Ottawa, ON —Ian Millar, of Perth, ON, finished in third place and Eric Lamaze, of Schomberg, ON, placed fourth in the 50,000 euro Grand Prix of Lummen held Sunday, May 4, during the CSIO 5* Lummen in Belgium.

With 83 entries in the two-round show jumping competition which featured obstacles set at the maximum height of 1.60m, Millar and Lamaze were among the 12 riders who were able to complete both rounds fault-free.  Advancing to the jump-off, Millar riding Redefin, a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Susan Grange and Lothlorien Farm, were again clear in a time of 36.61 seconds to place third.  Lamaze and Hickstead, a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion owned by Torrey Pines Stables and Ashland Stables, also jumped clear to finish just behind Millar in fourth with a time of 37.06 seconds.

With the winning time of 36.11 seconds, victory went to Willem Greve of Holland riding City Cargo Perpetua.  In second place, with a time of 36.54, was Piergorgio Bucci of Italy riding Da Zarra Porto Rico.

Mac Cone of King City, ON, and Ole, a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Sara Houstoun and Larry Evoy, had one time fault in the second round to narrowly miss advancing to the jump-off.  They finished in 13th place.  Current Pan American Champion Jill Henselwood of Oxford Mills, ON, had four faults in each round riding Special Ed, a 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by Juniper Farms.

“The performances were excellent and our riders all jumped well,” said Terrance Millar, chef d’equipe of the Canadian Show Jumping Team.  “The course was perhaps not overly technical, but it was large and had a big water.  We had three riders in the top eighth of the class, so it was a good result.”

The four Canadian riders will again form a team in two weeks time for the Nations’ Cup at CSIO 5* Madrid in Spain.  A Nations’ Cup is the only competition in show jumping where riders, competing in teams of four, compete against other countries for top honours.  The top three scores from each team are counted towards the final result of the two-round competition.

Complete results from CSIO 5* Lummen can be found at http://www.csiolummen.be/jumping_eng/csio/results.html.

 

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