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riding Elco van hof ter Naillen (Elvis Ter Putte x Toulon), a 12- year-old Belgian Sport Horse gelding owned by Tindale Farms. Tindale, who’s been with her horse for over a year has seen im- provements by competing in Eu- rope this summer. Esdale, 20, of Seagrave,


ON, returned to NAYC, while riding Viamidos d’Avril, “Ted” (Diamant de Semilly x Fol Avril), a 13-year-old Selle Francais gelding owned by Pauline Es- dale. The Canadian duo, who’s bond has grown since 2020, jumped clear in round two. She said, “Ted and I have been to- gether for two years now. We were here last year, we’ve had an amazing year and it’s been nice to be back and competing in these championships.” The youngest member of


the Canadian young rider team, Krawitt, 18, of Okotoks, AB, re- turned for the second consecutive championships, paired with his own Cactus de Cosniere (Padock du Plessis*Hn x Flipper D’Elle*HN*), a 10-year-old Selle Francais gelding. The pair would knock over one rail in the first round and jump clear in the second to help the Canadians se- cure the bronze medal.


Individual Medalists William Martin, 16, of


Vineland, ON, earned Canada’s second gold medal in the junior individual jumping competition on the final day of NAYC. Riding Ricore Courcelle (Quaprice Bois Margot x Alme), a 17-year-old Selle Francais stallion owned by Teddy Vlock, Martin took top ho- nours in the individual jumping championship. The Rockwood, ON, native


peted in Michigan, we had medals and top 10 finishes in all age cate- gories” said Gorsline, Canadian Show Jump- ing Chef D’Equipe. “I think good results and the future for Canadian young riders looks good!” “I’m so proud of


The Canadian Children’s team on top of the podium after winning gold Photo Credit: Ben Radvanyi Photography


Swackhammer, represented the maple leaf in the dressage ring in the NAYC Junior Individual Championship, held on August 12.


After winning a team silver


medal on August 10, the 18-year- old finished the individual event on the podium as well, winning a silver medal with a score of 69.029%, missing the top of the podium by a fraction of a percent to USA’s Ella Fruchterman aboard Holts Le’mans, who fin- ished with a 69.294%. She was all smiles after


earning the silver medal with Fa- bienna GV (Fackeltanz x August der Starke), a nine-year-old West- phalian mare owned by M. Sin- clair, K. Bennett and J. Szkotnicki. Swackhammer said, “it’s always a good feeling when you come out of the ring and your coach has nothing to say!” After drawing early in the order,


she had to hold back her excite- ment and wait until the final re- sults to see if she had reached the podium. Swackhammer, who is at-


tending University of Guelph this fall, has a strong partnership with Fabienna GV, who’s she’s been with for a few months. “We came together as a team,” Swackham- mer said. “She’s super sweet and awesome.”


Other Individual Results: Livia Martin of Manotick,


ON, with her own Coradi (sired by Ce Matin), a 10-year-old Macklenburg Warmblood geld- ing jumped clear in the first two rounds to advance to the jump- off in the Children’s Individual Final. With two rails and a speedy time of 29.91, they were just short of the podium finishing in fifth place. A newcomer to NAYC and


FEI dressage competition, Alli- son Campbell-Wright of Victoria, BC, rode Slapstick (Savoy x Rec- cio L), a nine-year-old Hanover- ian gelding owned by Bonnie Campbell and finished in eighth position in both the Individual Juniors


Championship


(65.735%) and on the final day in the Freestyle Junior Competition (70.165%). Ava Wong of Calgary, AB,


took home the third-place ribbon with a score of 35.97 in the Jun- ior and Young Rider farewell, with Dammam O.L (Cardento x Arkansas), a 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Highland Farms.


Quotes from our Chef


D’Équipes Dayton Gorsline and Denielle Gallagher-Legrif- fon:


“Overall, they were a fun, upbeat group of kids that com-


our junior and young riders, they rode so fo- cused and determined. They are true athletes and showed a high level of sportsmanship and class, representing Canada on the FEI stage” said Gallagher- Legriffon. “Our juniors winning the silver medal for the team test was so exciting and a true testament to their hard work. I’m looking forward to watching our athletes progress over their growth from this experience - thank you to all the sponsors who helped our youth teams compete in Michigan, without you this team wouldn’t have been possible.”


Thank You Equestrian Canada (EC)


would like to thank both Chef D’Équipes - Gallagher-Legriffon for Dressage and Gorsline for Jumping for their dedication and support for our Canadian ath- letes.


EC would also like to thank


the organizers, athletes, coaches and parents who were part of this exciting experience for our up- and-coming athletes. Equestrian Canada would also like to thank our sponsors J.C. Anderson Foundation, Bonnie Brae Farm, Dressage Facebook Auction Group, Sam Shield America, Von


Canada Second At Bromont’s FEI Eventing Nations Cup™


(FEI) Eventing Nations Cup™ held at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park from August 19 – 20, 2022, the Canadian team of veter- ans and newcomers, Colleen Loach, Kendal Lehari, Jes- sica Phoenix and Jamie Kel- lock combined for a final score of 158.3, earning sec- ond place honours on home soil.


in Bromont throughout the weekend, spectators wit- nessed horse and rider com- binations from Canada, the United States and Australia, competing in divisions from open training to 4* level in courses designed by Brody Robertson (Show Jumping), Jay Hambly (Cross Coun- try) and Derek di Grazia (Cross Country). Two-time Olympian


With perfect weather


Bromont, QC, August 23, 2022 – In the Fédération Equestre


Internationale


overall individually in the CCI4*-S. “Pretty pleased with


how the event went, it was a great last run; in terms of the cross country and great course designed by Derek,” said Loach when asked about


Loach of Dunham, QC, lead the Canadian charge with FE Golden Eye, a 10-year- old bay Hanoverian gelding (Goldfever 3 x Contendro I) that she co-owns with Mau- reen Lemay, Peter Barry and Amanda Bernhard, earning a score of 33.1 in the dres- sage phase to begin the weekend. The duo would improve their score with zero faults in show jumping and complete the cross country stage with 12.0 time penalties to finish with a final score of 45.1 for third


ON, competed on her first Canadian team aboard her own nine-year-old Olden- burg/Thoroughbred gelding Audacious (Iron Man x Rumlum Star), beginning the weekend with a score of 41.7 in dressage, the pair would jump clear in show jumping to move up eight places to 16 and finish strong with a cross country time penalty of 14.0 to fin- ish in eighth place. “It was a fantastic ex-


Cup™ in her home province. “We tried some new things in dressage, so I think it was a great learning curve before going into the final run.” Lehari of Uxbridge,


the FEI Nations


Phoenix said. The three- time Olympian added, “it’s an incredible opportunity for our team unified and supportive of each other, second place, pretty amaz- ing.”


perience; I’ve had a great season on Audacious and it was part of my goal to be here. When I received the phone call to be part of the Canadian team, I was very excited,” Lehari said. “It’s such a great group of girls I was


Colleen and Jessie bring a lot of experience to the team and understanding the team atmosphere benefits me hopefully in the years to come.”


competing with,


The Canadian eventing team collecting their second place ribbons in Bromont, QC at the FEI Nations Cup. Photo Credit: Cealy Tetley


the standings was Phoenix of Cannington, ON, and Wabbit, a 12-year-old Thor- oughbred (Line of Depar- ture x Great Gladiator) that she co-owns with Jim Phillips. The duo began the weekend with a score of


Following Lehari in


recorded the best running time of all competitors adding just 7.6 for a final


40.3 and tied for 16th posi- tion, then had two rails and a time penalty of 1.6 in show jumping for 20th place. With a strong cross country run,


the duo


on home soil at such an in- credible venue shows our sport at the highest levels, the terrain, the courses they put together prepare the horses for the world stage,”


score of 57.5, moving them up to finish 9th overall. “The first Nations Cup


well known in the eventing world for its four annual events including the popular MARS Bromont CCI and its landscape that has been coined an ‘eventers’ para- dise’. The Quebec location was this year’s host of the only leg in the Americas of the 9 stop FEI series that


go as planned but being alongside team riders I’ve followed forever, that was amazing, I felt ton of sup- port and my horse and I grew from it, I learned a lot and gained a lot of experi- ence,” Kellock said. Bromont is a venue


ley, ON, and her own Sum- mer Bay, a 13-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding com- peted on their first Nations’ Cup team. “It was really amazing to be included in the whole team experience,” she said. The weekend began for Kellock with a score of 41.5 in dressage and 0.8-time penalty in show jumping, unfortu- nately the pair were elimi- nated from cross-country after a fall in the water at 18b, with horse and rider leaving the course un- harmed. “The weekend didn’t


Kellock of Cedar Val-


Olympian Bruce Mandev- ille was pleased with the course as well as the all-fe- male team that Canada put forward to contest against the Americans and Aus- tralians. “It’s a beautiful lo- cation, beautiful course,” Mandeville said. “The team was fabulous, supporting each other; worked well to- gether and helped each other, it was great to be in- volved.”


been a force of nature in Bromont since 1987, said, “Bromont has the structure to build the 4*, if the riders come, we could provide some good teams next year.” She added, “it has to be a 4* or else it won’t be competitive enough to the rest of the world and that’s what Bromont is.” Canadian Chef D’E- and


quipe Eventing


successful in the eyes of competition organizer Sue Ockendon, with some caveats. “The Nations Cup went well; we were able to have three countries, but we have a long way to go to re- build the 4* of the Nations Cup in Canada.” Ockendon, who has


Houghton Hall, GBR, and Le-Pin-au-Haras, FRA. The 2022 event was


runs between May and Oc- tober in other key interna- tional eventing venues including Pratoni,


ITA,


Anna Swackhammer leads Canada Dres- sage Team with Individual Silver Medal Photo Credit: Ben Radvanyi Photography


Martels Dressage, Tackeria, Nex- ola, Brilliance Stables, Alison and Michael Gallagher, Ecogold Pads and Riderzofficial Horse and many others for their contri- butions in helping our teams travel to Traverse City, Mich., to compete at NAYC 2022.


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