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Shawnda
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Mandeville Top Canadian Eventer
Bruce Mandeville is 38th overall in the 80 horse-rider field.
September 14, 2002 -- Bruce Mandeville of Guelph, ON, is the top Canadian in individual competition at the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain, following cross-country, the second of three phases that comprise the equestrian sport of three day eventing.
The anchor rider for Canada, Mandeville completed the challenging course without jumping penalties riding Larissa, a 13-year-old Canadian Trakehner mare owned by breeders Franz and Elke Hollenbach. Adding 61.20 time penalties to his dressage score of 59.40, Mandeville now has a two phase total of 120.60 penalties to move him into 38th position overall from an original starting field of 80 horse-rider combinations.
"There were a lot of technical questions, a lot of twisting and turning," noted Mandeville, who was Canada?s top finisher at both the 1999 Pan American Games and the 2000 Olympic Games, also with Larissa. "I was over the time even though she was jumping well, but you have to beat the course before you beat the time."
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Shawnda
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And the final results are:
Mandeville Top Canadian at WEG
Bruce Mandeville completed the equestrian discipline of eventing as Canada's top finisher - in 29th place.
September 15, 2002 -- Following three phases of competition, Bruce Mandeville of Guelph, ON, completed the equestrian discipline of three day eventing as Canada's top finisher at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain.
With only one fence down in stadium jumping, the third and final phase of three day eventing, Mandeville moved up in the standings to finish the World Championships with a final placing of 29th. Riding Larissa, a 13-year-old Canadian Trakehner mare owned by breeders Franz and Elke Hollenbach, Mandeville had a three-day total of 124.60 penalty points.
"She's great, but we were right beside the crowd and a lot of people were having rails," noted Mandeville, referring to the fact that only five riders were able to post a clear round in the stadium jumping phase. "It was also great to be riding a Canadian-bred horse!"
Mandeville constantly improved his position in the standings over the three phases of competition. Sitting in 65th position following the opening phase of dressage, Mandeville and Larissa moved up to 38th place following Saturday's cross-country test before finally ending in 29th.
The completion brought Mandeville and Larissa's record to three for three at major championship events. The pair were Canada's top finishers at both the 1999 Pan American Games and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
Of the 80 horse-rider combinations that began the event, 46 were able to complete all three phases of competition.
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Lisabeth
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Thank you for posting this- terrific job and I'm proud of them both.
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