The Canadian Show Jumping Team finished ninth in the FEI Furusiyya Nations’ Cup, held Aug. 29, 2015 at the CSIO 5* Gijon in Spain.
Competing for Canada were Kara Chad of Calgary, AB, Tiffany Foster of North Vancouver, BC, Elizabeth Gingras of Edmonton, AB, and Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON.
Foster, who helped the Canadian Show Jumping Team claim the team gold medal at the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games last month, was the pathfinder for Canada over the track set by FEI 4* course designer, Avelino Miravalles Rodriguez of Spain. Riding her Pan Am partner, Tripple X III (Namelus R x Cantango), a 13-year-old Anglo European stallion owned by Artisan Farms LLC, Foster left up the rails on all 15 jumping efforts, but had four faults at the water.
Next in for Canada was Chad, who made her impressive senior team debut in 2014 by leading Canada to victory in the CSIO 4* Coapexpan in Mexico. Paired with Zamiro 16 (Zenturio x Landstreicher), a 15-year-old Sachsen-Anhaltiner gelding owned by Stone Ridge Farms LLC, she lowered two rails for eight faults.
Gingras also had two rails, both coming early in the course, with Zilversprings (Silverstone x Emilion), an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by B Gingras Equestrian Ltd., who was also her mount as alternate for the Canadian Show Jumping Team at the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games.
Team anchor, Lamaze capped off the Canadian performances on a high note, achieving a clear round aboard Fine Lady 5 (Forsyth x Drosselklang II), a 12-year-old Hanoverian mare owned by Artisan Farms LLC.
“Our team didn’t have the best day today,” commented Chef d’équipe Mark Laskin. “Unfortunately the course wasn’t as big as it usually is in Gijon, and it’s hard to play catch up with the other teams are putting up zeroes. Hopefully Kara and Elizabeth benefit from this learning experience of jumping for Canada in a CSIO 5* nations cup with Eric and Tiffany as teammates.”
The second-last qualifier in the FEI Furusiyya Nations’ Cup Series, CSIO 5* Gijon acted as the seventh leg of the Europe Division 2 League, with Ukraine being the only country eligible to collect points. France claimed the win, with Great Britain taking second and Ireland following in third.
For complete results from the CSIO 5* Gijon, visit www.csiogijon.com
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