LIVORNO 61 & RILEY BUITENHUIS Photo by Laurel Jarvis
CALEDON NATIONAL PHASE I – RECAP
CALEDON, ON | CALEDON EQUESTRIAN PARK – With a week of perfect weather, something uncommon for May Palgrave’s, the first week of outdoor horse shows has come and gone!
With a great turnout and everyone happy to be back, let’s go over a few highlights from this past week…
$25,000 Grand Prix Presented by Pommies Cider Co. Photo by Laurel Jarvis
POMMIES GRAND PRIX
Our first Super Saturday of the season was a great success.
There were painted faces, jumping on bouncy castles, a big crowd and some great action!! With fourteen competitors in Saturday’s class, five combinations made it to the jump-off. Two rides belonging to Daniel Coyle, another two belonging to Jay Hayes, and one from an eager young rider, Riley Buitenhuis. The three of them put it all to the test to see who would come out on top, and it was none other than Daniel Coyle & his partner Legacy. The pair rode a quick and efficient jump-off round to take the top placing, while he also took second place with Jasper, and Jay Hayes & Elton John TN rounding out the top three in Saturday’s $25,000 Pommies Grand Prix!
It’s great to have a show like this so close to home. It’s nice for us to be able to use our local shows to prepare for the season ahead with the older horses, Legacy and Gisborne VDL. Jasper who was in 2nd place, is nine years old but he’s still very green so it’s great to have a show so close to home to be able to get him up through the levels.
— Daniel Coyle
Jay Hayes (left) and Daniel Coyle (right) Photo by Laurel Jarvis
Earlier in the week…
$10,000 HORSE FLIGHT OPEN WELCOME
The winner of $10,000 Horse Flight Open Welcome – SARAH LONG & RETROFLEX (photo by Laurel Jarvis)
In this week’s $10,000 Horse Flight Open Welcome, fifteen horse and rider combinations tested the course designed by Michael Pegg. With a total of twelve clear rounds, we saw some quick rounds and sharp turns. However, nobody could catch up to Sarah Long and Retroflex as they took the win with a speedy time of 35.38 sec.
SARAH LONG & RETROFLEX (photo by Laurel Jarvis)
DERBY FRIDAY 3’6″ Hunter Derby
The Winner of $16,000 Pommies Canadian Hunter Derby – NITECAP & KRISTJAN GOOD (photo by Laurel Jarvis)
Kristjan Good proved to be a dominant force in the $16,000 Canadian Hunter Derby, sponsored by Pommies Cider. In a field of thirteen, Good finished first aboard Nitecap with a score of 103, also finishing second place on another mount, Carano, with a score of 102.5! Good impressed the judges with his smooth and efficient style and his horses’ handiness throughout the course, also finishing first place overall.
Over in the Equitation Ring
Thursday afternoon was the time for our equitation rising stars to shine! But one stood out significantly as she took the win in both the OHJA Jumper Equitation Medal and the CET Medal, RMF E-Boy W & Averey – May Pritchard.
The horse Averey took both wins with, RMF E-Boy W, was a new ride for her and it is quite clear that they got along perfectly.
I had the opportunity to ride RMF E-Boy W in the OHJA and CET medal. I had only rode him a couple times before the class and considering that, he could not have been a better partner for me! The OHJA and CET medal have been a huge part of my riding career so far and I truly think they take a huge part in creating a foundation for any rider. They teach you to focus on the details of your riding and how to ride effectively over jumper courses. They are always a blast and I am so happy to be back in the show ring!— Avery – May Pritchard
HUNTER DIVISION Champions
The Winner of $3,000 Carolyn Scime 1.10M Classic – LA JOVENA VENGANZA & HOLLY HEIKKILA (photo by Laurel Jarvis)
The Winner of $5,000 BFL 1.20M Classic – CLEAR DES TERDRIX Z & MATHILDE CANDELE (photo by Laurel Jarvis)
The Winner of $5,000 Ride Every Stride Inc. 1.30/1.40M Classic – KYLEIGH WHITWELL & FLORENSINA (photo by Laurel Jarvis)
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