The Para-Equestrian portion of the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games kicks off Sunday September 11th and runs through until Friday September 16th. Riders from 29 nations will compete in the sport of Para-Dressage, which has been a Paralympic discipline since 1996. Canada will be represented by: Athlete/Hometown/Horse/Owner Robyn Andrews/St. John’s, N.L./Fancianna/Robyn Andrews Lauren Barwick/Langley, B.C./Onyx/Equestrian Canada Ashley […]
Canadian Paralympian Lauren Barwick of Langley, BC was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame during the 22nd annual Hall of Fame Induction, held Oct. 30, 2015 at the Fairmount Royal York Hotel in Toronto, ON. One of the top-ranked Para-Dressage riders in the world, Barwick has represented Canada at the international level for […]
Canada’s Para-Equestrian Team completed the CPEDI 3* Überherrn in Germany, which ran from July 3 to July 5, with impressive performances amidst a European heat wave. Four of Canada’s top Para-Equestrian riders were tasked with surviving the hottest temperatures Germany has seen in the past 100 years. “Überherrn was a very challenging experience for the […]
Following their great success at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in France last summer, Canadian Para-Equestrian Team riders, Robyn Andrews, Lauren Barwick, Ashley Gowanlock and Roberta Sheffield have been reunited once again in Europe in a bid to qualify for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games next September. The team is set to […]
Equine Canada (EC) was pleased to honour some of Canada’s best and brightest equestrians and supporters at the prestigious EC Annual Awards Gala
For the second day in a row, Canada’s Lauren Barwick had a podium finish for her Freestyle Test during the last day of para-dressage competition on Friday, August 29, at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy, FRA. Barwick of Aldergrove, BC, earned the silver medal riding Equine Canada’s 13-year-old Oldenburg mare, Off to […]
Canada’s Lauren Barwick finished on the podium today in the bronze medal position and earned Canada’s first medal of the Games following her Individual Championship Test during the fourth day of para-dressage competition on Thursday, August 28, at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy, FRA. Riding Equine Canada’s 13-year-old Oldenburg mare, Off to […]
Canada’s Lauren Barwick earned a top three finish in her Team Test during the second day of para-dressage competition Tuesday, August 26, at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy, FRA. Riding Equine Canada’s 13-year-old Oldenburg mare, Off to Paris, in the Grade II Team Test, Barwick of Aldergrove, BC, finished in third […]
Ottawa, ON, July 12, 2014 — For the third day in a row, Canadian Roberta Sheffield won her Grade III test at the Hartpury Festival of Dressage CPEDI3*, which was held July 9-11, 2014 in Gloucester, ENG. Sheffield ensured the sweep of Grade III with a win in her Freestyle on Double Agent, her seven-year-old […]
The Canadian Para-Equestrian Team finished in second place overall following the Individual Championship Test, on July 10, at the Hartpury Festival of Dressage CPEDI3* held July 9-11, 2014 in Gloucester, ENG. Using the combined scores of Lauren Barwick, Ashley Gowanlock and Roberta Sheffield from the Team Test, on July 9, and Individual Championship Test determined […]
