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Young Talent Featured at CDI3* Ottawa Summer Dressage Classic

June 28, 2006

Ottawa, Ontario --- The CDI3* Ottawa Summer Dressage Classic, held June 22-25 at the Nepean National Equestrian Park in Ottawa, ON showcased talented ‘up and comers’, both human and equine.

In the FEI Young Horse Six-Year-Old Preliminary, Mariane Nielsen’s Oldenburg stallion Romance Tyme charmed the judges, receiving a score of 75.600% to win the class with transplanted Scotsman (who currently lives in St. Adele, QC) Neil McIntosh aboard. Finishing second was Lee Tubman of Smithville, ON who scored 73% with the Dutch Warmblood gelding Tygo B, owned by Sunrise Greenhouses Ltd. Third place was earned by Canadian Equestrian Team Short List “B” competitor Tom Dvorak, riding Karen Thompson-Harry’s Westphalian gelding Corrigan.

In the Six-Year-Old Finale, Tubman took over the lead, riding Tygo B to a score of 73.200%. Next in line was Dvorak and Corrigan with a score of 66.600%. McIntosh and Romance Tyme finished third, scoring 66.200%.

Dvorak secured the red ribbon in the FEI Young Horse Five-Year-Old Preliminary, this time with renowned Canadian breeder Augustin Walch’s Hanoverian stallion Viva’s Salieri after scoring 76.200%. Caroline Pepin of St-Hilaire, QC was the runner up, riding her Oldenburg gelding HG San Classic to a score of 75.200%. Local rider Susan Ziereisen of Carp, ON rounded out the top three, scoring 73% aboard her Canadian Warmblood gelding Lawrence.

Dvorak and Viva’s Salieri’s winning streak continued in the finale, when they bettered their earlier score, receiving 78.400%. Tubman secured second with a score of 76.400% with the Hanoverian mare De La Rosa, owned by Ducat Developments Ltd. McIntosh placed third, scoring 75.400% with Canadian Olympian Evi Strasser’s Oldenburg stallion Destiny Tyme.

The Young Rider classes featured a wide range of young talent as well. In the Team class, Tara Dougans of Vancouver, BC took top honours when she scored 64.089% with Louise Tomik’s 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion Jacardo. Dougans also secured third place with her 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Nashua. Local rider, Briannon Johnson of Orleans, ON, scored 63.822 with her 19-year-old veteran Hanoverian gelding La Valse.

In the Young Rider Individual Johnson and La Valse came out on top with a score of 64.100%. Amanda Kalvoda of Uxbridge, ON earned second, scoring 63.650% aboard her nine-year-old Oldenburg mare Dance. Dougans rode Jacardo to a third place finish, scoring 61.850%.

Johnson and La Valse repeated their win in the Freestyle, dancing to a score of 66.350%. Cecile Von Martels of Ridgetown, ON earned second when her performance with her10-year-old Westphalian gelding, Downtown received a score of 66.050%. Catherine Goulet of Saint-Marc-Sur-Richelieu, QC rode her 15-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding Orgon to a third place finish, earning 63.900%.

Jessica Rhinelander of St. John’s, NF dominated the FEI Junior division, winning the Team, Individual and Freestyle classes aboard Leah Wilson’s 12-year-old gelding Dostoevsky. Vivian Cornell of Kingston, ON claimed the FEI Chidlren’s competition, riding Kathy Cornell’s 15-year-old Trakehner mare Heidschnucke.

The CDI3* Ottawa Summer Classic also featured a host of FEI and National classes. For full results, please go to http://www.equivents.com.

About Dressage Canada

Dressage Canada, as a committee of Equine Canada, is the National governing body for Dressage in Canada. Dressage Canada's objective is to foster the growth of Dressage and the pursuit of excellence in the sport at the local, national and international levels. Dressage Canada provides support and guidance to both amateur and professional through the following programs: coaching education and programs, officials’ education and programs, rules & qualifying criteria, sport development, publications & awards. For more information about Dressage Canada email info@dressagecanada.org or visit us online at www.dressagecanada.org

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