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Summer Fort Welcome series gets underway
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Tiffany Foster (CAN) and Electrique stand for their winner鈥檚 presentation on Friday, Aug. 11 at tbird in 91原创. (tbird/Kim Gaudry/Special to 91原创 Advance Times)

91原创鈥檚 Tiffany Foster is off to a good start at Thunderbird Show Park, as the two-week-long Summer Fort Welcome series gets underway.

On Friday, Aug. 11, Foster and 5 Roosters鈥 Electrique recorded bested a four-horse jump-off in the CSI3* Steel-Craft Doors 1.50m.

That came after Foster and Artisan Farms鈥 Brighton topped a field of 19 on opening day, Wednesday, Aug. 9.

鈥淚 think that as a rider, you you feel so much confidence on the horses you know,鈥 Foster commented.

鈥淪o I鈥檝e had Brighton for 10 years 鈥 [you] can鈥檛 know a horse any better than that,鈥 Foster said. 鈥淚 also have Hamilton, Northern Light and Figor, whom I鈥檝e had all since they were seven or eight.鈥

Foster and Electrique won the first international class of their partnership at Spruce Meadows last month.

On Friday, they quickly added to that tally at tbird. The pair crossed the timers of Anderson Lima鈥檚 (MEX) course in 39.95 seconds. Jaclyn Duff (CAN) and Eblesse finished second, while Kara Chad (CAN) and Igor GPH were third).

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Opening day, Brighton demonstrated age is just a number, as the 17-year-old won the CSI3* tbird Speed event at the Summer Fort Welcome.

Foster and 鈥淏righty鈥 crossed the timers of Peter Holmes鈥 (CAN) 1.45m track in 60.75 seconds.

Robert Blanchette (IRL) and Chardonnay finished second (61.13 seconds), while John Perez (COL) and Desperado DN finished well back in third (67.61 seconds).

鈥淭his horse is so fast, I save a half-second over every jump just because I know that his footspeed is really fast, and he鈥檚 a super efficient jumper,鈥 Foster said. 鈥淭he jump itself is really fast. I think it鈥檚 probably one of the fastest horses in the air that I鈥檝e ever seen鈥攄efinitely that I鈥檝e ever ridden.鈥

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The bay gelding has now recorded 28 FEI victories in his career, with all but one of those wins coming with Foster in the irons.

鈥淚 try really hard with him, especially in the last few years, [to] aim him for classes that I think he can be competitive in, that are going to be easy for him,鈥 Foster said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 such a competitive horse, so you鈥檇 like to enter him in every single class, because you always know that you have a chance to win. But I try to pick things that I think are going to be easy for him, and I think that鈥檚 kept his heart in the game as long as it has.鈥

Fifth was Foster鈥檚 close friend Christopher Lowe, riding Cunningham 4. Lowe, who keeps horses in 91原创 and Germany, started his riding career with Foster. Foster was Lowe鈥檚 grad date, a groomswoman in his wedding, and is godmother to his kids.

Aldergrove鈥檚 Kassidy Keith, riding Havana, finished 10th.


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