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JILL HENSELWOOD |
SPRUCE
MEADOWS INTRODUCES CANADA'S TEAM FOR THE 2006 WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES
IN AACHEN, GERMANY |
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Photo Credit: Cealy Tetley
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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Jill was named to the Canadian Showjumping team for
the first time in 1991 as the Rookie of the Year,
represented Canada at the World Cup (Malaysia) in
2006, and coached several Young Riders teams.
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Jill said she has been
involved with horses “since
I was a kid. I’ve ridden since 1972, starting in
the hunters.”
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She’s been show jumping
“since 1988. I took to it seriously after I
graduated from the University of Ottawa.”
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“I used to downhill ski as a
kid, but I had to choose and took horses over
skiing.”
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PROFILE |
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Hometown: |
| Oxford Mills, ON |
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Gender: |
| Female |
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Height: |
| 5'6" |
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Born: |
| 1962 |
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Place of
Birth: |
| Ottawa, ON |
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HORSE
PROFILE |
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Special Ed
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Member of the Nation’s Cup team
at the Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament in 2005,
represented Canada at the World Cup (Malaysia) in
2006, and won the Direct Energy Cup (1.6m) at Spruce
Meadows in July.
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Argentinus is the sire of the
World Cup Champion, Anka 191, and several other
top show jumpers, as well as the dam of Evi
Strasser’s World Equestrian Games dressage
mount, Quantum Tyme. Grannus is the broodmare
sire of the 1994 World Champion, Weihaiwej.
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“He was bought as a dressage
horse at auction in Germany at about 5 years
old,” said Jill Henselwood. “He was an amateur’s
horse, but he was not suitable.”
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He was sent to Canadian
trainer, Suzanne Dutt-Roth who determined he
wasn’t suited to dressage and asked Jill to find
out if he could jump. Jill said he required
‘special education’ (hence his name) and “he
progressed fairly quickly because he is
naturally gifted.”
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Owner: |
| Juniper Farms and
Dr. Maureen Lunney |
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Colour &
Gender: |
| Bay Gelding |
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Height: |
| 16.2hh |
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Born: |
| 1994 |
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Place of
Birth: |
| Germany |
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Breeding: |
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Oldenberg: Argentinus / Grannus |
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