Week 8 of the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington saw a number of outstanding performances from Canadian riders in several divisions.
The Spanish rider, who suffered a brain bleed and pneumonia in 2020, posted a 80+ score on Quantico in the Grand Prix Freestyle at AGDF 8.
Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu, who is three months pregnant, took the World Cup Short Grand Prix riding her long-time partner All In.
Three Canadians make the top 10 in the Grand Prix for Freestyle CDI5*, led by Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu and All In in 6th place.
Olympian Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu and All In are flirting with 80%, while others are making their mark in U25, CDI4* and 1* competition.
Laurence Vanommeslaghe (BEL) takes 4* Freestyle, Ariana Chia (CAN) 6th riding Fiderflame; Fraser-Beaulieu and All In 4th in Freestyle CDI-W.
At 18, Jorst's stallion was the oldest horse in the field of 11, with Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu riding 17-yr-old All In into 2nd spot.
Canada places 7th in the Nations’ Cup at CHIO Aachen, led by Fraser-Beaulieu and All In who post a personal best of 73.891% in the GP.
The Canadians who made up the Tokyo squad will reunite to compete against world-renowned dressage teams at this prestigious event.
After drawing into the Individual Final in Tokyo after a US rider withdrew their horse, Fraser-Beaulieu breaks Ashley Holzer's 2008 record.