Canadian Paralympian Lauren Barwick was victorious in all of her Grade 2 classes at the Houston Dressage Society 2012 Spring Classic CPEDI 3* held in Katy, TX, April 26-29, 2012.
Riding Off To Paris, an 11-year-old Oldenburg mare owned by Equine Canada, Barwick of Aldergrove, BC, was also was awarded the HDS Spring Classic I & II CPEDI3* Champion High Point Award and the Arbor Gate CPEDI 3* award for the highest average score for Team (72.776%), Individual (71.586%), and Freestyle (73.500%) tests.
“Thanks to Own the Podium, I have a fantastic horse to work with,” said Barwick of her horse, Off To Paris. “She possesses fantastic talent and a great work ethic. Over the past year we have had to really fast track the process of getting to know one another—mostly her learning to understanding my aids as a rider who is completely paralyzed from the hips down. For such a sensitive mare, it has been a steep learning curve.”
“A big thanks goes to coach Marry Longden. We have been working together off and on now since 2001 and we have built great report and understanding. My thanks also go to Tori Murray-Elli, who is my groom/assistant, for the great support and keeping Paris happy and being patient with my ever changing thought process. My appreciation goes out to our national coach, Andrea Taylor, and our team manager, Amie O’Shaughnessy,” added Barwick.
Jody Schloss of Toronto, ON and Inspector Rebus were second in both the Grade 1a Freestyle (68.915%) and Individual (67.665%) tests and finished third in the Team (67.941%) test. Inspector Rebus also won the prestigious turn-out award at the horse inspection.
Additional information and results of the Houston Dressage Society 2012 Spring Classic CPEDI 3* may be found at http://www.houstondressagesociety.org/.
Attending this competition in Texas was made possible through the Own the Podium program, a national sport technical initiative designed to help Canada’s summer and winter athletes achieve podium success at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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