On Saturday, March 27, members of 18 Pony Club Branches took part in the Central Ontario Region Quiz at Sutton District High School in Sutton. Quiz includes an oral test, a written test and a visual test, in which competitors must identify unusual horsey objects. Teams can also enter display projects based on one of several pre-set themes (separate competition). The divisions in Quiz are based on age and knowledge level. The D, D1 and D2 levels are for the youngest and least experienced pony clubbers, the C level for the intermediates, and the A/B level for the oldest and most experienced. D and D1 competition is on a team basis only, while the others compete as both individuals and teams.

Here are the highlights.

First, the team standings. At the A/B level Uxbridge-Scugog took first, with a mixed Waussnodae/Prince Edward County team second and Eglinton in third spot. At the C level the team from Maple finished first, a mixed Northwoods/Tynedale team came second and Oshawa was third. Maple entered two teams in the D2 competition and its Maple 2 team came in first, with Bowmanville second and Centaurus third. At the D1 level, first place went to the Victoria 2 team, with a tie for second between Prince Edward County and the Eglinton 1 team. Toronto & North York took first at the D level, with Simcoe 2 second and Durham 2 third.

In the display projects, which are combined Branch efforts with competitors from all levels taking part, Oshawa was the winner, with Maple second and Bowmanville third.

The top four individual competitors at the A/B and C levels qualify to form teams at each level to represent Central Ontario at the National Quiz in Prince George, British Columbia on Thanksgiving weekend (subject to the winners' availability, not yet confirmed). At the D2 level, ribbons went to the top individual competitors. They are:

A/B Level -Megan Mattos of Waussnodae, Allison Birdsall of Uxbridge-Scugog, Brian Mcinnes of Eglinton and Sheena Baker of Prince Edward County.

C Level -Maya Kenedy of Maple, Hayley Goodchild of Tynedale, Alicia Cantin of Eglinton, and Dawn O'Neill of Ajax.

D2 Level - Alex Dewdney of Maple, Emily Elliott of Centaurus, Alison Simic of Bowmanville and Lisa Kervin of Eglinton.

Here are the details.

TEAMS

A/B Level

Written

1. Waussnodae/Prince Edward County mixed team
2. Eglinton
3. Uxbridge-Scugog

Visual

1. Uxbridge-Scugog
2. Waussnodae/Prince Edward County mixed team
3. Eglinton

Oral

1. Uxbridge-Scugog
2. Waussnodae/Prince Edward County mixed team
3. Eglinton

Overall

1. Uxbridge-Scugog
2. Waussnodae/Prince Edward County mixed team
3. Eglinton

1. C Level

Written

1. Maple
2. Eglinton
3. Northwood/Tynedale mixed team
4. Ajax
5. Oshawa
6. Centaurus/Durham/King mixed team
7. Prince Edward County/Toronto & North York mixed team
8. Toronto & North York

Visual

1. Maple
2. Northwood/Tynedale mixed team
3. Toronto & North York
4. Eglinton
5. Ajax
6. Centaurus/Durham/King mixed team
7. Oshawa
8. Waussnodae

Oral

1. Oshawa
2. Maple
3. Prince Edward County/Toronto & North York mixed team
4. Northwood/Tynedale mixed team
5. Centaurus/Durham/King mixed team
6. Ajax
7. Eglinton
8. Toronto & North York

Overall

1. Maple
2. Northwood/Tynedale mixed team
3. Oshawa
4. Eglinton
5. Ajax
6. Centaurus/Durham/King mixed team
7. Prince Edward County/Toronto & North York mixed team
8. Toronto & North York

D2 Level

Written

1. Bowmanville
2. Maple 2
3. Centaurus
4. Eglinton
5. Ajax
6. Whitchurch
7. Maple 1
8. Durham

Visual

1. Centaurus
2. Whitchurch
3. Maple 2
4. Eglinton
5. Maple 1
6. Ajax
7. Bowmanville
8. Sudbury

Oral

1. Ajax
2. Maple 1
3. Uxbridge-Scugog 1
4. Bowmanville
5. Maple 2
6. Uxbridge-Scugog 2
7. Centaurus
8. Eglinton

Overall

1. Maple 2
2. Bowmanville
3. Centaurus
4. Ajax
5. Maple 1
6. Eglinton
7. Whitchurch
8. Durham

D1 Level

Written

1. Victoria 2
2. Prince Edward County
3. Ajax
4. Durham 1
5. Eglinton 1
6. Whitchurch
7. Maple
8. Durham 2

Visual

1. Eglinton 1
2. Prince Edward County
3. Whitchurch
4. Victoria 2
5. Maple
6. Durham 2
7. King
8. Victoria 1

Oral

1. King
2. Prince Edward County
3. Whitchurch
4. Oshawa 2
5. Durham 1
6. Maple
7. Oshawa 1
8. Eglinton 2

Overall

1. Victoria 2
2. Prince Edward County
3. Eglinton 1
4. Whitchurch
5. Maple
6. Durham 1
7. Victoria 1
8. King

D Level

Written

1. Toronto & North York
2. Maple
3. Durham 2
4. Ajax
5. Simcoe 1
6. Northwoods
7. Durham 1
8. Bowmanville

Visual

1. Simcoe 1
2. Toronto & North York
3. Simcoe 2
4. Northwoods
5. Durham 2
6. Bowmanville
7. Durham 1
8. Maple

Oral

1. Toronto & North York
2. Durham 1
3. Simcoe 2
4. Durham 2
5. Northwoods
6. Simcoe 1
7. Ajax
8. Bowmanville

Overall

1. Toronto & North York
2. Simcoe 2
3. Durham 2
4. Simcoe 1
5. Durham 1
6. Northwoods
7. Bowmanville
8. Maple

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

(Written, Visual and Overall; Oral is team-only)

A/B Level

Written

1. Allison Birdsall, Uxbridge-Scugog
2. Megan Mattos, Waussnodae
3. Brian Mcinnes, Eglinton
4. Sheena Baker, Prince Edward County
5. Sarah Bortoluss, Uxbridge-Scugog
6. Calla Spencer, Eglinton
7. Amanda Weston, Uxbridge-Scugog

Visual

1. Megan Mattos
2. Brian Mcinnes
3. Allison Birdsall
4. Calla Spencer
5. Amanda Weston
6. Sarah Bortoluss
7. Sheena Baker

Overall

1. Megan Mattos
2. Allison Birdsall
3. Brian Mcinnes
4. Sheena Baker
5. Sarah Bortoluss
6. Calla Spencer
7. Amanda Weston

C Level

Written

1. Maya Kenedy, Maple
2. Hayley Goodchild, Tynedale
3. Kendal Lehari, Toronto & North York
4. Alicia Cantin, Eglinton
5. Danielle Legallais, Eglinton
6. Dawn O'Neill, Ajax
7. Carolyn Wight, Prince Edward County
8. Amber Snow, Oshawa

Visual

1. Lacey Swanson, Northwoods
2. Dawn O'Neill
3. Alicia Cantin
4. Maya Kenedy
5. Katie Stephenson, Maple
6. Kim Carty, King
7. Carolyn Wight
8. Erica Belanger, Ajax

Overall

1. Maya Kenedy
2. Hayley Goodchild
3. Alicia Cantin
4. Dawn O'Neill
5. Kendal Lehari
6. Carolyn Wight
7. Lacey Swanson
8. Katie Stephenson

D2 Level

Written

1. Alex Dewdney, Maple
2. Alison Simic, Bowmanville
3. Rebecca Alkalay-Houlihan, Maple
4. Emily Elliott, Centaurus
5. Gillian Simic, Bowmanville
6. Jillian Graham, Bowmanville
7. Lisa Kervin, Eglinton
8. Samantha Molson, Whitchurch

Visual

1. Emily Elliott
2. Lisa Kervin
3. Alex Dewdney
4. Kim Munroe, Centaurus
5. Alison Simic
6. Jessica McDonnell, Ajax
7. Rebecca Alkalay-Houlihan
8. Kristiana Cope, Whitchurch

Overall

1. Alex Dewdney
2. Emily Elliott
3. Alison Simic
4. Lisa Kervin
5. Rebecca Alkalay-Houlihan
6. Kim Munroe
7. Samantha Molson
8. Jillian Graham

Individual winners each got a virtual game as an extra prize, courtesy of visitor Ron McKeown, Chair of the Ontario Equestrian Federation Marketing Committee.  Since D and D1 entries compete on a team basis only, games for these levels were presented by draws.

Projects

1. Oshawa
2. Maple
3. Bowmanville
4. Ajax
5. Eglinton
6. Simcoe

For more details e-mail Bob Inglis, Central Ontario Regional Communications Chair, or call him at 416-493-1223 (office) or 416-491-4230 (home).