All eyes will be on Fort Worth as 18 horse-and-rider pairs from 15 countries ‒ including Canada ‒ will battle it out in Dickies Arena.
Jaccardo
The Canadian secured a spot at 2026 FEI Dressage World Cup Final in Texas – the first rider from this country to do so since 2013.
The German rode Special Blend to an 82.66% score in their freestyle debut, while the Canadian scored a new personal best on Jaccardo.
Despite losing a shoe in the first extended trot, the pair prevailed in the German Olympian's first trip to Wellington in 15 years.
Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu and Jaccardo place 2nd in 5* with personal best score; Camille Carier Bergeron and Finnländerin 2nd in 3*.
Canadians came out swinging in Wellington, with good scores and podium placings to kick off the third week of Global Dressage Festival.
The Canadian rider was attending the WEC December Dressage CDI-W in Ocala with Jaccardo to help solidify their relatively new partnership.
The Royal Horse Show was alive with music and dressage in this only CDI-W held in Canada; Kristjan Good and Levi VDL rule Derby division.
The Developing Grand Prix Horse title went to the Canadian on Jill Irving's 11-yr-old; Camille Carier Bergeron and Finnländerin 3rd in Freestyle.
Riding Jill Irving's Jaccardo, the Canadian won the class for emerging grand prix horses during week 7 of the AGDF in Wellington, FL.
