Calgary, Alberta – Canadians take the top three positions at the 2006 FEI Children’s International Jumping Final held at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alberta during their Oktoberfest horse show.

Riders from around the globe gathered at Spruce Meadows for four days of show jumping which started on October 24th with a Warm-Up competition that allowed riders to get acquainted with their mounts many of which were borrowed for the occasion.

Taylor Bland of Calgary, AB won the competition on her mount Tango owned by Las Marismas Sport Horses with no faults and a time of 29.100 seconds. After finishing second in both qualifying rounds held Wednesday and Friday, Bland was the point leader of the group of 16 combinations that qualified for the final round held on October 28th. Though the slate was wiped clean for the final competition, Bland bettered her previous performances topping the class for the win.

In second place was Ben Asselin also of Calgary, AB on Serrano owned by Jenna Thompson. Show jumping is in Asselin’s blood, his father is Canadian Show Jumper Jonathan Asseling and his mother is Nancy Southern who is the Executive Vice-President of Spruce Meadows. Asselin’s seventh and ninth place finishes in the qualifying competitions left him in sixth position coming into the final. Saving the best for last, Asselin’s fourth clear round of the show in a time of 31.120 gave him second place.

Jake Krembil on Schomberg, On rode his own mount Caretino to third place. This was Krembil’s second time at the Finals after having placed second in the farewell competition last year on a borrowed mount. Though Krembil finished the first qualifier in 19th position his seventh place finish in the second qualifier gave him just enough points to squeeze into the Final. With no faults and a time of 31.520, the thirteen year-old Krembil earned third spot.

Voice Construction FEI Children’s Final – 1.20M (Saturday October 28, 2006)

  1. Taylor Bland (CAN) – Tango – 0/29.100
  2. Ben Asselin (CAN) – Serrano – 0/31.120
  3. Jake Krembil (CAN) – Caretino – 0/31.520
  4. Rodolfo Morstadt (CHI) – Mary Gold – 0/31.770
  5. Bronte Gray-Rochon (CAN) – Southwind – 0/32.270
  6. Joaquin Uauy (CHI) – Mario – 0/32.960
  7. Johannes Reher (GER) – Boomer – 4/29.600
  8. Guilherme dutra Foroni (BRA) – Sunshine – 4/29.730
  9. Sh.Ali Bin Abdullah al Qassimi (UAE) – Magic Man – 4/31.410
  10. Rachel Schnurr (CAN) – Seventh Heart – 8/30.000
  11. Ashtonne Tesoro (CAN) – Eternity – N/A

FEI Children’s Akita Drilling Farewell (Saturday October 28, 2006)

  1. Alexandria Smith (CAN) – Orlanda – 0/51.598
  2. Braden James (CAN) – Peninsula Euro-Dollar – 0/54.244
  3. Davene Smith (RSA) – Amy Z – 0/54.881
  4. Oganes Amalyan (RUS) – Chemin de Fer – 0/57.055
  5. Greta Porter (NZL) – Eireanview’s Little Imp – 4/52.910
  6. Dominique Shone (CAN) – Lubek – 4/53.987
  7. Victoria Seale (CAN) – Bella Vita – 4/54.084
  8. Julianna Fischer (USA) – Arodant – 4/54.470
  9. Jenna Pearson (CAN) – Take Notice – 4/55.268
  10. Britt Lloyd (CAN) – Primavera – 8/47.615
  11. Melissa Hicks (CAN) – Churchill – 8/51.262
  12. Jessica Whitton (CAN) – Supersonic – 8/52.563
  13. Jacqueline Steffens (CAN) – Eldorado 79 – 8/52.570
  14. Felicia Barbeau (CAN) – Thiago – Elim.

Shell Trading FEI Children’s Qualifier #2 – 1.20M (Friday October 27, 2006)

  1. Guilherme Dutra Foroni (BRA) – Sunshine – 0/61.090 – 33 points
  2. Taylor Bland (CAN) – Tango – 0/61.486 – 31 points
  3. Alexandria Smith (CAN) – Orlanda – 0/61.736 – 30 points
  4. Veronica Ossa (COL) – Second Thought – 0/64.097 – 29 points
  5. Rodolfo Morstadt (CHI) – Mary Gold – 0/64.295 – 28 points
  6. Rachel Schnurr (CAN) – Seventh Heart – 0/64.874 – 27 points
  7. Jake Krembil (CAN) – Caretino – 0/65.331 – 26 points
  8. Joaquin Uauy (CHI) – Mario – 0/67.038 – 25 points
  9. Ben Asselin (CAN) – Serrano – 0/67.239 – 24 points
  10. Johannes Reher (GER) – Boomer – 0/67.805 – 23 points
  11. Braden James (CAN) – Peninsula Euro-Dollar – 4/61.556 – 19 points
  12. Bronte Gray-Rochon (CAN) – Southwind – 4/61.858 – 18 points
  13. Ashtonne Tesoro (CAN) – Eternity – 4/61.858 – 17 points
  14. Dominique Shone (CAN) – Lubek – 8/61.871 – 11 points
  15. Melissa Hicks (CAN) – Churchill – 8/62.405 – 10 points
  16. Britt Lloyd (CAN) – Primavera – 8/63.013 – 9 points
  17. Felicia Barbeau (CAN) – Thiago – 8/66.290 – 8 points
  18. Jenna Pearson (CAN) – Take Notice – 8/69.318 – 7 points
  19. Jessica Whitton (CAN) – Supersonic – 20/67.449 – 4 points
  20. Jacqueline Steffens (CAN) – Eldorado 79 -N/A
  21. Victoria Seale (CAN) – Bella Vita – N/A

$0 Voice Construction FEI Childrens Qualifier #1 (Wednesday, October 25, 2006)

  1. Richard Neal (USA) – Rowan – 0/25.780 – 24.059 points
  2. Taylor Bland (CAN) Tango – 0/27610 – 24.059 points
  3. Rodolfo Mostard (CHI) – Mary Gold – 0/28.070 – 24.059 points
  4. Olivia Hicks (USA) – Samanna – 0/28.070 – 24.059 points
  5. Johannes Reher (GER) – Boomer – 0/29.930 – 24.059 points
  6. Joaquin Uauy (GHI) – Mario – 0/31.100 – 24.059 points
  7. Ben Asseling (CAN) – Serrano – 0/32.170 – 24.059 points
  8. Veronia Ossa (COL) – Second Thoughts – 0/32.590 – 24.059 points
  9. Bronte Gray-Rochon – CAN) – Southwind – 0/33.260 – 24.059 points
  10. Jessica Whitton (CAN) – Supersonic – 4/27.320 – 24.059 points
  11. 11. Victoria Seale (CAN) – Bella Vita – 4/27.330 – 24.059 points
  12. Rachel Schnurr (CAN) – Seventh Heart – 8/27.740 – 24.059 points
  13. Britt Lloyd (CAN) – Primavera – 8/29.680 – 24.059 points
  14. Ashtonne Tesors (CAN) – Eternity – 11/40.670 – 24.059 points
  15. Jenna Pearson (CAN) – Take Notice – 4/65.090 – 12 points
  16. Jake Krembil (CAN) – Caretino – 4/65.600 – 12 points
  17. Braden James (CAN) – Peninsula Euro-Dollar – 4/65.970 – 12 points
  18. Dominique Shone (CAN) – Lubek – 4/70.150 – 12 points
  19. Jacqueline Steffens (CAN) – Eldorado 79 – 8/66.240 – 7 points
  20. Felicia Barbeau (CAN) – Thiago – 9/78.170 – 5 points
  21. Melissa Hicks (CAN) – Churchill – 10/85.730 – 3.5 points
  22. Alexandria Smith (CAN) – Orlanda – no score

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