The Jump Canada Western Championship of the 2006 Canadian Young Horse Development Series was expanded this year to include events across the country. The Western Championship represented the culmination of the Series on the West coast.
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 Series also gives prospective buyers for the hunter and jumper markets an opportunity to view a large group of prospects in a competition setting.
In the Six-Year-Old Division, John Anderson of Calgary, AB, proved to be unbeatable riding Terrific, a Dutch Warmblood gelding bred in the Netherlands, to win the inaugural Western Championship title. Owned by Foxdale Farm Inc., Terrific features Marlon as its sire and Lux as the dam’s sire.
Tigger was crowned the Western Six-Year-Old Reserve Champion. Bred in the Netherlands and owned and ridden by Jorge Versuyuel of Monterrey, Mexico, Tigger is a Dutch Warmblood stallion by Emilion and out of a Caletto I dam.
Third place went to Dutchman’s Allure owned by Dutchmen Equipment and ridden by Danielle Ducharme of Sherwood Park, AB. Imported from Germany less than one year ago, Dutchman’s Allure is a registered Hannoverian by Rabino by Ramiro, and out of a Werther dam.
Versuyuel also took fourth place riding his stallion, Artifice L.S. Bred in Mexico by La Silla and featuring prominent french breeding, Artifice L.S. is by Alcamera La Silla by Alme and out of a Jalisco B dam.
Rounding out the top five was Megan Jordan Gass riding the Hannoverian mare, Lolita, for owner Margie Gass. Bred in the United States, Lolita began her show career in the dressage ring and only began jumping this year. Her sire is Lanthan while the dam is by Gold Luck.
WH Carthago Sun III was the winner of the Western Five-Year-Old Championship. Ridden by Carla Diewert of Calgary, AB, for owner Beda Wachter, WH Carthago Sun III had the distinction of being the only Canadian-bred horse to place in the top eight in the Five-Year-Old Division.
A registered Canadian Warmblood bred by J.E.S. Breeding Farm, his sire is the Holsteiner Carthago by Capitol, while his dam is by the Thoroughbred sire, Schampus.
Irish Olympian Eddie Macken rode Macuco to Reserve Five-Year-Old Championship title for owner New Kells Farm of Langley, BC. An Argentinean-bred, Macuco is by the Holsteiner sire, Country Man, and out of Cornetto dam.
Brenda Riddell swooped into third place for owner Silverstar Farms Ltd. riding Swoop, a Belgian Warmblood by Toulon out of a Lys de Darmen dam. Brian Morton of Langley, BC, took fourth place with his own West Side, a Hannoverian gelding by Waterford out of a state premium mare by Sandro.
Owned and ridden by Josette Wohlers, Iczing, an American-bred Oldenburg by Alla’ Czar, took fifth place.
Lulft was crowned the Western Four-Year-Old Champion for owner and rider Samantha Buirs of Langley, BC. Bred by Fairway Farms of Milner, BC, Lulft is registered with the American Holsteiner Horse Association.
By the Holsteiner sire Lavita and out of an Ulft dam, Lulft is only just starting his competition career, having competed in just one show prior to the Western Championship.
Full results of the Western Championship are as follows (listed by horse / owner / rider):
Six-Year-Old Division
1. Terrific / Foxdale Farm Inc. / John Anderson
2. Tigger / Jorge Versuyuel / Jorge Versuyuel
3. Dutchman’s Allure / Dutchmen Equipment / Danielle Ducharme
4. Artifice L.S. / Jorge Versuyuel / Jorge Versuyuel
5. Lolita / Margie Gass / Megan Jordan Gass
6. Legend Z* / Sharon Granberg / Gary Brewster
7. KVF Talme / Klondike Victory Farm / Lorrie Jamieson
8. Natrolite* / Verne Hogg / Shannon Haney
Five-Year-Old Division
1. WH Carthago Sun III* / Beda Wachter / Carla Diewert
2. Macuco / New Kells Farm / Eddie Macken
3. Swoop / Silverstar Farms Ltd. / Brenda Riddell
4. West Side / Brian Morton / Brian Morton
5. Iczing / Josette Wohlers / Josette Wohlers
6. Lucero / Jason Cheon / Nigel Potts
7. Coco / Jason Cheon / Nigel Potts
8. Toluca / Riley Benson / Riley Benson
Four-Year-Old Division
1. Lulft* / Samantha Buirs / Samantha Buirs
Note: The star* beside a horse’s name denotes that it is Canadian-bred.
For more information on the Canadian Young Horse Jumper Development Series, please visit their website at www.jumperdevelopment.com.
