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CANADA EVENTING The Todd Sandler Autumn Classic at
Bromont a Huge Success
Ottawa, ON — Gwen Lehari of Uxbridge, ON, was the top Canadian rider in
the CCI 2* three-day-event at the CCI Bromont Three Day Event Todd
Sandler Autumn Classic, held September 20–23, 2007, at the Bromont
Olympic Equestrian Park in Bromont, QC.
Lehari, riding her horse Daniel, a 13-year-old Canadian-bred Belgium
Warmblood Thoroughbred cross gelding, was standing in 11th place, on a
score of 53.4, after dressage. She added just 12.8 cross country time
penalties and left all the rails up in the show jumping to finish in eighth
place overall on a score of 66.2.
Jan Byyny of Purcellville, VA, with Syd Kent, won the CCI 2* division on
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their dressage score of 49.1.
Other Canadians competing in the CCI 2* division included Jenifer McGuire
of Uxbridge, ON, her own 14-year-old Canadian Sport Horse mare,
Prestigous, who finished in 13th place with final score of 93.5. Lehari’s
daughter, Kendal Lehari, riding her mother’s horse Understudy, a 10-year-
old thoroughbred gelding, in their first CCI 2* division, finished as the top
Canadian Young Rider in the division on a score of 94.5 for a 15th overall
placing. Penny Rowland of Orangeville, ON, with Don Good’s Irish Sport
Horse Charley Farley finished in 17th place while Peter Barry of Dunham,
QC, placed 18th overall with his own Selle Francais gelding Jefferson D’
Aurois. Young Rider Hilary Popiel of Carleton Place, ON, finished in 19th
place with the Canadian bred Thoroughbred cross mare Dawn at Hidden
Meadow owned by David Mattinson.
“I am very excited to compete with my daughter,” remarked Gwen Lehari.
“My horse jumped the best he has ever done, and I was pleased to have a
lot of horse left for the stadium jumping phase. We have such a
connection.”
Canadian riders dominated in the CIC 1* division with second place going
to Caitlin Wallace of St-Bernard, QC, and her horse Take the Chance, a 15-
year-old Appendix Quarter Horse gelding, with a score of 65.7. Wallace was
in fourth place following the dressage and incurred only 5.6 time penalties
during the cross-country and eight penalties in show jumping to finish with
a score of 65.7.
“Bromont was the hardest course that we have ever ridden at the
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preliminary level,” noted Wallace. “By going so well, my horse proved to
me that he is ready to move up to intermediate in 2008.”
Close behind Wallace, in the CIC 1* division, was Young Rider Meghan
Baillie of Enniskillen, ON, aboard her six-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding,
Stryker. The pair finished with a score of 66.3. Junior rider Sophie
Laframboise of Montreal, QC, and her horse Fleet Makani, a 17-year-old
Thoroughbred Appaloosa cross gelding, finished with 75.0 for fifth place.
Finishing in seventh place, with a score of 95.2, was Emily Daigneault of
Gatineau, QC, riding her horse Misty Vale Bacardi, a 12-year-old Morgan
gelding. Isabelle Landry of Napierville, QC, finished in ninth place with
Bourrasque, a 10-year-old Canadian thoroughbred owned by her father
Yves Landry.
The Todd Sandler Autumn Classic is held is in memory of Todd Sandler of
Dollard des Ormeaux, QC, a member of the 1999 Canadian Eventing Team
Talent Squad, who died tragically in a car accident in 1999 while returning
home from the Rolex Kentucky three-day event.
A CCI three-star competition is planned for June 12-15, 2008. Preparations
for the competition will include 30 new jumps on the cross-country course
and a new water complex. The three star course is being designed by
International Course Designer Derek Di Grazia of Carmel Valley, CA.
About Canadian Eventing
Canadian Eventing is a committee of Equine Canada responsible for the
sport of Eventing in Canada from the grassroots to the international level.
The Canadian Eventing Committee is comprised of 12 members, including
two rider representatives elected by the Elite Riders Association. Directed
by the Strategic Plan for Eventing, all Eventing activities are administered
by this committee via six sub-committees with the support of an eventing
manager based at the Equine Canada office in Ottawa. For more
information about Canadian Eventing, visit www.equinecanda.ca and select
disciplines then Eventing.
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Source: Julie Cull
Communications Coordinator
Equine Canada
Tel: (613) 248-3433 Ext. 133
E-mail: jcull@equinecanada.ca
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