McVean Rueing Last Rail

Dropping the last rail in a $CAN90,000 grand prix proved expensive for top New Zealand showjumper Katie McVean in Canada this morning (Monday).

McVean and nine-year-old Dunstan Delphi had to settle for third place behind Canadians Lauren Hunkin on Larry 0146 and Jill Henselwood on Bottom Line in the Summer Festival CSI2* world cup grand prix at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, Ontario.

The relegation to third was made all the tougher because the Kiwi combination clocked the fastest time of the jump-off – three of whom are on Canada's World Equestrian Games shortlist.

McVean pocketed $CAN13,500 for her efforts at the four day show aboard the current New Zealand Showjumper of the Year who has been the subject of plenty of attention from would-be-offshore buyers.

Earlier in the show she and Whitaker MVNZ (owned by Wendy and Richard Keddell – Mount View Sport Horses) won the 1.35m and were a little unlucky in the 1.45m modified grand prix which saw them take the first fence but fly the rest of the course.

McVean and her team now head to a show in Ottawa where she and Delphi will start in a $CAN50,000 grand prix. Also on the cards is a $S250,000 grand prix at the Hampton Classic in New York in early September.

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