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Central Canada Zone Show Jumping and Dressage Championships Results

Here are highlight results from the Central Canada Zone Show Jumping and Dressage Championships, held at the Ontario's Pony Club Tournament of Champions (OPCTOC) on Saturday, August 16 at the York Equestrian Centre near Newmarket, Ontario. Details follow the highlights.

This show featured competitors from the Central Ontario, Western Ontario and Saint Lawrence-Ottawa Valley Regions of Pony Club. Unfortunately, the uncertainty of gasoline supplies cut down on representation from the Saint Lawrence-Ottawa Valley Region (which includes all of Quebec) and from the more distant areas of Western Ontario.

SHOW JUMPING

Each division included three classes - a single round with jump-off, a speed class, and another single round with jump-off.

Entry Division

In Class 1, the winner was Katelyn Powell of the Durham Pony Club on Sundance. Kayla Neil, another Durham rider, was second on Pal-Of-Mine, with third place going to Lauren Cappelletti of the Ajax Pony Club on Trigger Appy. All of these competitors represented Central Ontario.

Central Ontario Region riders also swept the first three places in the speed class, with Johanna McKeen of the Oshawa Pony Club taking top honours on Mya. Katlyn Powell and Sundance finished second, and Kalee DeFrance of the Brooklin Pony Club was third aboard Apollo.

Johanna McKeen and Mya also won Class 3, with James Hill of the Bluewater Pony Club in the Western Ontario Region second on Lady Adeanus, and Lauren Cappelletti third on Trigger Appy.

Johanna McKeen was Champion and Katelyn Powell was Reserve in the Entry Division.

Starter Division

In Class 1, Madison Reeves of the Uxbridge-Scugog Pony Club (Central Ontario) was first on Pandora, with Maddie Baker of the Toronto & North York Pony Club (also Central Ontario) second aboard Skeeter. Third place went to Alexis Ramage of the Esquesing Pony Club (Western Ontario) riding All My Joy.

In the speed class, the winner was Jessica McVittie of the Temiskaming Pony Club on Merrylegs. Second place went to Mallory Jones of the Ajax Pony Club on Natasha, with Mori Cruikshanks of the Uxbridge-Scugog Pony Club third on Aragorn. All of these competitors represented Central Ontario.

Central Ontario riders also swept the top three spots in Class 3 in this Division, with Jessica McVittie again taking the honours, Madison Reeves second and Mori Cruikshanks third.

Jessica McVittie was Starter Division Champion with Madison Reeves the Reserve.

Beginner Division

Erin Blakeley and Thunder Wings of the Kawartha Pony Club finished first in Class 1, with Megan Chalmers of the Brooklin Pony Club in second place on Skip the Command and Megan Mattos of the Waussnodae Pony Club taking third spot riding PJ Sparkles. All of these entries were from the Central Ontario Region.

In Class 2, Megan Chalmers was the winner, with second place going to Sean Mitchell of the Caledon Pony Club in the Western Ontario Region, riding Cocoa. Megan Mattos and PJ Sparkles again finished third.

Class 3 results were exactly the same as those for Class 1.

Megan Chalmers was Beginner Champion, with Erin Blakeley the Reserve.

Novice Division

In Class 1, Amelia Jones of the Victoria Pony Club was the winner riding Breezin'. Second place went to Katie Murray of the Durham Pony Club riding Jamane, and Jade Stalk of the Uxbridge-Scugog Pony Club was third on Simple Citation. All of these entries were from the Central Ontario Region.

Victoria Pony Club entries finished 1-2 in the speed class. Jessie Barrieau and Keep on Dreamin' were the fastest, with Katlyn Hewson second on Northern Escapade. Katie Murray of Durham was third.

Western Ontario Region riders took two of the top three spots in Class 3. Kendra Taylor and Beauregard of the Mill Ridge Pony Club finished first. Kitty Baker of the Toronto & North York Pony Club in Central Ontario Region was in second place on Irish Willie. Shannon Townsend of the Grand River Pony Club in Western Ontario Region was third riding Sunshine.

Kendra Taylor was Novice Champion, with Amelia Jones the Reserve.

Intermediate Division

Only one Intermediate rider made it to the show, and naturally took the top spot in all three classes and the Championship. The winner was Corrin Harris of the Niagara Pony Club in the Western Ontario Region, riding Heza Hawk.

DRESSAGE

Each rider performed two tests, with different judges. Champion and Reserve for each division were based on average scores from the two tests.

Entry Level

The order of finish was the same for both tests.  Stephanie Hodge of the Huron Bruce Pony Club in the Western Ontario Region placed first riding Newport Agent, followed by two Central Ontario riders.  Alex Dewdney of the Maple Pony Club came in second on Contessa, and Sydney Barton of the Victoria Pony Club placed third aboard Maple.

Stephanie Hodge was Entry Champion, with Alex Dewdney the Reserve.

Starter Level

In Test 1, the winner was Andrea McGill of the Durham Pony Club riding Phoenix Rising. Second place went to Courtney O'Brien of the Brooklin Pony Club on Mandarin. These two riders were from Central Ontario. In third place was Caitlyn Parisi of the Niagara Pony Club in Western Ontario Region, riding Always A Ruler.

Ms Parisi took top spot in Test 2, with second place going to Elizabeth Haines of the High County Pony Club on Oliver & Company and with Jessica Hespeler of the Mount Nemo Pony Club placing third. All of these competitors represented the Western Ontario Region.

Caitlyn Parisi was Starter Champion, with Elizabeth Haines the Reserve.

Pre-Training Level

In Test 1, Michaela Brown of the Kawartha Pony Club (Central Ontario) was first on Stardust, and there was a tie for second between Katelyn Powell of the Durham Pony Club (Central Ontario) on Sundance and Erika Matthews of the Grand Valley Pony Club (Western Ontario) riding Penny's From Heaven.

Michaela Brown also took the honours in Test 2, with riders from the Victoria Pony Club (Central Ontario) in second and third. Second place went to Jessie Ball on Corona's Kiowa, and third place to Lauren Pinder on Rebecca.

Michaela Brown was Pre-Training Champion, with Jessie Ball the Reserve.

Training Level

Training used Tests 3 and 4.

Laura Parliament of the Uxbridge-Scugog Pony Club (Central Ontario) was the Test 3 winner aboard Star. Second place went to Sean Mitchell of the Caledon Pony Club (Western Ontario) riding Cocoa. Kaley Fountain of the Victoria Pony Club (Central Ontario) took third on Thunder.

In Test 4, Kaley Fountain took the honours, with Johanna McKeen of the Oshawa Pony Club (Central Ontario) second on Millgate Braveheart and Laura Parliament third.

Laura Parliament was Training Champion and Kaley Fountain was the Reserve.

First Level Section A Tests

Only two First Level A Test competitors managed to get to the show, both from the Central Ontario Region. Kylie Pinder of the Victoria Pony Club won both the A1 and A2 tests on Let's Rhumba, with Kendal Lehari of the Toronto & North York Pony Club second on She's All That.

Kylie Pinder was First Level Champion with Kendal Lehari the Reserve.

First Level Section B Tests

Katie Murray of the Durham Pony Club in Central Ontario was the only competitor at this level. She and her mount, Jamane, were placed first in both the B3 and B4 tests, and were named Champion.

Second Level Section A Tests

This was another Division with only one competitor, Daina Brown of the Kawartha Pony Club (Central Ontario) riding Moon Walker. She was placed first in both the A1 and A2 tests, and declared Champion.

Next, the results for the Freestyle competitions. Freestyle classes, formally known as kurs, are dressage performed to music. There are still required movements, but they may be performed in any order.

Starter Level Freestyle

Caitlyn Parisi of the Niagara Pony Club in the Western Ontario Region was the winner on Always A Ruler, with second going to Andrea McGill of the Durham Pony Club in the Central Ontario Region, riding Phoenix Rising. These entries finished in the same order in the Championship scoring, which is based on averaging kur and technical scores.

Caitlyn Parisi was Champion and Andrea McGill was Reserve.

Starter Level Drill Team

The Waussnodae Pony Club of Central Ontario entered a six-pony Drill Team (as far as we know, the only Branch in the Central Canada Zone to have one), composed of Benjamin Burchfiel on Sudden Inspiration, Karyn Hepburn on Nick, Gordon Lacey on Lumberwagon, Megan Mattos on PJ, Michael Olscher on Freddy The Freak and Gabby Wackermann on Panda.

Training Level Freestyle

First place went to Johanna McKeen of the Oshawa Pony Club on Millgate Braveheart. Jessie Ball of the Victoria Pony Club finished second riding Corona's Kiowa, and third place went to Whitney Brennan of the Uxbridge-Scugog Pony Club aboard Silver King Oliver. All these riders represented the Central Ontario Region.

Taking both kur and technical marks into account, Johanna McKeen was Champion and Jessie Ball was Reserve.

The High Point Score of the Day award went to Katie Murray and Jamane, with 70.55 in the First Level Section B Test 3.

Now the details.

SHOW JUMPING

Entry Level

Class 1 - Single Round with Jump-Off
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region
1 Katelyn Powell Sundance Durham COR
2 Kayla Neil Pal-Of-Mine Durham COR
3 Lauren Cappelletti Trigger Appy Ajax COR
4 Johanna McKeen Mya Oshawa COR
5 Christine Chamney My Turn Maple COR
6 Marlo Stock Precious Package Bluewater WOR
7 Holly MacFarlane E.J. Lady's Flicka Huron-Bruce WOR
8 Whitney Brennan Silver King Oliver Uxbridge-Scugog COR

Class 2 - Speed Class
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region
1 Johanna McKeen Mya Oshawa COR
2 Katelyn Powell Sundance Durham COR
3 Kalee DeFrance Apollo Brooklin COR
4 Holly MacFarlane E.J. Lady's Flicka Huron-Bruce WOR
5 Lauren Cappelletti Trigger Appy Ajax COR
6 Lindsay McCrae Emerald Isle Brooklin COR
7 Christine Chamney My Turn Maple COR
8 Erika Belanger Cadbury Ajax COR

Class 3- Single Round with Jump-Off
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region
1 Johanna McKeen Mya Oshawa COR
2 James Hill Lady Adeanus Bluewater WOR
3 Lauren Cappelletti Trigger Appy Ajax COR
4 Marlo Stock Precious Package Bluewater WOR
5 Erika Belanger Cadbury Ajax COR
6 Kalee DeFrance Apollo Brooklin COR
7 Katelyn Powell Sundance Durham COR
8 Christine Chamney My Turn Maple COR

Champion was Johanna McKeen, and Reserve was Katelyn Powell.

Starter Level

Class 1 - Single Round with Jump-Off
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region
1 Madison Reeves Pandora Uxbridge-Scugog COR
2 Maddie Baker Skeeter Toronto & North York COR
3 Alexis Ramage All My Joy Esquesing WOR
4 Mori Cruikshanks Aragorn Uxbridge-Scugog COR
5 Jessica McVittie Merrylegs Temiskaming COR
6 Ashley Sakaguchi Bocephus Brooklin COR
7 Mallory Jones Natasha Ajax COR
8 Dawn O'Neill Action Jackson Ajax COR

Class 2 - Speed Class
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region
1 Jessica McVittie Merrylegs Temiskaming COR
2 Mallory Jones Natasha Ajax COR
3 Mori Cruikshanks Aragorn Uxbridge-Scugog COR
4 Maddie Baker Skeeter Toronto & North York COR
5 Ashley Sakaguchi Bocephus Brooklin COR
6 Michael Olscher What A Mess Waussnodae COR
7 Madison Reeves Pandora Uxbridge-Scugog COR
8 Dawn O'Neill Action Jackson Ajax COR

Class 3- Single Round with Jump-Off
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region
1 Jessica McVittie Merrylegs Temiskaming COR
2 Madison Reeves Pandora Uxbridge-Scugog COR
3 Mori Cruikshanks Aragorn Uxbridge-Scugog COR
4 Ashley Sakaguchi Bocephus Brooklin COR
5 Michael Olscher What A Mess Waussnodae COR
6 Maddie Baker Skeeter Toronto & North York COR
7 Mallory Jones Natasha Ajax COR
8 Dawn O'Neill Action Jackson Ajax COR

Champion was Jessica McVittie, Reserve was Madison Reeves.

Beginner Level

Class 1 - Single Round with Jump-Off
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region
1 Erin Blakeley Thunder Wings Kawartha COR
2 Megan Chalmers Skip The Command Brooklin COR
3 Megan Mattos PJ Sparkles Waussnodae COR
4 Kendal Lehari Daily Edition Toronto & North York COR
5 Erika Matthews Penny's From Heaven Grand River WOR
6 Courtney Cotter Alley Jazz Toronto & North York COR
7 Samantha MacDonald Heart of Gold Uxbridge-Scugog COR
8 Sean Mitchell Cocoa Caledon WOR

Class 2 - Speed Class
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region
1 Megan Chalmers Skip The Command Brooklin COR
2 Sean Mitchell Cocoa Caledon WOR
3 Megan Mattos PJ Sparkles Waussnodae COR
4 Erin Blakeley Thunder Wings Kawartha COR
5 Courtney Cotter Alley Jazz Toronto & North York COR
6 Kendal Lehari Daily Edition Toronto & North York COR
7 Brittany Morris Quantum Leap Glen Highlands WOR
8 Samantha MacDonald Heart of Gold Uxbridge-Scugog COR

Class 3- Single Round with Jump-Off
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region
1 Erin Blakeley Thunder Wings Kawartha COR
2 Megan Chalmers Skip The Command Brooklin COR
3 Megan Mattos PJ Sparkles Waussnodae COR
4 Brittany Morris Quantum Leap Glen Highlands WOR
5 Samantha MacDonald Heart of Gold Uxbridge-Scugog COR
6 Kendal Lehari Daily Edition Toronto & North York COR
7 Sean Mitchell Cocoa Caledon WOR
8 Courtney Cotter Alley Jazz Toronto & North York COR

Champion was Megan Chalmers, Reserve was Erin Blakeley.

Novice Level

Class 1 - Single Round with Jump-Off
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region
1 Amelia Jones Breezin' Victoria COR
2 Katie Murray Jamane Durham COR
3 Jade Stalk Simple Citation Uxbridge-Scugog COR
4 Jessie Barrieau Keep On Dreamin' Victoria COR
5 Kendra Taylor Beauregard Mill Ridge WOR
6 Katlyn Hewson Northern Escapade Victoria COR
7 Korie Weston Luminous Times Uxbridge-Scugog COR

No eighth place ribbon was awarded as all other competitors in this class were eliminated.

Class 2 - Speed Class
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region
1 Jessie Barrieau Keep On Dreamin' Victoria COR
2 Katlyn Hewson Northern Escapade Victoria COR
3 Katie Murray Jamane Durham COR
4 Kendra Taylor Beauregard Mill Ridge WOR
5 Kitty Baker Irish Willie Toronto & North York COR
6 Amelia Jones Breezin' Victoria COR
7 Korie Weston Luminous Times Uxbridge-Scugog COR
8 Shannon Townsend Sunshine Grand River WOR

Class 1 - Single Round with Jump-Off
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region
1 Kendra Taylor Beauregard Mill Ridge WOR
2 Kitty Baker Irish Willie Toronto & North York COR
3 Shannon Townsend Sunshine Grand River WOR
4 Katlyn Hewson Northern Escapade Victoria COR
5 Amelia Jones Breezin' Victoria COR
6 Jade Stalk Simple Citation Uxbridge-Scugog COR
7 Jessie Barrieau Keep On Dreamin' Victoria COR
8 Katie Murray Jamane Durham COR

Champion was Kendra Taylor, Reserve was Amelia  Jones.

Intermediate Level

Only one Intermediate rider made it to the show, and naturally took the top spot in all three classes and the Championship. The winner was Corrin Harris of the Niagara Pony Club in the Western Ontario Region, riding Heza Hawk.

DRESSAGE

Entry Level

Test 1
Place Rider Pony Branch Region Score
1 Stephanie Hodge Newport Agent Huron Bruce WOR 68.261
2 Alex Dewdney Contessa Maple COR 65.652
3 Sydney Barton Maple Victoria COR 55.652

Test 2
Place Rider Pony Branch Region Score
1 Stephanie Hodge Newport Agent Huron Bruce WOR 70.000
2 Alex Dewdney Contessa Maple COR 62.759
3 Sydney Barton Maple Victoria COR 55.172

Champion was Stephanie Hodge, Reserve was Alex Dewdney.

Starter Level

Test 1
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region Score
1 Andrea McGill Phoenix Rising Durham COR 64.138
2 Courtney O'Brien Mandarin Brooklin COR 63.793
3 Caitlyn Parisi Always A Ruler Niagara WOR 62.759
4 Elizabeth Haines Oliver & Company High County WOR 61.724
5 Christine Oldridge Snow Pony Jack Pine Victoria COR 59.655
6 Jessica Hespeler Otoes Cheroke Chief Mount Nemo WOR 57.241
7 Kylie Figueira Baltimore Victoria COR 56.897
8 Gabby Wackermann Panda Waussnodae COR 53.103

Test 2
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region Score
1 Caitlyn Parisi Always A Ruler Niagara WOR 70.000
2 Elizabeth Haines Oliver & Company High County WOR 67.857
3 Jessica Hespeler Otoes Cheroke Chief Mount Nemo WOR 65.357
4 Andrea McGill Phoenix Rising Durham COR 64.286
5 Courtney O'Brien Mandarin Brooklin COR 63.929
6 Kylie Figueira Baltimore Victoria COR 60.714
7 Gabby Wackermann Panda Waussnodae COR 59.643
8 Christine Oldridge Snow Pony Jack Pine Victoria COR 58.571

Champion was Caitlyn Parisi, Reserve was Elizabeth Haines.

Pre-Training Level

Test 1
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region Score
1 Michaela Brown Stardust Kawartha COR 68.823
2 (tie) Katelyn Powell Sundance Durham COR 63.823
2 (tie) Erika Matthews Penny's From Heaven Grand River WOR 63.823
4 Kayla Neil Pal-Of-Mine Durham COR 63.823
5 Jessie Ball Corona's Kiowa Victoria COR 62.941
6 Elissa Bell Kentucky Prince Glen Highlands WOR 61.765
7 Christine Chamney My Turn Maple COR 61.470
8 Brittany Morris Quantum Leap Glen Highlands WOR 60.882

Test 2
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region Score
1 Michaela Brown Stardust Kawartha COR 62.812
2 Jessie Ball Corona's Kiowa Victoria COR 62.500
3 Lauren Pinder Rebecca Victoria COR 60.625
4(tie) Erika Matthews Penny's From Heaven Grand River WOR 57.188
4(tie) Brittany Morris Quantum Leap Glen Highlands WOR 57.188
6 Kayla Neil Pal-Of-Mine Durham COR 56.875
7 Katelyn Powell Sundance Durham COR 55.000
8 Christine Chamney My Turn Maple COR 54.375

Champion was Michaela Brown, Reserve was Jessie Ball.

Training Level

Test 3
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region Score
1 Laura Parliament Star Uxbridge-Scugog COR 62.917
2 Sean Mitchell Cocoa Caledon WOR 62.083
3 Kaley Fountain Thunder Victoria COR 58.750
4 Sarah Conboy Dolshavita Oshawa COR 58.333
5 Katie Stephenson Masquerade Maple COR 57.500
6 Jennifer McKeen Colwyn Tegan Oshawa COR 54.582

All other competitors eliminated or scratched.

Test 4
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region Score
1 Kaley Fountain Thunder Victoria COR 67.308
2 Johanna McKeen Millgate Braveheart Oshawa COR 65.769
3 Laura Parliament Star Uxbridge-Scugog COR 65.000
4 Jennifer McKeen Colwyn Tegan Oshawa COR 63.077
5 Katie Stephenson Masquerade Maple COR 62.692
6 Sarah Conboy Dolshavita Oshawa COR 60.769
7 Sean Mitchell Cocoa Caledon WOR 53.846

All other competitors eliminated or scratched.

Champion was Laura Parliament, Reserve was Kaley Fountain.

First Level Section A

Test A1
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region Score
1 Kylie Pinder Let's Rhumba Victoria COR 60.000
2 Kendal Lehari She's All That Toronto & North York COR 57.778

Test A2
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region Score
1 Kylie Pinder Let's Rhumba Victoria COR 64.2645
2 Kendal Lehari She's All That Toronto & North York COR 60.948

Champion was Kylie Pinder, Reserve was Kendal Lehari.

First Level Section B

Katie Murray of the Durham Pony Club, Central Ontario Region, was the only entry, riding Jamane.  Her score in Test B3 was 64.857 and her score in Test B4 was 70.550.

Second Level

Daina Brown of the Kawartha Pony Club, Central Ontario Region, was the only entry, riding Moon Walker.  Her score in Test A1 was 59.21, and her score in Test A2 was 60.27.

Starter Level Freestyle
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region Judge C Judge B Technical Kur Average
1 Caitlyn Parisi Always A Ruler Niagara WOR 59.500 65.000 70.000 62.250 68.125
2 Andrea McGill Phoenix Rising Durham COR 63.250 58.500 64.286 60.875 62.580

Champion was Caitlyn Parisi, Reserve was Andrea McGill.

Training Level Freestyle
Place Rider Horse/Pony Branch Region Judge C Judge B Technical Kur Average
1 Johanna McKeen Millgate Braveheart Oshawa COR 65.750 67.500 65.765 66.640 66.670
2 Jessie Ball Corona's Kiowa Victoria COR 61.500 67.500 62.941 61.500 60.740
3 Whitney Brennan Silver King Oliver Uxbridge-Scugog COR 58.500 54.500 54.118 56.500 55.309
4 Jennifer McKeen Colwyn Tegan Oshawa COR 52.500 53.500 63.077 53.000 58.0385

First Level Freestyle

Kendal Lehari of the Toront o & North York Pony Club in Central Ontario was the only entry, scoring  62.995 from Judge C, and 70.660 from Judge B.

Starter Level Drill Team

The Waussnodae Pony Club Drill Team, members noted earlier, scored 62.667 from Judge C and 70.500 from Judge B.

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