RESULTS! 2020-21 Para-Equestrian Video Competition

Para-equestrians from across the province participated in BC Therapeutic Riding Association’s first video competition and now the provincial organization is ready to reveal the results.

BCTRA welcomed 70 participants – mostly from Vancouver Island, Thompson/Okanagan, and Shuswap regions – who took part in 89 classes during the period of November 1, 2020 – June 20, 2021. The competition allowed riders of all levels and abilities, to compete in the comfort of their own home arena or therapeutic riding center with the horses they have come to know and trust.

Riders worked with their coaches to record themselves performing a specific pattern for each class and a team of volunteer judges evaluated each rider beside their peers.

“We would like to thank all our member centers, riders, and volunteer judges for making this a wonderful first try at our video competition. BCTRA is so pleased to be able to offer this competition for the para-equestrian riders,” says Sharolyn Wandzura, BCTRA President.

The results are listed below:

B – BARREL RACING – TIMED
Judge: Ashley Sudds                          

Class B4 – riders with leaders – trot/jog only

1st  Place  – Zachary LaHay on Nova (00:51.69)
Manestream Equestrian

Class B6 – independent riders – trot/jog

1st  Place – Effie Mayer on Super Nova (00:42.63)
Manestream Equestrian

2nd Place – Claire Hendrix on Adhemar (00:42.79)
Manestream Equestrian

Class B7 – independent riders – canter/ lope

1st  Place – Kathleen Mickie on Adam (00:39.43)
Manestream Equestrian

Class BM5 – independent riders – walk

1st Place – Faith Kosolofski on Chevy (1:10.65)
Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association

2nd Place – Lindi Whitehead on Milo (1:11.85)
Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association

3rd Place – Gina Franks on Tandy (1:13.53)
Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association

Class BM6 – independent riders – trot/jog

1st Place – Jamie Copeland on Princess Leena (00:30.04)
Manestream Equestrian

2nd Place – Anna Slater on Montana (00:34.56)
Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association

3rd Place – Kelsey Highsted on Sweet Pea  (00:35.84)
Manestream Equestrian

P – POLE BENDING – TIMED
Judge: Stella French                          

Class P4 – riders with a leader – trot/jog               

1st Place-  Zachary LaHay on Super Nova (00.57.15)
Manestream Equestrian

Class P5 – independent riders – walk     

1st Place – Lindi Whitehead on Milo (1.57.56)
Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association

2nd Place – Faith Kosolofski on Chevy  (2.13.54)
Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association

3rd Place – Gina Franks on Tandy (2.20.16)
Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association

Class P5 – independent riders – trot/jog              

1st Place – Claire Hendrix on Adhemar (00.41.92)
Manestream Equestrian

2nd Place – Effie Mayer on Super Nova (00.43.33)
Manestream Equestrian

Class P6 – independent riders – trot/canter lope

1st Place – Leila Corntassel on Princess Leena (00.40.6)
Manestream Equestrian

2nd Place – Kathleen Mickie on Adam (00.42.20)
Manestream Equestrian

Class PB6 – independent riders – trot/jog

1st Place – Jamie Copeland on Princess Leena (00:42.17)
Manestream Equestrian

2nd Place – Kelsey Highsted on Sweet Pea (00:53.4)
Manestream Equestrian

PJ – PARA-JUMPING
Judge: Kyrie Bond                           

PJ1 – X-Rails

1st Place – Jamie Copeland on Charlie
Manestream Equestrian

2nd Place – Leila Corntassel on Princess Leena
Manestream Equestrian

PJ2 – 2’ – 5 fences

1st Place – Madison Chalmers-Owega on Milo
Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association

PJ3 – 2’3” – 5 fences     

1st Place – Emily Browne on Perfect Image
Independent Rider from Saanichton

O – OBSTACLE COURSE
Judge: Fonda Munro

O1 – open to unmounted participants

1st Place – Jan Mahoney on Joey
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

2nd Place – Dani Leah Oliver on Joey
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

O2 – open to riders with a leader and two side walkers

1st Place – Autumn T. on Cherry
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

2nd Place – Nate Twaddle on Joey
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

3rd Place – Ziah Fang on Maryke
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

4th Place – Liam J
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

O3 – riders with a leader and two side walkers

1st Place – Amarah Biswas on Valla
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

2nd Place – Emily Haddow on Cherry
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

3rd Place – Nathan Hall on Cisco
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

4th Place – Lochlyn McDonald on Maryke
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

5th Place – Keira Fleming on Trigger
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

O4 – riders with a leader

1st Place – Amelia (Millie) Rousseau on Valla
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

2nd Place – Emme Miller on Trigger
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

3rd Place – Keely Ouellet
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

4th Place – Josiah Broyden on LuLu
Equisdom Therapeutic Horsemanship Association

5th Place – Olivia Lassam on Valla
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

6th Place – Nora Moore on Java
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

O5 – independent riders             

1st Place – Kathleen Mickie on Adam
Manestream Equestrian

2nd Place – Barb Sabathil on Adhemar
Manestream Equestrian

3rd Place – Claire Hendrix on Adhemar
Manestream Equestrian

4th Place – Jamie Copeland on Princess Leena
Manestream Equestrian

5th Place – Evie Roth on KC
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

6th Place – Kelsey Highsted on Sweet Pea
Manestream Equestrian

EH – EQUITATION AND HORSEMANSHIP
Judge: Fonda Munro

EH3 – walk with leader

1st Place – Pippa Blake on Danny
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

EH3 – trot with assistance

1st Place – Noemi Menard on Trigger
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

2nd Place – Max Lumsden on Cherry
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

3rd Place – Carolyn Yakel on KC
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

4th Place – Emerson DeWolfe on Trigger
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

5th Place – Miguel Mitchell on Cherry
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

6th Place – Michael Gaul on Java
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

EH3 – trot with a leader

1st Place – Piper Hamilton on Moose
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

2nd Place – Wally Trotter on Moose
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

EH4 – independent riders – trot division

1st Place – Cynthia Johnson on KC
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

2nd Place – Jessica Gait-Eames on Valla
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

3rd Place – Sophia Polisi on KC
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

4th Place – Denise Dowdy on Joey
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

5th Place – Madeleine Lundstrom on Valla
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

6th Place – Olivia Brooks on Valla
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

PD – PARA DRIVING 
Judge: Fonda Munro

PD1 – Walk division

1st Place – Kim Scott with Super Nova
Manestream Equestrian

2nd Place – Effie Mayer with Super Nova
Manestream Equestrian

3rd Place – Leslie Beith with Maryke
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

PD2 – Trot division

1st Place – Jenna Moreau with Maryke
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

2nd Place – Abby Jeffrey with Maryke
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association        

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

BCTRA – Sharolyn Wandzura, President, admin@bctherapueticriding.com

Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association: Ashley Sudds, Executive Director, asudds@ktra.ca

Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association: Mike Waters, Executive Director, mike.waters@vtra.ca

Manestream Equestrian: Stella French, Coach, stellafrench@telus.net