Canadians Make Waves at Adequan Global Dressage Festival 3

Canadian dressage and para-dressage athletes made their presence felt down south with strong showings during the third week of competition at the AGDF.

Beatrice Boucher and Louxor de Lys / Lauren Barwick and Sandrino. (SusanJStickle photo)

By: EC Communications | January 29, 2020

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you're listening to an article from horse sport.com. canadians make waves at adequan global dressage festival 3 by: ec communications |. canadian dressage and para-dressage athletes made their presence felt down south with strong showings during the third week of competition at the adequan global dressage festival, held jan. 22-26, 2020, in wellington, fl. lauren barwick, a resident of reddick, fl, made two trips to the cpedi 3* grade iii winner’s circle with lee garrod’s sandrino – a feat made doubly impressive considering the canadian paralympian has only had the ride on the eight-year-old gelding since the end of november 2019. on jan. 22, barwick and sandrino started strong with 69.461% for first in the team test. a score of 69.412% put them in third for jan. 24’s individual test, but they were back on top the next day in the freestyle with their highest score yet, 75.133%. “i am very pleased with what we were able to accomplish in a short period of time,” said barwick of her success with sandrino. “i am optimistically looking forward to the next few months leading into our next international shows. i have a super group of people behind me supporting this horse and rider combination.”. advertisement scroll to continue with content in addition to watching sandrino excel in barwick’s hands, garrod, a canadian residing in kensington, nh, was able to enjoy success as a cpedi 3* competitor herself. riding her 12-year-old oldenburg gelding, question (quaterback x le figaro), garrod began by scoring 65.736% for second in the grade v team test on jan. 22. she then collected consecutive wins in jan. 24’s grade v individual test and jan. 25’s grade v freestyle, scoring 66.151% and 71.208%, respectively. also earning a top three cpedi 3* placing was jason surnoski of whitby, on, and cynthia nugent’s phoenix, a 21-year-old westphalian gelding sired by postdam. the pair collected a third place finish on jan. 22 with 65.505% in the grade ii team test. in the quest for qualification for the 2020 tokyo paralympics, team canada – comprised of barwick, garrod, winona hartvikson of langley, bc, and jody schloss of toronto, on – earned 416.313 points. team usa finished first with 434.358 points. canadians continued to make waves in the cdi competition, with lindsay kellock finding success in front of a hometown crowd aboard sebastien (sandro hit x fidermark), the 14-year-old rheinlander gelding she co-owns with enterprise farm, llc. the duo scored 70.087% for second in jan. 23’s cdi-w grand prix, but their real achievement of the weekend came in the next day’s cdi-w grand prix freestyle. there, lindsay and sebastien placed third again, this time on a score of 75.880% – a personal best for the pair that made their international debut during agdf 3 in 2019. “i am always aiming to have a personal best score each time i enter the arena, so i am very happy to have received that score early on in the season,” said kellock. “sebastien loves to perform in front of a crowd and the atmosphere at agdf is so electric, it’s very motivating for us! this was the first time we have ever run through that pattern. i changed my choreography to make my floor plan more difficult and he rose to the challenge and tried his very best. i couldn’t be happier with his progress.”. in the cdi 3* grand prix special, brittany fraser-beaulieu of saint-bruno, qc, danced to a score of 72.064% for third with all in (tango x damiro), the 15-year-old dutch warmblood gelding she co-owns with her father, craig fraser and husband, marc-andre beaulieu. beatrice boucher of saint-dominique, qc, emerged as the canadian to watch in the small tour with louxor de lys (licotus x weltmeyer), a nine-year-old hanoverian gelding owned by lynda tétreault. they started off with 67.451% for third place in the cdi 3* prix st. georges on jan. 23. then they rose to the occasion, earning first in the jan. 25 cdi 3* intermediate i with 68.059%, and in the jan. 26 cdi 3* intermediate freestyle with 69.800%. camille carier bergeron of mascouche, qc, who was boucher’s teammate on the gold medal canadian young riders team at the 2018 north american youth championships, saw success in the cdi-y division. she rode sound of silence 4 (san amour i x limes), gilles bergeron’s 12-year-old westphalian gelding, to second in the cdi-y team test (68.480%) on jan. 24 before coming back on jan. 25 to claim first in the cdi-y individual test (71.226%). in the cdi-am division, sheri doornekamp of odessa, on, debuted a new fei level mount, her 15-year-old dutch warmblood gelding named axel (sandreo x vincent). they scored 65.882% for third in the prix st. georges on jan. 25 and returned the next day to win the intermediate i with 68.431%. to conclude the weekend, corine smith, a canadian residing in chulouta, fl, leapt onto the scene, making a splash in her first fei appearance showing anne gribbons’ oldenburg gelding, amperio (ampere x rotspon). the pair posted impressive scores in the cdi-yh division for six-year-old horses, earning 77.800% in the preliminary test on jan. 25 and 81.000% in the final test on jan. 26. competition continues at agdf until late march, with the next cdi competition taking place jan. 23-26. for more information and results, click here.

Canadian dressage and para-dressage athletes made their presence felt down south with strong showings during the third week of competition at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, held Jan. 22-26, 2020, in Wellington, FL.

Lauren Barwick, a resident of Reddick, FL, made two trips to the CPEDI 3* Grade III winner’s circle with Lee Garrod’s Sandrino – a feat made doubly impressive considering the Canadian Paralympian has only had the ride on the eight-year-old gelding since the end of November 2019. On Jan. 22, Barwick and Sandrino started strong with 69.461% for first in the Team Test. A score of 69.412% put them in third for Jan. 24’s Individual Test, but they were back on top the next day in the Freestyle with their highest score yet, 75.133%.

“I am very pleased with what we were able to accomplish in a short period of time,” said Barwick of her success with Sandrino. “I am optimistically looking forward to the next few months leading into our next international shows. I have a super group of people behind me supporting this horse and rider combination.”

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In addition to watching Sandrino excel in Barwick’s hands, Garrod, a Canadian residing in Kensington, NH, was able to enjoy success as a CPEDI 3* competitor herself. Riding her 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding, Question (Quaterback x Le Figaro), Garrod began by scoring 65.736% for second in the Grade V Team Test on Jan. 22. She then collected consecutive wins in Jan. 24’s Grade V Individual Test and Jan. 25’s Grade V Freestyle, scoring 66.151% and 71.208%, respectively.

Also earning a top three CPEDI 3* placing was Jason Surnoski of Whitby, ON, and Cynthia Nugent’s Phoenix, a 21-year-old Westphalian gelding sired by Postdam. The pair collected a third place finish on Jan. 22 with 65.505% in the Grade II Team Test.

In the quest for qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Team Canada – comprised of Barwick, Garrod, Winona Hartvikson of Langley, BC, and Jody Schloss of Toronto, ON – earned 416.313 points. Team USA finished first with 434.358 points.

Canadians continued to make waves in the CDI competition, with Lindsay Kellock finding success in front of a hometown crowd aboard Sebastien (Sandro Hit x Fidermark), the 14-year-old Rheinlander gelding she co-owns with Enterprise Farm, LLC. The duo scored 70.087% for second in Jan. 23’s CDI-W Grand Prix, but their real achievement of the weekend came in the next day’s CDI-W Grand Prix Freestyle. There, Lindsay and Sebastien placed third again, this time on a score of 75.880% – a personal best for the pair that made their international debut during AGDF 3 in 2019.

“I am always aiming to have a personal best score each time I enter the arena, so I am very happy to have received that score early on in the season,” said Kellock. “Sebastien loves to perform in front of a crowd and the atmosphere at AGDF is so electric, it’s very motivating for us! This was the first time we have ever run through that pattern. I changed my choreography to make my floor plan more difficult and he rose to the challenge and tried his very best. I couldn’t be happier with his progress.”

In the CDI 3* Grand Prix Special, Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu of Saint-Bruno, QC, danced to a score of 72.064% for third with All In (Tango x Damiro), the 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding she co-owns with her father, Craig Fraser and husband, Marc-Andre Beaulieu.

Beatrice Boucher of Saint-Dominique, QC, emerged as the Canadian to watch in the small tour with Louxor de Lys (Licotus x Weltmeyer), a nine-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Lynda Tétreault. They started off with 67.451% for third place in the CDI 3* Prix St. Georges on Jan. 23. Then they rose to the occasion, earning first in the Jan. 25 CDI 3* Intermediate I with 68.059%, and in the Jan. 26 CDI 3* Intermediate Freestyle with 69.800%.

Camille Carier Bergeron of Mascouche, QC, who was Boucher’s teammate on the gold medal Canadian Young Riders team at the 2018 North American Youth Championships, saw success in the CDI-Y division. She rode Sound of Silence 4 (San Amour I x Limes), Gilles Bergeron’s 12-year-old Westphalian gelding, to second in the CDI-Y Team Test (68.480%) on Jan. 24 before coming back on Jan. 25 to claim first in the CDI-Y Individual Test (71.226%).

In the CDI-Am division, Sheri Doornekamp of Odessa, ON, debuted a new FEI level mount, her 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding named Axel (Sandreo x Vincent). They scored 65.882% for third in the Prix St. Georges on Jan. 25 and returned the next day to win the Intermediate I with 68.431%.

To conclude the weekend, Corine Smith, a Canadian residing in Chulouta, FL, leapt onto the scene, making a splash in her first FEI appearance showing Anne Gribbons’ Oldenburg gelding, Amperio (Ampere x Rotspon). The pair posted impressive scores in the CDI-YH division for six-year-old horses, earning 77.800% in the Preliminary Test on Jan. 25 and 81.000% in the Final Test on Jan. 26.

Competition continues at AGDF until late March, with the next CDI competition taking place Jan. 23-26. For more information and results, click here.