Amy Millar led the Canadian Show Jumping Team effort with a pair of clear rounds over the tough Leopoldo Palacios-designed course.
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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.
The Summer Fort Festival at Thunderbird Show Park wrapped up on Sunday and featured a talented group of young riders vying for top honours.
The Canadian rode her homebred mare to victory in the MarBill Hill U25 event to kick off the Summer Fort Festival at tbird.
Sunday competition at the Summer Fort Classic saw the British rider win the feature while Emily Fitzgerald takes another U25 class.
Young Canadian athletes captured dressage and jumping medals and many top-eight finishes in individual and team competitions.
A double-clear effort and a blazing fast final round helped clinch the Nations Cup victory for the Irish team over France.