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'Royal' debut a memnorable one for young equestrian> 12-year-old shows strong in pony hunter ranks By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Cati it a success-spawned sur- prise. Believing ber debut at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair was fin- ished Saturday afternoon, Jenny Matteil scttded in te a spectator role with ber friends - intent te soak in ber impressive efforts and simply enjoy the rest of the day That's when one final memo- rable - and somewhat chaotic- chapter te 2010 presented itself. Iinbeknownsî te the 12-year-old Milten equestrian, ber weekend efforts in the Susaîl Pony Hunter A circuit - highlighîted by a second- pilace finish i the $1,.000 stakec class jmast a lcw heurs earlier - had earned ber a berth itîto the evenitsg' s Holrse Spor t Pony \\ muet-' Sae Wshile mnore than w elcotîîe, that opportuntty niade l'or a lews anxiotts mnoments, since lennys coach, Pamu Sinclair, had, alreaclv gotie boene and bier parents were enly just heading back te Ricoh ( oliseuns afier attending their sens sehool seccer championship acress texsn. Furtherruore, ber peny 10-year- eld chestnut gelding Shrunk in the Wash, was now unbraided - an absolute no-no for competition. A few frantic cais and some heavy-duty scrambling later, the hunter duo was once again ready for the ring. "1 guess our rookie status came int play, because we didin't know anything about this (winners' stake), se it was pretty crazy," said mom Julie, whusc daughter quali- fied for the'Royal' with a fifth-place finish in the season series ana placed fourth overail in her division in Toronto - having taken eighth in one over-fence class Friday and just missed a ribbon in the other. Factng off against the top sinaîl. mediumi and large ponics in thc wtnners' stakes, Jenny and Sbrunk in thc Wash performed firsi and placcd I 2th out of the overai 54 o eekend niit I rein Oiiîai n Qutebec and tIse Maritimes. I 1lie'RoNyal' was a truly atnazing expenienm.e, satd a jubilant jenins. who rides otit of Miltons Sav annah Ridge Stables, just a couple of mies front ber escarpineni horne. "I enjeyed everv second of it, and I think Shrunk in the Wash did tee. l'us really preud of hini and ho w did.- PHOTO COURTESY OF 'EALY TETLEY Up AND OVER: Jr'nny Matel cind Shr ink in 11he Wash cloar i jumn in thetr smal pony division ai the Winter Fair. Haydar turns trick against old 'mates 1oigtie A.îî n \î ica Il ck Icgu se~condand thirdperi dgoals t forcover- XIII ) star Darren 1 I aydar stuck i t bis for- 1111, and then struek mnîdxay through sud- nier ILake Erie Mon terI s day-divering den dc îîh - on thc powerplix - t con a natural hat-tric k te lcad bis Chicago plec tiL comeback. Wolx es te a huge 0-5 road winu The live-foot-nine inch, I 70-pound rtght One of' the ist înolific AliIl scorc rs in wingcr leads the Welves xith seven goals Darren Haydar league history, 31 -year-old Haydar netted and seven assists. IT N ms TE MISSISSAUGA CHILOREN MONTfESSORU & ELEMENTAR PRUATE SCISO VUis moulins: ww Mmii: 0lut m- M -18 OUs CREDIT VALLEY CAMPUS 2250 Credit Valley Road (Hwy 403 & Erin Milis) Tel: (905) 607-8999 Heurs: 7:3Gam - 6:OOpm CROSSCURRENT CAMPUS 2980 Crosscurrent Drive (401 & Winston Churchill) 10 Minutes From Milton Tel: (905) 785-0144 Heurs: 7:3Oam - 6:OOpm