On the last day of the Canadian Equestrian Championships, Nikki Meyer from Nova Scotia won the 1.10 m test, followed by Michelle Smith from Prince Edward Island in second and Evan Phinney from Nova Scotia in third place.

For this last day of competition, Sven Loewe opted for a very technical course design.  “Today is D-day”, he said. “I anticipate three riders in the jump-off”. The course comprised of 12 obstacles and 15 efforts, in a time allowed for completion of 85 seconds. Nova Scotian Matthew Cormier’s ride was this close to perfect, but he lowered a rail. Alexandre Gonzalez was first to the challenge for the Quebec delegation, signing off with one rail falt and four penalty points.   Olivia D’Errico and Tamara Ducatel can do no better, while a fall takes Emmanuelle Bolduc out of contention. Aboard her horse Above & Beyond, Nikki Meyer from Nova Scotia is the first to perform a flawless ride. Evan Phinney (Nova Scotia) almost declared a jump-off, but her faultless run was spoiled by a time fault. Her teammate Michelle Smith ups the stakes with a flawless performance.

Nikki Meyer is the first to tackle the jump-off. She garners four penalty points due to a fallen rail. For her part, Michelle Smith is aiming to secure a 1st position, but a refusal from her horse hinders her concentration for the rest of the run, putting that goal out of reach. She cumulates 17 penalty points to finish in 2nd place.

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