Colby Winther-Konig, 15-year-old Prince George horse show jumper, is the new Jump Canada National champion and the Canadian Equestrian Team champion, taking both wins during Toronto’s Royal Winter Fair.
Colby Winther-Konig, a 15-year-old Prince George horse show jumper, is the new Jump Canada national champion and the Canadian Equestrian Team champion, taking both wins during Toronto’s Royal Winter Fair.
These competitions see youth up to 18 years compete for the Jump Canada title and those up to 21 years old compete for the Canadian Equestrian Team championship. The Jump Canada competition features hunter-type jumps and the Canadian Equestrian Team competition is a three-phase jumper contest, including a gymnastic phase, a jumper phase and the jump-off phase, Sorine Winther, Colby's mom and trainer, explained.
Colby’s older sister Taylor won the Canadian Equestrian Team Championship two years ago and that’s when things changed for Colby, mom Sorine said. Colby qualified to represent BC at the regional competition in Langley in September, then went on to the Western qualifier in Calgary in October and then is now at the Nationals in Toronto. Four riders from each of four regions in Canada qualified to compete.
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