The handsome Andalusian stallion and his Spanish rider thrilled the home audience and improved on their third-place finish in the Grand Prix.
Grand Prix Freestyle
Frederic Wandres and the phenomenal Bluetooth OLD won with 82.31%, while Morgan Barbançon and Habana Libre snagged the Special.
The Canadian Olympic hopeful and Pan Am gold medalist was competing at the FEI Dressage World Cup Western European League in Madrid.
The pair scored an impressive 81.065% at the 2022 Adequan Global Dressage Festival; Canadian Evi Strasser is 9th with Déjà Vu Tyme.
The pair represented Canada in the CDI-W at the World Equestrian Center–Ocala, earning 73.30% for fourth place in the Grand Prix Freestyle.
The home crowd had plenty to cheer about when Denmark’s Dufour and the beloved 18-year-old Atterupgaards Cassidy danced to victory.
Holzer scored 76.480% at the World Equestrian Center Dressage IV show; Naima Moreira Laliberte (CAN) and Statesman placed 4th with 73.300%.
Canada's Jill Irving and Degas 12 place 4th in the class; 3rd-place finisher Mikala Munter's ride Salsa Hit is owned by Evi Strasser.
Personal best scores continued for Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu and All In, while Pia Fortmuller and Freida won the Lövsta Future Challenge.
Canadian dressage riders racked up some big wins at Dressage at Devon, Sept. 26-29, 2019. Lindsay Kellock and Sebastien won Friday’s Grand Prix and then went on to claim the World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle with a personal best score of 75.870%. Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu, back from a maternity break, placed second in the class with […]