Canadian dressage athletes topped the leaderboard at the Adequan West Coast Dressage Festival (AWCDF) IV, held Feb. 14-17, 2018 in Del Mar, CA.

Sara Pocock of West Vancouver, BC produced great results in each of the CDI 1* small tour classes in which she competed with her 11-year-old Hanoverian stallion, Connaisseur (Con Amore x Donnerhall 11). Together, the pair claimed second in the Prix St. Georges (69.441%) and placed third in the Intermediate I (69.647%). They also danced their way to victory on the last day of competition, Feb. 17, in the Intermediate I Freestyle, securing an impressive score of 72.725%.

“I felt like Connaisseur got better and better throughout the competition, so to end with the win was really great,” said Pocock. “This is a brand new freestyle for us, so we are still getting the hang of it. It’s such a fun pattern and I really love the music. It made me especially happy to do well in the freestyle because it was designed by my good friend, Karen Robinson, so I really wanted to make her proud.”

Chase Robertson of Calgary, AB scored back-to-back victories in the CDI-J division on Teresa Van Lambalgen’s 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, Winsome (Obelisk x Wolfgang). In the Junior Team test on Feb. 15, the pair scored 66.879% for first place. They returned on Feb. 16 to score 67.412% to win the Individual.

In the CDI-J Junior Freestyle, Brooke Mancusi of Winnipeg, MB scored a notable 70.375% for the win aboard Wellknown (Wynton x Havidoff), her 10-year-old Westphalian gelding.

For more information on the AWCDF, visit us.westcoastdressagefestival.com.

Top 10 Canadian Results – CDI 3* Del Mar

FEI CDI 3* Grand Prix
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
9th / Sandra Verda / Wilhelm / Sandra Verda Zanatta / 65.261%

FEI CDI 3* Grand Prix Special
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
9th / Wendy Christoff / Treffer / Wendy Christoff / 64.340%
10th / Colleen Church McDowall / Lord Albert / Rosemary E. Church / 64.255%

FEI CDI 1 * Prix St. Georges
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
2nd / Sara Pocock / Connaisseur / Sara Pocock / 69.441%
10th / Wendy Christoff / Flash / Wendy Christoff / 65.353%

FEI CDI 1 * Intermediate I
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
3rd / Sara Pocock / Connaisseur / Sara Pocock / 69.647%
8th / Wendy Christoff / Flash / Wendy Christoff / 66.676%

FEI CDI 1* Intermediate I Freestyle
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Sara Pocock / Connaisseur / Sara Pocock / 72.725%

FEI CDI-J Junior Team
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Chase Robertson / Winsome / Teresa Van Lambalgen / 66.879%
2nd / Brooke Mancusi / Wellknown / Brooke Mancusi / 62.909%

FEI CDI-J Junior Individual
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Chase Robertson / Winsome / Teresa Van Lambalgen / 67.412%
2nd / Brooke Mancusi / Wellknown / Brooke Mancusi / 65.029%

FEI CDI-J Junior Freestyle
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Brooke Mancusi / Wellknown / Brooke Mancusi / 70.375%