competing for champion ti- tles from October 28-30th. The show with feature the triple crown of the draft horse breeds; Belgians, Clydesdales/Shires,


and


Percherons. Get set to hear the rumbling of the one-ton horses as they compete in patent leather and chrome in front of cheering crowds in the grandstands. A full weekend of fun and excite- ment for the whole family to enjoy.


At the TCDC promot-


ing the draft horse breed has been of top priority straight from the drawing board. Don and Andrea, both huge draft lovers and founders of the TCDC have been dreaming of a show like this to come to Ontario for years.


Don, who grew up on a


dairy farm that acquired racehorses in the last few years, and Andrea, who fell in love with a Clyde at 7 years old, have always had ties to horses. When Don met Andrea he immediately fell in love with the Clydes- dale breed. The two have developed a strong breeding program and show their off- spring across North Amer-


Amy Millar of Perth, ON, riding Truman, owned by Millar Brooke Farm Ltd. and Overlund. Photo by Starting Gate Communications


Millar. “It was very special,”


said Amy of jumping double clear. “It is such a great crowd here at Spruce Mead- ows and I’m so appreciative of the Bank of Montreal for continuing to support us. This is the biggest event we’ve had in Canada in years, and I’m so happy that the sport is back at this level with this group of competi- tors, this group of spectators, and this group of sponsors.” Riding Truman, a 13-


year-old Selle Français geld- ing (Mylord Carthago x Kolibri) owned by Millar Brooke Farm Ltd. and Over-


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Prince Edward. I have some very close up pictures of the Prince in his army uniform. Queen Elizabeth made


a tour of Canada back in 1984. Sunday, September 30, 1984 was a very auspi- cious day in the history of The Canadian Rider/ Cana- dian Quarter Horse Journal. It was Recognition First Class! We were included in most of the Royal activities which included the Queens Church Service at the old Maple Leaf Gardens, the unveiling of the RCAF Me- morial on University Av- enue and the re-dedication of the Mohawk Chapel in Brantford. The most memorable


ica. Over the course of the


years and travelling to many top shows in the USA, Don and Andrea decided that Ontario was missing some- thing. “This is something we have talked about for a long time,” said Don, “It progressed over the years and finally one day we de- cided that we were going to put a show on in Ontario, something completely dif- ferent, a prestige event for all Draft lovers to enjoy.” And just that, they did! The TCDC is honoured


to headline the North Amer- ican Classic Series: Classic Series Six-Horse Hitch, Classic Series Cart, Classic Series Youth Cart, and Clas- sic Series Halter Series. Members of the series com- pete in these classes for


points to show at the North American Classic Series Fi- nals. In addition, the TCDC has been chosen as the final’s location for the On- tario Four-Horse Hitch Classic Series (Scheduled Saturday PM) as well as the Canadian Draft Horse Futu- rity (Scheduled Friday AM). A full show schedule is posted on the website and social media. Tickets can be pur-


chased online prior to the event


www.assistexpo.ca/triple- crown-draft-classic . Create an account and once logged in > select continue > select not an exhibitor but want to buy, reserve, or rent items > from there you can purchase your weekend passes or tickets to our Banquet of Champions dinner on the


at


Saturday evening. Depend- ing on seating availability the TCDC will have passes available at the gates. To en- sure you have a spot along the boards to watch these mighty animals compete be sure to purchase your tickets ahead of time. If you have any ques-


tions regarding the show, please visit our website at www.triplecrowndraftclas- sic.com and reach out to us there. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for all updates leading up to the show!! “We could not have


this show without the sup- port of our sponsors. Thank you to all for your generous support. We look forward to having you at the first an- nual show”-Don and An- drea.


for our family was when Katherine, my wife and partner in our equine publi- cations, received a special invitation to meet the Queen


lund, Millar was one of six riders to jump double clear in this year’s edition of the BMO Nations’ Cup. “My horse was unbe-


lievable; he was flying today,” said Millar in praise of her mount. “I would like to thank my dad and Danny Ingratta who works for me for helping me to get Tru- man ready to fly, and his owners, Patty and Patrick Overlund. Patrick was able to come today, which was amazing.” With a two-round total


of 24 faults, Canada placed fifth overall.


Sweden claimed victory for the first


and Prince Philip at a recep- tion on board H.M. Yacht Britannia. We were the only Canadian Equine Publica- tion invited. What an hon- our.


Queen Elizabeth sin-


gled Katherine out at the re- ception and spoke to her at length


Horses.


about Quarter It seems that


George Hewitt had organ- ized a Rodeo tour of the UK. By the time all the cowboys and cowgirls and horses etc. arrived in UK the promotor was out of busi- ness. The Rodeo tour limped along for a short time. As the tour was pack- ing up for home George got the brilliant idea to present the Queen with a champion Quarter Horse. The Queen was quite familiar with Western Bred horses. The conversation about western horses went well according to Katherine. I was the offi- cial chauffeur for the event.


time in the BMO Nations’ Cup with four faults while Switzerland was runner-up with seven faults. The Netherlands was third fol- lowed by Mexico, and Bel- gium rounded out the top six.


The Canadian Show


Jumping Team will next compete at the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final in Barcelona, Spain, from September 29 to Octo- ber 2, 2022. For full results from the


CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament, visit https://www.sprucemead- ows.com/masters/.


Back in September


1990, the Queen appointed her parade marshall to look after a tour of 200 Royal Canadian Air Cadets on the 50th Anniversary of the Bat- tle of Britain at Buckingham palace. I was the Command- ing Officer for the event. Her Majesty had her parade marshall attend our official 50th Anniversary Dinner at Kings College. Katherine and I re-


ceived an Invitation to at- tend the Changing of the Colours of the RHLI in Hamilton where the Queen was Parade Marshall. Queen Elizabeth II has


passed into the history books but her equestrian prowess will live a lifetime. She was an accomplished equestrian that we all could envy and she had a stable of the worlds finest bred horses, including a Quarter Horse. God Bless The King.


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