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Contents 9
A Guide to Show Jumping
10
Thunderbird Sponsors
11
Thunderbird August Class Highlights
15
Ireland wins Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™
19
How to Qualify for the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final
26
Thunder Throwback: Rich Fellers and Flexible 2012 World Cup™
32
Eric Lamaze soars to 4th in the Longines FEI World Rankings
39
Featured Artist: Debra Garside
47
Olympic Equestrian Carl Hester, Headed to Tbird
50
Barn Reimagined
61
The FEI World Equestrian Games™
67
Secondary Emotions in the Horse to Human Connection
76
Justify's Triple Crown Run
83
Ask the Judge with Randy Roy
94
A Guide To Thunderbird Show Park
95
Advertisers Index
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Tbird / Ashley Toye
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From the Editor The construction of excellence is built from many small things over time and with some exciting changes it is my pleasure to present the second edition of the Thunderbird Premium Magazine this year. The World Cup edition showcases some incredible athletes that have been a part of our year so far at Thunderbird. Our magazine provides material on the structure of Show Jumping and the World Cup. Everyone new to the world of Show Jumping can take a deeper look into what makes these horse and rider combinations true athletes! At Thunderbird, it is our shared goal to create an outstanding quality publication. It was an honor to act as a photographer at the CSIO5* Longines Grand Prix & Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Canada this past May. We are grateful to our sponsors and advertisers for their continued support. Let's close out the season together!
Ashley Lauren Toye ashley@tbird.ca
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A message from Jane Tidball & Chris Pack As we embark on our 45th Anniversary of hosting tournaments, we couldn’t be more fortunate to share it will all of our friends that keep returning year after year to compete. We welcome our new exhibitors making their way to ‘tbird’ for the first time, it is going to be an exciting season! We are so proud to continue to grow with the new Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup League as we host our first 5* event. We look forward to welcoming athletes both two and four legged from around the world to our show. With some unbelievable support, we are able to build an additional FEI barn as well as a new FEI rider trail which will alleviate horse traffic down the main boulevard along the hunter rings. And speaking of hunter rings, our amazing grounds crew has created a
signature silica warm up ring and golf cart parking down Maplebrook Lane. We are pleased to have secured renewal for the next three years in the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping League, we have increased that tournament to a 4* and can’t think of a better way to end our International season. We are looking forward to having everyone back for our 2018 season and we sincerely thank you all for being such loyal exhibitors, staff, sponsors and friends. Good luck to everyone, Jane and Chris.
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A Guide to Show Jumping
Tbird / Ashley Toye Daniel Coyle and Cita for Team Ireland in the 2018 Longines FEI Nations Cup™ in Langley, BC
Show Jumping: this sport involves a horse and rider navigating a course of 10 or more obstacles against the clock, where the goal is to leave all the jumps up while having the fastest time. Grand Prix: these events are the biggest of each show, and are judged on time and faults over the course of 2 rounds with jumps up to 1.60 meters. Vertical Jump: a jump of 1 set of standards where the poles or planks are all vertically placed. Oxer Jump: a jump with two sets of standards close together where the poles create a spread that the horse and rider have to cover. Triple Bar Jump: a jump with three sets of standards to create a very large spread. Combination Jump: can be either 2 or 3 jumps consecutively, with 1 or 2 strides in between. This is a test of a horse’s agility, strength, scope, and the rider’s ability to make adjustments very quickly. Liverpool Jump: a jump with a shallow tray of water below it, usually 3-4 feet wide.
Open Water Jump: a wide, dug in ditch filled with water usually 7-8 feet wide. Jumping Faults: occur when a horse knocks a fence and lowers its height, or refuses to jump a fence. Each error results in 4 faults. Time Faults: incurred when a horse and rider go over the time allowed, for each 4 seconds over the time allowed 1 time fault is given during the first round of an FEI Grand Prix, and 1 fault is incurred for every 1 second over the time allowed in the Jump Off. For National Grand Prix’, each second over is 1 time fault in both rounds. Time Allowed: a time set by the course designer that is the minimum time a horse and rider must complete the course in. This is based on a speed of 350-400 meters per minute depending on the course. Jump Off: each pair that have no faults in the first round continue on to the jump off held at the completion of the first round. During this round, the course is shorter, the time allowed is tighter, and riders take big risks to be the fastest. Whoever completes the jump off the fastest with no faults will win the Grand Prix.
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Tbird / Ashley Toye Eugenio Garza Perez and Armani SI Z were third in the $235,000 Longines CSIO5* Longines Grand Prix in Langley, BC
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Ireland wins Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Team Ireland posted a convincing victory in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Canada at Langley. In a five-country challenge they established their authority when holding the lead with just two faults on the scoreboard at the halfway stage, and then they wrapped it up in round two without having to call on anchorman Conor Swail for a second time. By Louise Parkes/FEI Press Release
Tbird / Ashley Toye Daniel Coyle, Conor Swail, Michael Blake, Capt. Brian Cournane and Richie Moloney at the 2018 Longines FEI Nations Cup™ in Langley, BC
Their final total of 12 faults didn’t truly reflect their supremacy which could have been even greater if Swail had returned to the ring. But they still finished six faults ahead of their Canadian hosts in runner-up spot while Team Mexico rallied brilliantly to line up third on 25 faults. USA had to settle for fourth when racking up a 34-fault total but that was still good enough to see them qualify, along with Canada, for the series Final in Barcelona (ESP) as the top two finishers in the North/ Central America and Caribbean League qualifying series. Brazil filled fifth and last place, but started with only a three-man side so had no drop-score, yet in keeping with the pattern of this fascinating competition the team showed a dramatic improvement second time out to finish on a total of 40.
Asked about the recipe for the Irish team’s recent successes, Chef d’Equipe Michael Blake said it is about putting a new strategy in place in order to expand the pool of horses and riders. “Like a lot of countries we had started to rely on the old guard too much. When I got the job I decided the best thing we could do was develop as many riders as we could and give them Nations Cup experience. So last year 29 riders jumped on 20 different teams and we had 17 podium finishes out of 20. Obviously winning the European Championship was a big thing for us. This year, as of today, 25 riders have jumped on a Nations Cup team - we also had a win in Lisbon this weekend and for us to have two winning teams in the same weekend, that showed some depth!" Michael Blake, Team Ireland's Chef d'Equipe said. >
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The Canadians always looked Barcelona-bound after winning the first two league qualifiers in Ocala (USA) and Coapexpan (MEX), but they couldn’t make it a hat-trick at home when, despite a brilliant double-clear from pathfinders Tiffany Foster and Victor (Elmshorn x Grandeur), they lost their second-line partnership. Keean White’s 13-year-old For Freedom Z (For Pleasure x Baloubet du Rouet) took a severe dislike to the watertray under the oxer at fence six and was eliminated. And water was a recurring theme all afternoon as the rain poured down on the Thunderbird show arena while American anchorman, Richard Spooner, gave a masterclass in horsemanship at the open water obstacle. His 11-year-old Chatinus (Chacco-Blue x Argentinus) needed some serious encouragement just to splash through it first time out, but actually managed to clear it at his second attempt much to the delight of the crowd. Daniel Coyle’s (23) uncharacteristic 13-fault result with Cita (Casall x Pik Ramiro) was Ireland’s only
weak point in the first round. Richie Moloney (36) opened the competition with a foot-perfect run from the 15-year-old Carrabis Z (Canabis Z x Grannusso), so when both former Irish armyman Brian Cournane with Dino and Swail with Rubens LS la Silla (Rebozo LS La Silla x Cash) collected just a single time fault each then the team was well out in front going into round two. A second clear from Moloney meant that even adding the nine collected by Cournane and a single time fault from Coyle at his second attempt, the win was in the bag without Swail’s assistance. Chef d’Equipe Blake said he was particularly pleased with today’s victory. “We targeted this event a year ago and put the team together early. All four riders managed to go one-time clear and Richie was brilliant - I’m so proud of him, he rode out of his skin. Daniel’s first round didn’t go to plan but he came back and did a great job, making a success out of potential disaster. That’s what Nations Cups are all about!” he said. <
Tbird / Ashley Toye Daniel Coyle and Richie Moloney celebating after the Team Ireland victory in the 2018 Longines FEI Nations Cup™ in Langley, BC
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How to Qualify for the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final By Carley Sparks
Next to an Olympic medal, the Longines FEI World CupTM title is the single greatest honor an individual athlete can aspire to in the sport of show jumping.
(DC), Lexington (KY), Toronto (ON), Thermal (CA), Las Vegas (NV), Guadalajara (MX), Wellington (FL) and Leon (CA), before ending in Ocala (FL) in March.
Like Canada to USA in the Team Jumping Final at the 2008 Beijing Games, it’s second only to the Nations Cup on the FEI calendar. Suffice it to say, it’s a title every top rider dreams of capturing. Ideally, as many times as possible.
When the last qualifier is complete, the top four scores for each rider will be tallied, determining who has made the cut for Göteborg.
(Historical aside: Five riders have managed to win the World Cup three times in its 40-year history— Switzerland’s Hugo Simon, Canada’s Ian Millar, Germany’s Marcus Ehning and Meredith MichaelBeerbaum, and Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa.) But winning the title even once is no easy feat. Just qualifying for the Final is an arduous year-long affair that depends upon consistent results and, typically, a string of top horses. Some 52 countries, competing in 16 different leagues, vie for the opportunity. But only 45 riders will earn a spot on the start list for the Final in Göteborg, Sweden in 2019. Of those, a mere 14 will hail from North America—ten Americans (seven from the East Coast subleague and three from the West Coast subleague), two Canadians and two Mexicans. To earn points, riders can compete in as many qualifiers, on as many horses, in as many parts of the world, as they like. Within the North American League, there are 14 opportunities to collect points toward the 2018/2019 Final. The season starts in Langley, BC at Thunderbird Showpark this August and continues into spring 2019 with stops in North Salem (NY), Johnston (OH), Rancho Murieta (CA), Del Mar (CA), Washington
The only rider assured of a ticket is USA’s Beezie Madden, winner of the 2018 FEI World CupTM Jumping Final. If she successfully defends her title, she’ll become the sixth rider to have captured it three times. It promises to be a nail-biting season of top sport. Hopes will be crushed. Dreams will be realized. And one lucky rider will take home the coveted title! Come along for the ride as the FEI World CupTM Jumping North American League kicks off at Tbird! <
2018/2019 Longines FEI World Cup™ Qualifier Schedule: August 21-26, 2018 | Langley, British Columbia Canada September 26-30, 2018 | North Salem, New York USA October 3-7, 2018 | Johnstown, Ohio USA October 3-7, 2018 | Rancho Murieta, California USA October 17-21, 2018 | Del Mar, California USA October 23-28, 2018 | Washington, DC USA October 30- Nov 7, 2018 | Lexington, Kentucky USA November 5-10 2018 | Toronto, Ontario CAN November 6-11 2018 | Thermal, California USA November 13-18, 2018 | Las Vegas, Nevada USA January 23-27, 2019 | Guadalajara MEX February 1-3, 2019 | Wellington, Florida USA February 6-10, 2019 | Leon, MEX March 6-10, 2019 | Ocala, Florida USA
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I am delighted to have joined the exclusive club of two-time winners of the Longines FEI World Cup Final. To win it twice is just amazing. I love the World Cup, I love the competition format, it is the Championship of the year for me! Beezie Madden USA
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Thunder Throwback: Rich Fellers & Flexible 2012 World Cup™ By Carley Sparks
American Olympian Rich Fellers has contested nine Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Finals, eight of which were aboard his famed Irish Sport Horse stallion, Flexible. Here he recalls the week they captured the victory and solidified their place in show jumping history. As told to Carley Sparks. It’s the dream, making the World Cup Final. Any young rider will tell you the Olympics, the World Cup Final, that’s the dream. Then once you experience it, it can turn into sort of a nightmare, depending on how it goes. My first World Cup Final wasn’t great. I remember. It was 2007 in Las Vegas. I was riding a horse named Gyro. We ended up 36 out of something like 45 horses. It was definitely disappointing. But moments like that stir the fire in your belly. You want to get back. You want to qualify again and you want to perform better. My second time was the following year in Gothenburg, Sweden with Flexible. It was his first World Cup Final and we ended up second overall, which was just absolutely shocking. That stirred the fire even more. I wanted to get back and win because I knew I probably could. I just came second on my first try with Flexible. Then when it all comes together, a full week of championship competition and it comes down to a jump off like it did in 2012 in ‘s-Hertognebosch (NED) with me and Flexible and Steve Guerdat (SUI) on his incredible horse, Nino des Buissonnets—that’s the fairytale ending. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Because that Final didn’t begin on a good foot. For starters, Flexible’s flight to Europe was rerouted. He was going to fly out of Seattle, which he normally does, but the flight was cancelled, so we had to ship down to L.A. It’s a two-day trip which added stress on the horse.
Then the connecting flight was delayed and he was stuck in Scotland. He finally got to Holland with a lot of extra wear and tear from the trip. That was unsettling— to start out with a horse that maybe was a bit worn out from a long, long journey. Flexible was 16-year-old at the time, which is considered quite old in this sport. But I think for him that wasn’t so old, now that I reflect on it. The Final started out, as always, with the speed round on Thursday night. Flexible was on form and won the first night out. He was just brilliant. Very fast and very careful and full of energy. The second round was big, a typical World Cup Final Friday. There was a double combination away from the out-gate late in the course that seemed to be catching everyone. To this day, I don’t know exactly why it was so tricky, but I ended up having the rail that most of the top horses had in that combination, so I dropped back a bit the standings. I think I went into Sunday’s final round in third or fourth place. Flexible just stayed super energetic that week. Super bright. Every time I took him out to exercise in the morning he was fresh and full of himself—obviously on very good form. The first round on Sunday was a big, scopey, technical course, a classic championship course. Flexible jumped a clear, which moved me up into the tie with Steve Guerdat. Pius Schwizer (SUI) had a pole down and dropped back. In the second round, Steve and I both jumped a clear again. We were locked in a tie. The times of the rounds determines the order of go for the jump off, so Steve went first. >
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He was getting his horse ready in the warm up ring— jumping back and forth and galloping and turning a little bit. I remember our chef de’equipe George Morris said, “Well, what do you want to jump, Rich?” I said, “I don’t really wanna jump. I don’t think I need to jump. He knows how to jump and he must be tired.” It was a long week. He’d just jumped two huge rounds. “I think I’ll just do a little walk-trot flat work and watch Steve go.” That was the first time I’ve ever done that in my life, not jumped before a jump off. I could feel that Flexible was in the zone. He was so focused and he was getting a bit tired. So, I just walked him up and peaked through the curtain to watch Steve go around. That was fun to watch. It’s
always fun to watch brilliant show jumping. He laid down an incredible, fast, fault-free performance on what I learned afterward was without a doubt the fastest horse in Europe at the time. And that just motivated me. I believed, and I still believe, that Flexible is one of the fastest horses of all time. I thought, I’m just going to match what he did. I’m not going to leave out any more strides, I’m not going to turn any tighter. I’m just going to try and match his track and his pace and trust that Flexible is quicker. And he was. To win in a jump off like that, I don’t think I’ll ever top that in my career. I well up just thinking about it. It was the dream. And the dream came true. <
Tbird / Ashley Toye Rich Fellers and Flexible in one of many victorious rounds at Thunderbird Show Park
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Eric Lamaze soars to 4th in the Longines FEI World Rankings By Ashley Toye
Eric Lamaze (CAN), is currently ranked 4th in the Longines FEI World Rankings. The Three-time Olympic medalist has had an incredible summer of competition to bring him to this position. With two training bases, one in Wellington, Florida, the second in Brussels, Belgium, he says, “Every sport in the world is about confidence. Any win at a five-star competition does tremendous things for your confidence.” (Source: Starting Gate Communications) Throughout the year points are accumulated for both horses and riders in Grands Prix*, the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping and the Longines FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping, including the Finals, as well as the World and European Senior Championships. The Longines FEI World’s Best Jumping Horse will be determined from the horse’s 10 best results of the year in the Longines Rankings. The Longines FEI World’s Best Jumping Rider will be the leading rider in the Longines Rankings at the end of the year. These awards are establishing excitement and suspense throughout the year. The winners' will be presented with a Longines watch and trophy during the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final. Juan-Carlos Capelli, Vice President of Longines and Head of International Marketing, said: “With our partner the FEI, we decided to create the Longines FEI World’s Best Jumping Rider and Horse awards in order to increase the global visibility of the discipline of Jumping. We hope that these awards will inspire more people to follow the results of the leading athletes and horses in the Longines Rankings throughout the year, get to know the many different competitions and understand how they are linked, such as the legs of the three Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping series all leading towards
the Final. By bringing together the heroes of Jumping on a global level, we are convinced that Jumping and equestrian sports in general will further extend their international outreach.” (Source: FEI/Longines.com) “We’re very pleased to announce these two new awards, together with Longines, which will serve as an additional recognition of outstanding performance and achievement at the highest level of the sport”, FEI President Ingmar de Vos said. “These awards will add an exciting new dimension to the already coveted monthly Longines Rankings leader title, and build engagement with our audiences as they follow the top athletes and horses throughout the year.” (Source: FEI/Longines. com) During the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final held in Paris this past April, Kent Farrington claimed the award for the Longines FEI World’s Best Jumping Rider. It was HH Azur, US Olympic mare who was declared the Longines FEI World’s Best Jumping Horse at a special presentation in the Paris City Hall. With lots of time still left on the clock, Harrie Smolders (NED) for the thrid month in a row has be on top and shows no intention of narrowing the gap between himself and the rest of the Top Ten. Eric Lamaze (CAN) soared quickly to the fourth position after a round of wins at Spruce Meadows. There are numerous Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ & CSI5* events held around the world and it looks like we are in for a thrilling season. With the confidence Eric Lamaze (CAN) exudes and the talent and depth to his show string, we look forward to cheering him on and seeing where he ends up in the rankings in the following months. <
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Featured Artist: Debra Garside
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Debra grew up on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The daughter of avid nature lovers she spent her youth exploring the beautiful Pacific Coast region with sketch pad and brownie camera in hand. Debra's love of horses rivaled that of her interest in art, and her skills as a showjumping rider soon landed her a professional riding job in the Calgary area. She founded True North Stables and became one of Canada's most accredited equestrian coaches and competed internationallt. After a 30-year career in the horse industry Debra changed tracks to rediscover her artistic roots. "Warm Embrace" was recently awarded a top-5 placing in the Natural History Museum of London UK Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest which is exhibited in all Royal Museums world-wide. The image was selected
from over 50,000 entries, from 92 different countries. "Peeramid" received a Highly Honored Award from Nature's Best Photography and received a place on the wall of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum of Washington DC. Debra is currently working on a 5-year project to photograph the wild horses and disappearing culture of nomadic horseman in Mongolia, where she also leads photography and cultural tours. We look forward to showcasing her art at Thunderbird Show Park this summer. Please visit www. sableislandhorses.ca and www.debragarsidephotography. com to view more of her work. <
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Olympic Equestrian Carl Hester, Headed to Tbird
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Raised on the tiny Channel island of Sark, the island has no cars and horses are very much part of Sark life. It is no surprise that Carl learnt to ride, what is more surprising is where his early introduction to horses on this sleepy island has led him. The first equine to be subjected to Carl’s skill was a donkey that Carl would ride to the village shop. Always eager on the way there for the chance of a carrot he stubbornly refused to leave for the journey home. Carl would get on board, then be handed the shopping and with a flap of the carrier bags that frightened the donkey they set off home at a spanking gallop. Once a year the whole island gets together for the Sark horse show. This tradition still remains and the horse show weekend has now become an annual pilgrimage for Carl and friends. On one memorable trip Carl, with fellow riders Richard Barrett and Peter Storr, entered the bareback race. This is three laps at flat out gallop against the locals around a large field with every shape and size of horse and pony entered. If you think Carl is competitive in a grand prix you should have seen him that day, overtaking dangerously, cutting people up. He won and was as pleased as if it was a gold medal. Carl’s career took the most dramatic turn when Dr Bechtolsheimer approached him to join his yard as a rider. “I was totally overawed at the interview; I had never seen a yard like it or horses of this calibre. This part of Carl’s career is well documented but it is sufficient to say
that Carl feels a lasting fondness and debt to Dr and Mrs. B who literally gave him the chance of a lifetime.” I rode and trained with Dr B for three and a half years and in 1990 went to the World Championships on Rubelit von Unkenriff, the European Championships in 1991 and in 1992 the Barcelona Olympics on Georgioni. I was the youngest British rider to ever compete in an Olympic Games. “It was the most amazing thing that had ever happened to me, and a period that changed the course of my life.” Carl eventually moved to buy his own yard. There is no such thing as a lie-in at Carls. He is irritatingly cheerful and bouncing with energy first thing in the morning. With his mobile ringing and a shout to the dogs he is off to the yard. The schedule is tight, but not hurried where the horses are concerned. Carl never rushes a schooling session and each horse is worked for as long as is required to achieve the goal Carl has set. He misses nothing and calls instructions to the others on the team as they school alongside him. The afternoons are when Carl teaches his many clients. Dressage in Motion, Thunderbird Show Park and Horse Council BC are excited to host a Weekend Master Class with Carl Hester at Thunderbird Show Park to be held on November 10th and 11th, 2018. We are honored to have been selected as one of his Master Class world tour locations. <
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Barn Reimagined By Andrea Marván | Photography by Ema Peter Photography
When architect Asher deGroot designed the barn at Swallowfield Farm, one thing was very clear: beyond a striking design, it needed to be fully functional. Sitting on a 5-acre hobby farm along historic Telegraph Trail in Langley – and just a stone’s throw from Thunderbird Equestrian Centre – the barn is the first completed project of MOTIV Architects, Asher’s recently founded East Vancouver firm, and a project that brought the community together. Asher completed his architecture studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, renowned for its long tradition in building. “Dalhousie really cares about [ensuring] students come out with real practical building knowledge,” says Asher, “not just being designers but also understanding building processes.” It was this practical knowledge and his previous work experience that led Asher to discuss with his parents, Dennis and Jenny deGroot, owners of Swallowfield Farm, the idea of building a new barn and taking on the construction themselves. The deGroot family wanted to build something unique that would function as a regular barn but also include a hayloft that could double as a space to host events. While it was easy to get carried away thinking of the endless possibilities of the hayloft gathering space, it was always important to keep in mind that it needed to be a fully functional barn. The entire orientation and design were driven by the constraints of running a working farm: wide alleyways for easy tractor access, an open ground floor to allow the animals and machinery to get in and out, a workshop space, cattle manger and loafing area. Inspiration for this project is drawn from traditional barn designs which dot the landscape of North America. Reinterpreted with a contemporary twist, the Swallowfield barn combines heritage and tradition with a modern sensibility of the space. The deGroot family hopes that, a hundred years from now, their barn will remain a landmark on Telegraph Trail. When designing the barn, Asher took into consideration that the barn was to be built as a traditional barn raising, where members of the community, friends and family all worked together building the barn. This particular factor kept Asher constantly aware of even the smallest building detail. “Part of the design challenge for me was to detail things in such a way that I could build them myself,” says Asher. “And I learned a lot through that.” >
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The result: a modern west coast–inspired construction of bare beauty where form and function are entwined. The functional ground floor is simple yet full of warmth, benefiting from the power of natural light coming through the tall sliding doors that allow a fresh breeze during the warmer months. On the top floor an airy hayloft space opens up, perfect for storing hay but also an ideal space for long-table dinners, concerts and gatherings. A corrugated plastic skylight allows plenty of sunshine to stream in, and at the top of the back wall, a whimsical detail: a small hole and a ledge that has already attracted a resident barn owl, an at-risk species in BC. Asher characterizes his style as regional modernism, influenced by west coast materials, but more importantly, he strives to ensure his design reflects the place that it’s in. “No matter where you are in the world,” says Asher, “I think it’s necessary to learn about the place and about the materials that people use and building culture there, so that your design reflects it.” With more than a decade in the industry, Asher has gained vast experience working with wood; this has led him to understand how wood can be shaped, how it acts structurally, and how people interact and respond to it. “I think we are tactile people,” explains Asher, “which is why I think working with wood is something I love doing, because people like the feel of wood and its unique character and are inevitably drawn to it.” The warmth of the wood inside the barn contrasts with the dark grey–stained cladding on the outside. “When you approach the barn,” says Asher, “the end walls are
bright and warm, and I think that’s important that you see from the road.” On the far side of the barn, facing the road, there is a strip of LED lights around the perimeter of the barn that illuminates the façade. It is a thoughtful detail that highlights the silhouette of the barn and has become a familiar orientation point and an awe-inspiring sight. As a designer, Asher firmly believes that good design can bring value to agricultural buildings and barns. “Why not?” he chuckles. “They shape [our] lives like a house can.” His elegant design ennobles the concept of a barn space, allowing for an enjoyable moment of animalhuman interaction. “I hope that cows that have been raised in this barn are going to be happier or tastier,” says Asher with a laugh. And why shouldn’t they? We all know a good restaurant atmosphere enhances the food experience; design should also play an important part in an animal’s life and our rapport with them. Despite the challenges that come from building something of that magnitude with a group of sixty volunteers, the rewards were countless. “For me and my practice,” says Asher, “having a project where I got to be so involved provided a great learning opportunity for me. But [more important] was the community we built around the project. And, another big part I hope, is the design. It wasn’t just a barn, it was something unique.” When somebody puts so much passion and thought into a well-designed building, the results are stunning. The Swallowfield barn is indeed a unique space that elevates the rural farm experience. <
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The 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™ is on it's way to be the largest sporting event in North Carolina history. There are 500,000 spectators expected to attend the event and an estimated $400 million dollar economic impact over the thirteen day competition at the Tryon International Equestrian Center at Tryon Resort in Tryon, North Carolina. The World Equestrian Games are held every four years and resemble the structure of the Olympic Games. The global championship is composed of eight equestrian disciplines; Jumping, Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage, Eventing, Driving, Endurance, Vaulting
and Reining. Equestrian athletes from over seventy countries will travel to the FEI World Equestrian Games™ to compete in this thrilling atmosphere! Over two weeks, like the Olympics, equestrians and horses will compete through a tough selection process. Participating countries send teams that have distinguished themselves through competition as the nation's best in each respective discipline. Tryon, North Carolina will host and give an incredible opportunity to hundreds of thousands of horses, riders and spectators to ride, watch and cheer on their winning teams! <
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Secondary Emotions in the Horse to Human Connection By Antonia J.Z. Henderson | Equine Psychologist, Langara College, Vancouver, BC
A couple of years ago I retired my old dressage horse, handed over the reins to a professional at my stable to retrain him as a hunter, and brought in my new dressage horse to the stall next door. I thought it unlikely that my old horse would take much notice; surely he was insufficiently cognitively sophisticated to experience jealousy. That was the stuff of anthropomorphic mumbojumbo â&#x20AC;Ś right? But as I watched my formerly personable horse, lunging at passing horses, aggressively kicking the walls, and/ or standing with his head pressed into the back wall in the most heart-breaking, apparent depression, I began to wonder. Just as we were considering cutting off his head-hanging-out privileges he took a lunge at me in what seemed to be a desperate (albeit misguided) effort for my attention, and later (after cowering under my wrath) used his head to draw me into his chest and hold me there. It was time for this cynical scientist to rethink her assumptions. Secondary Emotions in Animals? Up until recently, most psychological researchers believed, as did I, that animals and humans may share primary emotions (such as happiness, sadness, anger, or fear), but that secondary emotions (such as pride, guilt, shame, jealousy, or love) require self-consciousness, self-reflection, and an understanding of the conscious intentions of others; qualities that are beyond the scope of most animals. Cognitive ethologists (those that study the mental capacities, emotions, and motivations of animals) challenge this assumption, arguing these particular
mental capacities would not be categorically unique to human beings with no precursors in other species. Rather, they embrace evolutionary continuity which argues for a continuum of capacities; differences among species are differences in degree rather than in kind (e.g. Bekoff, 2002). Evidence for evolutionary continuity comes from a study by social psychologists Christine Harris and Caroline Prouvost (2014) investigating jealousy in dogs. They found that when owners ignored their own dogs to play with a realistic looking stuffed dog, most dogs showed behaviours that even hard-core scientists would have to call jealousy; pushing, nosing, positioning themselves between the stuffed dog and the owner, and even attacking the offending interloper. These researchers note that jealousy may have evolved in species (such as dogs) with multiple dependent young who compete for protection, food, and affection from their mothers. We may also see these â&#x20AC;&#x153;jealousâ&#x20AC;? behaviours in animals that require cooperation from other group members for survival; where alliances are formed and can be threatened. Although similar studies have not yet been conducted with horses, by this reasoning, horses, who form enduring alliances within a herd, may well exhibit jealous types of behaviours among group members. The next step, whether horses feel jealous of a rival who may threaten the bond they share with their human owner, is a sizable leap. In order for a horse to feel jealous, there needs to be an attachment relationship that he is trying to protect. And when it comes to horses feeling this enduring bond for one particular and specific human, well, this is where it gets tricky. >
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Attachment Theory “Attachment” was coined by psychological researcher John Bowlby (1980, 1982) to explain an infant’s tendency to seek proximity and form strong bonds with a particular caregiver, who was seen as providing protection, comfort and support. This attachment system evolved over time and arose instinctively to increase the infant’s chance of survival. Bowlby outlined specific characteristics of his attachment system. These are not casual relationships. Attachments form with specific others that are not readily substitutable. These bonds develop slowly, endure over time, and are unrelated to quality (even when relationship quality deteriorates, the attachment glue persists). Individuals want to maintain closeness with their attachment figures, use them as source of support from which to explore the world, and seek them out in times of threat. They experience anxiety when separated, and intense grief upon loss. Equine Attachment: Considering these key attachment characteristics we might argue that horses attach to each other. (Certainly we do not need more research to know that the “anxiety upon separation” holds true!). And … going the other way, there is a robust literature suggesting that people attach to their companion animals; presumably horses could also fulfill this role for their human owners. However, it is unlikely that our horses “attach” to us in the sense that Bowlby defined it. Does my horse (even my jealous horse) always want to be close to me? Does he use me as a secure stronghold from which to explore his environment? Is he anxious when I leave the barn? Does he see me as a safe haven in times of threat? Am I irreplaceable? That is a harder sell to this sciencededicated curmudgeon. Mutual grooming and wither scratching, that horses do with one another, has been found to have inherent calming properties; it lowers heart rate, decreases cortisol levels, and increases endorphin production. Interestingly, vigourous wither scratching by a human
substitute also appears to have similar stress-reducing properties for horses (Feh & Mazières, 1993). Equine researcher Andrew McLean suggests that this tactile contact may be comparable to the tactile comfort that an infant seeks with an attachment figure such as a parent or close caregiver, and thus forms the basis of an attachment relationship. Additionally, since in many modern equine management systems there is limited or no horse-to-horse tactile contact, this bond with a human owner may be particularly critical. This attachment through scratching hypothesis was tested by equine researcher Carol Sankey who compared the impact of food vs. grooming rewards upon horseto-human bonding and learning (2010). Horses were trained using positive reinforcement – either with a food-reward or a grooming-reward (short vigorous, wither scratching) – to stand still for up to 60 seconds without being held or tied. Not only did Sankey’s foodrewarded horses learn the task more quickly and easily (sadly, only 4 of the 10 struggling grooming-rewarded horses achieved mastery), they also seemed to like their trainers better – approached them more readily, and spent more time with them after training – than did the grooming-rewarded horses. Though not a specific test of “attachment” Sankey’s results suggest that if you want your horse to like you better (and to learn more quickly) be prepared to pay up with treats. The Scientist Inches Outside the Box So was my horse jealous? I think so. We had been together for 10 years and I was the number one human in his life. He was definitely connected to me if not attached. I believe he understood that the new kid was threatening that connection. He has settled into his new home across the country, being doted on by his new owner, and will only ever have to hack out in straight lines on perfect footing for as long as he is able to do so. Did I experience grief upon separation? Absolutely! But did he? Although a slight blow to my ego, I’m happy for his sake that I was quite readily replaced. <
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Justify’s Triple Crown Run Caps Magical Run for Langley Breeder John Gunther, owner of Glennwood Farm in Kentucky, bred 13th U.S. Triple Crown champion Justify By Dan Ralph | The Canadian Press
What a ride it’s been for Langley’s John Gunther and Glennwood Farm. Justify captured the Belmont Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths Saturday to become just the 13th U.S. Triple Crown champion and second since 1978. The majestic chestnut colt was bred at Glennwood Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, which is owned by Gunther and run by his daughter, Tanya. “What an amazing experience, my heart was pounding and I had to sit down,” said Gunther, who witnessed Justify’s historic run at Belmont Park. “Everybody was in tears, the staff at Glennwood, my daughter and even myself. “It’s just incredible to consider the horse’s first start was Feb. 18. What he’s accomplished in such a short time is just really incredible, I just don’t know what else to say.” It was Tanya Gunther who paired Justify’s sire (Scat Daddy) and mare (Stage Magic). John Gunther credits his daughter’s encyclopedic understanding of blood-lines for creating the champion thoroughbred. “This means everything to Glennwood,” said John Gunther. ”We’re a small, petite farm and now we’re going to be recognized around the world. Any time we’re consigning yearlings we’re going to get people certainly taking a second look at our consignments when we do sell yearlings. We’ve been able to brand something very special in what we’ve accomplished.” The Gunthers knew shortly after Justify’s birth he was something special. In fact, John Gunther, was so convinced Justify would win the Triple Crown he boldly predicted the sweep long before the horse’s Kentucky Derby win last month. “What’s most impressive about him is his mental attitude, nothing upsets him at all,” Gunther said. “You look at 170,000 people yelling and screaming at the Kentucky Derby and he doesn’t even turn a hair.
“When we saw him in the paddock (Saturday), he just looked so typically fantastic. He even looked like he added a few pounds from the Preakness, I mean, this horse just recovers so amazingly quick.” At 6-0, Justify joins the legendary Seattle Slew (1977) as the only two undefeated Triple Crown winners. Justify is also the first horse to register the sweep without racing as a two-year-old due to a pulled muscle. Justify’s pedigree features plenty of Canadian content. Scat Daddy’s bloodlines include Canadian-breds Nijinsky (an English Triple Crown champion), Northern Dancer and Storm Bird. Stage Magic’s genealogy features Canadian Hall of Famer Awesome Again — the 1997 Queen’s Plate and 1998 Breeders’ Cup Classic champion — and Canadian-breds Deputy Minister, Vice Regent and Mint Copy. By winning the Derby, Justify broke the dreaded Apollo Curse, becoming the first horse to win that race after not starting as a two-year-old since Apollo did in 1882. Justify was a US$500,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase by China Horse Club and Maverick Racing. He earned $800,000 for winning the Belmont, boosting his career total to almost $3.8 million. Justify’s quick ascent to North American prominence will undoubtedly put pressure on Glennwood to produce another Triple Crown contender. But it’s a challenge Gunther welcomes. “To achieve a result like this, how do you beat it?” he said. “But you’ve got to keep doing it just to try it again. We’ve just got to keep working and working and working and just try to produce more graded stakes winners.” >
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Justify, with jockey Mike Smith up, wins the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown, June 9, 2018, in Elmont, N.Y.
Justify joins a long list of champions Glennwood has bred or co-bred including First Samurai (Grade 1 winner, $915,075 earned); Mo Town (co-bred, Grade 1 winner); My Miss Sophia (second 2014 Kentucky Oaks); Stay Thirsty (co-bred, Grade 1 winner, $1.936 million); Stevie Wonderboy (co-bred, 2005 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile champion, $1.059 million); and Tamarkuz (2016 Breeders’ Cup dirt mile winner, $1.84 million). And Gunther might have to look no further than his farm for the next Justify. The Triple Crown winner’s yet unnamed half-brother is a yearling at Glennwood and is the spitting image of his older sibling. “He’s as impressive as Justify was as a yearling,” Gunther said. “When the half-brother was foaled he was lying in the stall and his legs were so long that I said to Tanya, ‘Well, here’s one we can’t sell.’ “I didn’t even realize it was Justify’s halfbrother and it was Stage Magic who’d had the foal.”
That goes against the traditional breeding business practice of selling the yearlings to help fund their operation. But Gunther opted to follow his gut with this decision, which came long before Justify’s emergence as a champion racehorse. “If he can run like Justify or almost as good, that would do it,” Gunther said. ”If he could win a graded race it would be unbelievable.” Especially considering another Stage Magic offspring, The Lieutenant, won a Grade III race last month, giving the mare two recent graded states winners. “That mare is so special,” Gunther said. “She really puts everything into her foals.” Gunther guesses Justify’s next race will be $1.25-million Grade 1 Travers Stakes on Aug. 25 at Saratoga, with an eventual appearance at the Breeder’s Cup. But with the Triple Crown in tow, Gunther believes the pressure is off Justify. “No more pressure,” GuntherFEI/ Shannon said. “He’s done everything I or anyone could dream of.”Brinkman
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Ask the Judge: Black Stirrups. Breastplates, Open Mouths and More Randy Roy is a senior international judge, course designer and author. He owns and operates Hunters Glen Show Stable in King, ON, with his daughter, Ryan Roy. By Randy Roy
How do you feel about black stirrups in an equitation class?
directly in front of you, but the second jump is either to the left or right. Which lead should you start on?
I don’t like them, because it’s difficult to see where the foot is positioned due to the black boot. A stirrup could be lost and because there is no contrast, I could miss it.
The most logical and direct approach would be to start with the right lead if the second jump is to the right, and to start with the left lead if the second jump is to the left, but starting with the opposite lead is acceptable.
What are your thoughts on a hunter wearing a breastplate that obviously serves no purpose? Be careful about assuming it obviously serves no purpose. Without a standing martingale it may appear to serve no purpose, but some riders use the breastplate to prevent the saddle from sliding back. I don’t like the look of it, but it is allowed and it can definitely be useful. In your opinion which is worse: adding a stride, or leaving one out? I always hedge on the side of safety. A good and safe jump with an extra stride will trump a scary, sloppy jump that has dropped a stride. I think it is safer to add a stride than to remove one. The horses jog back into the ring and one gets loose, runs out of the ring and back to the barn. What happens now? Great question. If he gets loose in the ring, and you can catch him and jog him – all is good. Say he jogged sound and then gets loose and returns directly to the barn: everything is still okay (you may miss the presentations, though!). If he gets back to the barn without jogging, he will have to be caught and returned so he can be jogged for soundness. In a handy hunter or an equitation ride-off class you are asked to canter directly to the first jump which is
What do you think of a horse going around in a hunter class with his mouth open? It’s distracting, annoying and unsightly, and in most cases the horse is resisting. The solution: get a hole punch. Put some extra holes in the noseband and shut the mouth firmly. You will find a lot less resistance and it will look much better. Do you use or recommend a walk jump in a handy hunter or equitation class? I never use it and would never recommend it; there is too much risk in messing it up. The horses usually end up collapsing over it, knocking it down or trotting or cantering it. You can lose an otherwise good horse or rider who has had a good class to that point, in my view. What you are looking for when you ask for a handgallop? First, I am looking for a two-point position. Second, you need to be moving faster than a canter, or even an extended canter. Additionally, it is important (in an equitation over fences class) to take the longest approach to the hand-gallop jump to demonstrate as much of a hand-gallop as you can. So many riders take a short approach to this jump and end up with no gallop at all!
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