August 26, 2010 – Blainville, Quebec – The fifth and final event in the eastern region of the 2010 Jump Canada Young Horse Series took place during Le Concours Hippique de Parc Ete held August 12-15 at the Blainville Equestrian Park in Blainville, QC.

Melissa Marcotte and Well Time de Villa d'Arto dominated the Seven and Eight-Year-Old Division. The pair jumped clear in the first round but exceeded the time allowed to finish with one time fault. Owned by Marcotte, Well Time de Villa d'Arto is a seven-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood gelding by Indoctro and out of a Voltaire mare.

Felix Antoine-Moulin had one rail down for four faults riding Cormack to place second behind Marcotte and Well Time de Villa d'Arto. Cormack is a seven-year-old bay Swedish Warmblood mare by Cortess.

Mélissandre Lincourt won the Six-Year-Old Division riding S Class for owner South Shore Farm. A chestnut Dutch Warmblood mare, S Class is by Mermus R and out of an Indoctro mare. The pair jumped clear in both rounds, but incurred three time faults in the jump-off.

Taking second position was Milestone ridden by John Kersley for owner Sandra Babich. Milestone is a grey selle francais gelding by Elan de la Cour and out of a Quito de Baussy mare. The pair jumped clear in the first round and incurred eight faults in the jump-off.

The Five-Year-Old Division was won by Dynamo, a bay Canadian Warmblood gelding owned and ridden by Véronique Alary of Rockland, ON. Dynamo is by Dr. Pepper and out of a Singular Joter dam. Alary and Dynamo were the only horse-rider combination to jump clear in the first round.

Christine Boisseau of Carignan, QC, guided E.T.I. Leonardo to second place with a first round score of four faults. E.T.I. Leonardo is a bay Canadian Sport Horse stallion bred by Phil and Annelise Monnier. E.T.I. Leonardo is by Lestroy and out of a Galisco van de Helle dam.

The top-placed pair in the Four-Year-Old Division was Keith Reid and Giacomo Di Cantero, a bay Belgian Warmblood stallion owned by Bea Jarzynska. Giacomo Di Cantero is by Eurocommerce Berlin and out of a Clinton dam. The pair jumped clean for a maximum of 50 performance points and was awarded 35 out of a possible 50 points by the style judge, for a total score of 85 points.

Reid also took second position, this time riding Beaulieu's Heartbreaker for owner Bea Jarzynska. Reid and the bay Selle Luxembourgeois stallion by Heartbreaker and out of a Cassini I dam had one rail down for 45 performance points and were awarded a style score of 34 for a total of 70 points. Beaulieu's Heartbreaker was bred in Canada by Beaulieu Farm of Saint-Justine de Newton, QC.

The top eight horses in the Five, Six and Seven and Eight-Year-Old divisions in the Eastern Region will now go head-to-head with the Central and Western Region qualified horses in the Jump Canada National Young Horse Finals taking place at the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament held from September 22-26 in Palgrave, ON. Each age division consists of three classes, offering $3,000, $4,000 and $10,000 in prize money.

The purpose of the Jump Canada Young Horse 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 Jump Canada Young Horse Series also gives prospective buyers for the hunter and jumper markets an opportunity to view a large group of prospects in a competition setting.

For more information on the Jump Canada Young Horse Series, please visit http://www.equinecanada.ca/jumpcanada/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&id=88&Itemid=3.

Horse/Owner/Rider
1. Well Time de Villa d'Arto Melissa Marcotte Melissa Marcotte
2. Cormack Félix-Antoine Moulin Félix-Antoine Moulin

Horse/Owner/Rider
1. S Class South Shore Farm Mélissandre Lincourt
2. Milestone* Sandra Babich John Kersley
Horse/Owner/Rider
1. Dynamo* Véronique Alary Véronique Alary
2. E.T.I. Leonardo* Christine Boisseau Christine Boisseau

Horse/Owner/Rider
1. Giacomo Di Cantero Bea Jarzynska Keith Reid
2. Beaulieu's Heartbreaker* Bea Jarzynska Keith Reid


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

.