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Canadian Lisa Coulter Wins Silver in the 2009
Reining Kentucky Cup CRI 4*Event |
Ottawa,
Ontario-Canadian Reining Team member, Lisa Coulter of Princeton, BC,
finished in second place on July 23 at the 2009 Reining Kentucky Cup CRI
4* held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.
As the only woman in the competition, Coulter's goal
was to go fast and accurate during the Individual competition to make it
to the podium. She expertly guided Hollywood Aces, a six-year-old
Quarter Horse gelding owned by Robert Thompson, to score 219.5 securing
the silver medal.
"My horse felt tired in the team event, so I stayed
off him for the next day and just warmed him up lightly and went and
showed. Ace responded beautifully and we had a great run. I had a lot of
confidence going in to the individual competition," said Coulter. "Bob
Thompson has always believed in me. He bought this cool horse and
allowed me the chance to go for it. The crowd was amazing and I had over
2500 people rooting for me. It was one ride I won't ever forget."
Tom McCutcheon of the United States and Darlins Not
Painted won the competition with 222.5. Jose Vazquez and Juiced Up Doc
from Mexico and Dell Hendricks of the US with Starbucks Sidekick tied
for the bronze medal with a score of 218.0.
Francois Gauthier, of St. Hyacinthe, QC, aboard Jim
O'Neil's Smartys Lil Image, a six-year- old Quarter Horse gelding,
finished in eighth place with a score of 208.5. Cochrane, AB, native
Dave Young, riding Angels Mark, a six-year-old paint gelding also owned
by Robert Thompson, scored 205 for 10th place.
Complete results are available at
http://www.alltechfeigames.com/news/detail.aspx? id=2796.
For additional information on the Canadian Reining
Committee and its programs, please visit the reining section of the
Equine Canada website at
www.equinecanada.ca/reining or e-mail rac.adanaceniuqe@gninier.
Reining
Canada is cheering loudly for the Canadian Reining Young Riders
competing in the Team Competition today in Lexington, Kentucky! Stay
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