Ashley Keary, 14, of Brockville, ON, was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the FEI Children’s International Classics Final 2011 held in Hong Kong January 11–14, 2012.

Riding a borrowed horse for the entire competition, Hot Pot, a 15-year-old bay gelding, Keary started the event with a clear round during the warm-up competition on January 11. The following day, the pair incurred four faults in the first round to finish in 16th place. In the second round, Keary and Hot Pot once again had four faults for 15th spot.

Riding for Team Chopardissimo with Lily Tootill from New Zealand, Taryn Rault from Russia and Simon Fernandez-Salvador Fallet from Ecuador, Keary’s two round total was combined with those of the other members of her team. With only the top three scores of each round to count, Keary’s team had a two round total of four faults with a combined time of 232.25. Team Happy Diamonds won gold with four faults in a time of 212.52. The silver medal went to Team Happy Sport with a four fault time of 214.80.

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