Peter Gisborne and VDL Roger Enjoy First Victory - Ontario Hunter ...
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September 10, 2004 Contact: Jennifer Ward<br />
For Immediate Release<br />
Starting Gate Communications<br />
tel: (613) 569-2423<br />
<strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Gisborne</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>VDL</strong> <strong>Roger</strong> <strong>Enjoy</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>Victory</strong> in<br />
Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development Series<br />
Milton, <strong>Ontario</strong> – For the first time this season, <strong>Peter</strong><br />
<strong>Gisborne</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>VDL</strong> <strong>Roger</strong> rode away victorious in the Six-<br />
Year-Old Division of the Canadian Young Horse<br />
Jumper Development Series held Saturday, September 4,<br />
at the Halton Valley Summer Festival in Milton, ON.<br />
Bred in the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> imported one year ago by<br />
owner Hogendoorn Sport Horses, <strong>VDL</strong> <strong>Roger</strong> is a Dutch<br />
Warmblood by Indoctro out of a L<strong>and</strong>graf I mare. With<br />
experience competing in the five-year-old classes in<br />
Holl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Belgium, <strong>VDL</strong> <strong>Roger</strong> has enjoyed consistent<br />
top five placings thoughout the 2004 Canadian season<br />
under <strong>Gisborne</strong> <strong>and</strong> was finally rewarded with his first<br />
victory after being the only horse to post double clear<br />
rounds at Halton Valley.<br />
<strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Gisborne</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>VDL</strong> <strong>Roger</strong>, owned by Hogendoorn<br />
Sport Horses, are recognized by Mary Beaton of<br />
Langdon Hall for their victory. Photo ©Mike Armstrong<br />
Placing second with one rail down in the jump-off was a newcomer to the Canadian Young Horse<br />
Jumper Development Series. Johanna Bagnell showed Cannon Girl, a Hannoverian mare by the<br />
Oldenburg stallion, Continue, for owner Bagnell Animal Care. Cannon Girl was purchased by W.<br />
Charlot Farms as a yearling <strong>and</strong> was imported in 2003 when she was first broke as a five-year-old.<br />
Sold in December of 2003, Bagnell <strong>and</strong> Cannon Girl have flourished under the training of Mike<br />
Grinyer.<br />
P-Spice, a Canadian Warmblood mare by Voltaire, placed third under Margie Gayford for breeder <strong>and</strong><br />
owner Jens <strong>and</strong> Natalie Hansen of Nepean, ON. The Mill Creek Stables entries of Sparky, a Canadianbred<br />
Hannoverian gelding by Skorpio who received the highest style score from judge Alan Chesler,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Kaiser de le Cour, a chestnut selle francais stallion by Verdi, a son of Narcos II, took fourth <strong>and</strong><br />
fifth positions respectively. Both horses were shown by Simon McCarthy.<br />
Rio’s Ricardo also enjoyed his first victory of the 2004 season, topping the Five-Year-Old Division<br />
for owner <strong>and</strong> breeder W. Charlot Farms of Stratford, ON. The licensed Canadian Warmblood stallion<br />
st<strong>and</strong>s alongside his famous father, Rio Gr<strong>and</strong>e, <strong>and</strong> was ridden to victory by Erynn Ballard.
The KingRidge Stables entry of Double Diamond, a Belgian Warmblood stallion by Nabab de Reve<br />
<strong>and</strong> out of a Chin Chin mare, finished as runner-up under Hugh Graham. Third place went to Elliott<br />
Stone of Midl<strong>and</strong>, ON, <strong>and</strong> Sil, his newly-acquired Dutch Warmblood gelding by Voltaire.<br />
Co-owners Mill Creek Stables <strong>and</strong> Tim Grubb earned fourth position with Robert Montgomery. In a<br />
true partnership, Mill Creek Stables is the breeder of the Oldenburg gelding by Rio Gr<strong>and</strong>e while<br />
Grubb, a multi-Olympian, is the rider.<br />
Graham also took fifth place for KingRidge Stables riding Democrat, a Canadian Sport Horse gelding<br />
by Cruising out of the KingRidge mare, Betwixt.<br />
For the fourth time, Pour Patrice W claimed victory in the Four-Year-Old Division. Shown by Erynn<br />
Ballard for owner Charles Ormston, the founder <strong>and</strong> past Chair of the Canadian Young Horse Jumper<br />
Development Series, Pour Patrice is a Hannoverian stallion by Pour Gagne <strong>and</strong> out of a Rio Gr<strong>and</strong>e<br />
mare that was bred by W. Charlot Farms.<br />
Mill Creek Stables of Cambridge, ON, laid claim to three of the next four positions. Millesime du<br />
Valy, a selle francais stallion by Verdi, placed second; Rin Tin Tin, a Hannoverian gelding by Raphael<br />
that was imported to Canada in 2002, was fourth; <strong>and</strong> Sancho, an Oldenburg stallion by Skorpio that<br />
was bred by Mill Creek Stables, was fifth. Mill Creek Stables’ resident rider Simon McCarthy showed<br />
all three horses.<br />
Encore, a Canadian Sport Horse gelding by Class Action <strong>and</strong> out of the Gr<strong>and</strong> Prix show jumping<br />
mare, Alley Cat, placed third for owner KingRidge Stables under the guidance of Graham.<br />
In the Four <strong>and</strong> Five-Year-Old Divisions, horses are judged solely on their performance <strong>and</strong> style. In<br />
the Six-Year-Old Division, the top eight horses return for a jump-off, carrying forward any faults<br />
accumulated in the first round. Points in the overall Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development<br />
Series are tabulated according to the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Cup system with<br />
the number of points given being based on the number of horses entered in each class.<br />
The purpose of the Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development Series is to encourage the<br />
development of young show jumping talent <strong>and</strong> to give Canadian breeders additional incentives to<br />
breed superior show jumping prospects. Competing on a level playing field, the horses are divided<br />
according to age <strong>and</strong> jump at a level suited to their development as four, five or six-year-olds. This<br />
careful development allows the young horses to gain valuable experience <strong>and</strong> advance to the higher<br />
levels of show jumping competition with confidence. The Canadian Young Horse Jumper<br />
Development Series also gives prospective buyers for the hunter <strong>and</strong> jumper markets an opportunity to<br />
view a large group of prospects in a competition setting.<br />
The next event in the Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development Series will take place on Sunday,<br />
September 19, during the Fox Run Horse Show in Troy, ON. The 2004 Series is comprised of nine<br />
events, including the <strong>Ontario</strong> Championships scheduled for the Tournament of Champions in<br />
September where $12,000 in prize money will be offered - $5,000 each for the Five <strong>and</strong> Six-Year-Old<br />
Divisions <strong>and</strong>, thanks to the sponsorship of W. Charlot Farms, $2,000 for the Four-Year-Old Division.<br />
At the National Championships for Five <strong>and</strong> Six-Year-Olds hosted by Toronto’s famed Royal Horse<br />
Show in November, $16,000 in prize money will be offered in addition to two saddles that have been<br />
generously donated for the winning entries at the National Championships - Cavalier will award an<br />
Amerigo saddle while Running Fox will present a Luc Childeric saddle.
Proud supporters of the Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development Series include the Canadian<br />
Warmblood Horse Breeders Association, Cavalier, 4 Star Trailers, Gary Cooper Chev Olds, Tim<br />
Grubb, Henry Equestrian Insurance Brokers Ltd., Horseware Irel<strong>and</strong>, KingRidge Stables, Kim Kirton,<br />
Dr. Alan Manning, <strong>Peter</strong> Miller, the <strong>Ontario</strong> <strong>Hunter</strong> Jumper Association, Charles Ormston, Running<br />
Fox, Scotia McLeod, TD Canada Trust <strong>and</strong> W. Charlot Farms.<br />
Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development Series – Final Results From Halton Valley<br />
Six-Year-Old Division<br />
Horse Owner Rider<br />
1. V.D.L. <strong>Roger</strong> Hogendoorn Sport Horses <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Gisborne</strong><br />
2. Cannon Girl Bagnell Animal Care Johanna Bagnell<br />
3. P-Spice Jens <strong>and</strong> Natalie Hansen Margie Gayford<br />
4. Sparky Mill Creek Stables Simon McCarthy<br />
5. Kaiser de le Cour Mill Creek Stables Simon McCarthy<br />
Five-Year-Old Division<br />
Horse Owner Rider<br />
1. Rio’s Ricardo W. Charlot Farms Erynn Ballard<br />
2. Double Diamond KingRidge Stables Hugh Graham<br />
3. Sil Elliott Stone Elliott Stone<br />
4. Robert Montgomery Mill Creek Stables <strong>and</strong> Tim Grubb Tim Grubb<br />
5. Democrat KingRidge Stables Hugh Graham<br />
Four-Year-Old Division<br />
Horse Owner Rider<br />
1. Pour Patrice W Charles Ormston Erynn Ballard<br />
2. Millesime du Valy Mill Creek Stables Simon McCarthy<br />
3. Encore KingRidge Stables Hugh Graham<br />
4. Rin Tin Tin Mill Creek Stables Simon McCarthy<br />
5. Sancho Mill Creek Stables Simon McCarthy<br />
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For further information on the Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development Series, please contact<br />
Dale Hawerchuk, Chair, at tel: (519) 938-8637.<br />
2004 Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development Series Show Schedule<br />
Festival of the Horse – Ancaster, ON June 6<br />
Summer Classic – Palgrave, ON June 18<br />
Cornerstone Farms Show – Barrie, ON July 2<br />
Capital Classic – Ottawa, ON July 16<br />
Collingwood Horse Show - Collingwood, ON August 13<br />
Halton Valley Summer Tournament – Milton, ON September 4<br />
Fox Run Horse Show – Troy, ON September 19<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> Championships September 23<br />
Tournament of Champions - Palgrave, ON<br />
Five <strong>and</strong> Six-Year-Old National Championships November 7<br />
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – Toronto, ON