Here are the results of the third and final Central Ontario Region Qualifier for the Central Canadian Zone Dressage Championships, held Sunday, July 28, at Chance Stables near Bowmanville. 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 hosted by the Oshawa Pony Club on June 16, and by the Victoria Pony Club on July 14. The make-up of the Central Ontario team will be announced as soon as all qualifying riders confirm their availability. This year, the Central Canadian Zone Championships are being hosted by the Western Ontario Region August 17-18.
This show also served as the Central Ontario Regional Dressage Finals. Riders chose to compete in either the Qualifying or the Finals group at each level and separate ribbons were awarded. Division Champion and Reserve ribbons were awarded in the Finals group only.
Highlight results follow, with more detail after the highlights.
Qualifier Results
At the Beginner 1 level, first place went to Jennifer Irwin of the Maple Pony Club, riding Waterford. Kylie Figueira of the Victoria Pony Club was second aboard Midnight, with a tie for third between Amber Snow of the Oshawa Pony Club on Kiwi and Laura Runciman of the Oshawa club on Liberty.
Kayla Neil of the Durham Pony Club won the Beginner 2 Qualifier class riding Pal-of-Mine, with Jennifer McKeen of the Oshawa Pony Club second on Tegan and Amber Snow again third.
Sarah Rae of the Victoria Pony Club took the honours in the Beginner 3 class riding Merlyn's Magic. Second place went to Kayla Neil, with Kim Johnston of the Durham Pony Club in third aboard Wings of War.
At the Basic 1 level, Kathryn Robertson of the Uxbridge-Scugog Pony Club placed first aboard Kobalt. Jenna Keetch of the Tynedale Pony Club was second riding Spring Eyre, with Stephanie Boyd of the Baltimore Hills Pony Club third on Friendly Purpose.
Kathryn Robertson was also the winner of the Basic 2 Qualifier class, with Jessica Harcourt of Tynedale second on Infiniti and Danielle Berry of Durham third on Picture Perfect.
Jessica Harcourt won at the Basic 3 level, riding "against the book" as her only competition had to scratch due to lameness.
The overall high point award for Qualifiers went to Sarah Rae of Victoria, who scored 66.00.
Central Ontario Regional Finals Results
Monica Ruegsegger of the Bowmanville Pony Club was the Beginner 1 winner riding Star. Second place went to Sarah Bagworth of Tynedale riding Tynedale Spike, and Andrea McGill of Durham was third aboard Cloud #9.
At the Beginner 2 level, Michaela Brown of the Kawartha Pony Club took first place riding Stardust, with Sarah Bagworth again in second spot and Christy Chamney, another Tynedale rider, in third place riding Dark Moon.
Monica Ruegsegger was Beginner 1-2 Champion and Sarah Bagworth was Reserve.
Julie Pett of the Victoria Pony Club won the Beginner 3 Finals class riding Tim Bit. Julia McGill of Durham was second on D'Artagnan, with Kaley Fountain of Victoria third on Thunder.
Christy Chamney was Beginner 2-3 Champion, with Sarah Angus of the Maple Pony Club, riding Let's Go Cowboy, the Reserve.
At the Basic 1 level, Katie Murray of Durham won the class on Jamane, with Daina Brown of Kawartha second on Moon Walker and Kendal Lehari of the Toronto & North York Pony Club third riding She's All That .
The Beginner 3-Basic 1 Champion was Julie Pett and the Reserve was Kaley Fountain.
Jordan Thompson of Durham won the Basic 2 Finals class riding Braveheart, with Katie Murray second and Kendal Lehari third.
The Basic 1-2 Champion was Katie Murray, with Kendal Lehari the Reserve.
Jordan Thompson also won the Basic 3 class, with Amelia Jones of Victoria second on Breezin' and Samantha Quinn-Steinburg of the Maple Pony Club third riding L'Enfin.
The Basic 2-3 Champion was Jordan Thompson, with Amelia Jones the Reserve.
At the Basic 4 level, the honours went to Jenny Rae of Victoria riding Avalon, with Megan Mattos of Kawartha second on Freddy the Freak and Samantha Quinn-Steinburg again third.
Samantha Quinn-Steinburg was the Basic 3-4 Champion with no Reserve.
Jenny Rae won the Medium 1 class with Megan Mattos second (no other entries).
Jenny Rae was the Basic 4-Medium 1 Champion with Megan Mattos in Reserve.
There were two entries in the Beginner Kur. Andrea McGill finished ahead of Jessica McCarron of Kawartha, who rode Tess. Based on the scores from this Kur and one other class, Andrea McGill was Champion and Jessica McCarron was Reserve.
Kate Evans of Maple was the only entry in the Novice Kur, riding Majestic General. She placed first and was declared Champion.
There were also two entries in the Basic 2 Kur (with one other having to scratch). Rebecca Olscher of Kawartha finished first on Finnegan, with Jessie Barrieau of Victoria second on Keep On Dreamin'. Because the calculations for Champion and Reserve were based on the total of their scores in this class and the regular Basic 2 class, Jessie Barrieau was Champion and Rebecca Olscher was Reserve.
A Durham Pony Club team of Katie Murray and Julia McGill was the only entry in the Pas de Deux class, which they won, and they were declared Champion.
The overall high point award for the Finals went to Julie Pett, who scored 68.50.
Now for the details.
Detailed Qualifier Results
Beginner 1
| Place | Rider | Pony/Horse | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Jennifer Irwin | Waterford | Maple | 59.05 |
| 2 | Kylie Figueira | Midnight | Victoria | 59.05 |
| 3 (tied) | Amber Snow | Kiwi | Oshawa | 55.71 |
| 3 (tied) | Laura Runciman | Liberty | Oshawa | 55.71 |
| 5 | Jessica McCarren | Tess | Kawartha | 46.67 |
| 6 | Gordon Lacey | Mayhem | Maple | 43.81 |
Beginner 2
| Place | Rider | Pony/Horse | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Kayla Neil | Pal-Of-Mine | Durham | 58.57 |
| 2 | Jennifer McKeen | Tegan | Oshawa | 58.10 |
| 3 | Amber Snow | Kiwi | Oshawa | 58.10 |
| 4 | Gordon Lacey | Mayhem | Maple | 57.14 |
| 5 | Kylie Figueira | Midnight | Victoria | 55.71 |
| 6 | Laura Runciman | Liberty | Oshawa | 55.24 |
Beginner 3
| Place | Rider | Pony/Horse | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Sarah Rae | Merlyn's Magic | Victoria | 66.00 |
| 2 | Kayla Neil | Pal-Of-Mine | Durham | 61.50 |
| 3 | Kim Johnston | Wings of War | Durham | 60.00 |
| 4 | Jennifer McKeen | Tegan | Oshawa | 58.00 |
| 5 | Johanna McKeen | Mya | Oshawa | 55.50 |
| 6 | Danielle Heft | Tynedale Simmons | Tynedale | 55.00 |
Basic 1
| Place | Rider | Horse/Pony | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Kathryn Robertson | Kobalt | Uxbridge-Scugog | 61.60 |
| 2 | Jenna Keetch | Spring Eyre | Tynedale | 55.20 |
| 3 | Stephanie Boyd | Friendly Purpose | Baltimore Hills | 51.20 |
| 4 | Morgan Vanclief | Meg | Oshawa | 50.00 |
| 5 | Danielle Berry | Picture Perfect | Durham | 49.60 |
| 6 | Vicki Francey | Skeeter | Oshawa | 48.00 |
Basic 2
| Place | Rider | Horse/Pony | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Kathryn Robertson | Kobalt | Uxbridge-Scugog | 59.38 |
| 2 | Jessica Harcourt | Infiniti | Tynedale | 58.88 |
| 3 | Danielle Berry | Picture Perfect | Durham | 55.00 |
| 4 | Jenna Keetch | Spring Eyre | Tynedale | 49.69 |
Jessica Harcourt was the only competitor at the Basic 3 level among the Qualifier entries. She scored 57.50 to win the class.
Detailed Regional Dressage Finals Results
Beginner 1
| Place | Rider | Pony/Horse | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Monica Ruegsegger | Star | Bowmanville | 61.90 |
| 2 | Sarah Bagworth | Tynedale Spike | Tynedale | 55.24 |
| 3 | Andrea McGill | Cloud #9 | Durham | 54.29 |
Beginner 2
| Place | Rider | Pony/Horse | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Michaela Brown | Stardust | Kawartha | 63.33 |
| 2 | Sarah Bagworth | Tynedale Spike | Tynedale | 59.05 |
| 3 | Christy Chamney | Dark Moon | Tynedale | 57.62 |
| 4 | Sarah Angus | Let's Go Cowboy | Maple | 54.76 |
| 5 (tied) | Danielle Heft | Tynedale Simmons | Tynedale | 53.81 |
| 5 (tied) | Monica Ruegsegger | Star | Bowmanville | 53.81 |
Monica Ruegsegger was Beginner 1-2 Champion and Sarah Bagworth was Reserve.
Beginner 3
| Place | Rider | Pony/Horse | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Julie Pett | Tim Bit | Victoria | 68.50 |
| 2 | Julia McGill | D'Artagnan | Durham | 64.50 |
| 3 | Kaley Fountain | Thunder | Victoria | 62.00 |
| 4 (tied) | Lauren Pinder | Mr. Tuff Stuff | Victoria | 60.50 |
| 4 (tied) | Natalie Quinn-Steinburg | Go for Gold | Maple | 60.50 |
| 6 | Morgan Vanclief | Meg | Oshawa | 59.00 |
Christy Chamney was Beginner 2-3 Champion, with Sarah Angus the Reserve.
Basic 1
| Place | Rider | Horse/Pony | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Katie Murray | Jamane | Durham | 64.80 |
| 2 | Daina Brown | Moon Walker | Kawartha | 62.40 |
| 3 | Kendal Lehari | She's All That | Toronto & North York | 61.60 |
| 4 | Julie Pett | Tim Bit | Victoria | 60.40 |
| 5 (tied) | Jessie Barrieau | Keep On Dreamin' | Victoria | 60.40 |
| 5 (tied) | Kylie Pinder | Let's Rhumba | Victoria | 60.40 |
The Beginner 3-Basic 1 Champion was Julie Pett and the Reserve was Kaley Fountain.
Basic 2
| Place | Rider | Horse/Pony | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Jordan Thompson | Braveheart | Durham | 68.44 |
| 2 | Katie Murray | Jamane | Durham | 64.69 |
| 3 | Kendal Lehari | She's All That | Toronto & North York | 64.06 |
| 4 | Kylie Pinder | Let's Rhumba | Victoria | 62.50 |
| 5 | Amelia Jones | Breezinn' | Victoria | 60.94 |
| 6 | Jessie Barrieau | Keep On Dreamin' | Victoria | 60.62 |
The Basic 1-2 Champion was Katie Murray, with Kendal Lehari the Reserve.
Basic 3
| Place | Rider | Horse/Pony | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Jordan Thompson | Braveheart | Durham | 63.57 |
| 2 | Amelia Jones | Breezinn' | Victoria | 57.86 |
| 3 | Samantha Quinn-Steinburg | L'Enfin | Maple | 55.71 |
The Basic 2-3 Champion was Jordan Thompson, with Amelia Jones the Reserve.
Basic 4
| Place | Rider | Horse | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Jenny Rae | Avalon | Victoria | 63.89 |
| 2 | Megan Mattos | Freddy the Freak | Kawartha | 54.44 |
| 3 | Samantha Quinn-Steinburg | L'Enfin | Maple | 51.94 |
Samantha Quinn-Steinburg was the Basic 3-4 Champion with no Reserve.
Medium 1
| Place | Rider | Horse | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Jenny Rae | Avalon | Victoria | 61.21 |
| 2 | Megan Mattos | Freddy the Freak | Kawartha | 53.79 |
Jenny Rae was the Basic 4-Medium 1 Champion with Megan Mattos in Reserve.
Beginner Kur
| Place | Rider | Pony | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Andrea McGill | Cloud #9 | Durham | 56.00 |
| 2 | Jessica McCarron | Tess | Kawartha | 55.00 |
Based on the scores from this Kur and one other class, Andrea McGill was Champion and Jessica McCarron was Reserve.
Novice Kur
Kate Evans of Maple was the only entry in the Novice Kur, riding Majestic General. She placed first and was declared Champion.
Basic 2 Kur
| Place | Rider | Horse | Branch | Score |
| 1 | Rebecca Olscher | Finnegan | Kawartha | 64.89 |
| 2 | Jessie Barrieau | Keep On Dreamin' | Victoria | 59.06 |
Because the calculations for Champion and Reserve were based on the total of their scores in this class and the regular Basic 2 class, Jessie Barrieau was Champion and Rebecca Olscher was Reserve.
Pas de Deux
A Durham Pony Club team of Katie Murray on Jamane and Julia McGill on D'Artagnan was the only entry in the Pas de Deux class, which they won with a score of 62.62, and they were declared Champion.
For details please e-mail Liz Inglis or Bob Inglis, Central Ontario Regional Communications Co-Chairs, or call them at 416-493-1223 (office) or 416-491-4230 (home).