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contents dePartments 5 tidbits Growing Bits

Features 22 masterson method 101

by Mark Fletcher

8 show report Thunderbird Knocks It Out Of The Park!

13 vet’s view Don’t Scratch Because Of Scratches!

15 Industry news Cavalier And Baker’s

23 the vancouver Island hunter Jumper association benefit show by Sue Ferguson 24 ssIts summer series

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18 show report BClM Pony Club Regional Show

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21 In memoriam Patti-Anne Coldicutt 28 discipline reports Irish Clinch Classic Victory At St Gallen

34 equitation science Science Teachers

16 horse council bc news 36 sales catalogue 40 equestrian Properties 44 bchJa news 44 bclm Pony club news 45 noticeboard 46 competition calendar

35 the Gaitpost barn board

ON THE COVER: Karrie Rufer and Clapton clear the noel asmar-sponsored jump in the $34,700 cSio4* Friends of Tbird, in langley, Bc. photo by cara Grimshaw.

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irish chef d’equipe, Robert Splaine said he felt quietly confident of victory at St. Gallen (SUi), “it doesn’t surprise me, we expected a good result with these great riders, although you have to keep your feet on the ground, this sport is tough and you can be up or down in a heartbeat!” — see page 28.

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Growing Bits and that riders can be as completely pumped by his month is our Competition issue, and a 6th place as a 1st place, depending on so many we salute everyone that puts themselves out factors, but it always seemed to be a mystery to there to be judged! As Foxcroft’s Carhartt (“Carl”, them. “Poor dear” you could see flit across their above) knows already, at one day old, it really faces, “she is trying to put a good doesn’t matter how big you are or chanelle martin and Best Kept Secret face on losing…” but if there is how long you have been around, anything horses teach humans, if you believe in yourself; he is 17 it’s that success is always relative, hh and bulletproof already, and and you just need to change your don’t tell him otherwise. Competiperspective sometimes to find tion may not be for everyone, but your success. Every small step in many thrive in the show situation, the right direction is a win, and learning from failure as much as sometimes the stars align to give success. I have tried to explain to you a championship occasionally my non-horsey parents for decades as well. The smile on Chanelle’s that a show can be a complete sucface says it all. cess for a rider without coming home with a first place ribbon, Tidbits continued on page 7 SoUnDProof PhotoGrPahy

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Tidbits continued from page 5 Industry Growth This issue contains press from the CSIO4* at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, (see page 8) and many smaller show reports from all over the country. Every show I have attended this year seems to have been the largest for that show or for that venue, and the atmosphere really seems to be indicating that the horse industry is thriving, growing again, and reviving at all levels. The monumental task taken on by Thunderbird for those two weeks, culminating in the Nations Cup and international competition at its best, was a great spectacle, very well-received, and congratulations are sent to all involved. Bravo!

the last western Canadian Olympic Trial, with only one more CDI trial back east for Canadian riders to vie for a spot in Rio with the Canadian Team. Karen Pavicic and Don Daiquiri didn’t fail to perform to their best in front of home crowds, achieving new personal bests, and moving a step closer to that goal of riding in Rio. Truly Impressive The CPEDI 3* was inspiring to watch at Thunderbird — coming back to perspective, there is nothing like watching Para to realize just how much one’s attitude and dedication to your sport can take you where you want to go. Also an Olympic qualifier, the hopes and dreams of everyone seemed within reach this weekend. The next issue of the Gaitpost will include an article about Paraequestrians and their sport, and also a profile on some west coast Para Riders.

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Hot on the heels of the CSIO4* was the CDI3* and the CPEDI3* also at Thunderbird, continuing the impressive display of talent and sport Western Canada has to offer. FEI Dressage riders also competed at the CDI4* at Rocky Mountain Show Jumping’s Anderson Ranch in Calgary the weekend prior to Langley. There will be full reports in the August issue of Gaitpost Magazine, but as a teaser, it was an incredible competition weekend at Thunderbird as it was www.gaitpost.com

Next month is our Foal Feature, so be sure to get your favourite baby pic in to editorial@ gaitpost.com by July 8th. Include the foal’s name and the breeding and breeder, and your foal could be our August cover! Please send the photos in as high a resolution as possible, to be eligible as a cover shot. The Foal Feature is one of our favourite issues, and hugely popular, so get your baby brags in soon!

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Thunderbird Knocks It Out of the Park!

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he Thunderbird 2016 BC Open CSIO4* was an exciting one as Thunderbird Show Park and Langley welcomed riders and their horses from all over the world for showjumping at its best. Teams from Canada, USA, Mexico, and Ireland were in attendance for the Nations Cup, and Tiffany Foster, Eric Lamaze, Amy Millar, Elizabeth Gingras, and Ben Asselin were representing Team Canada on Friday, June 3rd, for the final leg of the North American Furusiyya Nations Cup series.

The competition has been fierce for all of the Furusiyya Nations Cup series in North America.

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The last North American Nations Cup took place in April in Veracruz, Mexico, where USA and Canada tied for second. This same stiff competition continued in Langley as Thunderbird hosted the final leg of the series. It was an incredible week of competition at the highest level. $34,600 Artisan Farms Nations Welcome (1.45m) Thunderbird Show Park welcomed new sponsor Artisan Farms in Thursday evening’s opening Grand Prix the Artisan Farms Nations Welcome. The class had a big field of 63 riders and was a great opportunity for Nations Cup riders to get into the ring and test out their horses before the Nations Cup on Friday. Artisan riders Eric Lamaze and Tiffany Foster both had clear first rounds as well as Canadians Elizabeth Gingras, Vanessa Maddix, and Amy Millar.

The first round ended up with eleven coming back for the jump off. Conor Swail on Cita of Ireland took first with a time of 36.5 seconds.

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Canada’s Eric Lamaze on Melody des Hayettes Z in second with 38.84 seconds and Amy Millar and Heros in third with 40.66 seconds.

Mexico for the Win! Congratulations to Team Mexico for their win in the final leg of the North American Furusiyya Nations Cup. Team Canada was a close second with Ireland in third and USA fourth.

Both Mexico and USA will be moving on to Barcelona for the finals.

Mexico looked like they had it in the bag with three clear rounds in the first round. Canada finished the first round with fourteen faults, Ireland eight, and USA nine. For the second round Canada started off the order with a fantastic second clear from Tiffany Foster and Victor. Amy Millar and Ben Asselin followed Tiffany’s lead for three clears in Canada’s second round. This brought Canada’s fourteen faults close but with Mexico coming out of the second round with twelve faults, they kept it for the win.

It was an exciting afternoon with the stands full and everyone out to support the riders. This was the first time that the Nations Cup had ever been held in BC and for many the first chance to see Olympic riders. $34,600 Artisan Farms Nations Welcome (1.45m) Final Results 1st Mexico – 12 faults; 2nd Canada – 14 faults; 3rd Ireland – 16 faults; 4th USA – 17 faults.

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Mexico takes the podium.

at 34.86 seconds. Conor Swail and Cita were a close second with a jump off time of 35.26 and Eric Lamaze and Melody des Hayettes Z in third with 35.80 seconds.

The Canadian riders had great first rounds with Eric Lamaze, Tiffany Foster, Elizabeth Gingras, and Jenn Serek all making the jump off.

Peter Holmes created a challenging course that asked some good questions from the riders. An especially tight turn to a big oxer with bending line to a one stride caused problems for a few riders. The jump off course asked for some more tight turns to bigger gallops and it started off with beautiful clear rounds from both Eric and Tiffany, but Will Simpson and The Dude took it away with a smooth, fast round and no one could catch him. $34,700 Friends of Tbird presented by Maui Jim (1.45m) Final Results 1st – Will Simpson and The Dude; 2nd – Conor Swail and Cita; 3rd – Eric Lamaze and Melody des Hayettes Z; 4th – Nayel Nassar and Acita; 5th – Tiffany Foster and Cadalora P; 6th – Jenn Serek and Wicked; 7th – Jennfier Gates and Pumped Up Kicks; 8th – Karrie Rufer and Georgie d’Auvray EC.

$129,500 Nations Week Finale Grand Prix (max. 1.60m) Sunday was the last day of the 2016 BC Open at Thunderbird Show Park. The $129,500 Nations Week Finale Grand Prix presented by Domino High Voltage and Amperage Energy fielded 31 riders. Canadians were well represented with Brian Morton, Lisa Carlsen, Amy Millar, Vanessa Mannix, Eric Lamaze, Yann Candele, and Tiffany Foster.

It was a tough course of thirteen jumps with only one clear from Canadian Brian Morton after the first ten rounds. Amy Millar put together a beautiful, tidy round to become our second

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Tbird CSIO4* continued from page 9 clear. Eric Lamaze and Coco Bongo had a refusal coming out of the line for a total of seven faults.

The first round continued with Rich Fellers and Jonathan McCrea both retiring after having a couple of rails down early in the course. Tiffany Foster was last in and had a lovely smooth round but unfortunately caught a rail on the the last jump when Victor kicked out behind.

The class finished with five coming back for the jump off, Brian and Amy, plus Conor Swail, Nayel Nassar, and Alberto Michan. Brian Morton put together a fantastic jump off but had one rail

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coming out of the one stride. Amy Millar caught a vertical coming into the line after coming in at a bit of an angle. Nayel Nassar was clear to take the lead in the jump off, followed by Conor Swail who got a rail at jump two after a tight turn. It was left to Alberta Michan who went clear with a time of 36.91 seconds but couldn’t catch Nayel’s fast time of 35.6 seconds.

Peter Holmes, the Thunderbird Course Designer, said “It was a great competition. The course was big and needed precision riding.

The opening line was solved in both eight and nine strides and the triple combination was big coming in. A number of riders were so close to a clear and I was cheering for them, the closest being smooth rider Carl Cook with a fraction of a second over the time. It was exciting to see Canadians Brian and Amy ride beautiful rounds with their fabulous horses and achieve a clear. I thought it was a very tough competition set for the super high caliber of entries we had at Thunderbird.” $129,500 Nations Week Finale Grand Prix (max. 1.60m) Final Results: 1st – Nayel Nassar and Lordan; 2nd – Alberta Michan and Gigolo van de Broekkant; 3rd – Brian Morton and Atlantis T; 4th – Amy Millar and Heros; 5th – Conor Swail and Grafton; 6th – Karl Cook and Tembla; 7th – Tiffany Foster and Victor.

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headlinenews Bit by Bit The Future of Veterinary Pathology The University of Surrey has launched a new Centre to focus on pathology research, surveillance, education and commercial activity. The new £11m Veterinary Pathology Centre is one of the largest and most sophisticated of its kind in Europe, offering high-containment, post-mortem examination facilities. State-of-the-art facilities will provide a focus for pathology research, education, surveillance and commercial activity. The Centre will see the University of Surrey working closely with the veterinary and scientific community to address some of the unique challenges associated with farm animal health surveillance. The Centre will have close links with medical colleagues through the NHS Surrey Pathology Service and a comparative pathology clinical academic group.

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UC Davis Acquires First Equine PET Scanner The UC Davis veterinary hospital recently acquired a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner, becoming the first veterinary facility in the world to utilize the imaging technology for equine patients. In association with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s Center for Equine Health (CEH), the hospital will launch use of the Headline News continued on page 12

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PET scanner in the summer of 2016. The unit has been acquired for research and clinical studies on lameness diagnosis in horses.

While most other imaging techniques provide “morphological” information (identifying changes in size, shape or density of structures), PET is a “functional” imaging technique, observing activity at the molecular level — detecting changes in the tissue before the size or shape is modified. Once morphological changes have occurred, PET can tell whether the changes are still active or not.

“In practicality, that means two things,” said Dr. Mathieu Spriet, a UC Davis veterinary radiologist. “One, PET can detect lesions that other advanced modalities do not identify, and two, it can tell us if a lesion — identified with another modality — is a significant injury or not.”

The equine PET scanner has produced initial data that demonstrates great success for bone imaging. The project revealed several PET capabilities for equine imaging: • identified small areas of bone remodeling at the attachment of tendons or ligaments missed with other modalities;

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showed increased activity in bone adjacent to joints, where degenerative changes are known to occur, before morphological changes were present; • revealed increased activity in some joint fragments whereas other joint fragments appeared quiet; • demonstrated that some areas of bone proliferation were active, whereas others were quiescent.

“Preliminary data suggests that PET will be the next big revolution in equine imaging since the development of MRI,” said Spriet.

In order to confirm these findings and further define the role of PET in lameness imaging, UC Davis will launch a clinical trial in the fall of 2016. Horses likely to benefit from enrollment in the trial are: • horses for which other advanced imaging modalities (MRI, CT or nuclear scintigraphy) have failed to identify the cause of the lameness; • horses for which the results of other imaging modalities are confusing due to the presence of multiple abnormalities or equivocal findings.

PET has also shown great promises in evaluating soft tissue lesions, in particular regarding laminitis and tendon lesions. Research studies gathering further information in these specific areas will commence shortly at UC Davis. As more data becomes available, additional clinical trials will likely develop.

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Pastern Dermatitis, most commonly known as scratches, also has many other names such as mud fever, dew poisoning, greasy heel, grapes, etc.

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astern Dermatitis is seen year-round but we tend to see more in the summer months and show season. It can quickly escalate from mild to very severe and can become a nightmare to get rid of. For that reason, it is important to understand this condition and seek veterinary advice as soon as possible.

First, it’s important to know that Pastern Dermatitis is a complex disease that has numerous causes. For example, did you know that it can be an auto-immune disease? Or from UV light exposure? Genetics play a role as well. It is also most often seen in white legs suggesting that it’s not just infectious but a combination of factors. The actual list of infectious agents includes a variety of fungus and bacteria. There are some horses that develop a secondary or primary Vasculitis, which is when the blood vessels of the affected area become very inflamed. This is thought to be an auto-immune disease, meaning that the horse’s body is attacking itself. Not all horses that have Pastern Dermatitis suffer from Vasculitis. www.gaitpost.com

A very chronic and severe form of Pastern dermatitis will cause severe cornification and hyperkeratosis.

The severity of the dermatitis varies a lot.

Inflamed skin becomes hot and red, but this is sometimes hard to tell with all the hair. In mild cases, there will be some dry scabs and inflamed areas around the back of the pastern. In more severe cases, there will be some yellow sticky discharge or even pus coming from the affected areas. A very chronic and severe form of Pastern Dermatitis will cause severe cornification and hyperkeratosis, which means large hard brown, raised scabs that are very hard and very painful to remove. They will even leave crater holes underneath once removed, and granulation tissue will form.

The first step in treating this complex disease is proper and very thorough cleaning. Removing the scabs using water and soap is important.

Sometimes, horses are too painful and will not tolerate this being done without sedation. Shaving the leg will help tremendously with treatment

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the first step in treating this complex disease is proper and very thorough cleaning.

shaving the leg will help tremendously with treatment.

Vet’s View continued from page 13 as it will allow a better visualisation of all the small lesions and better cleaning of the wounds.

Furthermore, topical treatment is almost always warranted. This includes creams, ointments and sprays that usually contain either antibiotics, antifungals, steroids, or any combination of these.

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systemic (oral, intravenous or intramuscular) antibiotics and/or systemic steroids or other antiinflammatories to treat their patients. Systemic anti-fungals are not generally used.

With refractory cases, a biopsy may be helpful in determining what you are dealing with.

A bacterial and fungal culture can also be done but results need to be interpreted carefully as contaminants and normal skin bacteria can interfere with the actual responsible agent. Also, if the horse has been on antibiotics, sometimes we are unable to grow any bacteria in the lab and we get a false negative result.

A common severe complication is often referred to as Cellulitis where a portion or the entire leg swells up significantly. Horses affected by Cellulitis can also develop pretty significant fevers. This is usually a very painful condition and most often requires systemic antibiotics, among other things. It’s important to know that this can happen very quickly, within hours, therefore it is of the upmost importance to treat any mild episode of Pastern Dermatitis very seriously and in a timely fashion to avoid this at all cost.

Proper regular grooming and an adequate clean and dry environment are your best ways to prevent Pastern Dermatitis. If there are any abrasions, cuts, trauma or irritation on a horse’s leg, it is always best to consult with a veterinarian to know what the best course of action is. These can turn into Pastern Dermatitis in the blink of an eye. Early recognition of any signs of inflammation is crucial if we want to be successful in the treatment of this condition as well. Finally, if it seems like there are many treatments out there, it is because there are many causes for this condition, and your veterinarian can help determine the best course of treatment for your particular situation.

Dr Marielle St-Laurent, DVM graduated from the University of Montreal in June 2010. She completed paton & Martin’s internship program and is now a full time associate veterinarian. Marielle was a competitive dressage rider prior to entering vet school. She recently got back in the saddle and started training and competing again.

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CAVALIER AND BAKER’S SADDLERY TEAM UP TO SPONSOR RIDER AT LUCINDA GREEN CLINIC

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venting Canada is delighted to announce that Cavalier Equestrian Inc., of Stratford, Ontario, and Gormley, Ontario’s Baker’s Saddlery teamed up to offer a full sponsorship to one lucky rider in the upcoming eventing clinic with Lucinda Green, MBE. Eventing Canada has selected Caroline Godson, of Georgetown, Ontario, to receive this unprecedented sponsorship. Godson will have her clinic fees and stabling fully covered by Cavalier and Baker’s Saddlery. Cavalier is also donating a beautiful Vespucci bridle, to be awarded to a clinic participant.

In addition, Eventing Canada would like to thank Succeed Digestive Conditioning Program which has donated a 30-day supply of its supplement which supports the equine digestive tract, to the clinic’s “most improved rider” over the course of the two days.

Green, a six-time winner of the Badminton Horse Trials and an Olympic silver medallist for Great Britain, is truly one of the legends of the sport of three-day eventing. She will be teaching at Pommele Acres, in Tottenham, Ontario on

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June 4 and 5, 2016, as part of a seven-stop North American tour.

In addition, Eventing Canada offers an annual Youth Bursary named for long-time supporter, Heather Wellman. This year’s recipient is 18-year-old Charlotte Jones-Whitehead.

Absorbine Launches New Website Absorbine is pleased to unveil its new website, which offers consumers an interactive and engaging resource for product information, horse care education, special offers, and more.

The website is revealed at a time of significant growth for the Absorbine name, and serves as a powerful platform for its trusted brands and as a tribute to its rich family heritage.

The new Absorbine.com arrives on the heels of a powerful print campaign that has showcased six strong brands in the first half of 2016, and carries that aesthetic and story into an interactive digital format. Consumers visiting the site will appreciate a clean, user-friendly home page with easy access to their favorite Absorbine prod-

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horse council bc board member Debbie rogal presented the hcbc board member debbie rogal presenting with her personalized Asmar equestrian hcbc 2015 Junior athlete of the year award to natalie alves at natalie jacket for 2015 Junior Athlete of the year at the the all arabian horse association of bc’s (aahabc) annual club All Arabian horse Association of bc’s Annual club banquet at thunderbird show Park in banquet at thunderbird Show Park in langley, bc on may 6th. langley, bc on may 6th. horse council bc’s annual awards serve to honour outstanding achievement within bc’s equestrian community. these awards acknowledge those who have stood out from the crowd over the past year and who have made a positive impact on the community as a whole. each award recipient was nominated by two or more other horse council bc members for an award. hcbc is reaching out to the various equestrian communities throughout bc so that we are able to present each award at a recipient’s club, event, competition, or barn of their choice, surrounded by their friends and the people that support them. the hcbc Junior athlete of the year award recognizes outstanding athletic performance by an athlete 17 years of age or younger, competing in a recognized equestrian discipline taking part on a team or as an individual representing bc at either the provincial, national and/or international level during the year. natalie in her 2015 Junior equestrian of the year jacket and her horse Shake It Up Baby //+ the 2015 horse council bc Junior athlete of the year award was (aka Stella). presented to natalie alves of mission, bc. natalie is a talented equestrian who competes locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. In 2015 she attended shows in langley bc, Scottsdale, arizona and brandon, manitoba. natalie and her equine partner, Shake It Up baby, also known as Stella, compete in multiple disciplines including half arabian english Show hack and ladies Side Saddle. this year has been particularly meaningful to her. In march of 2015, Stella suffered from a severe colic and underwent surgery to save her life. natalie cared for her daily during the 90 days of stall rest. natalie and Stella began to ride together again in June with the guidance of her vets and in august, Stella was given the clear to compete. together natalie and Stella brought home 5 canadian national championships. an incredible accomplishment on its own, but considering the circumstances, amazing! In addition to these accomplishments, natalie spent much of 2015 riding and showing horses owned by others, both in hand and under saddle, in over 20 different classes including sport horse, hunter pleasure and halter. one of these horses is a beautiful hunter mare named fS love Story owned by Susan barillaro. natalie rode the 6 year old mare to a canadian national championship in Purebred hunter Pleasure. natalie is an active volunteer. She has performed many jobs including ring stewarding, ribbons/gates, year-end banquet, fundraising initiatives and youth volunteer recruitment. natalie received the aahabc outstanding youth Volunteer Service award. natalie is a regional vice director for region 17. She was recently recognized by ahya as the 2nd runner up for youth of the year for north america, being short listed from over 3000 youth members. natalie has even represented canada performing as the official flag bearer at many shows including canadian nationals this year. natalie is also a 4 year horse council bc high School Program participant recognized for equestrian, academic and Volunteer excellence. She graduated high school in 2015 with 5 years of honour status and has just completed her first year at UfV. 16

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BCLM Pony Club Regional Show Photos by Darcie Kerkhoven & Tracy Carver

A lake in the warm-up ring!

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aturday, May 28th, marked not only one of the wettest days this year and the last decade, but also our annual Regional Show Jump event for BC Lower Mainland Pony Club members. Despite torrential rains that persisted throughout the entire day, record numbers of riders turned out for the show where our tenacious members, friends and families exemplified the motto of PC: Loyalty, Character and Sportsmanship.

Congratulations to our all of our competitors! Completing their rounds with the added water obstacles amidst the downpour was in itself an extraordinary achievement.

Our BCLM Regional Show Jump Division winners: Ground Pole Jumper: Katelyn Kendall (CVPC). Starter Jumper X-Poles: Alexys Mandziak (MHPC). Pre-Entry Jumper 2'0"-2'3": 18

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Zac Smith (GVPC). Entry Jumper 2'6": Kooper Mansell (MHPC), Novice Jumper 2'9": Paige Mathison (GVPC). Schooling Jumper 3'0": Stephanie Struys (Mt Cheam). Jumper Championships 3'6": Marlies Kerkhoven (MHPC).

BCLM Medals Qualifying Division: Jami Struys (Mt Cheam).

Our members are off to a great start this competition season, some of whom will vie for year-end High Point awards to be presented at the Mane Event in October. Our Combined High Point award winners are based on their rankings after competing in both Show Jump and Dressage, with the same horse and rider combinations, and awards will be presented to winners at each level of Pony Club from E right through to graduate A levels.

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Final standing in our Prince Phillips Games, June 19th, Regional Rally placings (held July 21 – 24 at MREC) and our Regional Dressage Show held at Island 22 on September 24 – 25 are all hotly contested. Members who participate in our regional events are then qualified to apply for national berths.

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The “Road To Rio” Fundraiser Hugely Successful The “Road to Rio” fundraiser, held June 3rd, at the Nations Cup event at Thunderbird Show Park was a smashing success! $40,000.00 was raised for the team through a combination of live and silent auctions, champagne sales,

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PATTI-ANNE COLDICUTT “It helps when you are working with good material!” — Fr. A. Frank Landry in response to a compliment on his eulogy at Patti’s funeral.

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’s horse community was dealt a blow with the sudden passing of Patti-Anne Coldicutt on May 19th.

Patti was a lifelong lover of horses and riding, starting out in Southlands as a five year old enthusiast. Patti, a member of SRC, (and one time Southlands Riding and Polo Club Ltd. President) showed Hunters throughout her life.

Her enthusiasm for anything horsey and her internal drive to make a difference led her to become an EC Horse Show Steward. It found her on the boards of Horse Council BC, and the BC Hunter Jumper Association, where after stepping down as president, she remained a driving force as past president emeritus and mentor.

But horses were only part of Patti’s life; she was an educator, with a B.Comm and M.Ed. A high school counsellor, she also served the BC education community as Director, then Chair of the BC College of Teachers. An awesome gardener, gourmet cook, needle worker, and enthusiastic traveller, Patti lived her life (just like a Hunter) with style and panache. She will be sorely missed by her sons Christopher, Andrew, (Abby Ertz) sister, Maureen, and multitudes of her friends and colleagues.

A memorial gathering is scheduled on Monday, June 27th at 4:00 pm at the Timberframe at Thunderbird Show Park.

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L-R: Maureen Elliott (Patti’s sister), cousin Colin Phillips, and Patti.

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Masterson Method 101

By Mark Fletcher, Masterson Method Certified Practitioner, Coach and Instructor

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he Masterson Method of performance equine bodywork is designed to enable the horse to release tension in key junctions of the body that most affect performance. This is accomplished by following visual and palpable responses of the horse to touch and by asking for movement in a relaxed state. This method has been used on thousands of equine competitors, including horses that compete in FEI-level Dressage and Show Jumping, as well as by the USEF Endurance Team, USEF Singles Driving Team and FEI-level competitors.

Key junctions of the body include the headpoll, the neck-shoulder-withers, the hindend and the horse’s back. These key junctions are the most prone to holding tension and therefore restricted movement. A Masterson Method Practitioner understands how the equine musculoskeletal system works, fundamentals of movement biomechanics, the principles of finding and releasing tension, bracing body language, the principle of non-resistance, tension release responses, levels of pressure and the power of patience.

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horses and stabling on the he Vancouver Island The VIHJA Benefit offers a wide variety of classes. property. Since that time, Hunter Jumper Asthese shows (as well as sociation (VIHJA) Benefit many other horse shows) Show is running from July have been held at the fair28th to July 31st at the grounds. The fairgrounds Saanich Fairgrounds. The offer regular box stalls for VIHJA “Benefit” show is up to 100 horses, as well one of the most popular as other stabling for overshows on the Island cirflow. There is ample room cuit as they offer fabulous and hook ups for RVs and prizes as well as very gencampers. erous incentives for the Funds from the shows members. are redirected back into the community in a variThe VIHJA was founded in 1979 by Peter ety of ways. Jumps are built and painted, the grass Holmes, Judy Cumming and Judy Ross. Their fields are maintained at the fairgrounds, prize goal was to organize and offer affordable horse money is awarded and incentives are given to ridshows to riders on the island. The idea was to ers who qualify to compete at the big shows (for bring in top judges so that local riders could example, The Royal Winter Fair). There are other have more opportunities to compete at high level incentives such as travel money and support for shows closer to home and not have to go off the riders. The premise is to keep show jumping afisland. Membership costs and entry fees to the fordable so that everyone has a chance to enter. shows were intentionally kept low, so that people The Benefit pays for the expenses behind the could afford to attend. scenes to keep things running (such as the new The first “Benefit” show was held in 1990 PA system and maintaining the footing). when the club needed to raise funds to build new The show is offering a variety of classes, and jumps. Parents became sponsors, and students there will be a wine tasting from Symphony Vinevolunteered their time. Many trainers and coachyards from 3:30 -5:30 pm on Saturday. The shows es were on the executive board and eventually, are well known for the amazing sponsorships and the “Benefit” became an annual event. Over the prizes. All divisions are offered from trot poles to years, the membership grew and the show loca3'6" Hunters and .65 – 1.3m Jumpers. tion had to be moved. Back then, the shows were The VIHJA Benefit is an extremely popular held at Beaver Lake. show and a very welcoming starting point for new Fred Ball, who was on the board of directors riders and members to the club. We look forward at the time, was instrumental in negotiating the to another successful show in the VIHJA Series. use of the fairgrounds in 1995. It was thanks For more information contact Judy Cumming, to Fred that the grass field was secured for the Show Secretary, judycumming@shaw.ca. club and the fairgrounds board agreed to allow Canada’s Greatest Little Horse Mag

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SSITS Summer Series

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he Vancouver Island Hunter Jumper Association horse show series commenced on April 29th with the Saanich Shows in the Sun Season Opener at the Saanich Fairgrounds.

Warm up day started on April 28th and the show ran from April 29th to May 1st. The show was a huge success with 138 entries.

Less than 3 weeks later, the second show in the series; “The SSITS May Sun Bowl” was held from May 18th to the 22nd. There were approximately 160 entries for this show! Competitors and horses started arriving at the fairgrounds on Tuesday, May 17th, and by the next day, the entire facility was a hub of activity with trailers and motorhomes filling the grounds. Stalls were filled to capacity and beautifully decorated tents displayed barn banners, logos, as well as provided shade and a place for friends to visit and catch

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Merchants pulled in with tents, and trailers, and sponsors; Antares, CWD, and the Victoria Brain Injury Association set up and had reps on site for the entire show.

Both the sand ring and the grass ring courses were designed by internationally known course designer Peter Holmes. The Island is so fortunate that Peter lives locally, and he and his wife Danielle are such active (and appreciated) members in the horse community. Danielle was also the show manager.

Chelsea McNeill, of Fort Langley, judged the Hunter Classes and Dalene Paine of Victoria judged the Jumpers. Cathy Totten did an amazing job of keeping everyone organized and on time at the jumper gate, as did Kassidy Keith in Hunters. The Announcers, the “usual suspects”

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Andy LaFontaine and Scott Guthrie, kept the crowds entertained with their witty and light hearted factoids about the riders and horses.

Andy even took time out to show his horse Cadence in the SSITS .65m jumpers. Judy Cumming also returned as our ever cheery and helpful show secretary, and Dr. Melissa Eden was the show veterinarian.

The SSITS shows are extremely popular and well attended. The atmosphere could be likened to a large family reunion. Every year friends in the horse community are reunited after a winter’s break. The mood is fun and light and everyone is excited to be at the show. For many, the Spring Opener is their first “big” show of the season and they are welcomed by their peers.

Numerous sponsors returned for another year as well as a few new ones. We would like to thank Victoria Saddlery, Greenhawk, Wits End Catering (Sandy and Heather Chown), Swiftsure Equine Vet Services, Chris McLean (CF McLean Pellets), Lochside Lane, Just Sew Custom Embroidery, Ross Equestrian Services (Norah Ross), Eden Equine (Dr. Melissa Eden), Buckerfields, Dr. Danielle Fritz, Martinez Vet Services, Equerry Surgery & Sports, Eq Sport Enterprises (Liz Ashton), Pemberton Holmes, Campus Auto, Gallway Farms, Wallenstein Open (Karen Ericksen), Foxstone Stables, High Horse Tack, Queen Margaret’s School, Millshaw Meadows, Cedar Vista Stables, Westside Stables, Antares, The Martman Family and CWD (my apologies if I have left any out, but thank you so much!).

The Victoria Camera Club had organized a “Horse Show Field Trip”, and on Saturday, April 30th approximately 25 photographers arrived at the fairgrounds and took photos of the horses and riders for about four hours. The camera club members are happy to give the photos to the show participants and they can be contacted at fieldtrips@victoriacameraclub.ca. They will provide a viewing gallery address on request.

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Hunter Winship and Alice win the Greenhawk .9m Jumpers.

Chelsea Scruton and Matchmaker win the Foxstone Jumper Series 1.15m; Peter Holmes presenting.

decide they are ready to show in a larger arena.

One young rider, 15-year-old Cayden Roden made a very impressive first appearance at the April show with her pony Piper. Piper is a 13-yearold Thoroughbred gelding by Musing. When the Rodens bought Piper just one year ago, he was a back yard pony and had not been ridden regularly for a long time. Under the care of coach, Brittany Turner, Cayden and Piper formed an incredible bond over the following months. Aside from one schooling show, the Spring Opener was their first horse show and the Sun Bowl their second. Cayden is a strong, confident rider, and flew around the 1m classes on her fiery little pony with ease. Her entire family, grandparents to cousins, came out to cheer her on. When I spoke to her grandma to congratulate her on Cayden’s ride, she told me that the journey and bond that developed between Cayden and Piper over this past year was the real success. Competing at a

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horseshow was a bonus. They are definitely a team to watch this year.

Another young rider who is new to the jumper ring and caught a lot of attention is 13 year old Emily McFarlane and her black Morgan mare, Flicka. Emily and her family moved down here from Northern BC in 2011. Flicka was the family’s ranch horse and spent a lot of time moving cattle. Emily started jumping Flicka (bareback!) over anything she could find about 2 years ago.

Her first formal riding lesson was in the fall of 2015 with the very fun and upbeat coach, Diana Lewall. Emily and Flicka couldn’t have had better success at the beginning of their horse show career. They were the champions in the SSITS .65m Jumpers in both the Spring Opener and the May Sun Bowl! Congratulations to this exciting duo and we look forward to seeing you out at the shows this year!

Lastly, the Island horse community would like to send heartfelt get well wishes to Brenda Cook while she is recovering from injuries sustained at the Sun Bowl after a bad fall. Brenda and her horse Joey are a popular team in the Jumping and Eventing community, and this pair has made a remarkable journey together.

In July of 2013, Joey was in a bad accident when he flipped over a barb wire fence. He spent over seven months in a stall, and then, gradually started the long rehab process. He & Brenda formed a remarkable bond over this time and Brenda was determined that he would recover from his wounds. Countless, loving hours were spent caring for him over the following year. His recovery is nothing short of what movies are made of. It was a miracle that he even survived. Almost one year later, in July of 2014, they went to their first eventing clinic at Avalon, and the rest is history!

Brenda and Joey were our cover models for the March issue of Gaitpost. Brenda, we wish you all the best in your recovery, and hope to see you back in the saddle soon!

The VIHJA show season is now well underway with the Westside Derby coming up next from June 9th to 12th, followed by Arbutus Meadows Canada’s Greatest Little Horse Mag

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We wish everyone a wonderful and successful summer!

Jumpers CH Paris/Johanna Paper; RES RaRumba CT/Sarah Hougen; RES Wishful thinking/Elicia Rusen. Greenhawk Vancouver Island Pre Child/Pre Adult Hunter 2’6” CH Providence/Lily Li; RES Cheval D’ore/Lauren Tomio. Junior/Amateur .85m Jumpers CH Second Debut/Julia Jones; RES Monte Carlo/Sophia Sparanese. Junior/Amateur .75m Jumpers CH Beau - Tie/Olivia Kelly; RES Off Broadway/Sephia Correia. Junior/Pony Jumper .9m CH Fireball Bentley/Grace Hamilton; RES Alice/ Hunter Winship; RES Punch Buggie/Rachel Currie. Adult Amateur Jumper .9m CH Monte Carlo/Tegan Johnson; RES A Work In Progress/Caitlin Lang. Pony Jumper .75m CH Fancy Nancy/Georgia Fyfe. Speciality Jumper Classes CH Fireball Bentley/Grace Hamilton; RES Forever After/Glynis Schultz. SSITS Jumper .65m CH Flicka/Emily Mcfarlane; CH Ebony/Georgia Fyfe; RES Speak Easy/Emilie Luhowy.

SSITS SUN BOWL MAY RESULTS

SSITS SEASON OPENER RESULTS Victoria Saddlery Baby Green Hunter. CH Cashmere/Brittany Turner; RES Westcoast/Allison Lagan. Wits End Catering Pre Green Hunter CH Colmar/Tanya Hardy; RES Quiet Please/Tom Rose. Lochside Lane Modified Hunter CH Cool Casscord/ Tanya Hardy; RES Baja Boy/Leigh Lindstrom. Open Hunter CH Momentum/Adrienne Olley; RES Constance/Maggie Mulholland. Swiftsure Equine Veterinary Services Child/Adult Amateur Hunter 3’ CH Rico/Denise Tidman; RES Hershey Kiss/Madison Heisterman. CF McLean Pellets Short/Long Stirrup Hunter CH Providence/Lily Li; RES Cheval D’ore/Lauren Tomio. SSITS Beginner Hunter CH Charlotte/Nyomi Rosen; RES Nico’s Karma/Arielle Poon. Speciality Hunters CH Charlotte/Nyomi Rosen; CH Rico/Denise Tidman; CH Coast to Coast/Andrea Brenner; RES Callabee/Jolene Benham; RES Baja Boy/Taylor Leong. Low Hunter CH Lady K/Sharon Martinez; CH Cashmere/Brittany Turner; RES Coast to Coast/ Andrea Brenner. Hunter Medals CH Alpha Charlie Echo/Alexandra Irwin; CH Nico’s Karma/Arielle Poon; CH Ffennominal/Erica Harris; CH Mona W/MJ Warshawski; RES Rico/Denise Tidman; RES Legally Blonde/Lerlee Ohare; RES Providence/Lily Li; RES Azteck/Zjaya Doman. Junior/Amateur 1.10M Jumpers CH RaRumba CT/ Sarah Hougen; RES Hollywood Starlet/Montana Garrington; RES Rouet Du Four/ Aren Ozker. SSITS Cross Pole Hunter CH Desiree/Emma McArthur; RES Dragonfly/Cardin Benham. Eden Equine Modified Child/Adult Amateur Hunter 2’9”CH Azteck/Zjaya Doman; RES Paradigm/Erin Baldry. Jumper Medals CH Will I am/ Emily Cake; CH Raggetty Anne/Katarina Krefting; CH Second Debut/Julia Jones; CH Rhysling/Hailey Goscoigne; RES Off Broadway/Sephia Correia; RES Monte Carlo/ Sophia Sparanes; RES Sonny Brigade/Jennifer Clark; RES Hershey Kiss/Madison Heisterman; RES Animated Saltation/Abbie Roger. SSITS Open Hunter CH Coast to Coast/Andrea Brenner; RES Lady K/Sharon Martinez. Open Pony Hunter CH Lord of the Rings/Grace Poole; RES Legally Blonde/Lerlee Ohare. Junior/Amateur 1m

Victoria Saddlery Baby Green Hunter 2’6” CH Au’cztintatious/Meghan Rawlins; RES Cashmere/Brittany Turner. Wits End Catering Pre Green Hunter 3’ - 3’3” CH Carlton K/Cheryl Keith; RES Colmar/Tanya Hardy. Swiftsure Equine Veterinary Services Children’s/ Adult Amateur Hunter 3’ CH Trinity/Haley David; RES Enigma/ Kate Wells. SSITS .65m Jumpers CH Flicka/Emily McFarlane; RES Kensington K/Kate Watkin. Children & Adult Amateur Equitation 3’ CH Trinity/Haley David; RES Calista/Bayley Russell. C. F. McLean Pellets Short/Long Stirrup Hunter 2’3” CH Diamond In The Rough/Brynn Morgan; RES Nico’s Karma/Arielle Poon.

Eden Equine Veterinary Services Modified Children’s/ Adult Amateur Hunter 2’ CH Reno/Lee Delaney; RES Alpha Charlie Echo/Alexandra Irwin. Lochside Lane Modified Working Hunter 3’3” CH Baja Boy/Leigh Lindstrom; RES Rivendell/Sienna Dore. Pre Children & Pre Adult Amateur Equitation 2’6” CH Set in Silver/ Alissa Forrest; RES Baja Boy/Taylor Leong. Junior/Amateur Jumper .75m CH The Perfect Storm/Lauren Edestrand; RES Huntington Beach/Brenda Cook. Greenhawk Vancouver Island Pre Children’s/ Pre Adult Amateur Hunter 2’6” CH Double Digit/ Amelia Young; RES Baja Boy/Taylor Leong. SSITS Trot Pole Hunter CH Wild Westin/Kylie Wilson; RES Lil Rockstar/Ciara Atkins. Junior/Pony Jumper .9m CH Mama Says I’m Special/Ryleigh Bissenden; RES Big Red/Adera Bulinix; RES Punch Buggie/Rachel Currie. Open Pony Hunter CH Angus/Kayla Davies;RES Nico’s Spyglass/ Meghan Rawlins. Junior/Amateur Jumper .85m CH Second Debut/Julia Jones; RES Well to Do/Sarah Cameron. SSITS Cross Pole Hunter CH West Abbey Liski/ Thea Klassen; RES Dragonfly/Carden Benham. SSITS Open Hunter 2’6” CH Coast to Coast/Andrea Brenner; RES Lady K/Sharon Martinez. Open Hunter CH Big Red/ Adera Bulinix. Just Sew Custom Embroidery Pony Hunter CH Royal T/Georgia Knight; RES Silvermist/Jessie Rost. Ross Equestrian Services Beginner Hunter CH Elevation/Anna Mzyk; RES Rising Tide/Lillian Jiang.

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DISCIPLINEREPORTS What’s Happening in all the Disciplines

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On the podium after winning the fourth leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping 2016 Europe Division 1 leg at St Gallen (SUI) are (L to R) Team Ireland’s Denis Lynch, Greg Broderick, Robert Splaine (Chef d’Equipe), Bertram Allen and Cian O’Connor.

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he Irish team gave their Chef d’Equipe, Robert Splaine, an extra reason to celebrate his birthday when, in a gripping competition, they won through in style at the fourth leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping 2016 Europe Division 1 leg at St Gallen (SUI).

As so often happens at this Swiss fixture, the weather played its part, with heavy rain piling extra pressure on the last-line riders in the closing stages. But the Irish stood firm, producing three fabulous second-round clears to add nothing to their first-round scoreline of eight faults, while Greg Broderick once again confirmed the pure talent of his 10-year-old gelding, MHS Going Global, when producing one of four double-clear

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Sweden, France, USA and Germany shared second place when finishing with 12 faults on the board, while the hosts lined up sixth ahead of last year’s series champions from Belgium in seventh and Czech Republic in eighth and last place. In their first season in Division 1 the Czech side are already visibly improving, and the performance of 19-year-old Anna Kellnerova, who had just a single fence down in each round on her debut at this level of the sport with her nine-year-old stallion, Classic, augurs well for the future.

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and-rider combinations managed to leave intact first time out. The impressive German foursome of Ludger Beerbaum (Casello), Janne Friederike Mayer (Goja), Marcus Ehning (Pret a Tout) and Hans-Dieter Dreher (Cool and Easy) held the lead on a four-fault tally at the halfway stage, but the Americans, the Irish and the Swiss were in hot pursuit, just a fence behind, while France and Sweden were next in line, tied on 12 faults.

As the second round played itself out the French and Swedes stood their ground. Swedish Chef d’Equipe, Sylve Soderstrand, has been given a big boost over the last few weeks with the emergence of two fantastic partnerships in Peder Fredricson with H&M All In and Malin BaryardJohnsson with Cue Channa. But it was Helena Persson’s gutsy last to go run with Bonzai, who had two fences down in round one, that was the clincher when they stayed fault-free to ensure a zero second-round result for their side.

Because the Irish team were all battling for a sole individual qualifying spot for this summer’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games, “there was a lot of pressure due to the announcement of that spot for Rio next week, but these guys are all top professionals, and they could take it!” said Splaine.

He said he felt quietly confident of victory, “it doesn’t surprise me, we expected a good result with these great riders, although you have to keep your feet on the ground, this sport is tough and you can be up or down in a heartbeat!” he added.

McLain Ward (USA), the new world number one in the Longines Rankings, is pictured here with stallion Rothchild at the OLG Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park during the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.

Great Britain to team gold at London 2012, now fifth.

McLain Ward was recently named on the short list with both horses HH Azur and Rothchild for the USA Olympic Jumping Team for Rio 2016.

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Discipline Reports continued from page 29 tion to detail. This is wonderful recognition and a great boost for U.S. Show Jumping,” said Robert Ridland, USA Chef d’Equipe. show jumping results fourth leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping 2016 Europe Division 1 leg at St Gallen (SUI) Results 1. Ireland 8 faults: All Star (Denis Lynch) 4/4, MHS Going Global (Greg Broderick) 0/0, Molly Malone (Bertram Allen) 10/0, Good Luck (Cian O’Connor) 4/0.; 2. USA 12 faults: Ohlala (Lauren Hough) 0/0, Barron (Lucy Davis) 4/0, Royce (Margie Engle) 8/4, Babalou (Todd Minikus) 4/4.; 2.

Germany 12 faults: Casello (Ludger Bierbaum) 4/4, Goja (Janne Friederike Meyer) 12/4, Pret a Tout (Marcus Ehning) 0/0, Cool and Easy (Hans-Dieter Dreher) 0/Ret.; 2. Sweden 12 faults: H&M All In (Peder Fredricson) 0/0, H&M Cue Channa (Malin Baryard-Johnsson) 4/0, Unita ASK (Rolf-Goran Bengtsson) Disq/Disq, Bonzai (Helena Persson) 8/0.; 2. France 12 faults: Saxo de la Cour (Cedric Angor) 4/0, Cannavaro (Fabrice Dumartin) 12/0, Kiamon (Timothee Anciaume) 4/4, Quod Coeur de la Loge (Roger Yves Bost) 4/0.; 6. Switzerland 20 faults: Clooney (Martin Fuchs) Disq/Disq, Bianca (Steve Guerdat) 4/4, Lord Pepsi (Paul Estermann) 4/4, Quorida de Treho (Romain Duguet) 0/4.; 7. Belgium 28 faults: H&M Zilverstar T (Nicola Philippaerts) 4/4, Caracas (Jos Verlooy) 4/0, Sea Coast Pebbles Z (Gudrun Patteet) 12/27, H&M Cabrio van de Heffinck (Olivier Philippaerts) 8/8.; 8. Czech Republic 38 faults: Caleri ll (Suzana Zelinkova) 8/5, Classic (Anna Kellnerova) 4/4, Charly Brown (Emma Augier de Moussac) 8/9, Acovaro (Ales Opatrny) 16/Ret.

dressage report FEI Nations Cup Dressage: Team USA on top again in rainy Compiegne Team USA were deemed winners of the third leg of the FEI Nations Cup Dressage 2016 series at CDI5* Compiegne (FRA) where torrential rain led to the cancellation of the Grand Prix Special. An extraordinarily heavy downpour left the arenas under water for some time, and the Ground Jury made the decision to base the result on the previous day’s Grand Prix alone, in which American riders came out on top by a convincing 11-percent margin.

“Unfortunately, these changes have to be made due to the bad weather circumstances, with the approval of the FEI, the Organizing Committee, the President of the Grand Jury, the Foreign Judge, the President of the Appeal Committee, and the Chefs d’Equipe” the Organizing Committee explained in a press release. Riders were given the option of competing in today’s Freestyle as a separate class.

The American side also won out at the opening leg on home ground in Wellington, Florida (USA) last month, so now hold a significant lead on the FEI Nations Cup Dressage 2016 leaderboard.

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Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet led Team USA to a convincing victory at the third leg of the FEI Nations Cup Dressage 2016 series at Compiegne (FRA).

lenge when dominating the individual rankings in the Grand Prix in which Kasey Perry-Glass came out on top. Riding Goerklintgaards Dublet, the 28-year-old rider posted the individual winning score of 77.440 to confirm the potential that has been evident through her increasingly impressive performances with the 13-year-old Danish gelding over the winter months.

And her winning ride was backed up by second place individually for Laura Graves and Verdades, the pair who created a major sensation when finishing fifth at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy (FRA).

When Graves’ mark of 75.440 was reinforced by 73.920 from Allison Brock and Rosevelt, then Shelly Francis’ 71.120 with Doktor was the discard and the US winning total was 226.800.

Dressage results Odense Horse Festival Results: 1. Denmark 436.521: Attergaards Cassidy (Cathrine Dufour), Jojo AZ (Agnete Kirk Thinggard), Blue Hors Hotline (Daniel Bachmann Andersen), Jonstrupgardens Raneur (Lisbeth Seierskilde).; 2. Sweden 436.204: Dante Weltino OLD (Therese Milshagen), Zuidenwind 1187 (Rose Mathisen), Buriel KH (Juliette Ramel), Di Lapponia T (Paulinda Friberg).; 3. Germany 412.113; Daintree 3 (Kathleen Keller), Bodega W (Brigitte Wittig), Zinq Cabanas FH (Marcus Hermes), Disney World (Svenja Peper).; 4. Australia 406.129: Du Soleil (Kristy Oatley), Umbro (Mary Hanna), Diamantina 4 (Maree Tomkinson).; 5. USA 403.524: Alcazar (Katherine Bateson-Chandler), Stafano 8 (Beatrice Marienau), XXL Rubino NRW (Jennifer Hoffmann), Currency DC (Susan Dutta).; 6. Great Britain 400.007: Bubblingh (Richard Davison), Al Franco (Gillian Davision), Solo Bachelorette (Emily Kate Cousins), Aldborough Rubin Hall (Bobby Hayler).; 7. Finland 393.471: Denzel (Anna Von Wendt), Skovlunds Gamin G (Mikaela Lindh), New Hill Julitrea (Stella Hagelstan). FEI Nations Cup Dressage 2016 series at CDI5* Compiegne (FRA) Results: 1. USA 226.800: Verdades (Laura Graves) 75.440, Doktor Shelly Francis) 71.120, Roosevelt (Allison Brock) 73.920, Goerklintgaards Dublet (Kasey Perry-Glass) 77.440.; 2. Sweden 215.040: Miata (Emilie Nyrerod) 70.060, Zircon Spring Flower (Jennie Larsson) 70.020, Deja (Patrik Kittel) 74.640, Jimmie Choo SEQ (Mads Hendeliowitz) 70.340.; 3. France 213.660: Amorak (Stephanie Brieussel) 66.060, After You (Ludovic Henry) 71.440, Don Luis (Karen Tebar) 75.060, Badina Altena (Pierre Volla) 67.160.; 4. Germany 208.500: Loverly 26 (Jenny Lang-Nobbe) 70.400, Spirit of the Age OLD (Bernadette Brune) 69.360, Cristobal 14 (Annabel Frenzen) 65.600; Daintree 3 (Kathleen Keller) 68.740.; 5. Belgium 208.120: Eres DL (Jeroen Devroe) 69.280, Tiamo (Jorinde Verwimp) 71.360, Wilco V (Mario Van Orshaegen) 66.940.; 6. Great Britain 207.520: Rubins Nite

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Discipline Reports continued from page 30 (Hayley Watson-Greaves) 68.780, Rosalie B (Laura Tomlinson) 69.500; Die Callas (Anna Louise Ross) 68.220, Rubin Al Asad (Lara Griffith) 69.240.; 7. Netherlands 206.980: Theodoor (Kim Schmid) 63.320, Catch Me (Margo Timmermans) 68.260, Jerich Parzival (Adelinde Cornelissen) 75.400.; 8. Switzerland 206.380: Rigoletto Royal CH (Caroline Hacki) 69.760, Dandy de la Roche CMF C (Antonella Joannou) 69.280 For Compliment (Birgit Wientzek Plage) 67.340.

eventing report Ryan Wood Takes CCI*** Championship Title at Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event Ryan Wood (AUS) and Powell led from start to finish to take the championship title in the

CCI*** at the Jersey Fresh International ThreeDay Event (JFI), presented by BW Furlong & Associates on Sunday with a score of 46.0 penalties. Boyd Martin (USA) riding Welcome Shadow finished second and won the Gladstone National Open Trophy as the leading US rider with 46.3 penalties. Canada’s Jessica Phoenix was third with 49.2 penalties on Bentleys Best.

This was the first CCI*** victory for Wood and the first time Powell ever competed in a CCI*** which made the clear Show Jumping round on Sunday all that more impressive.

“He was fresh as a daisy, he had a good night’s sleep,” said Wood of the 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding. “He warmed up great and went in there and jumped his heart out. It’s such a special event to win. Ilona (English) bred him and is local here and is a big supporter of Jersey Fresh, so it’s pretty awesome to take the title.”

The scores among the top three were so tight, there was no margin for error. A rail down in Show Jumping meant losing the title. Riding in reverse order of merit, Phoenix went fourth from last in the order and put the pressure on the remaining riders with a clear round.

“I’m really, really, proud of that horse,” said Phoenix. “He’s a green horse and this weekend I feel like he really came into his own. He put in three solid phases and really he couldn’t have picked a better weekend to do that.” Phoenix and Bentleys Best won the Best Condition Award, presented by Horseware Ireland.

Phillip Dutton (USA) and Indian Mill were next and had two rails dropping them down to fifth with 54.3 penalties. Dutton had a better round on Z, going clear and moving up from eighth to fourth on 52.4. Martin’s clear round on Welcome Shadow secured the US title, but he needed Wood to make a mistake in order to take the championship, but Wood and Powell were flawless.

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show jumping phase to win the CCI** at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI), presented by BW Furlong & Associates on Sunday. Dutton and his Irish Sport Horse also had a clear go on the Cross Country course on Saturday to finish on their Dressage score of 48.8 penalties.

“He was good, he’s a really careful horse,” said Dutton of the 9-year-old gelding. “He needed to do a CCI** for qualifications. I’ve had him at CIC*** all spring so this was a step down a little bit from what we have been doing, but I think it was a great experience for him. I am pleased for the horse in particular because he is quite talented.”

MREC SPRING HORSE TRIALS: MAY 30–31 Thank you so much to all of the organizers and volunteers at MREC, it was an amazing weekend! Weather was great, I couldn’t have asked for more of my horse, and the event was very well organized! — Submitted by Sarah MacKenzie Mustang Powder Horse Trials Back to Back: May 20–23 Groceries? Check. Beer? Check. Wine? Check.

Trailer? Check. Horse? Check. Husband? Check.

Dogs? Check. Groom extraordinaire? Check.

And we are off to Mustang Powder Back to Back Horse Trials in Chase Creek, BC! About 100 horse and rider combinations came to compete from as far away as Alberta, Washington State, and all over BC. They invaded the lovely properties of Nick and Ali HolmesSmith and the Richard and Barbara Marks fam-

ily over the Victoria Day long weekend.

The farm was well-manicured and ready upon arrival – the Dressage arenas were set and the Show Jumping was carefully placed around the water jump by the main barn. The Cross Country fences were decorated with flowers, trees, bales of hay, and even teddy bears having a picnic on a jump!!

Day 1 of competition was devoted to the Dressage & Show Jumping phases. The sun was out and the day ran as smoothly as planned. Later that evening the riders were invited to a Pizza & Beer night under the big tent down at the stabling area, sponsored by Mustang Powder.

Day 2 was Cross Country day, and was full of challenges. The courses were shorter because of the back-to-back format over the weekend but as usual there were lots of challenging and technical questions from Nick, and beautifully built jumps

by Laurie Rowan that rode as beautifully as they were built! Later that evening a wine & cheese party was sponsored by Richard & Barbara Marks.

Day 3 of competition was the Second Event.

It felt a little like Ground Hog Day the movie — same music playing over the loud speakers — may we never hear the song ‘Afternoon Delight’ again in our near future!! Then it was on to the Dressage phase and Show Jumping to fix all the wrongs to rights from the previous days of competition.

That evening’s entertainment was a surprise 75th birthday celebration for Heinz Glaser, hosted by Sabrina and complete with birthday cake!

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from the first competition: longer, and with some more technical questions and challenging fences. It had poured rain on Day 3 but the footing held up remarkably well considering.

It was a great event — a must do on next year’s calendars. On a personal note: I loved the format of the Back to Back. Thank you to everyone — owners, volunteers, and riders — for coming out and making Mustang Powder Horse Trials Back to Back so much fun. I appreciate each and every one of you! — Submitted by Maeve Drew

Twyla Tolmie & Ultimate Future at the MREC Horse Trials.

eventing results FEI Nations Cup Eventing 2016 at Houghton Hall Results 1 Germany 137.1 penalties; Josephine Schnauffer/Sambuuca 10, 44.0; Peter Thomsen/Horseware’s Barney, 44.7; Bettina Hoy/Seigneur Medicott, 48.4 (Josefa Sommer/Hamilton 24, 60.6); 2 Australia 137.5 Andrew Hoy/Rutherglen, 42.7; Sam Griffiths/Beaurepaire Nemo, 46.6; Tim Boland/GV Billy Elliot, 48.2 (Kevin McNab/Wonham Wot Next, 88.0); 3 France 146.4 Matthieu Van Landeghem/Trouble Fete ENE HN, 40.4; Didier Dhennin/Troubadour Camphoux, 52.1; Geoffroy Soullez/Madiran du Liot, 53.9 (Denis Mesples/Oregon de la Vigne, 78.6); 4 Great Britain 152.3 Sarah Bullimore/ Valentino V, 44.1; Laura Collett/Mr Bass, 47.4; Coral Keen/Wellshead Fare Opposition, 60.8; (Izzy Taylor/Call Me Maggie May, 76.7); 5 New Zealand 160.8 Tim Price/Bango, 47.7; Caroline Powell/Onwards and Upwards, 53.6; Mark Todd/Obos Columbus, 59.5 (Jesse Campbell/Cleveland, 62.1); 6 Netherlands 209.8 Renske Kroeze/Jane Z, 67.4; Althea Bleekman/Ziomf, 78.4. MREC SPRING HORSE TRIALS Results: Preliminary: 1. Darcie Kerkhoven/Rosario; 2. Sabrina Glaser/BC Serendipity; 3. Macief Rotecki/Yogi. Training: 1. Sabrina Glaser/Dolce; 2. Madeleine Scott/Crosby’s Gold; 3. Jess Turner/Impulse Buy. Pre-Training: 1. Twlya Tolmie/ Ultimate Future; 2. Sarah Clarke/Willie Katchem; 3. Mercedes Mclean/Capriola.

Entry: 1. Sarah Mackenzie/Geronimo; 2. Lisa Hennebery/Mister Mike; 3. Poppy Adnitt/Genesis. Pre-Entry: 1. Lua Warkentin/Oliver Twist; 2. Dorothy Hall/Soleil; 3.

Elizabeth Penner/Black Jack. Starter: 1. Carolyn Blanchet/Lulu; 2. Chelsea Scott/

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Tosca Holmes-Smith/Grace O’Malley; 3. Sandra Donnelly/Belshazzar. Training: 1.

Olivia Young/Wild Card; 2. Sabrina Glaser/BC Serendipity; 3. Kerry Groot/Super Natural. Pre-Training Jr.: 1. Lizzy Knight/Fox Trot; 2. Sierra Hincks/Velocity; 3. Teagan Williams/Partly Cloudy. Pre-Training Sr: 1. Jami Struys/Echo; 2. Sara Sellmer/ Midnight Tango 2; 3. Kathryn Morgan/Expo. Entry Jr: 1. Savannah Harris/Standing Ovation; 2. Bella Ferster/Space Pirate; 3. Kaylee Shukin/Orion’s Regal Star. Entry Sr: 1. Jenny Van Der Flier/Hot Pick; 2. Jayne Sansom/For Pleasure; 3. Cody Harder/ Charley. Mustang Powder Horse Trials May 22/23 1. Tosca Holmes-Smith/ Grace O’Malley; 2. Carmen Holmes-Smith/Spartacus; 3. Darcie Kerkhoven/Rosario.

Training: 1. Sabrina Glaser/BC Serendipity; 2. Sabrina Glaser/Rembrandt; 3. Olivia Young/Wild Card. Pre Training Jr. 1. Teagan Williams/Partly Cloudy; 2. Abby Matheson/Northern Voyager; 3. Kendall Smith/Riddle Me This. Pre-Training Sr. 1. Jami Struys/Echo; 2. Shelley Peachell/Northern Charger; 3. Kelly Bose; Wellington. Entry Jr. 1. Savannah Harris/Standing Ovation; 2. Bella Ferster/Space Pirate; 3. Emily Gehring/Strella. Entry Sr. 1. Shawna Nevdoff/Miss Milly; 2. Jenny Van Der Flier/Hot Pick; 3. Erin Myles/Spiderman.

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EQUITATIONSCIENCE

Top Row (L-R): Pam Nezil, Brandy Saunders, Kathy Jackson, Joan Sopow, Tammie Blewett, Rebecca Clyburn, Sonya Campbell, Dr. Susi Cienciala.

Bottom Row (L-R): Ashley Atkins, Audrey Siewert, Jane Stone, Maeve Drew, Dr. Judy Olsen, Manuela McLean, Lynne Larsen, Dr. Andrew McLean.

Science Teachers

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n 2015, Dr. Susi Cienciala of Armstrong’s Deep Creek Veterinary Services and Sonya Campbell of Salmon Arm’s Topline Stables had a vision about bringing Australians Dr. Andrew McLean and Manuela McLean to BC. Their purpose was to further their own education in Equitation Sci-

ence, and to introduce the concepts to coaches and trainers who would share the knowledge with their students. They achieved that goal in late April, when some of BC’s more experienced coaches and veterinarians humbly undertook the shift to a new, humane paradigm in horse training.

As a rider, Dr. Andrew McLean has competed to FEI levels in Eventing and Dressage, and to Grand Prix level in Show Jumping. He has presented at four Global Dressage Forums since 2006 and conducted a clinic for the Dutch Dressage Federation with Anky van Grunsven and Imke Bartels as his demonstration riders.

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the Gaitpost barn boar d We encourage our readers to submit their favourite photos, and their own show reports or short stories — we love to hear from you, and everyone deserves a little time in the spotlight! Consider the Gaitpost your extended ‘barn family’! Please think of the Gaitpost next time you see a favourite photo of yourself, friends or family. Submit photos (that you own or have permission to publish) to editorial@gaitpost.com with your text, the horse and rider names, and the photographer.

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Kathleen Monroe and Chanelle Martin sent us these lovely photos of their horses and some friends. Thanks, ladies! “My name is Chanelle Martin (15), and I show my mare Best Kept Secret on the Trillium H/J circuit in Ontario. We do the 0.90m silver jumpers, and we won champion against 18 people, the 22nd of May at Wesley Clover Parks! We won a 1st in our first round, and two 2nd places in the following rounds!! Super happy with our results!! My barn is Green Arrow, and Secret is 8 years old Hanoverian cross X (a Poco Gato baby) Coach: Natalie Bergman (Tiptop Equine).”

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Chloe Parker aboard Danny, in their 1m warm up round before the Medal at Wesley Clover Park.

Christine Wiggins riding Evi, getting mentally ready for their 1.10m jumper round at Wesley Clover Parks.

“My name is Kathleen Munroe and my horse’s name is Gandalf :) I just thought I would send in some pictures of my horse and I. Hopefully we see ourselves in the July issue :o” You got it, Kathleen!

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Kathleen Munroe and Gandalf — check out those knees!

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Science continued from page 34

Andrew and Manuela McLean

contentious, may also be contagious.

Manuela McLean is an accomplished trainer, competitor and national level Dressage coach. Her student, Joann Formosa, was a gold medalist in the London 2012 Paralympics. As a couple, the McLeans have created a system of training based on how horses learn and have two publications to their credit: ‘Horse Training the McLean Way’ and ‘Academic Horse Training’.

The clinic at Topline Stables was a 4-day format that included lectures, demonstrations and one lesson per day with each instructor for all riders. In addition to understanding more about how horses learn, riders were keen to know how to address under saddle conflict behaviours such as bolting, rearing and poor response to the leg aids for their own and their students’ horses.

The McLeans’ teaching style moved riders rapidly along that elusive path in horse training — the one with the least resistance.

“I don’t mind sounding like a broken record”

said Dr. McLean. “I firmly believe that conflict behaviours can be remedied humanely with a re-installation of the basic responses of stop, go and turning both the fore and hind legs.” The success of the McLeans’ system was evident over the course of the clinic. It wasn’t magic; it was science that left all riders unanimously voicing accolades for a system that permanently changed how they would move forward training their horses and coaching their students.

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BCHJA News

Newsletter of the BC Hunter Jumper Association

BCHJA has lost a guiding light, with the sudden death of past president, Patti-Anne Coldicutt on May 19th. The board will miss her energy, enthusiasm, common sense and sense of humour. Please join our horse community for a memorial gathering at the Tbird Timberframe on Monday, June 27th at 4:00 pm.

BURSARY NEWS Ashley McKissock was the recipient of this year’s first BCHJA $750 bursary, as the highest placed BCHJA member in the 1.1m Open Classic at the Canadian Premier at Tbird. At the Tbird BC Open, the $750 bursary winner was Madison Moss as the highest placing BCHJA member in the 1.2 m Open Classic. Congratulations, riders!

• Tbird Western Family: Class 462 - $3,000 Dexter Associates Realty Canadian Hunter Derby 3’/3’6, and Class 407 - 1.25m Jr/Am Jumper Challenge • Milner Downs Sumner Classic II: Class 600 - Canadian Hunter Derby 3’3/3’6 • Milner Downs Summer Classic III: Class 603 - Jump Canada Jr/Am Hunter Classic 3’, Class 355 - $5,000 Milner Downs Grand Prix 1.2–1.25m • Tbird Summer Fort Classic Class 427 - Cowell Auto Group Winning Round 1.4m, and Class 408 - 1.40m Open Jumper Classic • Tbird Summer Fort Festival Class 440 - Noel Asmar World Cup Qualifier Class 450, Foxstone Stables $20,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

UPCOMING $750 BURSARY CLASSES

• BCHJA Fall Finale Class - CET Medal Final, Class - Jump Canada Medal Final

• Tbird West Coast Classic: Class 468 - $2,500 Fairweather Farms Child/Adult Hunter Derby 3’/3’3

Congratulations to our first winners and Bon Chance to all competitors!

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BCLM Pony Club News for June 2016 canadianponyclub.org | bclm.ponyclub.ca You wouldn’t try to run a footrace in a pair of ill-fitting sneakers two sizes too small, yet riders sometimes do just that with saddles that, at best, impede their horse’s movement, and at worst, cause physical damage to equine muscles and tendons.

Canadian Pony Club seeks to educate their members fully in all aspects of horsemanship, and with this goal in mind the BC Lower Mainland region of CPC recently held a Saddlery Clinic in Abbotsford open to all members. Presenter Katherine Penner, a Certified Saddle Fitter and Equine Therapist currently working with Equine Balance Saddles, is also a former Vancouver Pony Club member who pursued an equine-centered career.

Beginning with an in depth look at various saddle structures and types, she had members handle and feel differences in saddle trees and components and allowed riders to feel for themselves the base differences between each type. Next Katherine shared her six steps to fitting a saddle, highlighting not only saddle

balance, but also the often overlooked angles: of the tree, panels, rails and cantle.

Theory is great, but Katherine did not stop there: next our group was invited to try actual saddles on horses in the barn, feeling for themselves the differences in fit and proper balance. Katherine illustrated how the saddles interact with and affect various parts of the horse’s anatomy, shoulders, and back muscles.

An amazing evening of learning! Our members came away with a deeper understanding of saddlery and how their choice of tack can bring out the very best in their horse’s performance. Thank you, Katherine, for sharing your wealth of knowledge on this topic. Want to find out more about becoming part of our exciting equine centered organization? Please call (778) 999-7400 or email bclmponyclub@gmail.com.

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coMpeTiTioncalendar More details on Gaitpost.com!

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Mountain Trail clinic with debbie hughes, 100 Mile house, Bc cat: (250) 644-4388, 100mileoutriders@gmail.com www.100mileoutriders.com north okanagan Therapeutic Riding association’s 25th annual Ride-a-Thon, coldstream, Bc dani: (250) 549-0105, notra@telus.net, notra.info Tbird west coast classic 2016, langley, Bc chris: chris@tbird.ca Tbird western Family classic, langley, Bc chris: chris@tbird.ca doug Mills Kids camp, Kamloops, Bc lynette: (250) 573-5442, lynette@dougmills.com www.dougmillshorsemanship.com doug Mills adult camp, Kamloops, Bc lynette: (250) 573-5442, lynette@dougmills.com www.dougmillshorsemanship.com windsor Stables – hunter Jumper Show, aldergrove, Bc Sarah: (604) 857-0098, sadws@shaw.ca www.windsorstables.net equine Massage Therapy course, langley, Bc Sidonia: (519) 562-9992, equinerehab@xplornet.com www.equinerehab.ca Senior Summer classic of dressage, langley, Bc linda: (604) 534-0886, cassabyrne@shaw.ca

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