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Riding enthusiast not just horsing around Kim Muipratt tut riding tinea ana was four compatl lively tine sha was van moat she iipanncad tha highlight of ctratr flniihlng fourth In lha Ontario championships Kim Muspratt isnl Just horsing around Shes been riding since she was four competitively since she was seven and recently she experienced the highlight of her career when she finished fourth in the Ontario Prelim Championships at Farms in King City Against stiff competition from Ontario Quebec and the United Slates Kim is the youngest person shes to that well in the competition She placed fourth on Vanity Fair a horse she has owned for three years and eighth on Haymaster a horse she has had for two years Both are thoroughbreds Either horse could have done better says Kim Vanity Fair just happened lobe going better but she was very happy with her placing The Championships area threeday event an equestrian version of a pentathlon The first day is a dressage com pel it ion which Kim describes as ballet on nor The second day involves crosscountry running and speed and endurance tests The third day is spent stadium jumping which is done to prove the horse is still sound and t hurt by the first two days of com petition Riders and their are given penalty points during the event and those with the lowest place This lype of competition called eventing is most demanding on horse says Kim As horse has to have certain qualities lo participate He has to have strong legs because its tough on a horse legs says Kim He also has to be sensible so he doesnt go crazy when you take him some where said Muspratt andthehorsehasto be loo because some of the fences are pretty scary There has to be a lot of trust between horse and rider added Muspratt Working with a horse and grooming him every day lets the horse get to know the rider she says If you never let them down make a stupid mi slake and cause them to fall down or be rough with Ihem when there no need lobe theyll learn to trust you she says It works both ways Kim wasnt born in the saddle She was a city girl when her parents look her to a farm outside or Toronto once or twice a month to learn how to ride At age six she moved to Acton and got her first pony She made her debut at the Acton Fall Fair in show ring hunting in which a horse is Judged on how it looks and how it jumps She placed first and sixth She was hooked on the Idea of competition and at she entered her first major competition at The Royal Winter Fair She became bored with showring hunting and decided to branch out unto eventing She got her first horse when she was 12 The Bishop High School student is presently a member of the Esqucsing Pony Club which she Joined when she was eight She met her present coach Tern Hough through the club Kim has stayed with Hough for five years because she likes the way she coaches and Tern competes in many of ihe same events as Kim so shes always present at the competition Kim hopes to go to university lo study business when she finishes high school but she would like to continue riding if she can In early August she will be competing at Mohawk in the Canadian Pony Club Championships against riders from across Canada and Ihe United Stales She hopes to do well but there are a lot of things to think about She memorizes a course before she rides it so she can be ready for each Jump It s really tiring she says but she loves the challenge and the com pel it ion But she secure in the knowledge that she won I be going it alone She II have Vanity Fair and along for the ride expert numb lATtSITttHHOlOBl BAZ MOTORS LTD AUTO BODY SHOP QUELPH ST GEORGETOWN 8775285 Tri county squirts on four game streak OBrians Mails wis not tilt anough to Hop fourth con- goal by Citation East In womans action Monday night at McKenzleSmlth Mlddltj School Swim Stars splashdown to victory Acton swimmers swamped the com petition placing first overall In the recent meet in Acton points ahead of secondplace Fergus Andrea Johnston captured four firsts for team in the girls Individual medley tl 1 the SO metre freestyle the metre butterfly and the open metre free relay Peter Bray look three firsts In the boys 50 metre freestyle the metre backstroke and the metre butterfly The team finished with polnls Fergus accumulated points far second Kincard ine for third and the fourth and final team compel Elm Ira rocked up 154 points The teams competed at McKemle Smith Public School July 28 The Acton team results were as follows Girls 100 metre I 12Erin Gaunl fifth Girls metre IM open Melony Johnston fifth Girls metre freestyle eight and un Emily Oliver first Sarah Fleet second Tosh a Peterson sixth Lisa Vtiestra seventh SarohDunn ninth Shari Palenaude loth Tert Lynn Scoll 17th Girls 50 metre freestyle Kim Corkum fust Laura Anderson second Brading fifth Came Stone Joanne Scott 24th Girls metre freestyleJulie Ockenden fourth Erin Guant fifth Cynthia Eccles 19th Girls freestyle IS Andrea Johnston first Roebuck third Hammond Shelly 13th Girls lOOmetre freestyle open second Johnston third Girb metre backstroke eight and Sarah Fleet first Emily Oliver second seventh Lisa eight Scoll lllh Sara Dunn Girls 25 metre backstroke 9 10Kim Corkum first Tracey third Came Stone fourth Laura Anderson sixth Jennifer Ecdos Joanne Scott backstroke 11 Julie second 10th backstroke Roebuck first Tammie Hammond sixth Shelly Patenaude seventh Girls 100 metre open Renala third Girls metre breaststroke eight and under Sarah Dunn second Tosha Peterson third Shari Patenaude fourth Lisa Vliestra fifth Terl Lynn Scott ninth Girls metre breaststroke Brenda Walsh first Tracey seventh Jennifer eighth Joanne Scott Caryn Girls metre breaststroke Walsh third Cynthia Eccles eighth Girls metre Tammy Corkum first Girls 100 metre breaststroke open Tammy Corkum second Girls 25 butterfly eight and under Sarah Fleet first Emily Oliver second Peterson fourth Girls 25 metre butterfly 910 Kim first Laura Anderson second Carrie Stone Ihlrd Walsh fourth Jennifer Girls metre butterfly first Cynthia Eccles fourth Erin Gaunt eighth butterfly Andrea Johnston first Elizabeth Roebuck third Hammond seventh Girls metre butterfly open Melanie Johnston third Renata Zmija fifth Girls 100 metre free relay and Corkian first Walsh third Tosha Peterson ninth Julie Ockenden fourth Girb metre free relay open Andrea Johnston first Boys metre ll12Jason first Boys US and over Brian Patterson first Ross Turner second Boys metre freestyle eight and derMlchael Gaunt first Scott Slaney sixth Boys metre freestyle Matthew Oliver sixth Steven Slaney 1 Hisaki H s of the Squirt girls team recently swept four games pummelling and Every member of the Acton squad con to a 5 romp over Six runs in the first inning by Laura Homer Rose Paula Kelly and Melissa Fabian Including a home run by left Pusllnch in the lurch With a lead Acton never looked back bat was hot as she shot another homer post the outfield in the second counted a triple In the fifth and scared in the seventh Prueler added a second run in second inning for Acton boosting the score lo Heather also scored in the second frame look a rest in the forth and then redoubled Iheir efforts with eight runs- Demon I mo rencys triple and runs by Homer Lowrie Koellner Maureen McGilllvray Christine Graham and a Fabian triple The seventh inning produced four final Acton runs by Homer and Koellner A demoralizing of also received a full learn effort from Acton Prueler Demonlmorency contributed four runs each lo the win Kowrie and Koellner hit back to back home runs In the fourth inning Other scorers were three Fabian two Tammy Landry two Homer one Lowrie two one Wlllmott two Charlotte Walker two and Ellen two proved a bit mare of a challenge in a victory and con but two home runs each to the win Landry Homer two Fabian three McGilllvray Graham Walker two and Fabian three also scored for the home side squeaked by with only 18 runs In a 189 win over Puslinch Fabian bias led two home runs past Pusllnch while Jenny Foster racked up one home run for the Acton group Walker three Graham Fabian three Foster three Michelle Mattocks two and Prueler scored for Acton Beavers second in rugby Boys freestyle 11 Matlhew Fleet first Kyle Anderson fourth Nelson Hammond eighth Bryan Dunn David Clements Boys metre freestyle Peter Bray first Boys metre freestyle open Boss Turner first Simon En twist le second Boys metre backstroke eight a under Shane Corkum first Michael Gaunt second Scott fifth Boys melre backstroke 101- St even Slaney third Matthew Oliver ninth Boys metre Matthew Fleet first Nelson Hammond fourth Bryan Dunn David Clements 17th Boys 50 metre backstroke 14 Peter Bray first Boys 100 metre backstroke open Simon second Boys metre breaststroke eight and under Michael Gaunt first Shane second Scott Slaney sixth Boys metre Matlhew Oliver Boys 50 metre breaststroke 1112 Jason firstn Nelson Hammond fifth Kyle Anderson seventh David Clements 19th Boys metre stroke open Ross Turner first Bruin Patterson second Boys 25 metre butterfly eight and Shane second Boys metre butterfly Steve Slaney fifth Boys metre butterfly Bray Tint Boys metre butterfly open Brian Patterson second Simon third Boys 100 metre free 10 and Michael Gaunt third Boys free relay ill Matthew Fleet first Boys metre free relay open Brian Patterson first Drawing from the talents of four major high schools Including Georgetown and Acton Sandy Mackenzies Brampton Rugby Club finished their season in first place in ihe Niagara League and advanced to the finals of the Ontario Club Championships only to have the trophy snatched from their grasp by Ihe Wanderers Chris McDonald Georgetown Owen Gray Georgetown Ken Jesperson Cam Mncfver Georgetown Brian Acton Kevin Hoerig Georgetown Scott Allonby Acton and Scoll Martin Georgetown ore local players who give it their all for the Bramp ton squad The Brampton Beavers demolished Belleville 2010 and downed Ottawa 64 on July but Iheir luck wasnt running when they faced the undefeated Wanderers next day and suffered a blanking AJaxs threequarter line was more alert lhan the Brampton line and that was the big difference in the game said Beaver coach Sandy Mackenzie The Beavers played well defensively and won their own ball in set scrums but they never really gained control of the gome Mackenzie added Bramptons kicker missed three of four penalty kicks A couple of key guys had an off game Mackenzie said of his learn t think they were tired GeorgetownsOwcnGroy 19 had best overall game as the teams scrum half explained Mackenzie During regular season play the Beavers were a record identical to Bramptons other under 19 rugby club but the Beavers had been the only ones to beat the other team In regular season play so they were awarded first place Mackenzie described his clubs secret to success as good team spirit The guys seem to get pretty well together They have the desire to win and they get along well together off the field too noted Mackenzie Next year will be a rebuilding year for team remarked Mackenzie as they are losing 13of All the Acton players will return but Chris McDonald and Owen Gray of Georgetown will not Mackenzie has hopes of starting a Hallon Hills rubgy club for Georgetown and Acton players interested in game If everything goes right the club will be in the league by spring ActonB Kan Jaspewn la by opposition hi one of tha Canadian Club Cham game Running In getting bail and running out again la Jespenjona atyle Ma coach Sandy J atparton plays for Brampton Rugby Club