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Samantha Taylor and Livewire Place in Top Ten at Jersey Fresh CCI3*

June 9, 2006

Ottawa, ON --- Samantha Taylor of Richmond, BC finished seventh out of 41 competitors at the 2006 Jersey Fresh CCI3* Three Day Event at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown, NJ, June 1 – 4.

Competing for the first time at the CCI3* level, Taylor rode her eight-year-old Thoroughbred gelding Livewire. The pair got off to a bit of a rocky start, finishing dressage in 31st place after a score of 65.6. However, they rocketed up the standings after receiving no jumping faults and just 17.2 time faults in the cross-country phase, set by renowned course designer John Williams (USA). Next up was the show jumping where the duo held their placing after receiving 12 jumping faults, but a clear time to finish with a total score of 94.8.

“I was ecstatic with Livewire’s performance. It was his first time at the three star level and he was amazing,” exclaimed Taylor, who felt that the cross-country course rode beautifully despite the wet footing after humid weather brought on thunderstorms. “There were a few little mistakes made on my part and we need to work on dressage, but overall I was thrilled.”

Sandra Donnelly of Calgary, AB finished in 17th place aboard her nine-year-old Hanoverian gelding Whiz Kid. A dressage score of 58.5 placed them 24th, but they moved up to 16th place after receiving no jumping faults, but 42 time faults in the cross-country. After incurring 20 jumping and three time faults in show jumping, the pair dropped one placing to finish 17th with a final score of 123.5.

“I had a pretty inexperienced horse, it was his first three star,” commented Donnelly. “I was happy with how he performed. It was our best ever dressage and he jumped clean cross-country in far from perfect conditions.”

It was also the first time competing at the three star level for Stoufville, ON native Wendy Southam and her 14-year-old Zangersheide mare Ruba Z, who finished in 23rd place with a final score of 168.3.

Canadian Mike Winter, who currently resides in Newnan, GA also contested the CCI3*. A stellar dressage performance put him in fifth place aboard Kingpin, but the pair were unfortunately eliminated at the cross-country water element.

In the CCI2* division, Kelly List of Bracebridge, ON was the top placed Canadian, finishing 11th out of 33 competitors aboard her eight-year-old Thoroughbred gelding Minstral. A dressage score of 62.7 placed them 18th, but after jumping clear in cross-country and receiving a mere 4.4 time penalties, the pair moved up to eighth place. In show jumping they received 12 jumping faults, but no time faults were added, bringing their total score to 79.1.

Taylor finished close behind in 12th place, this time with Laura Gatewood's 12-year-old mare Lucinda. The pair completed the event with a final score of 80.6.

“It was a great weekend. I did some intense training with David O’Connor a few weeks leading up the event and it really paid off,” explained Taylor.

Also finishing the CCI2* division was Kathryn Morgan of Surrey, BC who’s final score of 91.1 earned her 16th place aboard Dagmar Fortmuller’s 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding Galileo.

The winner of the Jersey Fresh CCI3*, with a final score of 66.6, was American rider Jan Byyny, riding Task Force. At the top of the CCI2* division was fellow American Kate Ditchey aboard Belmont.

Full results are available on the official Horse Park of New Jersey web site www.horseparkofnewjersey.com.

About Canadian Eventing

Canadian Eventing is a committee of Equine Canada responsible for the sport of Eventing in Canada from the grassroots to the international level. The Canadian Eventing Committee is comprised of 12 members, including two rider representatives elected by the Elite Riders Association. Directed by the Strategic Plan for Eventing, all Eventing activities are administered by this committee via six sub-committees with the support of an Eventing Manager based at the Equine Canada office in Ottawa. For more information about Canadian Eventing, visit www.canadianeventing.com. 

CCI3* Results
Rider / Horse / Score / Placing
Jan Byyny USA / Task Force / 66.6 / 1
Samantha Taylor / Livewire / 94.8 / 7
Sandra Donnelly / Whiz Kid / 123.5 / 17
Wendy Southam / Ruba Z / 168.3 / 23
Mike Winter / Kingpin / E / E

CCI2* Results
Rider / Horse / Score / Placing
Kate Ditchey USA / Belmont / 49.6 / 1
Kelly List / Minstral / 79.1 / 11
Samantha Taylor / Lucinda / 80.6 / 12
Kathryn Morgan / Galileo / 91.1 / 16

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