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2019 Jumping National Team Program Athletes 4

Rider Profiles 6

Chef d’équipe Mark Laskin Profile 28

Major Games Past Results 29

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IntroductionThe Canadian Show Jumping Team Media Guide is offered to all mainstream and specialized media as a means of introducing our top athletes and offering up-to-date information on their most recent accomplishments.

All National Team Program athletes forming the 2019 Canadian Show Jumping Team are profiled, allowing easy access to statistics, background information, horse details

and competition results for each athlete. We have also included additional Canadian Show Jumping Team information, such as past major games results.

The 2019 Canadian Show Jumping Team Media Guide is proudly produced by the Jumping Committee of Equestrian Canada, the national federation responsible for equestrian sport in Canada.

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The following horse-and-rider combinations have been named to the 2019 Jumping National Team Program based on their 2018 results:

A Squad1. Eric Lamaze ............................................................ Chacco Kid2. Tiffany Foster .......................................................... Donjo3. Mario Deslauriers .................................................... Bardolina 24. Eric Lamaze ............................................................ Fine Lady 55. Ali Ramsay .............................................................. Hermelien VD Hooghoeve6. Erynn Ballard .......................................................... Darkos Promise7. Eric Lamaze ............................................................ Coco Bongo8. Keean White ........................................................... For Freedom Z9. François Lamontagne .............................................. Chanel du Calvaire10. Kara Chad ............................................................... Carona11. Lisa Carlsen ............................................................ Parette12. Laura Jane Tidball ................................................... Concetto Son

B Squad1. Tiffany Foster .......................................................... Brighton2. Beth Underhill ........................................................ Count Me In3. Mario Deslauriers .................................................... Amsterdam 274. Jim Ifko ................................................................... Un Diamant Des Forets5. Jenn Serek ............................................................... Wicked6. Vanessa Mannix ...................................................... Catinka 257. Jonathon Millar ....................................................... Bonzay8. Ian Millar ................................................................ Dixson9. Jonathon Millar ....................................................... Daveau10. Kara Chad ............................................................... Viva11. Rebecca McGoldrick .............................................. Fleur IV12. Tim Wilks ............................................................... Quelbora Merze13. Nicole Walker.......................................................... Excellent B14. Susan Horn ............................................................. Lilly Fee15. Vanessa Mannix ...................................................... Valentino d’Elte16. Erynn Ballard .......................................................... Catoki’s Son Z17. Susan Horn ............................................................. Balintore18. Brian Walker ........................................................... Carlson 9319. Keean White ........................................................... Z Diamanty

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Erynn BallardBirthplace: Oakville, Ontario Birthdate: September 13, 1980 Hometown: Tottenham, Ontario

Erynn Ballard began riding at the age of five with her parents, David and Sandi Ballard, and entered the show ring one year later. Equally talented in hunter, jumper and equitation, Ballard became only the second Canadian

to win the prestigious ASPCA Maclay National Championship at the 1998 National Horse Show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The following year, she captured the individual gold medal at the 1999 North American Young Riders’ Championship riding Leacock.

Ballard made her Nations’ Cup debut at the 2006 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament, helping Canada to achieve victory for the first time in the event’s history, and was named the 2006 Equine Canada “Equestrian of the Year”. Working in partnership with horse agent Ilan Ferder, Ballard recently made a spectacular return to the international spotlight, winning the $100,000 CSI5* Longines Speed Challenge at the 2018 Longines Masters of New York and being named to her first major games team for the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon, NC.

Ballard is the professional trainer and coach for her family’s business, Looking Back Farm. Known for her catch riding abilities, Ballard is often seen piloting a multitude of horses in the hunter and jumper divisions.

Horses

Darkos Promise 2008 bay Irish Sport Horse gelding

Owner: Ilan Ferder

Fellini S 2010 bay Dutch Warmblood gelding by Vermont x Rash R

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Recent Competition Highlights (as of May 26, 2019)

2019

2nd $72,000 Case IH Grand Prix, CSI2* Caledon National, ON Z Diamanty

4th $1 Million AIG Grand Prix, HITS Thermal VIII, CA Fellini S

3rd $72,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Classic, CSI5* WEF IX, FL Ceitasi

5th $290,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Palm Beach Masters, FL Darkos Promise

4th $72,000 1.55m NetJets Classic, CSIO5* Palm Beach Masters, FL Fellini S

1st $134,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round V, CSI5* WEF V, Wellington, FL Darkos Promise

2018

10th Team, World Equestrian Games, Tryon, NC Darkos Promise

56th Individual, World Equestrian Games, Tryon, NC Darkos Promise

1st $35,000 AIG Classic, CSI5* HITS Chicago XI, IL Catoki’s Son Z

3rd $385,000 Pan American Cup, CSI5* Spruce Meadows Pan American, AB Darkos Promise

3rd $382,800 Longines Grand Prix, CSI5* Longines Masters of New York, NY Fantast

1st $100,000 Longines Speed Challenge, CSI5* Longines Masters of NY, NY Fantast

5th $1 Million AIG Grand Prix, HITS Thermal VIII, CA Fantast


Lisa Carlsen emerged on the international scene in 1986 with Kahlua, considered one of the greatest horses in Canadian show jumping history. The pair won several major grand prix events to earn their place at the

1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis where Canada claimed the team gold medal and Carlsen and Kahlua placed sixth individually. The following year, the pair made their Olympic debut at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games before Kahlua was retired from competition in 1990.

Carlsen returned to the international spotlight riding La Boom, her mount for Nations’ Cup events in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2010 and the 2012 Nations’ Cup Promotional League Final in Barcelona, Spain. Now partnered with Parette, Carlsen is experiencing a renaissance of sorts. She is once again a frequent member of Canadian Nations’ Cup teams and served as the traveling alternate for the 2018 World Equestrian Games.

Married to Dayton Gorsline, Carlsen operates Trademark Stables in Spruce Grove, Alberta. The couple has one daughter, Cassandra Gorsline, who is following in her mother’s footsteps as a show jumping competitor.

Horses

Parette 2006 bay Brandenburg mare by Passoa VDL x Barinello

Owner: Lisa Carlsen


2019

3rd €200,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Coapexpan, MEX Parette

10th $40,000 1.50m Gold Tour Speed Stake, CSI3* Blenheim Spring II, CA Parette

4th $70,000 UlcerGard Grand Prix, HITS Thermal VII, CA Parette

9th $70,000 Back on Track Grand Prix, HITS Thermal I, CA Parette

2018

3rd $100,000 Longines World Cup Qualifier, CSI3*-W HITS National II, CA Parette

5th €300,000 Nations’ Cup Final Challenge Cup, CSIO5* Barcelona, ESP Parette

2nd $460,000 BMO Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Spruce Meadows Masters, AB Parette

5th $132,000 Grand Prix, CSI3* L’International Bromont II, QC Parette

3rd $35,500 Open Welcome, CSI3* L’International Bromont II, QC Malbec

2nd $500,000 RBC Grand Prix, CSI5* Spruce Meadows National, AB Parette

3rd $10,000 1.40m Calfrac Barrage, CSI5* Spruce Meadows National, AB Malbec

8th $35,500 North West Rubber Cup, CSIO5* Thunderbird BC Open, BC Parette

7th $50,000 1.45m Maui Jim Grand Prix, Thunderbird Canadian Premier, BC Parette

4th $205,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix, CSIO4* WEF VIII, Wellington, FL Parette

8th $50,000 Equiline Grand Prix, ESP Holiday Finale, Wellington, FL Parette



Lisa CarlsenBirthplace: North York, Ontario Birthdate: February 17, 1965 Hometown: Spruce Grove, Alberta



2019

7th €25,000 1.50m Grand Prix Qualifier, CSI4* Bourg En Bresse, FRA Quidamo F

8th €200,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* La Baule, FRA Carona

8th €25,150 1.45m Prix Bouygues Immobilier, CSIO5* La Baule, FRA Quidamo F

7th €150,000 1.55m Grand Prix, CSI4* St. Tropez, FRA Quidamo F

2018

5th €300,000 Nations’ Cup Final Challenge Cup, CSIO5* Barcelona, ESP Carona

10th Team, World Equestrian Games, Tryon, NC Carona

40th Individual, World Equestrian Games, Tryon, NC Carona

2nd $460,000 BMO Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Spruce Meadows Masters, AB Carona

1st $35,500 ATCO Founders Classic, CSIO5* Spruce Meadows Masters, AB Viva

3rd €25,000 1.45m Grand Prix Qualifier, CSI3* Lier, BEL Viva

2nd $35,500 1.45m WestJet Cup, CSI5* Spruce Meadows Pan American, AB Viva

4th (tie) €200,000 Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Rome, ITA Carona

1st €65,000 1.60m Grand Prix, CSI3* Mannheim, GER Carona

Show jumping is a shared passion for the Chad family. Introduced to the sport by her parents, Kara Chad quickly progressed from competing in the pony ranks in 2008 to representing Canada internationally three years later

on the Young Riders’ Nations’ Cup tour that competed in Belgium and Austria.

In 2014, Chad led Canada to victory in the CSIO4* Coapexpan, Mexico, riding Alberto II. She has since competed in Nations’ Cup events around the globe, including at such well-known venues as Aachen, Germany; Wellington, Florida; and Rome, Italy, as well as in her hometown of Calgary during the prestigious CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament. Chad was selected as the traveling alternate for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with Bellinda, despite only being 20 years old at the time, and made her major games debut two years later riding Carona at the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon, NC.

In 2015, Chad began training with three-time Olympic medalist Eric Lamaze, whose Torrey Pines Stable has bases in Florida and Belgium. She now works for Lamaze full-time, competing several Torrey Pines Stable sales horses in addition to her own mounts. At the 2018 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament, Chad scored her first five-star victory in the International Ring, winning the $35,500 ATCO Founders Classic riding Torrey Pines Stable’s Viva.

Horses

Carona 2007 grey Dutch Warmblood mare by Untouchable x Silverstone

Owner: Torrey Pines Stable

Quidamo F 2009 bay Swiss Warmblood gelding by Quality 9

Owner: Stone Ridge Farms LLC

Kara ChadBirthplace: Calgary, Alberta Birthdate: January 9, 1996 Hometown: Calgary, Alberta





2019

1st $35,700 New York Welcome Stake, CSI2* Old Salem Farm I, NY Amsterdam 27

3rd $150,000 Nations’ Cup, CSIO4* WEF VIII, Wellington, FL Amsterdam 27

5th $391,000 PBEC Grand Prix, CSI5* WEF VII, Wellington, FL Bardolina 2

5th $290,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Palm Beach Masters II, FL Bardolina 2

2nd $208,200 Longines Grand Prix, CSI4*-W Palm Beach Masters I, FL Bardolina 2

1st $72,000 NetJets Grand Prix, CSI2* WEF II, Wellington, FL Amsterdam 27

2018

5th €300,000 Nations’ Cup Final Challenge Cup, CSIO5* Barcelona, ESP Bardolina 2

10th Team, World Equestrian Games, Tryon, NC Bardolina 2

71st Individual, World Equestrian Games, Tryon, NC Bardolina 2

1st $385,000 Pan American Cup, CSI5* Spruce Meadows Pan American, AB Bardolina 2

2nd $400,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Thunderbird BC Open, BC Bardolina 2

2nd $235,000 Longines Grand Prix, CSIO5* Thunderbird BC Open, BC Bardolina 2

3rd $132,000 Rushy Marsh Farm Grand Prix, CSI3* WEF VI, Wellington, FL Bardolina 2

Mario Deslauriers began riding at Bromont Equestrian Centre, site of the 1976 Olympic Games equestrian competition, under the tutelage of his father, Roger Deslauriers. In 1984 at the age of 19, Mario became the

first Canadian and the youngest rider to ever win the World Cup Final, a record he still holds today. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, he finished fourth with Aramis following a three-way jump-off for the individual bronze medal.

A two-time Canadian Show Jumping Champion, Mario has represented Canada at every major international event. In 2006, he was a member of the Canadian Team that scored its first victory in the $350,000 BMO Nations’ Cup at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, AB. With the opportunity to ride for an American owner, Mario began representing the United States in 2009, switching back in time to once again represent Canada at the 2017 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament as a member of its Nations’ Cup team. In 2018, he again represented Canada at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament, the World Equestrian Games in Tryon, NC, and the Longines Nations’ Cup Final in Barcelona, Spain.

Married to American Lisa Tarnopol, Mario and their twins, Jack and Lucy, reside in New York, NY, and Wellington, FL. Mario has the added privilege of training and competing alongside his daughter who, similar to his own career path, is enjoying incredible success at a young age.

Horses

Bardolina 2 2009 bay Holsteiner mare by Clarimo x Landos

Owner: Wishing Well Farm LLC

Amsterdam 27 2010 bay Holsteiner gelding by Catoki x Acord II

Owner: Luja LLC and Wishing Well Farm LLC



Mario DeslauriersBirthplace: Venise en Quebec, Quebec Birthdate: February 23, 1965 Hometown: New York, New York



2019

5th €93,400 1.50m Prix Atlantia, CSIO5* La Baule, FRA Brighton

8th €200,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* La Baule, FRA Figor

5th $134,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round IX, CSI5* WEF IX, Wellington, FL Brighton

2nd $50,000 1.50m CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix, CSIO4* WEF VIII, FL Caipiranja

5th $290,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Palm Beach Masters, FL Figor

3rd $75,000 Rosenbaum PLLC Grand Prix, WEF I, Wellington, FL Donjo

2018

2nd $131,600 Imperial Winning Round, CSI5* S. Meadows North American, AB Brighton

1st $35,500 Friends of the Meadows Cup, CSI5* S. Meadows Pan American, AB Brighton

1st $40,000 1.45m AltaGas Cup, CSI5* Spruce Meadows Continental, AB Brighton

2nd $400,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* BC Open, Langley, BC Victor

1st €25,000 Prize of the City of Mannhiem, CSI3* Mannhiem, GER Victor

1st $70,000 1.50m Hollow Creek Classic, CSI5* WEF IX, Wellington, FL Brighton

1st $450,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* HITS Ocala V, FL Brighton

Ever since her parents bought her a rocking horse for her second Christmas Tiffany Foster’s life has included horses. She began taking lessons at the age of eight and eventually began training with Brent and Laura Balisky in

Langley, BC. Under their guidance, Foster had the distinction of winning both the Running Fox CET Medal and the Jump Canada Medal at the 2001 Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON.

In 2006, Foster began working for Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze. She exploded onto the international show jumping scene in 2011, making her Canadian Show Jumping Team debut aboard Southwind VDL in the $350,000 BMO Nations’ Cup at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament. She has now represented Canada at every major games and has made more than 35 Nations’ Cup appearances for Canada.

Foster helped Canada claim the team gold medal on home soil at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, riding Tripple X III. At the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the pair were members of Canada’s fourth-placed team. Foster now operates her own training business, Little Creek Equestrian.

Horses

Brighton 2006 dark bay Dutch Warmblood gelding by Contender II x Quick Star

Owner: Artisan Farms LLC and Torrey Pines Stable

Figor 2010 bay Dutch Warmblood gelding

by VDL Groep Zagreb x C-Indoctro

Owner: Artisan Farms LLC

Tiffany FosterBirthplace: North Vancouver, BC Birthdate: July 24, 1984 Hometown: North Vancouver, BC




Susan HornBirthplace: Toronto, Ontario Birthdate: April 13, 1984 Hometown: Bolton, Ontario

Susan Horn first made a name for herself as the 2012 Jump Canada Talent Squad Eastern Division Champion, a means of identifying riders with the potential to represent Canada on the world stage, riding Zahara S. It would

prove to be a sign of good things to come as Horn stepped up to the international divisions and was named to the Canadian Show Jumping Team short list for the first time in 2016.

Her current goal of one day representing Canada in international team competition is on the brink of coming to fruition. Horn posted strong results during the highly-competitive Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL, this past winter, setting the stage for future team selection. While Lilly Fee is her most experienced mount, Horn has several promising prospects in her competition string.

Having studied economics and urban geography at the University of Toronto, Horn spent a brief period working for a transportation planning firm. She now enjoys the challenge of working for Kingsfield Farm, her family’s small agricultural and equestrian facility.

Horses

Lilly Fee 2003 grey Holsteiner mare by Limbus x Carthago

Owner: Kingsfield Farm

Balintore 2006 grey Dutch Warmblood gelding by Vincenzo x Lux

Owner: Kingsfield Farm




2019

5th $100,000 Grand Prix, CSI3* Classic @ Palgrave Phase II, ON Balintore

9th $40,000 Speed, CSI3* Classic @ Palgrave Phase II, ON Balintore

10th $36,500 Open Welcome, CSI3* Classic @ Palgrave Phase II, ON Lillyfee

6th $72,000 Case IH Grand Prix, CSI2* Caledon National, ON Balintore

3rd $72,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round XI, CSI4* WEF XI, Wellington, FL Balintore

10th $36,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round VI, CSI3* WEF VI, Wellington, FL KS Coradina

2018

2nd $205,000 Grand Prix, CSI4* ESP Holiday & Horses, Wellington, FL Lilly Fee

Junior/Amateur Reserve Champion, CSI4*-W Royal, Toronto, ON Egano v/h Slogenhof

7th $132,000 Prix de Penn National, CSI3* Harrisburg, PA Lilly Fee

2nd $25,000 RAM Equestrian Grand Prix, Fall Finale, Palgrave, ON Egano v/h Slogenhof

1st $70,200 1.50m Grand Prix, CSI2* Angelstone The International, ON Lilly Fee

4th $35,000 1.45m Open Welcome, CSI2* Angelstone The International, ON Lilly Fee

5th $40,000 1.50m Grand Prix, CSI2* Angelstone The Champions, ON Baltinore

4th $35,500 Open Welcome, CSI2* Angelstone The Champions, ON Balintore

5th $35,500 Open Classic, CSI3* L’International Bromont II, QC Lilly Fee

2nd $100,000 1.60m Grand Prix, CSI3* L’International Bromont I, QC Balintore

3rd $35,500 Table A Speed, CSI2* Classic @ Palgrave Phase II, ON Balintore



2019

3rd €200,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Coapexpan, MEX Un Diamant des Forets

1st €23,900 1.45m Copa Conade, CSIO5* Coapexpan, MEX Celine LS La Silla

1st $30,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, HITS Thermal VIII, CA Un Diamant des Forets

2nd $30,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, HITS Thermal VIII, CA Celine LS La Silla

2018

1st $40,000 Grant Prod. Testing Services Cup, CSI3* Royal West II, AB Un Diamant des Forets

2nd $35,500 Tractorland Cup, CSI2* Royal West I, Calgary, AB Un Diamant des Forets

3rd $131,600 1.50m Suncor Energy, CSIO5* Spruce Meadows Masters, AB Un Diamant des Forets

1st $50,000 Pommies Grand Prix, CSI2* Caledon Premier II, Palgrave, ON Un Diamant des Forets

1st $35,500 Jumper Classic, CSI2* Caledon Premier II, Palgrave, ON Un Diamant des Forets

2nd $100,000 Grand Traverse Grand Prix, CSI3* Traverse City, MI Un Diamant des Forets

1st $35,000 Devoucoux Welcome Stake, CSI2* Williamsburg, MI Un Diamant des Forets

3rd $40,000 Grand Prix, Blenheim Spring Classic III, CA Un Diamant des Forets

3rd $80,000 1.50m Gold Tour Classic, CSI3* Blenheim Spring II, CA Un Diamant des Forets

1st $25,000 1.45m Jumper Classic, Blenheim Spring Classic I, CA Un Diamant des Forets

Growing up at his family’s Paramount Equestrian Centre Ltd., Jim Ifko got an early start to his riding career. He quickly found success on whichever horses happened to be in the field at the time and eventually took on

training and coaching as his full-time profession. He credits his father’s love of horses and his own passion for the sport of show jumping for getting him to where he is today.

Ifko is currently based at Eventyre Farms, owned by his student, Rachel Cornacchia. The business includes a European-style sport horse breeding program featuring Ifko’s current top mount, Diamant des Forets, as a breeding stallion. Equally successful in the show ring, Diamant des Forets enjoyed an incredibly successful 2018 season under Ifko, scoring several victories across North America. This spring, the pair made their Canadian Show Jumping Team debut in the €200,000 Longines Nations’ Cup held at CSIO5* Coapexpan, Mexico, held one day after Ifko’s 50th birthday.

Ifko, who has two daughters, Sofia and Isabella, enjoys spending as much time with his family as possible.

Horses

Un Diamant des Forets 2008 bay Selle Français stallion

by Diamant de Semilly x Papillon Rouge

Owner: Eventyre Farms Ltd.

Celine LS La Silla 2009 grey La Silla mare

by Quintero x San Patrignano Cassini

Owner: Eventyre Farms Ltd.


Anwar Esquivel

Jim IfkoBirthplace: Calgary, Alberta Birthdate: May 5, 1969 Hometown: Calgary, Alberta



2019

2nd €28,150 1.50m Prix FFE, CSIO5* La Baule, FRA Chacco Kid

3rd €52,500 1.55m Pearl Stakes, CSI5* Windsor, GBR Chacco Kid

2018

2nd $460,000 BMO Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Spruce Meadows Masters, AB Coco Bongo

1st $70,200 Akita Drilling Cup, CSIO5* Spruce Meadows Masters, AB Chacco Kid

1st €93,600 1.55m Speed, CSI5* Global Champions Tour, London, GBR Chacco Kid

1st €25,000 1.50m Prize of Städte Region Aachen, CHIO5* Aachen, GER Chacco Kid

1st $500,000 Atco Queen Elizabeth II Cup, CSI5* S.M. North American, AB Fine Lady 5

1st $131,600 Progress Energy Cup, CSI5* S. Meadows North American, AB Fine Lady 5

1st $385,000 Grand Prix, CSI5* Spruce Meadows Continental, AB Fine Lady 5

1st $70,200 Canadian Utilities Cup, CSI5* Spruce Meadows Continental, AB Saura de Fondcombe

1st $131,600 Scotiabank Cup, CSI5* Spruce Meadows Continental, AB Chacco Kid

1st $450,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* HITS Ocala V, FL Coco Bongo

Eric Lamaze made history by becoming the first equestrian athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal for Canada with his beloved stallion, Hickstead. The incredible accomplishment came just two days after

Canada won the team silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. By the end of the 2008 season, Lamaze was ranked the number one show jumping rider in the world, a feat he would accomplish again in 2010 and 2011.

A three-time Canadian Show Jumping Champion, Lamaze has represented Canada in seven consecutive World Equestrian Games (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018), claiming individual bronze in 2010 where Hickstead was also named “Best Horse”. Considered one of the greatest horses of all time, Hickstead won every major grand prix title including Calgary (2007 and 2011), Geneva (2008), Aachen (2010), La Baule (2011), and Rome (2011) before his tragic death in November of 2011. Moving forward, Lamaze led Canada to a team gold medal riding Coco Bongo at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Canada finished fourth following a jump-off for the team bronze while Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 claimed the individual bronze medal.

An avid golfer and property developer, Lamaze divides his time between bases in Florida and Belgium.

Horses

Fine Lady 5 2003 bay Hanoverian mare by Forsyth x Drosselklang II


Coco Bongo 2005 bay Rheinlander gelding by Caretino x Calido


Chacco Kid 2006 chestnut Oldenburg gelding by Chacco Blue x Come On

Owner: Chacco Kid Group

Eric LamazeBirthplace: Montreal, Quebec Birthdate: April 17, 1968 Hometown: Wellington, Florida




Recent Competition Highlights (May 26, 2019)

2018

10th $100,000 1.60m Grand Prix, CSI3* L’International Bromont I, QC Chanel du Calvaire

3rd $131,600 Progress Energy Cup, CSI5* S. Meadows North American, AB Chanel du Calvaire

9th $500,000 RBC Grand Prix, CSI5* Spruce Meadows National, Calgary, AB Chanel du Calvaire

4th (tie) €200,000 Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Rome, ITA Chanel du Calvaire

8th €200,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* La Baule, FRA Chanel du Calvaire

8th $10,000 1.35m Classic, HITS Ocala IX, FL New Wave 3E

1st $50,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix, HITS Ocala VIII, FL Chanel du Calvaire

7th $10,000 1.35m Classic, HITS Ocala VIII, FL New Wave 3E

10th $10,000 1.40m Open Prix, HITS Ocala VIII, FL New Wave 3E

1st $10,000 1.35m Classic, CSI3* HITS VI Ocala Masters, FL Vigo Massuere

5th $40,200 Ocala Classic, CSI3* HITS VI Ocala Masters, FL Chanel du Calvaire

1st $450,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* HITS Ocala V, FL Chanel du Calvaire

1st $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, HITS Ocala IV, FL Chanel du Calvaire

François Lamontagne knew horses were his passion at an early age and he turned professional as soon as he completed high school. Now a well-recognized competitor and Equestrian Canada-certified coach,

Lamontagne has owned and operated Ferme Lamontagne in Saint Eustache, Quebec, since 2005.

Excelling on the national stage, Lamontagne was the 2011 Jump Canada Talent Squad Champion at Toronto’s famed Royal Horse Show riding Undergroud des Hauts. The same horse would carry him to his Nations’ Cup debut in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2012 before being sold to Lucy Davis, who renamed the horse Baron and went on to win a team silver medal as part of the U.S. team at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Lamontagne now has another superstar under his saddle in the form of Chanel du Calvaire. The pair represented Canada in the Nations’ Cup of Samorin, Slovakia, in the summer of 2017 before Lamontagne captured the Leading Canadian Rider title and Chanel du Calvaire was named the Leading Canadian-owned Horse at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON. In 2018, they were members of Canada’s winning team for the $450,000 Longines Nations’ Cup at CSIO5* Ocala, Florida, before making Nations’ Cup appearances in La Baule, France, and Rome, Italy.

Horses

Chanel du Calvaire 2008 chestnut Belgian Sport Horse mare

by Luccianno x Kashmir van Schuttershof

Owner: François Lamontagne

François LamontagneBirthplace: Quebec City, Quebec Birthdate: December 15, 1986 Hometown: Saint Eustache, Quebec





2019

5th $40,000 Speed, CSI3* Classic @ Palgrave Phase II, Caledon, ON Dooley’s Deluxe

5th $36,500 Open Welcome, CSI3* Classic @ Palgrave Phase II, Caledon, ON Dooley’s Deluxe

4th $134,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix, CSI3* WEF X, Wellington, FL Valentino d’Elte

1st $15,000 1.45m High Amateur-Owner Classic, CSI3* WEF VI, Wellington, FL Dooley’s Deluxe

10th $134,000 Cabanacoast Grand Prix, CSI3* WEF VI, Wellington, FL Catinka 25

6th $36,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round VI, CSI3* WEF VI, Wellington, FL Catinka 25

2018

3rd $40,200 Desert Classic, CSI3*-W HITS National Sunshine II, CA Valentino d’Elte

3rd $100,000 1.45m Truman Homes Cup, CSI3* Royal West II, Calgary, AB Valentino d’Elte

2nd $35,000 1.50m Welcome Stake, CSI3* Tryon Fall III, NC Catinka 25

4th $145,000 Longines World Cup Grand Prix, CSI4*-W Summer Fort Festival, BC Valentino d’Elte

2nd $35,500 Jumper Classic, CSI2* Caledon Premier II, ON Catinka 25

2nd $132,000 Grand Prix, CSI3* Ottawa International Horse Show, ON Hey Jude

4th $60,000 Bryan Anderson Grand Prix, CSI2* RMSJ June Classic I, Calgary, AB Catinka 25

Coming from a horse-loving family, it is no surprise that Vanessa Mannix would follow the same path. Her father, Frederick Mannix, is a Canadian Polo Hall of Famer while her brothers, Frederick Jr. and Julian, are both

highly-rated players. While Vanessa also played polo until the age of 10, she was drawn to the thrill of show jumping. Coached by Canadian Olympian Jonathan Asselin as a teenager, Vanessa began training with Ireland’s Conor Swail in 2007 when she moved to Dublin to study business and politics at Trinity College.

Vanessa won her first FEI-sanctioned competition in 2015 at CSI3* San Giovanni, Italy, with Valerie F.S. In 2016, she made her Nations’ Cup debut in Samorin, Slovakia, and was again named to the Canadian Team for the Nations’ Cup in Gijon, Spain. In 2017, she won the €73,075 CSI4* Grand Prix in Coapexpan, Mexico, before helping Canada earn a second-place finish the following week in the Nations’ Cup riding Grand Cru.

In addition to riding, Vanessa stays fit with cross-training, tennis, and golf. She enjoys reading and travel, which complements her international show jumping career.

Horses

Catinka 25 2009 dark bay Oldenburg mare by Catoki x Luxano

Owner: Vanessa Mannix

Valentino d’Elte 2009 bay Selle Français gelding by Castronom Z de Hus x Windsor

Owner: Vanessa Mannix

Vanessa MannixBirthplace: Calgary, Alberta Birthdate: June 4, 1989 Hometown: Calgary, Alberta





2019

10th €25,000 1.50m Grand Prix Qualifier, CSI3* Vilamoura, POR Horatio van Erpekom

2018

4th €24,700 1.45m Grand Prix Qualifier, CSI2* Vilamoura, POR Horatio van Erpekom

4th €24,700 1.45m Grand Prix Qualifier, CSI4* Samorin, SVK Fleur IV

3rd €22,400 1.45m Grand Prix, CSI2* Balmoral, IRL Fleur IV

10th €25,900 1.45m, CSI4* Vejer de la Frontera, ESP Fleur IV

2017

7th €92,000 1.60m Grand Prix, CSI4* Samorin, SVK Cuba Libre

3rd €24,600 1.45m, CSI4* Samorin, SVK Duco

1st €62,750 1.50m Winning Round, CSI4* Samorin, SVK Horatio van Erpekom

3rd €24,700 1.45m, CSI4* Samorin, SVK Horatio van Erpekom

2nd €24,700 1.50m, CSI4* Samorin, SVK Cuba Libre

Born in Toronto, Rebecca McGoldrick moved to Hong Kong at the age of five. Growing up in an international city known for its vibrant Thoroughbred racing scene, McGoldrick spent her childhood as the oldest of three

children riding former race horses finding their second careers as school horses.

When it was time for college, McGoldrick headed back to North America and attended Brown University in Rhode Island. Having put riding on the backburner during high school, McGoldrick got back in the saddle as part of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) program. During her final year of studies, Irish show jumper Dermott Lennon invited McGoldrick to spend the summer riding with him in Northern Ireland. She still trains with the 2002 World Champion today.

McGoldrick’s top two horses are Fleur IV and Horatio van Erpekom, the latter carrying her to victory in the €62,750 1.50m Winning Round at CSI4* Samorin, Slovakia, in 2017.

Studying towards her Masters degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the international business school, HEC Paris, McGoldrick enjoys reading and travel in her spare time as well as playing sports such as softball and volleyball.

Horses

Fleur IV 2005 bay Belgian Warmblood mare by Chatman x Darco

Owner: Rebecca McGoldrick

Horatio van Erpekom 2007 chestnut Belgian Warmblood gelding

by Kannan x Udarco van Overis

Owner: Rebecca McGoldrick

Rebecca McGoldrickBirthplace: Toronto, Ontario Birthdate: May 16, 1990 Hometown: Banbridge, Northern Ireland


Courtesy of Rebecca McGoldrick



Aptly dubbed ‘Captain Canada’ by his fans, Ian Millar has ridden in more team competitions than any other Canadian rider. At the 2012 London Olympics, Millar set a world record by becoming the first athlete in any

sport, from any nation, to represent their country in 10 Olympic Games. Millar achieved his best Olympic performance to date in London with a top 10 finish individually riding Star Power.

In 10 Pan American Games appearances, Millar has earned ten medals, including two individual and two team gold. In 1988 and 1989, Millar and his legendary partner, Big Ben, became the first horse and rider combination to ever win back-to-back World Cup Finals. In 2014, Millar led Canada to victory in the $300,000 BMO Nations’ Cup before winning the coveted $1,500,000 CP International at the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament riding Dixson. Remarkably, Millar captured a record tenth Canadian Show Jumping Champion title in 2016, again riding Dixson. In May of 2019, Millar announced his retirement from international team competition and has turned his focus to the training and development of young horses and riders.

The most decorated equestrian in Canadian history, Millar is a member of the Order of Canada, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, the Jump Canada Hall of Fame, and is a honourary doctorate of the University of Guelph.

Ian MillarBirthplace: Halifax, Nova Scotia Birthdate: January 6, 1947 Hometown: Perth, Ontario


2018

4th $100,000 Canadian Championships II, CSI4*-W Royal Horse Show, Toronto, ON Calvin Klein

4th $25,000 Canadian Championships I, CSI4*-W Royal Horse Show, Toronto, ON Calvin Klein

3rd $35,500 Caledon Cup – Phase II, CSI2* Canadian SJ Tournament, ON Truman

2nd $460,000 BMO Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Spruce Meadows Masters, Calgary, AB Dixson

3rd $70,200 1.50m Grand Prix, CSI2* Angelstone The National, Rockwood, ON Truman

3rd $50,000 Brookstreet Hotel Grand Prix, Ottawa National, ON Truman

3rd $20,000 Open Welcome, Ottawa National, ON Ericson

4th $30,500 Jumper Classic, Lake Placid Horse Show, NY Truman

2nd $35,000 Case IH Grand Prix, CSI2* Classic @ Palgrave Phase II, ON Vittorio 8

2nd $35,500 Open Welcome, CSI2* Classic @ Palgrave Phase II, ON Vittorio 8

2nd $132,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix, CSI3* WEF X, Wellington, FL Dixson

4th $35,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round X, CSI3* WEF X, Wellington, FL Dixson

1st $450,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* HITS Ocala V, FL Dixson

3rd $35,000 Thursday Prix, CSIO5* HITS Ocala V, FL Vittorio 8

Elena Lusenti




2019

2nd $100,000 RAM Grand Prix, CSI3* Classic @ Palgrave Phase II, Caledon, ON Daveau

7th $100,000 RAM Grand Prix, CSI3* Classic @ Palgrave Phase II, Caledon, ON Bonzay

4th $40,000 Pommies Cider Speed, CSI3* Classic @ Palgrave Phase II, ON Bonzay

2018

2nd $132,000 Prix de Penn National, CSI3* Harrisburg, PA Bonzay

1st $15,000 CIBC National Grand Prix, CSI3* Ottawa International, ON Camil du Parc du Menobu

7th $385,000 Pan American Cup, CSI5* Spruce Meadows Pan American, AB Daveau

4th $35,500 Friends of the Meadows Cup, CSI5* S. Meadows Pan American, AB Daveau

2nd $400,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* BC Open, Langley, BC Daveau

4th $35,500 North West Rubber Cup, CSIO5* BC Open, Langley, BC Daveau

3rd $35,500 Table A Speed, CSI2* Caledon National, ON Bonzay

1st €250,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Coapexpan II, MEX Daveau

2nd $25,000 CP National Grand Prix, CSI3* WEF VI, Wellington, FL Bonzay

3rd $35,000 1.50m Hollow Creek Classic, CSI3* WEF III, Wellington, FL Daveau

As the son of 10-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar, Jonathon Millar began riding at an early age on the family farm in Perth, Ontario. In 1994, Jonathon made his Nations’ Cup debut at the Washington International

Horse Show.

From 1997 to 2000, Jonathon trained and competed in Europe with Dutch Olympian Emile Hendrix. Upon returning to Canada, he was named as an alternate for the 2000 Sydney Olympic team. Ten years later, he made his major games debut riding Contino 14 as a member of Canada’s fifth-placed team at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. Jonathon has been a regular member of Nations’ Cup teams in recent years, representing his country throughout North America as well as in Europe. In 2018, he jumped double clear riding Daveau to lead Canada to victory in the €250,000 Longines Nations’ Cup at CSIO5* Coapexpan, Mexico.

In December of 2015, Jonathon married Kelly Soleau-Millar, who has represented her home nation of the United States in Nations’ Cup competition. Jonathon works alongside his father and younger sister, Amy, as a member of the training, coaching, and horse sales team at Millar Brooke Farm.

Horses

Bonzay 2006 bay Dutch Warmblood gelding by Numero Uno x Heartbreaker

Owner: Isotropic Networks Inc.

Daveau 2008 bay Dutch Warmblood gelding by Zento x Glennridge

Owner: Millar Brooke Farm

Jonathon MillarBirthplace: Ottawa, Ontario Birthdate: September 25, 1974 Hometown: Perth, Ontario





2019

3rd $72,000 Case IH Grand Prix, CSI2* Caledon National, ON Casino

3rd $36,500 RAM Equestrian Open Welcome, CSI2* Caledon National, ON Casino

3rd $1 Million AIG Grand Prix, HITS Thermal VIII, CA Hermelien

3rd $30,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, HITS Thermal VIII, CA Casino

2nd $70,000 UlcerGard Grand Prix, HITS Thermal VII, CA Hermelien

2nd $70,000 Osphos Grand Prix, HITS Thermal V, CA Hermelien

1st $70,000 International Real Estate Grand Prix, HITS Thermal IV, CA Hermelien

2018

3rd $205,000 Longines World Cup Grand Prix, CSI4*-W Royal, Toronto, ON Hermelien

3rd $80,000 American Gold Cup Qualifier, CSI4*-W North Salem, NY Hermelien

3rd $132,000 Grand Prix, CSI3* L’International Bromont II, QC Hermelien

1st $35,500 Open Classic, CSI3* L’International Bromont II, QC Hermelien

1st $30,000 SmartPak Open Prix, HITS Thermal VIII, CA Hermelien

3rd $70,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix, HITS Thermal VI, CA Hermelien

Introduced to horses at the age of six at an Edmonton-area riding camp, Ali Ramsay began her competitive career in the pony hunter divisions, eventually progressing to the 3’6” hunter division. With her first show jumping horse,

Alonso, Ramsay won the prestigious CET Medal National Final in 2012 at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON.

Having demonstrated her talent and passion for the sport, Ramsay began training with Canadian Olympic team silver medalist Jill Henselwood in 2013. Four years later, Ramsay became the professional rider and assistant trainer at Henselwood’s Juniper Farms Ltd.

Ramsay made her Canadian Show Jumping Team debut in the 2016 Nations’ Cup of Samorin, Slovakia, riding Hermelien vd Hooghoeve. Upon their return to Canada, Ramsay scored her first Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) victory in the $35,000 Caledon Cup Phase II at the CSI2* Canadian Show Jumping Tournament in Caledon, ON. In 2017, Ramsay and Hermelien made their second Nations’ Cup appearance, this time in Coapexpan, Mexico. The pair started the 2019 season with a top three finish in the $1 Million AIG Grand Prix at HITS Thermal in California before the mare was sold to Jennifer Gates’ Evergate Stables. Ramsay is now concentrating on the development of Casino, Lutz, and Bonita vh Keizershof Z at the international level.

Horses

Casino 2008 bay Oldenburg gelding, 16.2hh by Casiro I

Owner: Ramsay Equestrian Inc.

Lutz 2009 chestnut Westphalian gelding by Lordanos x Pilot

Owner: Ramsay Equestrian Inc.



Ali RamsayBirthplace: Edmonton, Alberta Birthdate: November 23, 1991 Hometown: Victoria, British Columbia



2019

4th $15,000 1.45m Maui Jim Welcome, Thunderbird Canadian Premier, Langley, BC Wicked

8th $25,000 Osphos Spring Welcome Grand Prix, ESP Spring I, Wellington, FL Barracuda

2nd $18,000 Grand Prix, The Ridge at Wellington Turf Tour Finale, Wellington, FL Wicked

2018

5th $35,500 West Canadian Cup, CSI5* Spruce Meadows Pan American, AB Wicked

3rd $35,500 Friends of the Meadows Cup, CSI5* S. Meadows Pan American, AB Wicked

10th $131,600 Scotiabank Cup, CSI5* Spruce Meadows Continental, AB Wicked

4th $235,000 Longines Grand Prix, CSIO5* Thunderbird BC Open, Langley, BC Wicked

6th $35,500 Artisan Farms Nations’ Welcome, CSIO5* Langley, BC Wicked

1st €250,00 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Coapexpan II, MEX Wicked

7th €22,083 1.50m Grand Prix Qualifier, CSIO5* Coapexpan II, MEX Wicked

8th €66,251 1.50m Grand Prix, CSI4* Coapexpan I, MEX Wicked

4th €23,205 1.50m Grand Prix Qualifier, CSI4* Coapexpan I, MEX Wicked

10th $35,000 1.50m Hollow Creek Championship, CSI3* WEF X, Wellington, FL Cassandra

Jenn Serek began her career at the age of five at a riding school in Stittsville, Ontario. Moving to Calgary shortly thereafter, Serek owned her first horse at age 10 and was a working student for Debbie Garside during her junior

years. She turned professional at the age of 18 and operates her own business, Springbank Stables, based at Rocky Mountain Horse Park in Calgary’s south end. An Equestrian Canada-certified coach, Serek prides herself on maintaining a close relationship with all of the horses and riders in her care.

Serek began competing at the grand prix level with the experienced mount, Same Old Song, while training with Canadian Olympic silver medalist, Jill Henselwood. Serek later partnered with Bottom Line to claim several grand prix victories during the 2008 season and was named to the Canadian Show Jumping Team Short List for the first time in her career.

Partnered with Wicked, Serek made her third Nations’ Cup appearance in 2018 riding as a member of the victorious Canadian Show Jumping Team in the €250,000 Longines Nations’ Cup at CSIO5* Coapexpan, Mexico.

Horses

Cassandra 2007 bay Dutch Warmblood mare

by Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve x Goodwill

Owner: The Cassandra Group

Wicked 2008 bay Selle Français gelding

by Eurocommerce Berlin x Diamant de Semilly

Owner: The Wicked Horse Group Inc.

Jenn SerekBirthplace: Chilliwack, British Columbia Birthdate: March 30, 1983 Hometown: Calgary, Alberta


Elena Lusenti



2018

9th $10,000 1.35m Jumper Stake, CSI4*-W Las Vegas National, CA Joyce Van’t Heike

6th $40,200 Grand Prix Qualifier, CSI3* HITS National Sunshine I, CA Concetto Son

8th $100,000 1.45m Truman Homes Cup, CSI3* Royal West II, Calgary, AB Concetto Son

7th $40,000 Grant Production Testing Services Cup, CSI3* Royal West II, AB Concetto Son

9th $35,500 Tractorland Cup, CSI2* Royal West I, Calgary, AB Joyce Van’t Heike

9th $10,000 Canadian Hunter Derby, CSI2* Royal West I, Calgary, AB Prim’ de Lairaud

8th $10,000 1.40m Morning Star Sporthorses, CSI3*-W Rancho Murieta, CA Joyce Van’t Heike

6th $131,600 1.60m CANA Cup, CSIO5* Spruce Meadows Masters, AB Concetto Son

9th $10,000 1.40m Grand Prix, CSI4*-W Summer Fort Festival, Langley, BC Joyce Van’t Heike

8th $75,000 Maui Jim Welcome, CSI4*-W Summer Fort Festival, Langley, BC Concetto Son

3rd $20,000 Kubota Grand Prix, Thunderbird West Coast Classic, Langley, BC Prim’ de Lairaud

1st €250,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Coapexpan II, MEX Concetto Son

There was little doubt that Laura-Jane Tidball would excel in the world of show jumping. She is the granddaughter of Jump Canada Hall of Fame Inductees George and Dianne Tidball, founders of Thunderbird Show Park,

and the niece of two-time Canadian Olympian, Laura Tidball-Balisky. Her mother, Jane Tidball, now heads Thunderbird Show Park, a world-class competition facility in Langley, BC.

From her humble beginnings in the lead-line classes at the age of two, Laura-Jane competed in her first grand prix when she was 16 years old. She gained valuable experience at the national grand prix level riding Prim’ de Lairaud, a horse she competes in the hunter derbies in addition to the show jumping ring.

Laura-Jane recently stepped on to the international stage after acquiring Concetto Son from 2012 Olympic Champion Steve Guerdat of Switzerland. The pair has enjoyed numerous top 10 finishes in World Cup qualifying competition and, in 2018, Laura-Jane made her Canadian Show Jumping Team debut riding as a member of the winning team in the €250,000 Longines Nations’ Cup at CSIO5* Coapexpan, Mexico.

Laura-Jane operates Thunderbird Show Stables in Langley, BC, alongside Laura and her uncle, Brent Balisky, who is also a well-known grand prix rider and trainer.

Horses

Prim’ de Lairaud 2003 chestnut Selle Francais gelding by Hurlevent de Breka

Owner: Thunderbird Show Stables

Concetto Son 2004 bay Oldenburg gelding by Concetto Famos x Drosselklang II

Owner: Thunderbird Show Park Ltd.



Laura-Jane TidballBirthplace: Langley, British Columbia Birthdate: February 25, 1978 Hometown: Fort Langley, British Columbia


Beth UnderhillBirthplace: Guelph, Ontario Birthdate: September 5, 1962 Hometown: Schomberg, Ontario

As a teenager, Beth Underhill earned top honours from the Royal Conservatory for her singing, but it was her love of horses that won out. First named to the Canadian Equestrian Team in 1990, Underhill has

ridden in over 25 Nations’ Cup competitions and, in 1993, was the first woman to win the Canadian World Cup League, a feat she repeated in 1999. With her long-time partner Monopoly, Underhill earned more than $1 million in the show ring.

A veteran of Olympic, World Championship, and Pan American Games competition, Underhill has claimed the Canadian Show Jumping Championship title on three occasions - in 1994 and 1996 with Monopoly and in 1999 with Altair. Having represented Canada at the 1998 World Equestrian Games in Rome, Italy, Underhill and Altair were team bronze medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games the following year. Most recently, Underhill has been enjoying great success with Count Me In. The pair have claimed victories across North America, including winning the $500,000 Grand Prix at CSI5* HITS Chicago, IL, in 2018 and the $72,000 Case IH Grand Prix at CSI2* Caledon National, ON, in 2019.

Operating Beth Underhill Stables in King City, ON, Underhill is married to David Marion and enjoys living with a menagerie of animals, including her Jack Russel terriers and Hank the pot-bellied pig.

Horses

Count Me In 2007 bay Hanoverian gelding by Count Grannus x Sherlock Holmes

Owner: Sandy Lupton


2019

4th $36,500 Open Welcome, CSI3* Classic @ Palgrave Phase II, ON Count Me In

1st $72,000 Case IH Grand Prix, CSI2* Caledon National, ON Count Me In

1st $36,500 RAM Equestrian Open Welcome, CSI2* Caledon National, ON Count Me In

5th $134,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round XII, CSI5* WEF XII, FL Count Me In

3rd $150,000 Nations’ Cup, CSIO4* WEF VIII, Wellington, FL Count Me In

2018

5th $85,000 Big Ben Challenge, CSI4*-W Royal Horse Show, Toronto, ON Count Me In

3rd $100,000 Canadian Championships II, CSI4*-W Royal, Toronto, ON Count Me In

3rd $50,000 Grand Prix, World Equestrian Center Fall Invitational, OH Count Me In

3rd $50,000 Caledon Cup – Phase III, CSI2* Canadian SJ Tournament, ON Count Me In

1st $500,000 HITS Chicago Grand Prix, CSI5* HITS Chicago XI, IL Count Me In

1st $50,000 Adequan Grand Prix, CSI2* HITS Chicago X, IL Count Me In

3rd $132,000 Grand Prix, CSI3* Ottawa International, ON Count Me In

1st $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, HITS Chicago V, IL Count Me In





2018

7th €24,700 1.45m Grand Prix Qualifier, CSI2* Valencia, ESP Cookie B

9th €30,000 1.45m Grand Prix, CSI2* Valencia, ESP Cookie B

7th €100,000 1.45m Grand Prix, CSI2* Choczewo, POL Cookie B

9th €22,500 1.50m Grand Prix Qualifier, CSI3* Wilkow, POL Cookie B

10th €28,000 1.50m Sunday, CSI3* Spangenberg, GER Cookie B

4th €80,000 1.55m Grand Prix, CSI3* Spangenberg, GER Carlson 93

7th €27,945 1.60m Grand Prix Qualifier, CSI3* Ciekocinko, POL Carlson 93

7th €22,000 1.45m Grand Prix Qualifier, CSI3* Ciekocinko, POL Carlson 93

5th €22,000 1.45m Grand Prix, CSI2* Ciekocinko, POL Cookie B

2nd €25,000 Table A, CSI4* Global Champions Tour Hamburg, GER Carlson 93

A dual citizen born in the United States, Brian Walker moved to his mother’s hometown of Montreal, QC, at the age of eight. There he trained with horsemen such as Gladys Adams, Buddy Brown, and Paul Valliere and

won both the CET Medal Final and the Jump Canada Medal Final at the 1999 Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON.

Walker spent his last three junior years working under the tutelage of renowned American equitation trainer, Missy Clark. In 2001 at the age of 17, Walker won the third annual R.W. ‘Ronnie’ Mutch Equitation Championship in Wellington, FL, as well as the $10,000 CK Equitation Championship riding Grappa at the Hampton Classic Horse Show. He would go on to claim the ultimate equitation title, the ASPCA Maclay Medal, at the 2001 National Horse Show, the final time it was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Walker became only the third Canadian to ever win, joining Laura Tidball Balisky and Erynn Ballard in accomplishing the impressive feat.

In 2003, Walker moved to the Netherlands where he spent two years working as a rider and horse scout for Dutch Olympic gold medalist, Jan Tops. Upon his return to the United States, he embarked on a professional career and enjoyed numerous grand prix placings. After relocating back to Europe in 2016, Walker was named to his first Nations’ Cup team and represented Canada at CSIO3* Samorin, Slovakia, in 2017 riding Carlson 93.

Horses

Cookie B 2005 chestnut Oldenburg mare by Bockmann’s Cor d’Alme Z x Zeus

Owner: Brian Walker

Courtesy of CSIO Samorin

Swiat Koni

Brian WalkerBirthplace: Augusta, Georgia Birthdate: October 12, 1983 Hometown: St. Lazare, Quebec



2019

3rd €200,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Coapexpan, MEX Falco van Spieveld

4th €56,220 Grand Prix, CSI3* Coapexpan, MEX Falco van Spieveld

7th $100,000 Longines World Cup, CSI3*-W Live Oak, Ocala, FL Falco van Spieveld

4th $35,700 World Cup qualifier, CSI3*-W Live Oak, Ocala, FL Excellent B

3rd $150,000 Nations’ Cup, CSIO4* WEF VIII, Wellington, FL Falco van Spieveld

2018

6th $85,000 Big Ben International Challenge, CSI4*-W Royal, Toronto, ON Excellent B

Canadian Show Jumping Champion, CSI4*-W Royal, Toronto, ON Falco van Spieveld

1st $100,000 Canadian Championships II, CSI4*-W Royal, Toronto, ON Falco van Spieveld

1st $25,000 Canadian Championships I, CSI4*-W Royal, Toronto, ON Falco van Spieveld

5th $50,000 PA Big Jump, CSI3* Harrisburg, PA Falco Van Spieveld

4th $70,200 1.50m Grand Prix, CSI2* Angelstone The National, Rockwood, ON Excellent B

4th $25,000 U25 Winning Round, CSI5* Spruce Meadows North American, AB Deko de Landetta Z

1st $10,000 Friends of the Meadows Cup, CSI5* S. Meadows Pan American, AB Deko de Landetta Z

Nicole Walker grew up around horses. The granddaughter of well-known Austrian-Canadian businessman and thoroughbred racing giant, Frank Stronach, Walker was exposed to the equine industry at an early age. As

a junior, Walker excelled in the equitation ring. At the 2010 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON, she won the Jump Canada Medal riding SS San Remo and finished second in the Running Fox CET Medal. A year later, the pair returned to The Royal to claim the 2011 Running Fox CET Medal title.

Walker then dominated Under 25 competition by winning several events during the 2017 season before claiming the Under 25 National Championship in front of a home crowd at The Royal riding Excellent B. The Royal has proved to be a lucky venue for Walker as, one year later, she captured the Canadian Show Jumping Championship title with Falco van Spieveld. Based on their incredible success, Walker and Falco made their Nations’ Cup debut at the 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL, and, two months later, were members of the Canadian Team for the Longines Nations’ Cup held at CSIO5* Coapexpan in Mexico.

Walker currently trains with 2012 Olympic individual bronze medalist Cian O’Connor of Ireland. She is based at Adena Springs in Aurora, ON.

Horses

Falco van Spieveld 2005 bay Belgian Warmblood gelding

by Toulon x Lys de Darmen

Owner: Nicole Walker

Excellent B 2009 bay Dutch Warmblood gelding by Berlin x Heartbreaker

Owner: Nicole Walker



Nicole WalkerBirthplace: Scarborough, Ontario Birthdate: November 4, 1993 Hometown: Aurora, Ontario



2018

Leading Canadian Rider, CSI4*-W Royal Horse Show, Toronto, ON

Leading Canadian Horse, CSI4*-W Royal Horse Show, Toronto, ON Leilani

2nd $50,000 Weston Canadian Open, CSI4*-W Royal Horse Show, Toronto, ON Leilani

2nd $36,000 Brickenden Trophy, CSI4*-W Royal Horse Show, Toronto, ON Tahiorn

1st $40,000 Willow Park Wines & Spirits Cup, CSI3* Royal West II, Calgary, AB Leilani

1st $35,500 1.45m Open Welcome, CSI2* Angelstone The National, ON For Freedom Z

1st $35,000 1.45m Open Welcome, CSI2* Angelstone The International, ON For Freedom Z

1st $40,000 1.50m Grand Prix, CSI2* Angelstone The Champions, ON Leilani

1st $20,000 Open Welcome, Ottawa National, ON Leilani

1st $36,000 Grand Prix, CSI2* Angelstone Headwaters Cup, Rockwood, ON Corette

1st $35,500 Open Welcome, CSI2* Angelstone Headwaters Cup, ON Corette

2nd $400,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Thunderbird BC Open, BC For Freedom Z

1st $35,500 Speed, CSI2* Classic @ Palgrave Phase II, Caledon, ON Leilani

1st $20,000 1.40m Jumper Stake, CSI2* Caledon National, ON Tahiorn

1st €250,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* Coapexpan II, MEX For Freedom Z

At the age of 17, Keean White won the Junior/Amateur Championship at the 2000 Royal Horse Show which would prove to be a sign of great things to come. He competed at five consecutive North American Young

Riders’ Championships, winning team gold and individual silver medals riding Libidou in his final appearance in 2003.

With Arriscraft Rocca, White was the traveling alternate for the 2003 Pan American Games and made his Nations’ Cup debut that same year at the Spruce Meadows “Masters” tournament in Calgary, AB. In 2008, White won his first Canadian Show Jumping Championship title with Celena Z before the pair made their World Cup Final debut in Las Vegas in 2009. In 2017, he again contested the annual World Cup Final, enjoying a top 20 finish with For Freedom Z. White has frequently represented Canada in Nations’ Cup competition, most recently as a member of the victorious team in the 2018 Longines Nations’ Cup at CSIO5* Coapexpan, Mexico.

In addition to his own athletic pursuits, White is a prominent Canadian competition organizer. His Angelstone Tournaments hosts several international show jumping events annually in Rockwood, ON.

Horses

For Freedom Z 2005 bay Zangersheide gelding

by For Pleasure x Baloubet du Rouet

Owner: Angelstone Partners

Tahiorn 2011 bay Italian Sport Horse mare

by Kashmir van Schuttershof x Corland

Owner: Jamie Duva and Eques Investments

Keean WhiteBirthplace: Cambridge, Ontario Birthdate: March 16, 1983 Hometown: Rockwood, Ontario





2019

8th €200,000 Longines Nations’ Cup, CSIO5* La Baule, FRA Knock Out Van’t Paradijs

3rd €30,600 1.45m Grand Prix, CSI2* Oliva Valencia, ESP Knock Out Van’t Paradijs

4th €25,900 1.45m Grand Prix Qualifier, CSI3* Oliva Valencia, ESP Knock Out Van’t Paradijs

5th €10,000 1.45m, CSI2* Oliva Valencia, ESP Knock Out Van’t Paradijs

2018

9th €25,200 1.45m, CSI2* Oliva Valencia, ESP Knock Out Van’t Paradijs

3rd €31,350 1.45m Grand Prix, CSI2* Oliva Valencia, ESP Quelbora Merze

5th €24,700 1.45m Grand Prix Qualifier, CSI2* Oliva Valencia, ESP Quelbora Merze

7th €39,744 1.45m Grand Prix, CSI2* Zandhoven, BEL Knock Out Van’t Paradijs

Tim Wilks grew up on the Isle of Man where his mother’s family ran a riding school. In the summers, they would travel to England to compete, basing out of his grandparent’s Rosehill estate located in Henley-on-Thames.

Eventually, Wilks’s parents decided to relocate permanently to Rosehill, and today run a successful training and sales operation, IN Show Jumpers, headed by Wilks’s mother, Caroline.

Showing great promise as a junior, Wilks was a member of Great Britain’s bronze medal team at the 2012 European Junior Championships and also competed at the 2016 European Young Riders’ Championships. Having spent two years training in Europe with Dutchman Henk Nooran, Wilks went on to represent Team GB in senior competition including at the 2016 Nations’ Cup at CSIO5* Falsterbo, Sweden, where he jumped double-clear riding Quelbora Merze.

Holding dual Canadian and British citizenship, Wilks made the decision to ride for his father’s native country and, in 2019, he made his Canadian Nations’ Cup debut at CSIO5* La Baule, France. Fittingly, he made his first competitive appearance outside of Europe at the 2019 Spruce Meadows ‘Summer Series’ in Calgary, AB.

Success in equestrian sport runs in Wilks’s family. His younger sister, Anna, was the 2015 Junior European Eventing Champion. Now focused solely on show jumping, Anna works alongside her brother at Rosehill where they have approximately 30 horses in training. Despite his busy training and competition schedule, Wilks is committed to daily fitness and is studying towards a degree in business management.

Horses

Quelbora Merze 2004 chestnut Selle Français gelding

by Tarzan de Beaulieu x If de Merze

Owner: IN Showjumpers

Knock Out Van’t Paradijs 2010 chestnut Belgian Warmblood gelding

by Breemeersen Adorado x Carabas vd Wateringhoeve

Owner: IN Showjumpers

Moises Basallote Fotographia

Arnd Bronkhorst Photography

Tim WilksBirthplace: Isle of Man Birthdate: January 2, 1995 Hometown: Henley on Thames, England


Mark Laskin Chef d’Equipe Birthplace: New York, New York Birthdate: October 19, 1957 Hometown: Langley, British Columbia

A familiar face in Canada’s equestrian community, Mark Laskin has been heavily involved with the Canadian Show Jumping Team for the past three decades, first as a rider, and now as the team’s chef d’équipe. Laskin

officially took over the role on October 1, 2012, after spending several years mentoring under his predecessor, Terrance “Torchy” Millar.

Born in New York, Laskin got his start with horses when his family moved to Edmonton, AB, when he was five. His mother, a long-time horse lover, would often take Laskin to the stables in lieu of leaving him with a babysitter. Since his early beginnings in the sport, Laskin has enjoyed tremendous success both as a rider and coach.

In 2007, Laskin was inducted into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame as part of the gold medal winning team at the 1980 Alternate Olympics held in Rotterdam, the

Netherlands. Riding Damuraz, Laskin had posted one of only three double-clear rounds to lead Canada to victory.

Laskin competed at the grand prix level throughout the United States and Canada from his base in Santa Fe, New Mexico, before returning to Canada in 1997. In partnership with Brian Morton, he owned and operated Equimark Inc., based in Langley, BC. Laskin, who has two children, is now focusing on developing his own training business.


Cara Grimshaw

The Canadian Show Jumping Team won the $400,000 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Canada held Sunday, June 2, 2019, at CSIO5* Langley, BC. From left to right on the podium: Nicole Walker, Lisa Carlsen, chef d’equipe Mark Laskin, Tiffany Foster, and Mario Deslauriers.


Major Games Results

World ChampionshipsINDIVIDUAL (Top 6)1970 La Baule, FRA Jim Elder SHOEMAN 5th

1986 Aachen, GER Gail Greenough MR. T Gold

2012 Lexington, USA Eric Lamaze HICKSTEAD Bronze

TEAM1970 La Baule, FRA James Day CANADIAN CLUB Gold Moffat Dunlap ARGYLE Jim Elder SHOEMAN Tom Gayford BIG DEE

1978 Aachen, GER Jim Elder WOW 4th Terry Leibel SYMPATICO Ian Millar BROTHER SAM John Simpson TEXAS

1982 Dublin, IRL Mac Cone JIBBER JABBER 5th Jim Elder SHAWLINE Mark Laskin DAMURAZ Ian Millar WUNDERBAR

1986 Aachen, GER John Anderson GOBY 4th Laura Balisky LAVENDEL 48 Gail Greenough MR. T Ian Millar BIG BEN

1994 The Hague, NED Jill Henselwood CANADIAN COLOURS 7th Eric Lamaze CAGNEY Ian Millar FUTURE VISION Beth Underhill MONOPOLY

1998 Rome, ITA Eric Lamaze CAGNEY 10th Ian Millar MONT CENIS John Pearce JAMCO’S VAGABOND Beth Underhill ALTAIR

2002 Jerez, ESP Melissa Brown KAROLUS K 10th Mac Cone COCU Karen Cudmore CONEJO Eric Lamaze MILLCREEK RAPHAEL

2006 Aachen, GER Jill Henselwood SPECIAL ED 13th Eric Lamaze HICKSTEAD Ian Millar IN STYLE Chris Pratt RIVENDELL

2010 Lexington, USA Yann Candele PITAREUSA 5th Eric Lamaze HICKSTEAD Jonathon Millar CONTINO 14 John Pearce CHIANTO

2014 Normandy, FRA Yann Candele SHOWGIRL 8th Tiffany Foster VERDI III Eric Lamaze ZIGALI P S Ian Millar DIXSON

2018 Tryon, USA Erynn Ballard DARKOS PROMISE 10th Kara Chad CARONA Mario Deslauriers BARDOLINA 2 Eric Lamaze CHACCO KID

TEAM1968 Mexico City, MEX James Day CANADIAN CLUB Gold Jim Elder THE IMMIGRANT Tom Gayford BIG DEE

1972 Munich, GER James Day HAPPY FELLOW 6th Jim Elder HOUDINI Ian Millar SHOEMAN Terrance Millar LE DAUPHIN

1976 Montreal, CAN James Day SYMPATICO 5th Jim Elder RAFFLES II Ian Millar COUNTDOWN Michel Vaillancourt BRANCH COUNTY

1980 Rotterdam, NED Jim Elder VOLUNTEER Gold (Alternate Olympics) Mark Laskin DAMURAZ Ian Millar BROTHER SAM Michel Vaillancourt CHIVAS

1984 Los Angeles, USA Mario Deslauriers ARAMIS 4th Jim Elder SHAWLINE Hugh Graham ELROND Ian Millar BIG BEN

1988 Seoul, KOR Laura Balisky LAVENDEL 48 4th Lisa Carlsen KAHLUA Mario Deslauriers BOX CAR WILLIE Ian Millar BIG BEN

1992 Barcelona, ESP Jennifer Foster ZEUS 9th Jay Hayes ZUCARLOS Ian Millar BIG BEN Beth Underhill MONOPOLY

1996 Atlanta, USA Mac Cone ELUTE 16th Christopher Delia SILENT SAM Ian Millar PLAY IT AGAIN Linda Southern-Heathcott ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER

2000 Sydney, AUS Jonathan Asselin SPIRIT OF ZEROX 9th Jay Hayes DIVA Ian Millar DORINCORD John Pearce VAGABOND

2008 Beijing, CHN Mac Cone OLE Silver Jill Henselwood SPECIAL ED Eric Lamaze HICKSTEAD Ian Millar In STYLE

2012 London, GBR Tiffany Foster VICTOR 5th Jill Henselwood GEORGE Eric Lamaze DERLY CHIN DU MUZE Ian Millar STAR POWER

2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA Yann Candele FIRST CHOICE 15 4th Tiffany Foster TRIPPLE X III Eric Lamaze FINE LADY 5 Amy Millar HEROS

INDIVIDUAL (Top 6)1968 Mexico City, MEX Jim Elder THE IMMIGRANT 6th

1972 Munich, GER James Day STEELMASTER 4th

1976 Montreal, CAN Michel Vaillancourt BRANCH COUNTRY Silver

1984 Los Angeles, USA Mario Deslauriers ARAMIS 4th

2008 Beijing, CHN Eric Lamaze HICKSTEAD Gold

2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA Eric Lamaze FINE LADY 5 Bronze

Summer Olympic Games


Pan American GamesINDIVIDUAL (Top 6)1967 Winnipeg, CAN James Day CANADIAN CLUB Gold

1971 Cali, COL Terrance Millar LE DAUPHIN Bronze

1975 Mexico City, MEX Norma Chornawak REST ASSURED 6th

1979 San Juan, PUR Ian Millar BROTHER SAM Bronze Michel Vaillancourt CRIMSON TIDE 6th

1983 Caracas, VEN Jim Elder SHAWLINE Silver Ian Millar FORESIGHT 5th

1987 Indianapolis, USA Ian Millar BIG BEN Gold Lisa Carlsen KALHUA 6th

1991 Havana, CUB Danny Foster FOREVER DIAMOND Gold Beth Underhill MONOPOLY Silver

1999 Winnipeg, CAN Ian Millar IVAR Gold

2007 Rio de Janeiro, BRA Jill Henselwood SPECIAL ED Gold Eric Lamaze HICKSTEAD Bronze Ian Millar IN STYLE 4th

TEAM1967 Winnipeg, CAN James Day CANADIAN CLUB Bronze Moffat Dunlap ARGYLE Jim Elder PIECES OF EIGHT Tom Gayford BIG DEE

1971 Cali, COL Jim Elder SHOEMAN Gold Tom Gayford BIG DEE Terrance Millar LE DAUPHIN Barbara Simpson MAGNOR

1975 Mexico City, MEX Norma Chornawak REST ASSURED Bronze Jim Elder COUNT DOWN Frank Selinger DARK DOVE Michel Vaillancourt U.F.O.

1979 San Juan, PUR Terry Leibel SYMPATICO Silver Ian Millar BROTHER SAM John Simpson TEXAS Michel Vaillancourt CONCORD

1983 Caracas, VEN Jim Elder SHAWLINE Silver Hugh Graham ABRAXAS Ian Millar FORESIGHT Terrance Millar CONCORD

1987 Indianapolis, USA Laura Balisky LAVENDEL 48 Gold Lisa Carlsen KAHLUA Hugh Graham WELLINGTON Ian Millar BIG BEN

1991 Havana, CUB Sandra Anderson SCIROCCO Silver Danny Foster FOREVER DIAMOND Ian Millar FUTURE VISION Beth Underhill MONOPOLY

1995 Buenos Aires, ARG Hugh Graham UNDERCOVER 7th Jill Henselwood AERIAL Ian Millar MISTRAL

1999 Winnipeg, CAN Jill Henselwood TIL TOMORROW Bronze Eric Lamaze KAHLUA Ian Millar IVAR Beth Underhill ALTAIR

2003 Santo Domingo, DOM Karen Cudmore CONEJO 5th Eric Lamaze MILLCREEK ROSALINDE Ian Millar PROMISE ME Mark Samuel DARIOS V

2007 Rio de Janeiro, BRA Mac Cone MELINDA Silver Jill Henselwood SPECIAL ED Eric Lamaze HICKSTEAD Ian Millar IN STYLE

2011 Guadalajara, MEX Jonathan Asselin SHOWGIRL 4th Jill Henselwood GEORGE Eric Lamaze CORIANA VAN KLAPSCHEUT Ian Millar STAR POWER

2015 Toronto, CAN Yann Candele SHOWGIRL Gold Tiffany Foster TRIPPLE X III Eric Lamaze COCO BONGO Ian Millar DIXSON

Congratulations to Nicole Walker and her partner, Falco Van Spieveld, 2018 Canadian Show Jumping National Champions.

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