After three days of intense competition in Show Jumping, Reining and Dressage at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park, the Quebec delegation prevailed. Gold medal recipient in the three disciplines, Team Quebec was elected Champion with a total of 215 points.  Saskatchewan finished 2nd with 162 points,  followed by Nova Scotia with 120 points.

In the first edition of this interprovincial battle, riders were allowed to compete both as Individuals and as a Team. Six provinces, namely British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador, as well as Quebec, gathered points in the disciplines of Dressage, Show Jumping and Reining (the latter being the only western saddle discipline recognized by the FEI). Although Quebec had a great showing in this competition, Team Saskatchewan was very competitive as well, earning Silver medals in Show Jumping, Dressage and Reining. Representatives of British Columbia took the Bronze in Dressage, while Team Nova Scotia gathered Bronze medals in Reining and Show Jumping.

In the Individual category, six Quebec riders garnered Gold medals in the three featured disciplines. Riders from the other provinces, particularly those mounting loaned horses from Quebec owners, also deserve great praise. Of the 12 members of Team Saskatchewan’s delegation, 7 rode loaned horses. All of Team British Columbia’s riders, as well as the lone participant from Newfoundland & Labrador, performed on horses which were not their own. Aboard Roméo, owned by Carolie Dejordy et Louise Couillard, 13-year-old Paige Hodgson from Saskatchewan took the Bronze medal in the Junior category. Her teammate Heather Brodsky achieved the same feat for the Seniors with Qui Est-ce, property of the Centre équestre de Bromont. Riding Carolane Grenier’s Canadian horse Rafale du Coteau Mermoz, Rachel Blackmon(BC) took home the Bronze for the Seniors. Such performances are all the more worthy considering the short amount of preparation these riders had with their horses.

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