Yann Candele of Caledon, ON, claimed the 2010 Canadian Show Jumping Championship on November 6 at The Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON.  The 10-day international equestrian competition is held as part of 88th edition of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair from November 5–14 in Toronto, ON.

The Canadian Show Jumping Championship, presented by Greenhawk, opened The Royal Horse Show on Friday evening with a $25,000 speed phase, and riders carried their scores forward to Saturday’s two-round final.  After a faultless performance on Friday night with his 2010 World Equestrian Games partner, Pitareusa, Candele sat atop the leader board coming into Saturday’s final.  There, Candele and Pitareusa, a 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare owned by Susan Grange, were the only horse-rider combination to post three clear rounds.  Candele won the Canadian Show Jumping Championship title with a perfect score of zero faults.

“We tried really hard and it was a very difficult championship to win. Sometimes it goes your way or it does not, and we had no room for error. We had to be clear, so I am very, very pleased with the performance of the mare and to be the Canadian Champion,” said Candele, who previously represented France in international competition before receiving his Canadian citizenship in 2008.  “We are going into the international week of competition at the Royal with a little bit of extra confidence, so hopefully we can perform our best.”

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