The silver medal was earned at the FEI Vaulting World Championships in Sweden; the maple leaf was also well-represented by several other young vaulters.
Averill Saunders
A tribute to the athletes, owners, officials, organizations, volunteers, and supporters within the Canadian equestrian industry.
The maple leaf captured two notable second-place finishes in high performance international equestrian competitions this past weekend.
Canadian Averill Saunders lands in 8th place, one pas de deux pair survive a big tumble; finale will take place Saturday.
Averill Saunders will represent the maple leaf at the FEI Vaulting World Cup Final 2023 in Omaha in a wide-open competition.
The vaulting individual competitions wrapped up as the para-riders and horses tested out the competition arena prior to their first test.
France wins double gold as Lambert Leclezio broke records and wins his fourth World title; he will retire after the Nations Team Final.
Sunday brought rain for the second day of Grand Prix dressage competition, while the vaulters undertook the technical test.
Canadians exceed goals as French vaulters dominate day one and are overnight leaders in the Squad, Female and Male competitions.
Saunders, of Sundre, AB, became the first Canadian to ever make it to round two of the FEI Vaulting World Championships for Juniors.
