October 10, 2006 – Palgrave, Ontario – One month after the Western Canadian Champions were crowned at the Fort Langley Summer Festival held at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC, the Eastern Canadian Finals of the Canadian Young Horse Development Series were held during the CSI-W Tournament of Champions from September 20-24 in Palgrave, ON.

Wembley emerged victorious to take home the Seven and Eight-Year-Old Eastern Canadian Championship title for owner Chadburn Holdings. Only four horses advanced to the jump-off in the class with three jumping double clear and finishing with close times, but it was Wembley, guided by Canadian Olympian Mac Cone of King City, ON, who was fastest, clocking in at 38.21 seconds. Purchased this winter through Olympic Champion Rodrigo Pessoa, Wembley is a seven-year-old grey Belgian Warmblood gelding by Capital by the famous Holsteiner sire, Capitol I.

"We feel very lucky to have discovered Wembley," noted Mark Samuel of Chadburn Holdings. "He has tremendous scope, wants to be careful, is a quick study, and is brave. We very much look forward to exploring his potential next year."

Finishing in a time of 38.24 seconds for the Reserve Championship title was Distant Star 3E, ridden by Colombia native, Roberto Teran. Bred through embryo transplant by owner KingRidge Stables of King City, ON, Distant Star 3E is a seven-year-old Canadian Sport Horse by Class Action out of Betwixt by Night Twist.


Having settled for the Reserve Championship title in the Seven and Eight-Year-Old Division, Teran would claim the Six-Year-Old Eastern Canadian Championship for KingRidge Stables. Riding Encore 3E, a Canadian Sport Horse gelding by the KingRidge stallion, Class Action, out of Alley Cat by Emilion, Teran was one of only two riders that advanced to the jump-off from the 20-horse starting field. Teran and Encore 3E laid down a clear round in a time of 40.86 seconds over the shortened jump-off track set by course designer David Ballard that could not be beat.

That meant that the other jump-off challenger, Divine Diva piloted by Michelle Vandal, won the Six-Year-Old Reserve Championship. A Canadian Sport Horse mare owned by Vandal and Julie van Wieren, Divine Diva was bred by Jim Mackay of Dobbinton, ON, and is by the thoroughbred sire, Vice Chancellor, and out of a Clydesdale mare.


Goliath toppled the competition to win the Five-Year-Old Eastern Canadian Championship for owner and rider Brock Clermont, 22, of Newmarket, ON. In the Four and Five-Year-Old Divisions, the horses receive half of their score based on performance, and the other half based subjective marks from the style judges. In this case, Goliath jumped clear for a perfect score of 50, and was awarded the day's highest style score of 45 by style judge and Olympic Gold Medalist Jim Day for a total of 95 points to claim the championship title. Goliath is a Scottish Sport Horse by the well-known Dutch Warmblood sire Concorde, and out of a dam by the Belgian Warmblood stallion, Calgary.

Frieda took the Five-Year-Old Eastern Canadian Reserve Championship, having also won the Ontario Five-Year-Old Reserve Championship title. Owned by the KMA Group and ridden by two-time Canadian Show Jumping Champion Ainsley Vince, Frieda is by For Future by For Pleasure and out of a Graf Anhalt dam. The mare jumped a faultless round, and was given a style score of 43 for a total of 93 points.


Having won the Ontario Four-Year-Old Championship, Allegro also claimed the Four-Year-Old Eastern Canadian Championship for owner Mill Creek Stables of Cambridge, ON. A clear jumping round and a style score of 43 for a total of 93 easily gave Allegro the Championship title over 13 other entries. Ridden by Rafael Annunciacao of Brazil, Allegro is an imported Hannoverian gelding by All in One and out of a Ritual dam.

"Allegro is a great horse because he is always ready to play and he is scopey, careful and easy to ride," noted owner Phil Henning of Mill Creek Stables. "Allegro had three different riders this year and he did well with each one. The hardest thing with a horse like this is remembering how young he is - he shows so much talent and ability that we have to remind ourselves that he is still only four."

One of the busiest riders in the Eastern Canadian Championship was Hyde Moffatt of Brantford, ON, who rode no less than four of the top 10 entries in the Four-Year-Old Division. It was aboard Or de Vy that Moffatt took the Reserve Championship title for owner Mark Hayes. A clear round and a style score of 39 points for a total of 89 placed Or de Vy second in a field of his peers. Or de Vy is a Belgian Sport Horse by Fidji du Fleury by Le Tot de Semilly while the dam is Obsession Clair de Lune by Kashmir van Schuttershof.


The purpose of the Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development Series is to encourage the development of young show jumping talent and to give Canadian breeders additional incentives to breed superior show jumping prospects. Competing on a level playing field, the horses are divided according to age and jump at a level suited to their development. This careful development allows the horses to gain valuable experience and advance to the higher levels of show jumping competition with confidence. The Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development Series also gives prospective buyers for the hunter and jumper markets an opportunity to view a large group of prospects in a competition setting. The 2006 Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development Series included events in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia.

Proud supporters of the Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development Series include Jump Canada, the Ontario Hunter Jumper Association, 4 Star Trailers, TD Waterhouse, Scotia McLeod, Peter Miller, Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Association, W. Charlot Farms, Gary Cooper Chev Olds, Henry Equestrian Insurance Brokers Ltd., Dutch Masters Construction Services Ltd., Dr. Alan Manning, Mill Creek Stables, Brubacher’s Harness Shop, KingRidge Stables, Sea Air International, Mr. Charles Ormston, the Hannoverian Breeders Club of Eastern Canada, Mr. Michael Boyd, and Mrs. Elaine Gray.

For more information, please visit the Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development Series website at www.jumperdevelopment.com.

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Horse Owner Rider
Champion Wembley Chadburn Holdings Mac Cone
Reserve Distant Star 3E* KingRidge Stables Roberto Teran
3. Windus Aimee Deluce Erynn Ballard
4. Kelly du Lautier Kathleen Selke Hyde Moffatt
5. Denver Hawkestone Farms Hyde Moffatt
6. Crodino Z Hubert Lamontagne Francois Lamontagne
7. Carolla Z Liz Currie Martien van der Hoeven
8. Winston Wingberry Farm Margie Gayford


Horse Owner Rider
Champion Encore 3E* KingRidge Stables Roberto Teran
Reserve Divine Diva* M. Vandal and J. Van Wieren Michelle Vandal
3. Executive Privilege 3E* KingRidge Stables Roberto Teran
4. Sancho* Mill Creek Stables Raphael Annunciacao
5. Baron Mark Hayes Hyde Moffatt
6. Concorde's Tiantha Sentinel Farm Beth Underhill
7. Millesime du Valy Mill Creek Stables Raphael Annunciacao
8. Assini van de Gastmoeve Eastwood Group Angela Covert-Lawrence


Horse Owner Rider
Champion Goliath Brock Clermont Brock Clermont
Reserve Frieda KMA Group Ainsley Vince
3. Ultimatum Courtney Piperking Beth Underhill
4. Viva's Lightning W* Augustin Walch Erynn Ballard
5. Bloomington* Elizabeth Gayford Margie Gayford
6. VDL Ugene* Debbie McFadden Debbie McFadden
7. Rio's Diorello W* Augustin Walch Robert Blanchette
8. For Rosas Pleasure* Sher-Al Farm Juan Ortiz


Horse Owner Rider
Champion Allegro Mill Creek Stables Raphael Annunciacao
Reserve Or de Vy Mark Hayes Hyde Moffatt
3. Courvoisier Lianne Selke Hyde Moffatt
4. VDL Viper H* Michelle Vandal Michelle Vandal
5. Vivaldi* Susan Grange Hyde Moffatt
6. Fabiana W* Augustin Walch Erynn Ballard
7. Withoutadoubt* Susan Grange Hyde Moffatt
8. Grand Slam 3E* KingRidge Stables Roberto Teran

NOTE – The star * beside a horse’s name denotes that it is Canadian-bred.