Opening day of AGDF 10 in Wellington, FL, saw a field of 16 tackle the qualifier for the GP Special and Freestyle.
The pair took the FEI Dressage World Cup Western European League at ’s-Hertogenbosch over Charlotte Fry and Everdale.
The win came board the mare Finnländerin; third place in the class went to fellow Canuck Denielle Gallagher riding Come Back De Massa.
Denielle Gallagher is 3rd with Come Back De Massa in the CDI3* Grand Prix; Sven Steffens-Smienk takes Derby win.
As the FEI Dressage World Cup series winds down ahead of the Final, this pair who have long campaigned together finally score a major win.
Ridden by Canadian Naima Moreira Laliberté, the 10-year-old mare trounced the competition in the Prix St. Georges CDI1* at AGDF.
The annual event took place during the AGDF in Wellington; Canada was fourth behind the US and Sweden with no drop score.
The Dutch rider clinched the 9th leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup Western European League in Germany with 81.565% in the Freestyle.
Evi Strasser and Tanya Strasser-Shostak are suspended effective Feb. 17 for "allegations of misconduct" following a complaint.
The CDIO3* Nations Cup takes place during the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, FL, Feb. 21-25, 2024.