Paired with her 2012 Olympic mount, D Niro (D-Day x Napoleon 625), a 15-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding, Jacqueline Brooks won the Grand Prix Freestyle test at the Royal Invitational, presented by Butternut Ridge, during the evening performance at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, on November 13, 2014.
Riding to a custom classical freestyle designed by Kurboom, Brooks of Cedar Valley, Ont., had the crowd entranced with the unison of her horse with her dramatic music selection. For their fantastic test, which highlighted their strong piaffe and passage, Brooks earned a score of 73.750%.
“What a great way to end the season,” said Brooks, who has been working with D Niro, owned by Mary Brooks of Brookhaven Dressage Inc., for just over three years. “We made this freestyle last fall and debuted it the second month we were in Florida this year. I can really let him show himself off, which he enjoys.”