Page 15 - December 2005 The Game

Your Thoroughbred Racing Community Newspaper The Game, December 2005 15
SUSAN JANE ANSTEY (1946-2005)
Susan Jane Anstey (nee Scott) passed away peacefully after a short but courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at her home, Wyndstone Farm, in Nobleton, Ontario, Canada, with Michael and Jennifer by her side. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Anstey, her sister, Alice Ferrier, her loving partner of 24 years, Michael Van Every, and their families.
Susan Jane Anstey was a valiant champion of Canada's development in
international sport. As a
long-time supporter of the
Canadian Equestrian Team, Susan Jane recognized that the ride to the podium for Canadian competitors begins in the barns and paddocks at home. Amongst her many volunteer and industry sponsorship contributions, she chaired the task force that resulted in the creation of Jump Canada, and established the Horse Sport Young Riders Scholarship Fund in 1998 to recognize the top Canadian performers at the annual North American Young Riders' Championship in the three Olympic disciplines.
An avid horsewoman, Susan Jane competed and judged hunters/jumpers, bred and raced Thoroughbreds, published Canada's leading horse magazines including Horse Sport, Horse- Canada and Canadian Thoroughbred, and was a life long member of The Toronto & North York Hunt. She made a significant contribution to horse sport both nationally and internationally, serving as a director of
Jump Canada, chair of the Media Advisory Committee of the Federation Equestre International (FEI) and, for the last 12 years, President of the International Alliance of Equestrian Journalists.
As that rare combination of publisher and working journalist, Susan Jane provided a dedicated Canadian journalistic presence at World Equestrian Games and Olympic Competitions from 1984 through to Greece in
2004. Through her work with the FEI Media Advisory Committee and her leadership of the International Alliance of Equine Journalists, Susan Jane built a bridge that linked Canadian horse sport to the rest of the world.
A memorial service was held on November 14, at the Aurora United Church. Donations to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation or Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation are welcomed.
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News In Review
A California teenager was sentenced to serve six months of juvenile hall confinement after being found guilty in the shooting deaths of five horses in March of this year. Seven horses had been shot in total and of the five slain horses, one was a yearling half-brother to Gr1 winning filly, Leave Me Alone. The horses were shot over the course of three days using a .22 calibre rifle. Sixteen year-old Scott Andrew Wood was arrested on April 1, 2005. He was also sentenced to 1000 hours of community service.