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) .