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Alexandra Mitchell and Kelley Robinson Win Young Horse Series Fi- nals at Ottawa National Tournament


Ottawa, Ontario – Alexandra Mitchell of Kingston, ON, and Kelley Robinson of Russell, ON, topped the Maplebrook Farm Young Horse Series standings on Sunday, September 15, to close out the Ottawa National show jumping tournament at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON. Maplebrook Farm part-


nered with Wesley Clover Parks for the 2024 season to provide in- creased opportunities for young horse development with all class and nomination fees waived for horses enrolled in the series. Mitchell took full advan-


tage of the opportunity to de- velop her new partner, Casallco Aurora, and contested all the seven-year-old classes offered throughout the season at Wesley Clover Parks. A third-place finish in the final event in the series, the $5,000 Seven-Year-Old Young Horse Finale, on Sunday gave Mitchell enough points to claim the overall title. “I found him in Ireland


about nine months ago,” said Mitchell of her Irish Sport Horse gelding (Casallco x Lim). “I watched him do the six-year-old finals in Ireland. He showed a lot of scope and maturity for how green he was, and I figured he’d be a good grand prix horse in the future. Starting with something a little younger is an easier way for me to afford a grand prix horse.” Mitchell, who keeps her


horses at home and works with Christine Wiggins and Christine de Jordy on the road, appreciated the opportunity to develop her mount at Wesley Clover Parks this season. “We started out in the


1.10m in Florida this winter and have been slowly moving him up,” explained Mitchell, 27, who describes Casallco Aurora as a quiet and cuddly gelding. “The Maplebrook Farm Young Horse Series has helped with the courses getting harder as the sea- son goes on, matching where their maturity is at. It’s so nice that they waived the nomination fees to make it a little bit easier to bring the young horses along. The grass ring at Wesley Clover Parks is so nice, and my horse jumps so well on it.” Robinson, meanwhile, is a


frequent competitor at Wesley Clover Parks and attends each event with several clients and horses from her Cimmaron Show Stables; she brought 14 horses to the Ottawa National tournament. An injury she incurred earlier in the week prevented Robinson from competing in Sunday’s $5,000 Six-Year-Old Young Horse Finale but, fortunately, she had earned enough points throughout the season to still claim the Maplebrook Farm Six- Year-Old Young Horse Series title. Her mount was Un Heros d’Urano Gouden Bit Z, a bay Dutch Warmblood stallion (Urano de Cartigny x Chacco- Blue), that she owns in partner-


Christopher Lowe. In the JC Medal Regional


Alexandra Mitchell of Kingston, ON, and Casallco Aurora won


the overall Maplebrook Farm Seven-Year-Old Young Horse Series title on Sunday, September 15, at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON. Photo by Sunkist Media


Final, it was Addison McQuaker of Schomberg, ON, who emerged victorious. Having placed second and third respectively in the two- phase CET Medal Regional Final, McQuaker took the win in the JC Medal to secure her start- ing place in the National Finals at the Royal Horse Show. It was a true family affair as McQuaker, who is the daughter of profes- sional trainers Christi and Mac McQuaker, was riding Clash Heldenlaan Z, a 16-year-old Zangersheide gelding (Clinton x Lord Z) owned by her older sis- ter, Kieley. The Ottawa National tour-


nament, held September 11-15, marked the final show jumping event of the season for Wesley Clover Parks. For more informa- tion on the Ottawa Equestrian Tournaments, visit www.Ot- tawaEquestrianTournaments.com . All competitor information is available at www.ottawaeques- triantournaments.com/calendar Get the latest updates,


Kelley Robinson of Russell, ON, and Un Heros d’Urano Gouden Bit Z are presented as the overall winners of the Maplebrook Farm Six-Year-Old Young Horse Series title on Sunday, September 15, at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON. Photo by Sunkist Media


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Addison McQuaker of Schomberg, ON, won the JC Medal


Regional Final riding Clash Heldenlaan Z on Sunday, September 15, to close out the Ottawa National tournament at Wesley Clover Parks. Photo by Sunkist Media


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Mathilde Candele of Orangeville, ON, rode Van Tao RCG to


the top of the CET Medal Regional Final at the Ottawa National tournament. Photo by Sunkist Media


ship with Karen Forbes. “We bought him as a two-


and-a-half-year-old at a KWPN auction,” said Robinson, who broke the horse that is better known as “Hero” herself after importing him to North America. “It was during COVID, and we were doing a little on-line shop- ping. He was really small when we bought him, but I liked his technique; he looked light off the ground when he was free jump- ing. His father was tiny, too, but jumped up to the five-star 1.60m level with Penelope Leprevost of France. He can be a bit of a spicy boy but, in the end, that’s going to be helpful. “Unfortunately, I got hurt


at the beginning of the week, so I didn’t get to show him,” contin- ued Robinson. “He’s so consis- tent and he’s very fast; he would


have had a good chance of win- ning. I am so, so thankful for the Maplebrook Farm Young Horse Series. I always have young horses – this year, I had two six- year-olds competing in the series – and it’s pricey to show them. I’m extremely thankful.” The Ottawa National also


featured the CET Medal and JC Medal Regional Finals, which serve as qualifying events for Toronto’s Royal Horse Show in November. Following two phases of competition, 15-year-old Mathilde Candele of Orangeville, ON, came out on top in the CET Medal Regional Final. Candele won the opening phase over 16 other entries and placed second in phase two to take the overall title riding Van Tao RCG, an 11- year-old bay gelding (Van Hels- ing x Cranach) owned by


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