For the second year in a row, Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu (CAN) and Jaccardo led the victory gallop in the CDI-W Grand Prix at the Royal Horse Show.
The Royal Horse Show, which runs Nov. 6-15, is part of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, the largest combined indoor agricultural fair and international equestrian competition in the world. A nine-day showcase of equestrian sport, the show features a wide variety of disciplines, from international show jumping and dressage to national show hunters, indoor eventing, and an array of unique horse breeds, with the marquee event, the CSI5*-W Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Toronto, set for Saturday, November 14.
Fraser-Beaulieu, the 2026 Canadian Dressage Athlete of the Year, and her partner Jaccardo danced to a winning score of 73.631%. Camille Carier Bergeron (CAN) and Finnlanderin finished second with a score of 70.848%, with Danielle Gallagher (CAN) and Come Back de Massa third (67.826%).
“The whole [test] just felt fun and easy, and I feel like I’m gaining new gears with him in the ring,” Fraser-Beaulieu said of Jaccardo. “I love my trot tour and my passage, and then what I love about this horse is that he pumps right up and then when you drop the reins to do an extended walk, he’s like, ‘Oh, okay, let’s just totally relax!’ So that’s what’s so fun about him.”
A year ago, Jaccardo was new to the CDI Grand Prix level, but that didn’t stop the chestnut gelding from winning both the CDI-W Grand Prix and CDI-W Grand Prix Freestyle. Since that breakout moment, the now 12-year-old KWPN gelding represented Canada at the FEI World Championships in Aachen (GER) and continues to develop, with more gains to come in his pirouettes and overall collection.
“I’ve never ridden a horse that had this type of power and felt the movement so easily,” Fraser-Beaulieu said. “It’s like nothing is difficult for him.”
Fraser-Beaulieu will now look toward Tuesday night’s CDI-W Freestyle, an FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final qualifier, with the aim of completing a unique Royal Horse Show “double-double.” Fans can look forward to her upbeat Britney Spears-inspired choreography.
“It’s a tradition every year [for us] to come here and compete,” she said. “It’s so wonderful for us to be able to practice indoors, because we do not get that opportunity in Canada [often] or even anywhere else really in America.”
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