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Central Ontario Region Dressage Qualifier Results

Here are the placings at the third and final Central Ontario Region of Pony Club dressage qualifier for the Central Canadian Dressage Championships , held Sunday, August 13, hosted by the Toronto & North York Pony Club. 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 at this meet and earlier qualifiers hosted by the Baltimore Hills Pony Club on June 25, and by the Victoria Pony Club on July 16. This year, the Central Canadian Championships are being hosted by the Central Ontario Region, at Ontario's Pony Club Tournament of Champions, to be held at the York Equestrian Centre near Newmarket August 26-27.

Beginner 1 Level

Place Rider Horse Branch
1st Genrys Goodchild Tynedale Harry Tynedale
2nd (tie) Natalie Quinn-Steinberg Chelsea Buns Maple
2nd (tie) Amber Snow Your Burning Desire Oshawa
4th Christina Chamney Tynedale Eager Lee Tynedale
5th Sarah Conboy Ardmore Tip Top Oshawa
6th Morgan Vanclief Dare to Compare Oshawa

Beginner 2

Place Rider Horse Branch
1st Tiffany Kift Otto Oshawa
2nd Jordan Thompson Braveheart Durham
3rd Jessica McVittie Merry Legs Temiskaming
4th Danielle Barry Winsome Bonny Durham
5th Christine Chamney Mr. Eager Lee Tynedale
6th Sarah Conboy Ardmore Tip Top Oshawa

(In Dressage competitions, each horse/rider combination may enter two consecutive classes, with Division Champion and Reserve based on combined scores. Beginner 1-2 Champion was Christina Chamney of Tynedale riding Tynedale Eager Lee, with Sarah Conboy of the Oshawa Pony Club in Reserve on Ardmore Tip Top.

Beginner 3

Place Rider Horse Branch
1st Casey Barton Jim Dandy Victoria
2nd Jordon Thompson Braveheart Durham
3rd Kylie Pinder Let's Rhumba Victoria
4th Katie Murray Honey Bee Sweet Durham
5th Danielle Barry Winsome Bonny Durham
6th Julia McGill Dune Durham

Beginner 2-3 Champion was Jordan Thompson, with Tiffany Kift in Reserve.

Basic 1

Place Rider Horse Branch
1st Carolyn Scime Taboo Toronto & North York
2nd Casey Barton Jim Dandy Victoria
3rd Allison Birdsall Solo Spirit Pause Awhile
4th Julie Pett Blizzard Victoria
5th Christine Culbert Mr. TDT Toronto & North York
6th Kylie Pinder Let's Rhumba Victoria

Beginner 3-Basic 1 Champion was Casey Barton, and the Reserve was Kylie Pinder.

Basic 2

Place Rider Horse Branch
1st Sarah Rae Gentle Ben Victoria
2nd Shandra Robbescheuten True Epik Durham
3rd Larissa Grabowski Full Monty Durham
4th Christine Culbert Mr. TDT Toronto & North York
5th Carolyn Scime Taboo Toronto & North York
6th Allison Birdsall Solo Spirit Pause Awhile

The Basic 1-2 Champion was Carolyn Scime, while the Reserve position went to Christine Culbert of the Toronto & North York Pony Club on Mr. TDT.

Basic 3

Place Rider Horse Branch
1st Sarah Rae Gentle Ben Victoria
2nd (tie) Jenny Rae Avalon Victoria
2nd (tie) Shandra Robbescheuten True Epik Durham
4th Larissa Grabowski Full Monty Durham

Basic 2-3 Champion was Sarah Rae, with Shandra Robbescheuten the Reserve.

Jenny Rae of Victoria took the honours at the Basic 4 level on Avalon. All other Basic 4 entries were forced to scratch. Basic 3-4 Champion was Jenny Rae, with no Reserve.

Beth Murray of the Durham Pony Club was the only Medium 1 entry, riding Airborne. Judged against "The Book", she placed first.

In the Novice Kur class, Kylie Pinder finished first and Julia McGill of Durham riding Dune was second (only entries).

Sarah Rae won the Basic 2 Kur with Larissa Grabowski second, and Jenny Rae won the Basic 4 Kur.

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