Ottawa, Ontario—- The 2007 edition of the Jump Canada Talent Squad Series is underway with a close points race shaping up in both the Eastern and Western Divisions.

Hyde Moffatt of Brantford, ON, currently holds a slim lead in the Eastern Division with 26 points.  In the opening event, Moffatt took top honours to earn 15 series points in the $2,500 OHJA Rising Star/Jump Canada Talent Squad Qualifier during May’s Caledon National in Palgrave, ON.  He added an additional 11 points to his points tally at the same venue on June 17 at the Caledon Summer Classic with a third place finish in the $2,500 OHJA Rising Star/Jump Canada Talent Squad Qualifier.  Moffatt’s partner is the eight-year-old Trakehner gelding, Denver, owned by Hawkestone Farms.

“Denver is having a fantastic season and is really coming into his own this year,” said Moffatt, who is a short listed member of the 2007 Canadian Equestrian Team.  “He has been brilliant everywhere we have taken him.”

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