Canadian Equestrian Show Jumping Statistics, Facts, & Data
Riders A-C

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Samantha Aird
Birthdate:
Hometown: 
Delta, B.C.
Horses:  Lord Concerto, 12-year-old glding owned by Samantha Aird

No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Hayley Alfonso
Birthdate: 
December 23, 1986
Hometown:  St. Andrews, Manitoba
Horses:  Le Noir ZN, 17-year-old gelding owned by Tyndallwood Farms

  • She is coached by Trevor Graham of Twin Oaks Equestrian Centre in British Columbia
No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010




John Anderson
Birthdate:  December 16, 1966
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Horses:  Terrific, 10-year-old Dutch-bred gelding owned by Foxdale Farm Inc.
Gesine 26, 15-year-old mare owned by Foxdale Farm Inc.
Leo 127, 14-year-old gelding owned by Silverstar Farms
Unexpected
  • Member of 1988 Olympic team
  • 8th individually in 1986 World Championships
  • Member of 4th-placed team at 1986 World Championships
  • Operates Rocky Mountain Show Jumping, a training facility and host of show jumping tournaments
2010 Grand Prix Season
Grand Prix Horse Placing Faults
$50,000 Grand Prix, Desert Circuit I, Thermal, California Terrific 2nd 0
$30,000 H.I.T.S. Grand Prix, Desert Circuit II, Thermal, California Terrific 1st 0
$50,000 World Cup Qualifier, Desert Circuit II, Thermal, California Terrific 9th 4
$50,000 World Cup Qualifier, Desert Circuit III, Thermal, California Terrific 8th 4
$50,000 World Cup Qualifier, Desert Circuit IV, Thermal, California Terrific 6th 0
$50,000 World Cup Qualifer, Desert Circuit V, Thermal, California Terrific 14th 8

Lesley Andrychuk
Birthdate:
Hometown:
Horses:
  Cantor 13, owned by John Kersley

No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010

David Arcand
Birthdate:  February 23, 1990
Hometown:
Horses:
  Tarzan, owned by David Arcand
Santo's Utopia, 11-year-old Dutch-bred gelding owned by David Arcand

 
  • Named 2008 Junior Equestrian of the Year by Equine Canada, Canada's national equestrian federation
  • Won the 2008 National Talent Squad Final at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto  
2010 Grand Prix Season
Grand Prix Horse Placing Faults
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup II, Wellington, Florida Santo's Utopia DNF Ret
$50,000 Grand Prix, Winter Equestrian Festival II, Wellington, Florida  Santo's Utopia 27th 12
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup III, Wellington, Florida Santo's Utopia 37th 8
$75,000 Grand Prix, Winter Equestrian Festival III, Wellington, Florida Santo's Utopia 37th 16
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup V, Wellington, Florida Santo's Utopia 67th 12
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup VII, Wellington, Florida Santo's Utopia 15th 4

Liz Ashton
Birthdate:  March 16, 1950
Hometown:  Victoria, British Columbia
Horses:  Vibrance, 8-year-old Dutch-bred gelding owned by Liz Ashton
Fancy Hill 2

  • Former member of both the Canadian equestrian jumping and equestrian three-day event teams
No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Ben Asselin
Birthdate:  April 13, 1996
Hometown:  Calgary, Alberta
Horses:  Lolita, 12-year-old mare owned by Attache Stables (formerly ridden by Jonathan Asselin)
Magic Man, 13-year-old gelding owned by Attache Stables 
  • He is the son of 2000 Olympian Jonathan Asselin 

No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010

Birthdate:  December 4, 1958
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Horses:  Rayana Chiara, 11-year-old mare owned by Attache Stables
Coolio, 12-year-old gelding owned by Attache Stables
  • Member of 2000 Olympic team
  • Alternate for 2008 Olympic team
No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Eberhard Bahle
Birthdate:  November 25, 1987
Hometown:  Lumby, B.C.
Horses:  Lamborghini Z, 15-year-old stallion owned by Okanagan Show Jumping Stables Ltd.
Orestes, 19-year-old Dutch-bred gelding owned by Okanagan Show Jumping Stables Ltd.

No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Alexis Baikie
Birthdate:
Hometown: 
Komoka, Ontario (near London, Ontario)
Horses:  EuroBoy, 13-year-old Belgian-bred gelding (maternal grandsire is long-time Belgian team horse, Darco)

No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010



Erynn Ballard
Birthdate: September 13, 1980
Hometown:  Hillsburgh, Ontario
Horses: Robin van Roosendael, 16-year-old Belgian-bred gelding owned by Looking Back Farm
Rio’s Rhapsody, 15-year-old Canadian-bred mare owned by Looking Back Farm (sired by former Eric Lamaze mount Rio Grande)
Sorbette, owned by Uplands Farm and Jennifer Rogers
Kinsale, owned by Burmonds and Wetmore

  • Was a member of the winning team in the first two nations cups in which she competed
2010 Grand Prix Season
Grand Prix Horse Placing Faults
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup V, Wellington, Fla Robin van Roosendael 74th 17
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup VII, Wellington, Fla Robin van Roosendael 37th 8


Nicolas-Xavier Belanger
Birthdate:
Hometown:
Horses: 
Papabili, owned by Nicolas-Xavier Belanger

  • Partnered with Papabili, he has jumped two clean rounds in just three grand prix starts in 2009, having just 1 time fault in the other start, and finishing in the top-ten in all three
No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Christine Boisseau
Birthdate:
Hometown:
Horses:
  E.T.I. Albator, owned by Danimax Systems Inc
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No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Lindsay Bradshaw
Birthdate:
Hometown:
Horses:
  Red Alert, owned by Lindsay Bradshaw


No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Yves Breton
Birthdate:
Hometown:
Horses:
  Wild Thing, owned by Yves Breton

No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Gary Brewster

Birthdate:  June 21, 1970
Hometown: West Vancouver, B.C.
Horses:  Royal Viali, 14-year-old Dutch-bred gelding owned by Suzanne Brewster
Watermark, 14-year-old Belgian-bred gelding owned by Suzanne Brewster
Countdown, 9-year-old Irish-bred gelding owned by Suzanne Brewster

No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Suzanne Brewster
Birthdate:  October 29, 1974
Hometown:  West Vancouver, B.C.
Horses:  Watermark, 14-year-old Belgian-bred gelding owned by Gail Le Nobel

No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010

Laurie Bucci
Birthdate:  December 29, 1971
Hometown:

Horses:  Catesko, owned by Bucci Stables (this horse is blind in one eye)

  • 2006 Canadian Champion
  • Just prior to winning the national title she spent time in Germany training with four-time Olympic gold medalist Ludger Beerbaum
No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Samantha Buirs
Birthdate:
  February 8, 1987
Hometown:  Langley, B.C.
Horses:  Fairbanks, 13-year-old Dutch-bred gelding owned by Samantha Buirs
Total Touch, 9-year-old Dutch-bred mare owned by Samantha Buirs

No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Carly Campbell-Cooper
Birthdate:  June 1982
Hometown:  Elora, Ontario
Horses: Rocca, 16-year-old French-bred gelding owned by Equine Canada


No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010



Yann Candele
Birthdate:  March 11, 1971
Hometown:  Caledon, Ontario
Horses:  Mustique, 13-year-old Dutch-bred mare owned by Susan Grange
Pitareusa, 13-year-old Dutch-bred mare owned by Arial and Susan Grange
Legende de B'Neville, owned by Ron Nolan
Naiade de Kergane, owned by Normandy Hills
Carolla Z, owned by Elizabeth Currie
Game Ready, 10-year-old Dutch-bred gelding owned by Susan Grange
Azzaro, owned by Susan Grange

  • Moved to Canada from France, became Canadian citizen in 2008
  • Also previously lived in Japan and U.S.
  • Formerly trained with and rode for Eric Lamaze
  • Rode as a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team for the first time in February 2009
     
2010 Grand Prix Season
Grand Prix Horse Placing Faults
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup II, Wellington, Florida Pitareusa 15th 4
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup II, Wellington, Florida Mustique 35th 8
$50,000 Grand Prix, Winter Equestrian Festival II, Wellington, Florida Pitareusa 3rd 0
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup III, Wellington, Florida Mustique 4th 0
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup III, Wellington, Florida Pitareusa 10th 0
$75,000 Grand Prix, Winter Equestrian Festival III, Wellington, Florida Pitareusa 17th 4
$75,000 Grand Prix, Winter Equestrian Festival IV, Wellington, Florida Mustique 16th 8
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup V, Wellington, Florida Mustique 27th 4
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup V, Wellington, Florida Pitareusa 47th 8
$150,000 World Cup Qualifier, Winter Equestrian Festival V, Wellington, Fla Pitareusa 28th 8
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup VII, Wellington, Florida Pitareusa 1st 0
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup VIII, Wellington, Florida Mustique 20th 9
$75,000 Nations Cup, Wellington, Florida Piatreusa 1st 0-0

Lisa Carlsen
Birthdate:  February 17, 1965
Hometown:  Spruce Grove, Alberta
Horses: Catalina, 12-year-old mare owned by Lisa Carlsen
La Boom, 10-year-old gelding owned by Cindy Down
Woody, 15-year-old Canadian-bred gelding owned by Ute and Gerrit Brinkmann
Cuba Libre, 12-year-old mare owned by Clayborne Farm

  • A native of Toronto, Lisa has lived in Alberta for many years
  • Member of 1988 Olympic team riding Kahlua
  • Member of gold medal winning Pan American Games team in 1987, on Kahlua
  • Two-time Canadian Champion
  • She holds the record as the best-placed woman ever in a World Cup Final, having finished 8th in 1989 (on Kahlua)
2010 Grand Prix Season
Grand Prix Horse Placing Faults
$50,000 Grand Prix, Desert Circuit I, Thermal, California La Boom 23rd 22
$30,000 H.I.T.S. Grand Prix, Desert Circuit II, Thermal, California La Boom 31st 9



Chelsea Cavanaugh
Birthdate:
Hometown:
  Richmond, B.C.
Horses:  Into the West, owned by Chelsea Cavanaugh

No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Lindsay Ceminchuk
Birthdate:
Hometown: 
Edmonton, Alberta
Horses: 
Kalia, 10-year-old mare owned by Lindsay Ceminchuk

No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Bretton Chad
Birthdate:  February 3, 1994
Hometown:  Calgary, Alberta
Horses:  Oxford, owned by Stone Ridge

No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Sydney Chapman
Birthdate:  February 17, 1987
Hometown:
  Duncan, B.C.
Horses:  Cassandra, 13-year-old Belgian-bred mare owned by Sydney Chapman


No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010


Harold Chopping
Birthdate:  April, 1964
Hometown:
Horses:
  Big Air, 12-year-old stallion owned by Stars and Bars Farm
Little Glen's Valentino, owned by Penelope Strait and Jenna Hoy


2010 Grand Prix Season
Grand Prix Horse Placing Faults
$50,000 Grand Prix, Ocala Winter Series Week II, Ocala, Florida Little Glen's Valentino 5th 4

Brock Clermont
Birthdate:  February 29, 1984
Hometown:  Sarasota, Florida
Horses:
  Camelita, 12-year-old mare owned by Equistar LLC
Lasse, 11-year-old gelding owned by Equistar LLC

  • A native of Ontario, now residing in Florida
2010 Grand Prix Season
Grand Prix Horse Placing Faults
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup I, Wellington, Florida Camelita DNF  Elim - Fell 
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup II, Wellington, Florida Camelita 47th 12



Mac Cone
Birthdate:  August 23, 1952
Hometown:  King City, Ontario
Horses: Ole, 14-year-old Dutch-bred gelding owned by Sara Houston and Larry Evoy (was Cone's mount for 2008 Olympic Games)
Unanimous, 9-year-old Dutch-bred gelding owned by The Unanimous Way and Southern Ways (maternal grand-sire is long-time Dutch team member and World Cup champion Libero)

2010 Grand Prix Season
Grand Prix Horse Placing Faults
$30,000 Welcome, Green Cove Springs, Florida Ole 16th 4
$100,000 World Cup Qualifier, Green Cove Springs, Florida Ole 5th 0
$75,000 Grand Prix, Winter Equestrian Festival IV, Wellington, Florida Ole 9th 4
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup VII, Wellington, Florida Ole 16th 4
$30,000 Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge Cup VIII, Wellington, Florida Unanimous 27th 8
$75,000 Nations Cup, Wellington, Florida Ole 1st 4-0
$150,000 U.S. Open Grand Prix, Winter Equestrian Festival, Wellington, Fla Ole 4th 0

Gabrielle Cousin
Birthdate:  June 12, 1987
Hometown: 
Montreal, Quebec
Horses:
  Aramisse des Pins, owned by Veronique Mailloux



No grand prix starts recorded to date in 2010

Karen Cudmore
Birthdate:  January 7, 1959
Hometown:  Omaha, Nebraska
Horses:  Southern Pride, 12-year-old American-bred stallion owned by Blair Cudmore
Ulano, 9-year-old stallion, owned by Blair Cudmore
Ceonto, 9-year-old gelding owned by Blair Cudmore
Total Touch, owned by Blair Cudmore


  • Alternate for 2007 Pan American Games team
  • Riding member of 2003 Pan American Games team riding Conejo
  • Member of team for 2002 World Championships
  • Originally from Vancouver Island
2010 Grand Prix Season
Grand Prix Horse Placing Faults
$30,000 H.I.T.S. Grand Prix, Desert Circuit II, Thermal, California Southern Pride 5th 0
$30,000 H.I.T.S. Grand Prix, Desert Circuit II, Thermal, California Ulano 28th 8
$50,000 World Cup Qualifier, Desert Circuit II, Thermal, California Ulano 6th 0
$50,000 World Cup Qualifier, Desert Circuit II, Thermal, California Southern Pride 13th 4
$50,000 World Cup Qualifier, Desert Circuit III, Thermal, California Ulano 5th 1
$50,000 World Cup Qualifier, Desert Circuit III, Thermal, California Southern Pride 9th 4
$50,000 World Cup Qualifer, Desert Circuit IV, Thermal, California Ulano 3rd 0
$50,000 World Cup Qualifer, Desert Circuit V, Thermal, California Ulano 2nd 0
$50,000 World Cup Qualifer, Desert Circuit V, Thermal, California Southern Pride 9th 4

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