The Keith family have a knack for developing good horses, having also produced last year’s U25 Champion, Havana.
show jumping
Canadians rule as Jim Ifko and Un Diamant des Forets win the CSI3* Qualifier and Kassidy Keith and Fenelon WF take the MarBill Hill U25.
The Ottawa native won the final grand prix of the Ottawa 2022 season at Wesley Clover Parks aboard one of Jonathon Millar's former rides.
An exciting Masters weekend of show jumping concluded on Sunday with the $3 million class; Sweden ruled the Nations' Cup the previous day.
The marquee event of the HITS Saugerties series saw four advance to the jump-off but just one double clear over Mark McGowan's track.
Amy Millar led the Canadian Show Jumping Team effort with a pair of clear rounds over the tough Leopoldo Palacios-designed course.
The refresher held immediately ahead of the Masters had some exciting battles and a highly unusual first-place tie in the Sunday grand prix.
The US rider scored the win aboard Kalinka Van’t Zorgvliet, a mare he calls "hot, a bit wacky, a little small, and has an inverted-type jump."
The Continental tournament leads off the exciting international competitions, with the iconic Masters waiting in the wings.
The US rider won the class on the final day of MLSJ Ottawa; Jacqueline Steffens was the top Canadian in 3rd with Freaky.