The distance between the triple bar and the double combination forced riders to choose between fitting in six tight strides, or taking the risk of flattening out in five strides. The penultimate line consisted of a triple bar at fence 12 that led into a double combination at 13, before ending on a bending line to a vertical at 14. Riding in the first major games of her career, Chad was sailing home clear aboard Carona (Untouchable x Silverstone), an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare owned by Lamaze’s Torrey Pines Stable, until she got to the final line on course - a tough technical question that caused rails to hit the dirt often throughout the day. Only five of 122 starters were able to achieve a clear round over the 14 jumps and 17 efforts, which included triple and double combinations, along with highly technical distances between jumps. Only three scores count toward the total with teams of four riders permitted to drop their highest score in each round of competition.Ĭhad, 22, was the top performer in the second round for Canada after taking on the ramped up track set by FEI 4* Jumping Course Designer, Alan Wade of Ireland. However, for the second round, traditional show jumping rules were followed, with four jumping penalties applied for each rail lowered and each refusal, plus one time penalty added for every four seconds over the time allowed. Currently leading the individual standings is Lorenzo de Luca of Italy on a score of 1.19 penalties aboard Irenice Horta.Īs per championship scoring, the fastest individual from the speed phase on the opening day of competition was awarded a perfect score of zero, with every other rider’s time being converted to penalties. Switzerland is holding the lead on 11.64, with the United States hot on their heels at 12.59. With WEG 2018 acting as an Olympic qualifier, the top six teams will earn their country’s berth to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 21, 2018, the Team Final has far more than bragging rights up for grabs. However, team members, Erynn Ballard of Tottenham, ON, Kara Chad of Millarville, AB, Mario Deslauriers of New York, NY and Eric Lamaze of Wellington, FL moved up to 10th on a score of 32.89 penalties after hard-fought rounds on day two. The Canadian Show Jumping Team rallied on the second day of team competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 (WEG) in Mill Spring, NC on Sept.20, 2018 to secure their spot as part of the top 10 moving forward to the Team Final.įollowing the opening speed phase on Sept, 19, the Canadians were holding 12th place.
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