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Central Ontario Region First Dressage Qualifier Results

Here are the placings at the first Central Ontario Region of Pony Club dressage qualifier for the Central Canadian Zone Dressage Championships, held on Sunday, June 16, hosted by the Oshawa Pony Club. This was a well-attended show, with 85 competitors. Selection for the Central Ontario Dressage team, which will compete against teams from the Western Ontario and St. Lawrence-Ottawa Valley Regions, will be based on scores achieved at this meet and other qualifiers to be hosted by the Victoria Pony Club on July 14, and by the Durham Pony Club on July 28. This year, the Central Canadian Zone Championships are being hosted by the Western Ontario Region August 17-18. This show also offered separate classes open to Pony Club non-members.

Highlights

At the Beginner 1 level, first place went to Monica Ruegsegger of the Bowmanville Pony Club, riding Star. In second place was Christine Oldridge of the Victoria Pony Club riding Snow Pony Jack Pine, and Sarah Bagworth of the Tynedale Pony Club was third aboard Tynedale Spike.

At the Beginner 2 level, Sarah Angus of the Maple Pony Club took the honours aboard Let's Go Cowboy, with Danielle Heft of Tynedale second on Tynedale Simmons, and Christy Chamney of Tynedale third on Dark Man.

The Beginner 3 winner was Natalie Quinn-Steinberg of the Maple Pony Club riding Go for the Gold. In second place was Julia McGill of the Durham Pony Club riding D'Artagnan, and in third Kaley Fountain of the Victoria Pony Club on Thunder.

The Basic 1 class was so large that it was split into two divisions. In Division 1, Kylie Pinder of the Victoria Pony Club finished first on Let's Rhumba. There was a tie for second between Danielle Berry of the Durham Pony Club on Dutchman and Aubry Holmberg of the Toronto & North York Pony Club on Kompressor. In Division 2, the winner was Katie Murray of Durham riding Jamane, with Julie Pett of Victoria second on Tim Bit and Melyssa Cowan of the Oshawa Pony Club third on Oval "X" Theme.

At the Basic 2 level, Kendal Lehari of the Toronto & North York Pony Club took first place riding She's All That, with Katie Murray and Jamane second. Third place went to Jordan Thompson of the Durham Pony Club riding Braveheart.

Jordan Thompson and Braveheart won the Basic 3 class, with Allison Birdsall of the Uxbridge-Scugog Pony Club second on Solo Spirit. Third place went to Jessica Harcourt of the Tynedale Pony Club aboard Infiniti.

At the Basic 4 level, Megan Mattos of the Kawartha Pony Club took first place riding Freddy the Freak. Second went to Jenny Rae of the Victoria Pony Club on Avalon. These were the only two entries to complete the test.

At the Medium 1 level, there were two classes. Megan Mattos placed first in one of them aboard Mayhem, and second in the other riding Freddy the Freak. Jenny Rae and Avalon won the class in which Megan Mattos finished second.

The Medium 2 and Medium 3 Divisions were both won by Sarah Rae of the Victoria Pony Club, riding Gentle Ben "against the book."

New this year was a Beginner Walk/Trot Kur. Andrea McGill of the Durham Pony Club was the first winner riding Cloud #9, with Jessica McCarron of the Kawartha Pony Club second on Tess.

Allison Birdsall and Solo Spirit won the Basic 2 Kur, with Rebecca Olscher of the Kawartha Pony Club second on Finnegan.

The Brooklin Pony Club team of Korie Weston riding Joanna Blue and Courtney O'Brien riding Bocephus won the Pas de deux class, with another Brooklin team, Ashley Sakaguchi riding Auzzie and Amanda Weston riding Jake, in second place. Third place went to the Durham Pony Club team of Katie Murray and Julia McGill.

Details

Beginner 1

Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Score
1 Monica Ruegsegger Star Bowmanville 66.15
2 Christine Oldridge Snow Pony Jack Pine Victoria 64.62
3 Sarah Bagworth Tynedale Spike Tynedale 63.85
4 Amber Snow Kiwi Oshawa 61.54
5 Veronica Grey Tynedale Mr. Eager Lee Tynedale 61.54
6 Elise Williams Sunny Dee Green Lane 60.77

Beginner 2
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Score
1 Sarah Angus Let's Go Cowboy Maple 65.29
2 Danielle Heft Tynedale Simmons Tynedale 64.71
3 Christy Chamney Dark Man Tynedale 63.53
4 Christine Oldridge Snow Pony Jack Pine Victoria 61.76
5 Kayla O'Neill Pal-Of-Mine Durham 59.41
6 Whitney Brennan Bunty Green Lane 57.65

The Beginner 1/2 Division Champion was Christine Oldridge, with Monica Ruegsegger the Reserve.

Beginner 3
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Score
1 Natalie Quinn-Steinberg Go For The Gold Maple 66.32
2 Julia McGill D'Artagnan Durham 65.79
3 Kaley Fountain Thunder Victoria 64.74
4 Christine Pett It Is Hi Victoria 64.21
5 Julie Pett Tim Bit Victoria 63.68
6 Lauren Pinder Mr. Tuff Stuff Victoria 61.58

The Beginner 2/3 Division Champion was Sarah Angus, with Christy Chamney the Reserve.

Basic 1 (Two Divisions)

Division 1
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Score
1 Kylie Pinder Let's Rhumba Victoria 70.83
2 (tied) Danielle Berry Dutchman Durham 64.58
2 (tied) Aubry Holmberg Kompressor Toronto & North York 64.58
4 Kendal Lehari She's All That Toronto & North York 62.92
5 Jessie Barrieau Keep On Dreamin' Victoria 62.50
6 Daina Brown Moon Walker Kawartha 61.25

Division 2
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Score
1 Katie Murray Jamane Durham 67.08
2 Julie Pett Tim Bit Victoria 60.00
3 Melyssa Cowan Oval "X" Theme Oshawa 59.58
4 Julia McGill D'Artagnan Durham 59.17
5 Johanna McKeen Mya Oshawa 58.75
6 Christine Pett It Is Hi Victoria 57.92

The Beginner 3/Basic 1 Division Champion was Julia McGill, with Julie Pett the Reserve.

Basic 2
lace Rider Horse/Pony Branch Score
1 Kendal Lehari She'sAll That Toronto & North York 66.42
2 Katie Murray Jamane Durham 66.07
3 Jordan Thompson Braveheart Durham 65.35
4 Kylie Pinder Let's Rhumba Victoria 65.00
5 Amelia Jones Breezin' Victoria 64.28
6 Daina Brown Moon Walker Kawartha 62.85

The Basic 1/2 Division Champion was Kylie Pinder with Katie Murray in Reserve.

Basic 3
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Score
1 Jordan Thompson Braveheart Durham 66.66
2 Allison Birdsall Solo Spirit Uxbridge-Scugog 64.66
3 Jessica Harcourt Infiniti Tynedale 61.66
4 Amelia Jones Breezin' Victoria 59.33

The Basic 2/3 Division Champion was Jordan Thompson, with Allison Birdsall the Reserve.

Basic 4
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Score
1 Megan Mattos Freddy the Freak Kawartha 59.43
2 Jenny Rae Avalon Victoria 57.43

No Champion or Reserve was declared for the Basic 3/4 Division, as nobody competed at both levels.

Medium 1 (Two Classes)

Class 1 - Megan Mattos was the only entry, this time riding Mayhem, and was placed first "riding against the book" with a score of 56.66.

Class 2
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Score
1 Jenny Rae Avalon Victoria 62.12
2 Megan Mattos Freddy the Freak Kawartha 59.39

The Basic 4/Medium 1 Division Champion was Jenny Ray, with Megan Mattos the Reserve.

Medium 2 - Sarah Rae of Victoria was the only entry on Gentle Ben, and was placed first "riding against the book" with a score of 62.43.  There was no Champion or Reserve in the Medium 1/2 Division.

Medium 3 - Sarah Rae was also the only entry at this level and scored 59.17, also good for first place.

The Medium 2/3 Champion was Sarah Rae, with Megan Mattos the Reserve.

Beginner Walk/Trot Kur
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Score
1 Andrea McGill Cloud #9 Durham 54.50
2 Jessica McCarron Tess Kawartha 40.50

Basic 2 Kur
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Score
1 Allison Birdsall Solo Spirit Uxbridge-Scugog 70.25
2 Rebecca Olscher Finnegan Kawartha 48.00

Pas de Deux
Place Riders Horses/Ponies Branch Score
1 Korie Weston

Courtney O'Brien

Joanna Blue

Bocephus

Brooklin 62.85
2 Ashley Sakaguchi

Amanda Weston

Auzzie

Jake

Brooklin 60.24
3 Julie McGill

Katie Murray

D'Artagnan

Jamane

Durham 58.33

For more information, call Liz or Bob Inglis, Central Ontario Region Pony Club Communications Co-Chairs, at 416-493-1223 (office) or 416-491-4230 (home) .