The 2003 Central Canada Zone Rally was held August 1-3 at Checkmate Farms Equestrian Centre near Feversham, Ontario. The Central Ontario and Western Ontario Regional A/B/C Rallies were held at the same place and time ,which added greatly to the activity and provided a good chance to meet members from other areas.

Central Canada Zone Rally Results

In the pre-training division, the overall individual champion was Kathryn Robertson of the Uxbridge-Scugog Pony Club. Katie Murray of the Durham Pony Club was second and Allison Poel of the London Pony Club (Western Ontario Region) was third.

The Central Ontario team of riders Katie Murray, Erin Blakeley (Kawartha Pony Club), Allison Birdsall and Kathryn Robertson (both Uxbridge-Scugog) with grooms Julia McGill, Kayla Neil (both Durham) and Kayla Byer (Kawartha) were the overall pre-training team champions.

In the training division, the overall individual champion was Krystin Anderson of the Albion Pony Club (Western Ontario Region), followed by Amelia Jones of Victoria and Kendal Lahari of Toronto & North York.

The Central Ontario team made up of riders Kendal Lahari, Jessie Barrieau, Julia Pett and Amelia Jones (the latter three all from the Victoria Pony Club) with grooms Holly Woolridge, Jessie Ball (both Victoria) and Dana Bell (Glen Highlands Pony Club, Western Ontario Region) were the training team champions.

In Stable Management, there was a 3 way tie for the top groom between Heather Agnew of Mount Nemo, Kristine Routhier of Albion and Megan Smith of London, all of Western Ontario.

The top team in Stable Management was the same Central Ontario team that won the overall championship.

Central Ontario Regional Rally Results

All entries competed at the Pre-Training level. Some teams included grooms from the Western Ontario Region.

Madison Reeves of the Uxbridge-Scugog Pony Club was the champion individual rider riding Pandora. She was followed by Kourtney Matysek of the Victoria Pony Club on Rule the Day and Katie Stephenson of the Maple Pony Club riding Masquerade.

The top overall team was Uxbridge-Scugog/Centaurus/Glen Highlands made up of D'Arcy Hutcheson (Centaurus), Mori Cruikshanks, Amanda Weston and Madison Reeves (all Uxbridge-Scugog) as riders with grooms Laura Parliament (Uxbridge-Scugog), Kaitlyn Damm and Davyn Myles (both Glen Highlands, Western Ontario Region). In second was Eglinton/Maple with riders Maya Kenedy, Brian MacInnes (both Eglinton), and Katie Stephenson (Maple) with grooms Chiara Meneguzzi, Samantha Galway and Phil Lewis (all Maple). The Victoria/Glen Highlands/Mt. Nemo team of riders Katlyn Hewson, Kourtney Matysek and Andra Welwood (all Victoria) with grooms Rachel Grein, Elissa Bell (both Glen Highlands), and Charlotte Snow (Mount Nemo, Western Ontario) placed third.

For access to complete details of all three competitions, individual and team, overall and phase by phase, click here.