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Sunday, August 14, 2005 - Show Jumping Day

Jan Thompson and Task Force were the highest placed Americans. They finished on their Dressage score. (Jan and Task Force are pictured at the right below in the Show Jumping phase at the Rolex-Kentucky CCI**** , where they finished sixth.)

The only other pair to finish on their Dressage score was Great Britain's William Fox-Pitt and Ballincoola. The latter wasretired on the Steeplechase at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton CCI**** with heart fibbrilation, a condition from which he happily appears to have recovered.

Australia's Phillip Dutton, who resides in West Grove, PA, finished in 9th place with Nova Top, on whom he placed fourth at the Rolex-Kentucky CCI**** last spring. Phillip was the fourth Australian in the top ten! (Clayton Fredericks, 1st; Andrew Hoy, 2nd; Olivia Bunn, 5th; and Phillip 9th.)

Heidi White and Northern Spy finished in the top ten.

Final Results Are Listed Below Thanks to

1. Clayton Fredericks (AUS), Ben Along Time - 42.0 (DC/SJ)
2. Andrew Hoy (AUS), Mr Pracatan - 44.3 (5 faults SJ)
3. Piia Pantsu (FIN), Karuso 44.4 (4 faults SJ)
4. William Fox Pitt (GBR), Ballincola - 46.5 (DC/SJ - FODS)
5. Olivia Bunn (AUS), GV Top of the Line - 50.0 (DC/SJ)
6. Karin Donckers (BEL), Palmyra - 50.5 (DC/SJ)
7. Jan Thompson (USA), Task Force - 56.1 (DC/SJ - FODS)
8. Julie Tew (GBR), Sir Roselier - 61.3 (5 faults SJ)
9. Phillip Dutton (AUS), Nova Top - 61.4 (4 faults SJ)
10. Heidi White (USA), Northern Spy - 62.2 (12 faults SJ)
11. Kai Rüder (GER), Edward - 65.6 (12 faults SJ)
12. Viktoria Carlerbäck (SWE), Ballys Geronimo - 65.7 (4 faults SJ)
13. Andreas Ostholt (GER), Lady Lemon - 65.9 (12 faults SJ)
14. Dag Albert (SWE), Whos Blitz - 73.4 (13 faults SJ)
15. Hawley Bennett (CAN), Livingstone - 73.8 (8 faults SJ)
16. Beanie Huges (GBR), Duel - 75.0 (24 faults SJ)
17. Artur Spolowicz (POL), Wag - 79.7 (16 faults SJ)
18. Peter Flaarup (DEN), Silver Ray - 85.0 (16 faults SJ)
19. Jessica Heidemann (USA), French Twist - 85.1 (10 faults SJ)
20. Pavel Spisak (POL), Weriusz - 87.6 (DC/SJ)
21. Lauren Whitlock (USA), Kipling - 99.9 (9 faults SJ)
22. Carl Bouckaert (BEL), Welton Molecule - 100.1 (5 faults SJ)
23. Denis Mesples (FRA), Vanpire - 100.7 (14 faults SJ)
24. Tobias Grönberg (SWE), Amaretto- 109.7 (12 faults SJ)
25. Linda Algotsson (SWE), Fair Dobbin - 120.0 (4 faults SJ)
26. Alena Tseliapushkina (BELARUS), Zalim - 145.3 (13 faults SJ)
W/E/R Miranda Carey (GBR), Rinte van D
W/E/R Thierry Meyssonnier (FRA), Helicine
W/E/R Robyn Fisher (USA), Le Samurai
W/E/R Rodolphe Scherer (FRA),Hippolyte Du Lyvet
WE/R Bruno Bouvier (FRA), Harry
W/E/R Pascal Leroy (FRA), Glenburney Du Leou
W/E/R Simone Deitermann (GER), Flambeau H
W/E/R/ Niccole Grimm (GER), Gandus
W/E/R Magnus Gällerdal (SWE), Keymaster
W/E/R Raul Senna (BRA), Super Rocky
W/E/R/ Nilspetter Eng (SWE), Micco

Editor's Note: Could W/E/R/ mean Withdrawn/Eliminated/ Retired? - just a guess!

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2005 FEI Eventing World Cup Final, Malmö (SWE)
Press Release 5, 14 August 2005

And the winner is . . . . Clayton Fredericks, Australia!

At the end of a thrilling Jumping phase, Australia's Clayton Fredericks came out as the worthy winner of the 2005 FEI Eventing World Cup Final. Performing a magnificent clear round, heretained his overnight score of 42 penalties. (Clayton is pictured at the left on his Mitsubish Motors Badminton mount W. P. in Limbo jumping out of The Lake on the Cross Country course.)

The 2nd place went to yet another Australian, Andrew Hoy, who had one rail down and one time penalty to finish on 44.3. Piia Pantsu followed in 3rd position only 0.1 points behind Hoy (44.4).

A total of SEK 630,000 (EUR 68,000) was distributed in prize money, SEK 175,000 (EUR 19,000) of which going to the winner.

The Jumping course matched up entirely the World Cup standard allowing for only six clear rounds. With 12 fences (15 jumping efforts), it proved interesting asking challenging questions and clearly showing the direction for the future.

"At the moment I have five three-star level horses but Ben Along Time is definitely my favourite, especially after what he did today," Fredericks declared. "I've had him since he was four and we established a special partnership from the very beginning. He is relatively mild tempered but has
a little twist which makes him so special." An interesting story lies behind the horse's name. 'Ben Along' is the name of an aboriginal mission in Australia; Clayton added a little rock-n-roll touch to it: "Ben a long time since I had some.success". And so it became Ben Along Time. Clayton's
ambition is to make the Australian team for the World Equestrian Games next year with this horse and, with hard work and luck, go to the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong. This will be particularly satisfying for the horse's owner A. McAuley, who is from Hong Kong and who has been particularly supportive to the rider.

Andrew Hoy was pleased with Mr Pracatan as well. "He made only one mistake during the entire weekend. I'm ecstatic."

Ypäjä Karuso will be on holiday for two weeks while Piia Pantsu is off to France practicing her Jumping. Then they will be bound to Blenheim where the FEI European Eventing Championship will take place in four weeks time.

The 2005 edition of the FEI Eventing World Cup was a fantastic one. It offered excellent sport and was enthusiastically acclaimed by 18,000 spectators. The organising committee, fully supported by the City of Malmö, lived up to the expectations and are looking forward to doing even better next year. Even nature joined in the celebrations as yesterday's cold wind
and rain were replaced by a glorious sun.

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August 19, 2005 Contact: Jessie Christie
For Immediate Release Media Relations, Equine Canada

Tel: (613) 248-3433 ext. 133
e-mail: jchristie@equinecanada.ca

Hawley Bennett and Livingstone finish 15th at 2005 FEI Eventing World Cup Final

Ottawa, Ontario--- 2004 Olympian and British Columbia native Hawley Bennett received the title of being Canada’s first-ever Eventing World Cup Final competitor when she traveled to Malmö, Sweden for the 2005 FEI Eventing World Cup Final CIC 3*-W, which took place August 11-14 at the Malmö City International Horse Show.

Partnered with her Olympic mount, the 15-year-old Canadian Thoroughbred gelding Livingstone, Bennett faced off against the best Eventing competitors in the world and held her own, finishing in 15th place.

After a rocky start in the dressage test, the duo danced around the ring to receive a score of 61.45% and 57.8 total penalty points, putting them in 25th place out of 37 competitors.

“‘Hank’ was good in the dressage. He warmed up great, until a four- in - hand cart came by. It threw him for a bit of a loop,” explained Bennett. “I tried to get him to focus, which he tried until we got in to the ring and another cart came down the road. It was not a terrible test, but we could have broken into the 40s with the way he has been working.”

From there they went on to tackle the world class Cross Country course, designed by renowned Per Magnusson (SWE). The pair finished in a time of 7 min. 34 sec., receiving just 8 time penalties, to move up to 18th place.

“Cross Country Hank was his normal super self. We had 40 jump efforts in 7 min, which is a lot,” noted Bennett. “The course rode much tougher than it walked.”

“There were a couple of serious questions including a bounce bank up, one stride to a huge brush, drop down to a skinny and a "graffiti" corner complex which caused a lot of run outs,” she continued. “The water questions (3 of them) also proved to be problematic. The water was very deep, if you got off of your line, it got up to the horse’s belly.”

In the show jumping round, the final test of the WC Final, Bennett and Livingstone successfully navigated Jan Dulöw’s course of 12 obstacles and 15 jumping efforts in a time of 76.60 seconds, bringing down only two rails to incur 8 faults.

“Show jumping was big, but not technical. Once again, I have learned to trust myself and not worry about what other people are doing. I was worried about making time and rushed into a combination,” said Bennett.

With a final total score of 73.8 penalties, the pair moved up to finish this year’s FEI Eventing World Cup in 15th place.

“I am very proud of my horse. I swear that he keeps getting better with age,” said Bennett, who feels lucky to have been given the opportunity to travel and compete with Hank.

“The event site was interesting, stuck in the middle of the city, we had to 'hack' down the streets of Malmö to get to the site! The stabling was in the underground parking of the convention center. It was an experience, that is for sure,” she remarked.

The FEI states that the Eventing World Cup is the sport’s first linked series. Prior to the Final, the 2005 season consisted of 17 qualifiers held at different venues around the world, and was organized at the highest level of the sport using the newer short format without steeple chase. The series is designed in a manner to encourage the participation of the world’s best riders and horses and thus promote such emblematic values of Eventing, as the constant quest for harmony between physical skills and mental balance, contact with nature, precision, stamina, agility and insightful training. The FEI Eventing World Cup is a showcase of a sport resolutely turning to the future.

The World Cup Final was won by Australia’s Clayton Fredericks, who finished with 42 total penalties aboard Ben Along Time.

Canadian Eventing is a committee of Equine Canada responsible for the sport of eventing in Canada from the grassroots to the international level. The Canadian Eventing Committee is comprised of 12 members, including two rider representatives elected by the Elite Riders Association. Directed by the Strategic Plan for Eventing, all Eventing activities are administered by this committee via six sub-committees with the support of an Eventing Manager based at the Equine Canada office in Ottawa. For more information about Canadian Eventing, visit www.canadianeventingteam.com.