Para-Dressage veteran Roberta Sheffield, who is currently ranked fifth in the Grade III FEI World Rankings, made her third appearance on the World Championships stage this afternoon. Sporting her red-and-gold maple leaf cravat pin and Canadian Equestrian Team patch, she and her 13-year-old Gelderlander mare Fairuza completed their test with a notable score of 70.882% and secured a fifth-place finish.

A dual Canadian/British citizen and resident of Lincolnshire, UK, Sheffield is always very proud to represent Canada in international competition and is an integral part of the Canadian team. Fairuza, who’s barn name is Wonky, has matured a great deal since their appearance at the Tokyo Paralympics last year. Sheffield was very happy with their result today.

“I was so pleased with her in that test,” she said. “She felt fantastic. She had a really nice swing to her. Her demeanor is just so much more grown up and confirmed. I felt she gave me so much. She just felt like she was trusting me, she was really with me in the partnership. She was a different horse from Tokyo.”

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