Langley, Vancouver, Canada – The wait is over and FEI-level showjumping is back at Thunderbird Show Park! Over the past 12 months, Conor Swail (IRL) has been one of the most successful riders at the highest level of the sport. It could be said that his journey to the fifth position in the world rider ranking pretty much began at the venue last year, where he collected several wins and top placings. The Irishman is back for the Canadian Premier CSI 5* & CSI 2* and the first leg of the 2022 Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) individual and team championship series.
In order to duplicate his feats of last year, the Irishman will have to overcome the likes of Elizabeth “Beezie” Madden (USA), Kent Farrington (USA), Ashlee Bond (ISR), Daniel Bluman (ISR), Nayel Nassar (EGY), Paul O’Shea (IRL), Karl Cook (USA), Jordan Coyle (IRL), Daniel Coyle (IRL), Rowan Willis (AUS), Patricio Pasquel (MEX), amongst ohters.
The list of riders & horses for the CSI 5* classes there this week is the following:
AUSTRALIA
1) Rowan Willis – Wellington Grey Goose, Blue Movie, Billy Guilder
CANADA
2) Alicia Gadban – Lewis – Beneficial
3) Ben Asselin – Luikan Q, Baton Rouge
4) Brian Morton – Crusador Z
5) Hyde Moffatt – Quintin, Gisborne VDL
6) Jacqueline Steffens – Freaky, Cat Ninja
7) Jim Ifko – Un Diamant des Forets
8) Lisa Carlsen – Livestream 2
9) Mac Cone – Zaia di San Giovanni
10) Rachel Cornacchia – Valkyrie de Talma
11) Sean Jobin – Coquelicot Vh Heuvelland Z
12) Vanessa Mannix – Kingston, Catinka 25
13) Sam Walker – Nalu Quality, Dreamin Blue
COLOMBIA
14) John Perez Bohm – Voodoo 10, Gigi-Carmen
EGYPT
15) Nayel Nassar – Igor van de Wittemoere, El Conde
IRELAND
16) Andrew Bourns – Sea Topblue
17) Conor Swail – Theo 160, Nadal Hero & Db, Count Me In
18) Daniel Coyle – Oak Grove’s Carlyle, Legacy
19) Jordan Coyle – Picador, Ariso
20) Nicky Galligan – Javas MIss Jordan, Hermione De L’hodez
21) Paul O’Shea – Squirt Gun, Hellcat, Chancelloress
22) Robert Blanchette – Chardonnay
ISRAEL
23) Alberto Michan – Nabal de Trivera, Hotspot
24) Ashlee Bond – Karoline Of Ballmore, Donatello 141, Contefina LVF
25) Daniel Bluman – Ubiluc, Gemma W
MEXICO
26) Daniel Rihan – Tentacion Ls La Silla, Desperado Dn
27) Eugenio Garza Perez – Victer Finn DH Z, Contago
28) Manuel Gonzalez Dufrane – Martialis, Hortensia Van De Leeuwerk
29) Nicolas Pizarro – Santa Rosa Yalta, Pia Contra
30) Patricio Pasquel – Dublin, Cozumel, Babel
USA
31) Alexis Sokolov – Fasole Du Seigneur
32) Bliss Heers – Goodbye, Antidote de Mars
33) Callie Schott – Garant, Charlie, Carlo 454
34) Elizabeth Madden – Breitling LS
35) Emma Marlowe – Cherokee
36) Hilary Mc Nerney – Chuck 27, Captain Cooper, Astilbe
37) Hunter Holloway – Pepita Con Spita, Dana de Kerglenn, Biloba des Chaines
38) Kaitlin Campbell – Feyon, Armentos
39) Karl Cook – Kalinka Van’t Zorgvliet, Coachella 4
40) Katherine Strauss – Fair Field, Cincinnati Kid 7
41) Kent Farrington – Orafina, Gazelle, Chato Lou
43) Lacey Gilbertson – Karlin van’t Vennehof, Damzelle Ste Hermelle
44) Nicholas Dello Joio – Cornet’s Cambridge, Chess
45) Quentin Judge – Hh Zorro Z, Hh N-joy
46) Tali Dejong – Vaillant De Belle Vue, Heavenly Star
47) Tanner Korotkin – Ne – President Van Koekshof
48) Vanessa Hood – Navaar, Lou Lou VLS, Cascalretto
VENEZUELA
49) Juan Ortiz – Toulouse Z, Kinky Boy Van Het Gildenhof
*Subject to changes due to late entries, withdrawals, FEI vet approval, etc…..
**Shane Sweetnam (IRL) is listed as a participant in the FEI entry system but not in the event entry system
Sources: FEI – Fédération Equestre Internationale / Tbird – Thunderbird Show Park
Photo: © Tbird / Quinn Saunders
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