A large contingent of Canadian dressage athletes headed to Devon, PA from Sept. 26 to Oct. 1, 2017 for the CDI-W/3* Dressage at Devon, where they dominated the leaderboard, sweeping the small tour and winning two of the four big tour classes.
Leading the Canadians in the big tour was Diane Creech of Caistor Centre, ON. Riding Chrevi’s Christo (Chrevi’s Cavallo x Matador), a 14-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding she co-owns with Louise Leatherdale, she started on a high note, scoring 70.920% to win the CDI-W Grand Prix (for Grand Prix Freestyle) on Sept. 29.
“Mrs. Louise Leatherdale and I are so proud of Chrevi’s Christo,” said Creech, who has been competing at the FEI level with Chrevi’s Christo since 2013, bringing him up through the small tour ranks and into the big tour by 2015. “This was his first time in Devon, and also his first time competing under the lights. He was super in this atmosphere and stayed with me in the Grand Prix.”
From their Grand Prix victory, the duo moved forward into the CDI-W Grand Prix Freestyle on Sept. 30, taking second place on a score of 73.150%.
“This was only the second time Christo has competed in the Grand Prix Freestyle, so it still feels a little unfamiliar to the both of us,” explained Creech, who first entered a Freestyle with Chrevi’s Christo during a trip to Europe this summer, taking third place at the CDI 3* Hartpury in Great Britain. “With a little more routine, I believe we can improve our performance further, but our time in Europe was amazing and helped to develop Christo to become a better competitor. Riding amongst so many great riders sharpens your horse and yourself.”
As for their future plans, Creech explained, “Christo will now have some time to rest, which will definitely include lots of hacking and enjoying this beautiful fall weather. Then we will start getting ready for the Florida season, and hopefully the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games.”
Claiming a Grand Prix Freestyle win for the second week in a row was Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu of Ottawa, ON and All In (Tango x Damiro), a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding she co-owns with her husband, Marc-Andre Beaulieu and father, Craig Fraser. After earning their first big tour victory during the CDI-W NEDA Fall Festival in New York, Fraser-Beaulieu and All In added another Freestyle win to their record and set a new personal best score after earning a score of 75.500% in Devon. The duo also picked up third place in the CDI-W Grand Prix on Sept. 29 on a score of 69.720%.
“To win the Freestyle, and to have a personal best score at the same time is just a bonus,” said Fraser-Beaulieu, who has been competing at the FEI level with All In since 2013 and was part of Canada’s Silver Medal Dressage Team at the 2015 Pan American Games. “My freestyle was created by Joost Peters, who composed the music, and this was my fourth time riding this Freestyle.”
Next for Fraser-Beaulieu will be riding in the Carl Hester Syposium set for Oct. 21-22, 2017 in Palgrave, ON, possibly followed by Toronto’s Royal Horse Show in November. She will then kick off the new year by traveling to Wellington, FL to compete at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in the hopes of qualifying for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG).
London 2012 Olympians, Jacqueline Brooks of Cedar Valley, ON and D Niro (D-Day x Napoleon 625), an 18-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding owned by Mary Brooks and Brookhaven Dressage Inc., ensured Canada took all three top spots in the CDI-W Grand Prix Freestyle. Canadian veterans known for their freestyle performances, the duo have been delighting crowds within Canada and internationally for many years. In Devon, they earned their third place finish on a score of 70.875%.
Fellow Canadian Olympian, Belinda Trussell of Stouffville, ON earned back-to-back second place finishes in Devon, riding her up-and-coming partner, Tattoo 15 (Tuareg x Ramiro’s Son), a 14-year-old Westphalian gelding. They started out with a score of 66.780% in the CDI 3* Grand Prix (for Grand Prix Special) on Sept. 29, then improved their score to 68.529% the following day in the CDI Grand Prix Special.
Trussell also dominated the highly competitive small tour – which featured 25 entries from Canada, the United States and even Germany – this time partnered with Carlucci (Contendro I x Compliment), a 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Barbara Holden Sinclair. To kick things off, they scored 72.982% to win the CDI Prix St. Georges on Sept. 29, then earned a second win on Sept. 30 in the CDI Intermediate I on Sept. 30 (73.465%).
Ensuring a Canadian sweep of the small tour was Lori Bell of Beaverton, ON and her up-and-coming partner, Flirt (Florencio x Donnerhall), a nine-year-old Oldenburg gelding. Together they scored 74.350% to win the CDI Intermediate I Freestyle on Oct. 1.
Also representing Canada in the top three in the small tour was Tom Dvorak of Hillsburgh, ON, paired with Cyrus (Contucci x Cor Noir), an eight-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by Carla Bahr. The duo earned second place finishes across the board, beginning with the CDI Prix St. Georges on a score of 70.658%. They returned the following day to earn 69.956% in the CDI Intermediate I, before capping off Devon with a score of 74.000% in the Intermediate I Freestyle.
David Ziegler, 24, of Beiseker, AB, also made a return to the CDI dressage ring at Devon. An up-and-coming Canadian athlete in both dressage and eventing, Zeigler made a name for himself after an incredible performance at the 2014 FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), where he won medals in both dressage and eventing.
Competing in FEI dressage for the first time since Devon 2016, Ziegler entered the small tour with multiple mounts, but it was with Fie Guldbjerg (Don Schufro x Kanudos XX), a nine-year-old Danish Warmblood mare owned by Jean Good that he saw the most success. Their highest result came in the CDI Prix St. Georges, where a score of 68.904% put them into third place.
Fellow up-and-comer, Vanessa Creech-Terauds, 17, of Caistor Centre, ON (daughter of Diane Creech), also had an impressive showing, competing in two divisions with two different partners.
Riding Devon L (De Niro x Wolkenstein II), a 17-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by her mother and Louise Leatherdale, Creech-Terauds earned to-three placings across the board in the CDI Under 25 (U25) division. A score of 63.632% for third place on Sept. 29 kicked things off for the duo in the CDI-U25 Intermediate II. They went on to earn 67.884% in the CDI-U25 Grand Prix on Sept. 30 for second place, then finished on Oct. 1 with third place (68.775%) in the CDI-U25 Grand Prix Freestyle.
Creech-Terauds saw even more success in the CDI Young Rider division, earning a hat trick by winning all three classes aboard Fleur de Lis L, her partner from NAJYRC 2016, where she picked up double individual silver medals and team gold. In Devon, their first win came in the Young Rider Team Test on Sept. 29 after scoring 68.289%. On Sept. 30, they won with a score of 66.816%, then completed the hat trick on Oct. 1 after earning 72.350% in the Young Rider Freestyle.
Canada’s Junior athletes were equally successful. Ava MacCoubrey, 16, of Cobourg, ON mirrored Creech-Terauds success by putting a second hat trick on the board for Canada. Returning to the ring for the first time since June with Ritter Benno (Rolls Royce x Weinberg), a 16-year-old Westphalian gelding owned by Hicholas Hansen, MacCoubrey topped the CDI Junior Team Test with a score of 68.468% on Sept. 29. She followed up with scores of 70.263% and 72.900%, respectively in the Individual and Freestyle classes.
Close behind in the result with two different horses was Allison Youngdale, 17, of Osgoode, ON. Riding RF Cosima 201(Conello x Sir Shostakovich xx), her 12-year-old Holsteiner mare, Youngdale had her best results, taking second place across the board in the Team (67.072%), Individual (66.079%) and Freeestyle (66.775%). Riding her NAJYRC 2017 partner, Ramiro (Blue Hors Don Romantic x Rambo), her 10-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding, she also picked up third place in both the Team (67.027%) and Individual (64.947%).
Adding even more wins to Canada’s tally at Devon was Eiren Crawford, a Canadian who currently resides in Sparks Glencoe, MD. In addition to earning top-10 placings in the big tour, Crawford brought along a young string of horses to contest the FEI Young Horse classes.
Her best results came aboard Bacary, owned by Lisa Smith, in the 5-Year-Old division. They won both classes, with impressive scores of 78.400% on Sept. 28 and 78.800% on Sept. 29. Paired with Godot SSF, a Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Scot and Carole Tolman and sired by Sir Sinclair, Crawford began on Sept. 28 with a second place finish on 79.600%, then returned the following day to score 77.200% for the win.
For more information and full results from the CDI-W/3* Dressage at Devon, visit www.dressageatdevon.org.
CDI-W/3* Dressage at Devon – Top 20 Canadian Results
CDI 3* Grand Prix for Grand Prix Special
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
2nd / Belinda Trussell / Tattoo 15 / Belinda Trussell / 66.780%
4th / Eiren Crawford / Warello / Eiren Crawford / 65.940%
5th / Lindsay Kellock / KGS Horgaard Hustler / Enterprise Farm LLC / 65.560%
CDI-W Grand Prix for Grand Prix Freestyle
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Diane Creech / Chrevi’s Christo / Diane Creech & Louise Leatherdale / 70.920%
3rd / Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu / All In / Brittany & Marc-Andre Beaulieu & Craig Fraser / 69.720%
4th / Jacqueline Brooks / D Niro / Mary Brooks & Brookhaven Dressage Inc. / 66.020%
CDI 3* Grand Prix Special
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
2nd / Belinda Trussell / Tattoo 15 / Belinda Trussell / 68.529%
4th / Eiren Crawford / Warello / Eiren Crawford / 65.235%
7th / Lindsay Kellock / KGS Horgaard Hustler / Enterprise Farm LLC / 60.333%
CDI-W Grand Prix Freestyle
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu / All In / Brittany & Marc-Andre Beaulieu & Craig Fraser / 75.500%
2nd / Diane Creech / Chrevi’s Christo / Diane Creech & Louise Leatherdale / 73.150%
3rd / Jacqueline Brooks / D Niro / Mary Brooks & Brookhaven Dressage Inc. / 70.875%
FEI Prix St. Georges|
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Belinda Trussell / Carlucci / Barbara Holden Sinclair / 72.982%
2nd / Tom Dvorak / Cyrus / Carla Bahr / 70.658%
3rd / David Ziegler / Fie Guldbjerg / Jean Good / 68.904%
4th / Lori Bell / Flirt / Lori Bell / 68.860%
5th / Tom Dvorak / Ribot / Carla Bahr / 68.509%
6th / David Ziegler / Lord London / Janice Murdoch / 68.158%
11th / Emmanuelle Bressan / Siglavy Brezica / Caroline Lemaire / 66.228%
14th / David Ziegler / Chester County / Joan Farwell / 65.658%
18th / Mary Ambrose / Xenophon SMF / Sandra Perry / 64.956%
FEI Intermediate I
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Belinda Trussell / Carlucci / Barbara Holden Sinclair / 73.456%
2nd / Tom Dvorak / Cyrus / Carla Bahr / 69.956%
6th / Lori Bell / Flirt / Lori Bell / 67.719%
7th / David Ziegler / Fie Guldbjerg / Jean Good / 67.588%
8th / David Ziegler / Lord London / Janice Murdoch / 66.930%
11th / Mary Ambrose / Xenophon SMF / Sandra Perry / 65.965%
12th / Emmanuelle Bressan / Siglavy Brezica / Caroline Lemaire / 65.921%
13th / Tom Dvorak / Ribot / Carla Bahr / 65.833%
14th / David Ziegler / Chester County / Joan Farwell / 65.746%
FEI Intermediate I Freestyle
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Lori Bell / Flirt / Lori Bell / 74.350%
2nd / Tom Dvorak / Cyrus / Carla Bahr / 74.000%
4th / Emmanuelle Bressan / Siglavy Brezica / Caroline Lemaire / 69.325%
5th / David Ziegler / Fie Guldbjerg / Jean Good / 68.800%
9th / Mary Ambrose / Xenophon SMF / Sandra Perry / 66.800%
FEI Intermediate II U25
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
3rd / Vanessa Creech-Terauds / Devon L / Diane Creech & Louise Leatherdale / 63.632%
FEI U25 Grand Prix
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
2nd / Vanessa Creech-Terauds / Devon L / Diane Creech & Louise Leatherdale / 67.884%
FEI U25 Grand Prix Freestyle
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
3rd / Vanessa Creech-Terauds / Devon L / Diane Creech & Louise Leatherdale / 68.775%
FEI Young Rider Team Test
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Vanessa Creech-Terauds / Fleur de Lis L / Diane Creech & Louise Leatherdale / 68.289%
FEI Young Rider Individual
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Vanessa Creech-Terauds / Fleur de Lis L / Diane Creech & Louise Leatherdale / 66.816%
FEI Young Rider Freestyle
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Vanessa Creech-Terauds / Fleur de Lis L / Diane Creech & Louise Leatherdale / 72.350%
FEI Junior Team Test
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Ava MacCoubrey / Ritter Benno / Nicholas Hansen / 68.468%
2nd / Allison Youngdale / RF Cosima 201 / Allison Youngdale / 67.072%
3rd / Allison Youngdale / Ramiro / Allison Youngdale / 67.027%
FEI Junior Individual
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Ava MacCoubrey / Ritter Benno / Nicholas Hansen / 70.263%
2nd / Allison Youngdale / RF Cosima 201 / Allison Youngdale / 66.079%
3rd / Allison Youngdale / Ramiro / Allison Youngdale / 64.947%
FEI Junior Freestyle
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Ava MacCoubrey / Ritter Benno / Nicholas Hansen / 72.900%
2nd / Allison Youngdale / RF Cosima 201 / Allison Youngdale / 66.775%
FEI Young Horse Test – 5 Year Olds – Final
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Eiren Crawford / Bacary / Lisa T. Smith / 78.400%
FEI Young Horse Test – 5 Year Olds – Final
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Eiren Crawford / Bacary / Lisa T. Smith / 78.800%
FEI Young Horse Test – 6 Year Olds – Final
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
2nd / Eiren Crawford / Godot SSF / Scot & Carol Tolman / 79.600%
FEI Young Horse Test – 6 Year Olds – Final
Placing / Rider / Horse / Owner / Score
1st / Eiren Crawford / Godot SSF / Scot & Carol Tolman / 77.200%
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