Lisa Marie Fergusson Third at Galway Downs CCI3*

you're listening to an article from horse sport.com. lisa marie fergusson third at galway downs cci3* by: equestrian canada |. lisa marie fergusson of langley, bc clinched a third-place finish in the cci 3* division at the galway downs international three-day event, held nov. 2-5, 2017 in temecula, ca. fergusson and her 11-year-old welsh sport horse gelding, honor me, sired by brynarian brenin, finished the dressage phase on nov. 3 in seventh place with a score of 60.0 penalties. due to the duo’s reputation for incredible speed, they were expected to shine in the cross-country leg of the event, and their performance the next day did not disappoint. fergusson and honor me, fondly called ‘tali’, finished the course double-clear, allowing them to rise up the rankings to third place. “he’s a really solid, reliable cross-country horse,” fergusson explained about tali. “he can be fast and adapt to pretty much any course designer’s style; get the job done and jump sound the next day. he is just a gift to sit on for those two phases. he’s not a horse that you need to worry about if the footing’s a little hard, or a little soft, or if it’s muddy. he doesn’t care, he just loves his job.”. advertisement scroll to continue with content fergusson closed the event with another double-clear performance, this time in the show jumping round on nov. 5. the result came as no surprise, as she has not knocked down a single rail in her entire cci 3* career with tali. their foot-perfect jumping phases allowed the pair to finish on their dressage score of 60.0 – a notable achievement, especially at the cci 3* level. “this is a great marker of success in the sport and testament to fergusson’s expertise in the cross-country and show jumping phases,” said robert stevenson, chair of equestrian canada’s eventing high performance advisory group. the galway international three-day event holds special meaning for fergusson, as it was where she made both her fei and cci 3* debut. 2017 marked her fifth appearance, and she first competed with tali at the 2015 edition, placing seventh in the cic 3*-w division. “i love it at galway,” said fergusson. “the footing is great, and the people are amazing. i just loved (course designer) eric winter’s cross-country course; he used the minimal terrain that they have in california to ask some really good questions.”. several other canadian riders joined fergusson on the leaderboard at galway downs. in the cic 2* division, 2017 adequan/fei north american junior and young rider championships (najyrc) individual gold medalist, tosca holmes-smith of chase, bc finished seventh on her najyc mount, fiat (cats at home x with approval), a 13-year-old thoroughbred gelding owned by ali holmes-smith. the duo were in 14th place after the dressage phase, but laid down a faultless cross-country performance and added just two rails in show jumping for a final score of 66.9 penalties and seventh place. kerry groot of summerland, bc followed in 10th place on her eight-year-old oldenburg gelding, borasco (bravo x first class) with a final score of 69.3 penalties. in the cci 1* division, leah breakey of carstairs, ab was sixth on her horse, master class, an eight-year-old canadian warmblood gelding (cree x winlord 80 xx). their impressive results mimicked fergusson’s with double-clear efforts in cross-country and show jumping allowing the duo to finish on their dressage score of 48.9 penalties. for more information and full results from the 2017 galway downs international three-day event, visit galway downs international three-day event – top 10 canadian results. cci 3* placing / rider / horse / owner / final score 3rd / lisa marie fergusson / honor me / lisa marie fergusson / 60.0. cci 2* placing / rider / horse / owner / final score 7th / tosca holmes-smith / fiat / ali holmes-smith / 66.9 10th / kerry groot / borasco / kerry groot / 69.3. cci 1* placing / rider / horse / owner / final score 6th / leah breakey / master class / leah breakey / 48.9.