Two new grand prix horses for Eric Lamaze
Canada’s 2008 Olympic Champion showjumper Eric Lamaze has ii novel rides in Powerplay together with Quelmec du Gery , who have got been bought by Artisan Farms.
Artisan Farms has also bought Verdi III for Lamaze’s 2012 Olympic team-mate, Tiffany Foster.
With the back upwards of Artisan Farms, Lamaze has been carefully rebuilding his string of present jumping mounts. Big Smile together with Rosana du Park were purchased terminal autumn equally immature prospects spell Check Picobello Z joined the stable this winter. With Powerplay together with Quelmec du Gery, Lamaze right away has v world-class horses.
“These ii horses consummate the creation of a novel string for Eric,” said Andy Ziegler who owns Artisan Farms with his wife, Carlene. Their daughter, Caitlin Ziegler, 18, is a range immature passenger for the United States.
“After taking a interruption from the sport terminal fall, Eric sought to outset over with novel horses, focusing on younger horses that he tin pick out along himself. We wanted to back upwards him inwards that. Our promise is that this novel string volition allow Eric to survive correct dorsum at the range of the sport.”
Powerplay, a nine-year-old Holsteiner gelding (Casall x Limbus), was acquired from possessor together with passenger Pius Schwizer of Switzerland. The couplet late placed 8th overall inwards the €285,000 Global Champions Tour Grand Prix at CSI5* Madrid, Spain, on May 4. Two weeks later, they were members of the mo placed Swiss squad inwards Nations’ Cup contest at CSIO5* La Baule, France.
Ridden past times Penelope Leprevost of France, Quelmec du Gery also enjoyed success at CSI5* Madrid, placing quaternary inwards the €59,000 1.55m Copa del Rey Grand Prix. The nine-year-old bay selle francais gelding (Pamphile x Jasper) was owned inwards partnership past times Leprevost together with Francois Mathy of Belgium.
“I took a interruption from the sport a flake terminal yr after the Olympics, which I needed to do, together with inwards the procedure of that, spoke to Carlene together with Andy nearly getting approximately lineament immature horses then that I could come upwards dorsum inwards the futurity with a string of horses that I made up,” said Lamaze, 45, of Schomberg, Ontario, Canada.
“I am thrilled to have got Big Smile, Rosana du Park together with Check Picobello Z, together with they are correct on rails with where nosotros expected together with hoped that they would be. However, I did immature lady competing at the range degree during the wintertime flavor inwards Florida, together with I approached Carlene together with Andy nearly supporting me inwards a novel venture with horses that were gear upwards to larn at the highest level. As they e'er have, Carlene together with Andy generously agreed.”
In fact, spell Carlene Ziegler was at CSI5* Madrid supporting her hubby together with Foster who were both competing, she spotted Quelmec du Gery.
“Carlene came dorsum from Madrid together with told me that Penelope had a novel Equus caballus that was adorable,” said Lamaze, who was preparing to compete with Caitlin Ziegler inwards Kentucky at the time.
“When I got dorsum to Europe, I called Francois Mathy together with told him that I was looking for a Equus caballus similar Quelmec du Gery. We confirmed that it would survive a non bad Equus caballus for me. After watching the video from Madrid, I was sold earlier I fifty-fifty tried it. After riding the horse, I barbarous inwards love. He’s rattling small-scale exactly has lots of blood together with is extremely careful. He’s my sort of horse!”
As for Powerplay, Lamaze described, “We went to endeavor Verdi III for Tiffany together with nosotros stumbled onto Powerplay. He is a proven 1.60m Equus caballus together with when I tried him, it was an immediate match.
Agent Gilbert de Roock brokered the purchases. “Both horses are nine, exactly with i having to a greater extent than mileage than the other. Both horses come upwards from fantastic riders, together with it’s non bad to have horses that have got been then good trained past times Penelope together with Pius. It puts me inwards a fantastic seat to come upwards dorsum inwards the sport with non solely one, exactly ii non bad horses. It’s changed my summertime invention completely; I’m going from bringing along immature horses to beingness dorsum inwards the international segmentation inwards total strength with fantastic horses. I am then grateful to Carlene together with Andy Ziegler for bringing me dorsum inwards the sport through their incredible together with generous support.”
Foster, meanwhile, volition accept over the ride on Schwizer’s range horse, Verdi III. The couplet won the €200,000 World Cup Grand Prix at CSI5*-W Lyon, France, earlier representing Switzerland at the 2013 World Cup Final inwards Goteborg, Sweden, inwards April. The 11-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Hors La Loi II x Cantus) consistently helped Schwizer hold his range 10 seat inwards the the world rankings.
“I am extremely grateful to survive the recipient of this horse,” said Foster, 28, who is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. “Andy together with I signed on for the Global Champions Tour this yr together with realized that if nosotros wanted to proceed competing at the range level, it would survive helpful for me to have got i to a greater extent than Equus caballus that was gear upwards to larn together with jump big. In speaking to Gilbert, Verdi III came upwards equally an option. We never dreamed that a Equus caballus of his lineament would survive available. He is extremely scopey together with well-schooled, together with has all the sense nosotros could promise for. I am ecstatic!”
In addition, Artisan Farms late bought Biker de Wemmel, a six-year-old chestnut Belgian Sport Horse stallion (Kashmir van Schuttershof x Jus de Pomme) that Foster volition have earlier Andy Ziegler eventually takes over the reins. Biker de Wemmel joins Foster’s electrical current string which includes her 2012 Olympic mountain Victor, Southwind VDL, La Toya 44, Whitney, together with Verdi.
“We’ve supported Tiffany throughout her international career, together with Verdi III comes inwards equally i of the range horses inwards her string,” said Andy Ziegler. “She’s been gaining mileage past times putting together lots of clear rounds with her electrical current horses, together with Verdi III fits perfectly into her electrical current string. We’re optimistic that together, they’ll have got non bad success.”
Foster made her Canadian Show Jumping Team debut inwards the $350,000 BMO Nations’ Cup held at the 2011 Spruce Meadows “Masters” tournament riding Southwind VDL. In less than ii years, she has right away represented Canada inwards 10 Nations’ Cup competitions to appointment including Buenos Aires, Argentina; Wellington, Florida; Lummen, Belgium; together with Barcelona, Spain.
Lamaze has coached Caitlin Ziegler for the past times half-dozen years, spell Foster has trained Andy Ziegler for the past times five.
“It’s been a non bad partnership betwixt Eric together with Tiffany together with Caitlin, Carlene together with I,” concluded Andy Ziegler. “We’ve been together for several years now, together with we’re actually happy with the means the partnership works.”
The entire Artisan Farms squad volition right away move to Canada for the five-week summertime serial at Spruce Meadows inwards Calgary, Canada, which opens on June 5.
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