West Palm Beach, FL – Dressage rider Shannon Dueck was all smiles after winning the FEI Test of Choice class aboard her Oldenburg mare Ayscha at the Gold Coast Dressage Association Opener CDIW show. Dueck’s class was sponsored by The Oaks of Lake City and Dueck was presented with a beautiful Oaks of Lake City embroidered cooler for her mare.
“She’s a spectacular mare and I really love her,” Dueck said. “This was her first Prix St. George test and we had one mistake when the tent flapped. My plans are to get Ayscha comfortable in the show ring. I think in time she will be a top Grand Prix horse.”
Dueck, who lives year-round in Loxahatchee, Florida, has dual citizenship in Canada and the United States. She has long been one of Canada’s leading dressage riders, having represented Canada at the 1999 Pan Am Games, the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain, the 2003 World Cup Final, and the 2003 Open European Dressage Championships. Dueck now rides for the US.